i don't think it is a good idea to remove the Windows update, so i think you need to complain to NVidia. i can't see doing much else. you may also try updating versions of DirectX, but this is a one-way update. if you don't like it or it crashes, you haven't got any alternatives except doing a clean install unless you have a backup to restore from.
Herb...
On the simplest of apps, NVidia screws up the "pictures" for buttons. Kazaa Lite, MSN Messenger, and Nero 6 all have their buttons with weird black backgrounds. For example, the offline symbol that is usually red (in MSN), is now green, and the "away" symbol is exactly the same as the "online" one with a black blob where the clock usually rests on the little guys shoulder. In Kazaa Lite, the "download", "pause", and "cancel" buttons are all pure black.
I think this is NVidia's fault because when I uninstall their drivers (the newest ones), the problem goes away. I also tried to use an older version of their drivers (45.xx something) and I had the same problems as the newer one gave me. This could be an incompatibility thing since I never had these problems before downloading the lastest of the Window's Updates, so I think the problem is a combination of the Window's Updates downloads, and the NVidia drivers.
If you know any more information, or have experienced this problem yourself, please feel free to help
. (also if you know the solution to the problem, all the better
:D)
Thanks, Romi Strub

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