Solving intermittent hangs with Intel SATA Controller

Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller
I upgraded my new PC from Windows XP to Windows Vista. After doing so I noticed the PC would intermittently hang. The hard disk light would stay lit for a while then go out, then the computer would resume. In the System Event Log I found this message:
The device, \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did [...]

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Possible conflict between pxhelp20.sys and a recent Windows update?

Yesterday I had a call from my father-in-law who said he was having a problem accessing the CD drive on his Windows computer. When he went into Device Manager he saw there was a warning icon over the CD drive and the Device status box in the device Properties said the following:
“A driver (service) for [...]

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