Rare Problem with latest NVidia GeForce 8600m GT

I downloaded apple's nvidia update from here for windows xp:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306891
After installing it everything seemed to work fine, my dvi to video adapter was working like a charm.
Now my problem was that after a few minutes I was unable to open any programs, like i'd double click Internet Explorer and it'd flash and close, I couldn't right click, I couldn't even see the shutdown menu or click anything in the start menu. Also when I was able to right click I'd see nView options at the bottom stackd like 4 times.
If anyone knows anything about this issue and how to fix it or what happened please let me know ASAP. I did a system restore to downgrade my nvidia drivers to the stock ones that came with the leopard disk.
By the way after downgrading I cant use the dvi to video adapter via windows.
I am using a Macbook Pro 15.4" 2.4gHz - im running Windows XP Sp2 with bootcamp.

The following drivers are provided by apple and solve the problem for me. After installation get into nvidia settings and allow to adjust TV settings automatically..
If you use Windows XP: http://download.info.apple.com/MacOS_X/OTHER/BCNVIDIA/WinXP32(167.44).exe
If you use Windows Vista: http://download.info.apple.com/MacOS_X/OTHER/BCNVIDIA/WinVista32(167.44).exe
I hope this helps!

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