I'm gonna be re-installing Windows soon

[Roland]

Methinks you are being a tad melodramatic. :)

No, I'm really not. That's the sad part. I've seen Windows Update destroy fresh installations of Windows due to that horrid Hardware Update service. I would not recommend ANY use of Windows to EVER use drivers supplied by Microsoft, unless the hardware product IS a Microsoft product (i.e. a mouse, keyboard, etc.). It's just not smart computing. It will leave you stranded, sooner or later, if you continue to do it.

I'm glad to here you've updated the drivers from the manufacturer's site. Be sure to do only that from now on, and ignore Windows Update's requests to update your existing drivers.

It just doesn't pay to trust Microsoft. Believe me.

Then again, I've seen Symantec Norton Systemworks turn a brand new computer into a giant paper-weight, so I don't much trust any software. ;) But MS especially.