Microsoft providing bad updates

This seems to be in the same vein as the VIA IDE update problems today. In
addition to the VIA IDE driver update, I also installed the "Alps - Other
Hardware - Alps Pointing-device" update - it was made available to me under
Windows Update.

Well, upon restart, my scroll wheel no longer worked. I had to rollback the
Alps driver and then restart to get it working again.

Why would 2 problematic (albeit optional) updates be released to the public?
I'm almost wondering if Windows Update is mistakenly supplying some
incorrect updates to certain machines configurations. Any thoughts on this
one?

"Adam J" <> wrote in message
news:CFCE1F26-90C5-4B18-9A86-...
> This seems to be in the same vein as the VIA IDE update problems today.
> In
> addition to the VIA IDE driver update, I also installed the "Alps - Other
> Hardware - Alps Pointing-device" update - it was made available to me
> under
> Windows Update.

I don't even have an Alps pointing device but it's in my download list too.

Bruce.

Ditto. It almost seems like it is for laptops, because after I installed it,
in the system tray there was an icon for a laptop touch-mouse-panel (whatever
you want to call it). Very weird that this would be an option for a PC...

I wouldn't recommed installing it



"Bruce." wrote:

> "Adam J" <> wrote in message
> news:CFCE1F26-90C5-4B18-9A86-...
> > This seems to be in the same vein as the VIA IDE update problems today.
> > In
> > addition to the VIA IDE driver update, I also installed the "Alps - Other
> > Hardware - Alps Pointing-device" update - it was made available to me
> > under
> > Windows Update.
>
> I don't even have an Alps pointing device but it's in my download list too.
>
> Bruce.
>
>
>