Windows XP automatic updates create problems

[Bamboo1]

I've always allowed the Windows XP automatic update feature to keep my system current, and until 2 weeks ago, it never created any problems.  After updating a couple weeks ago, I found my CH FlightSim yoke was disabled.  It took a system restore to a point prior to the update to get the yoke operational again.  Last week, with a different update, the same thing happened again, so whatever the hangup is, is not related to any specific update.

Is anyone else having a similar problem or have any ideas what to do about it?  Thanks in advance.

-Scott

[Paz]

 I shut the automatic updates off:
start>control panel>system>automatic updates and uncheck the box.
If you don't want to disable the auto update I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you need to update your drivers for the flight yoke.  ???

[ozzy72]

Apparently the XP update pack (SP1) has been causing loads of problems with FS2k2. Nobody knows why, M$ are doing the great customer service thing and pretending there is nothing wrong :-/. The only solution is to reinstall XP and not take on any of the upgrades.

Sorry
Ozzy

[Bamboo1]

Apparently the XP update pack (SP1) has been causing loads of problems with FS2k2. Nobody knows why, M$ are doing the great customer service thing and pretending there is nothing wrong

You have opened a large can of worms!  Let me relate my sad tale of woe concerning SP1.

I bought a new laptop computer last November.  The first one Dell sent had a sprung frame and shaped itself like a taco shell whenever I opened it up.  Dell immediately replaced it.  The replacement passed all my tests with flying colors so I started the week-long process of loading software and data to turn Dell's machine into MY machine.

After 3 days of feeding it CDs without a problem, it started not recognizing CDs until I tried a couple times.  The problem got worse until it would NEVER recognize a loaded CD.  Dell's tech support wasn't much help.  A search of Micro$oft's knowledge base revealed an interesting situation: Roxio CD Creator and Norton Systemworks hate each other when working under WindowsXP.  The only solution - re-load Windows WITH SP1.

I had to do a format-reinstall of Windows, add SP1, then go through the entire process again.  The machine has been stable ever since, but the idea of 2 mainstream programs that do different things and have no need to interact killing a computer is just too weird to think about.