-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows Updates

Thanks for your input.  It was very helpful.

Beverly

Robert Carneal wrote:

>Beverly-
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>There are way too many updates, frankly, in my opinion. I recommend to my 
>customers they take the critical updates. It is those critical updates that 
>Microsoft attempts to close holes in their software, and if you ever send 
>personal information (private phone number, CC number, SSN, etc.) it is 
>probably better to stay updated.
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>On the others- I take it on personal evaluation. If I decide it will 
>benefit me, I take it. If not, I ignore it. I do take -most- of the 
>Multimedia Updates since my job involves testing Multimedia projects the 
>company I test for. Most of the "Recommended Updates" I ignore.
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>If you have a serious gamer using your computer, then graphic updates are 
>probably wise. I am not a computer gamer, thus I am not nuts about high 
>quality graphics for games.  I will take the updates for the DVD player 
>though since I work with that.
>
>I don't know if my personal preferences help you decide or not but maybe it 
>will give you food for thought.
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>Recently completed Ray Seeger's Basic Computer Maintenance course and am 
>trying to get my computer "up to snuff." I've not updated my Windows 98 
>SE.  When I went to the update site, there were updates on many things 
>going back to 1999, including updates for Critical Updates, Recommended 
>Updates, Multimedia Updates, and Previews.  Do I need ALL of these updates, 
>or how do I tell which ones I would be wise to download?
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