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Updates? Necessary or leave well enough alone?

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Kipper717

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I was wondering if I should update the drivers for my mobo or network card? They were both installed over a year ago and I found updated drivers for the NIC, (Intel PRO/100 VE) and I'm sure there are updates for the mobo (also an Intel). I a little gun shy because I just finished recovering from an update that fubar'ed my ATI All in wonder Radeon card. The whole software suite went away and I wasn't able to get anything to work until I re-installed from the original CD. I worry what might happen if I have a problem with an update for the mobo.😕
 
If it works, don't fix it goes the old saying. You won't really gain much on a network card driver but the motherboard may do something better.
 
Here are two schools of thought and my experience with updates:

1.) I update when I think it is necessary and I seldom have any regrets.

2.) I have a friend who constantly tinkers with his PC and has Norton system works, XP update manager, his virus scanner, and anything else that he can load to auto-update in the background, and he has nothing but hell with it at least once a month due to failed downloads or just plain bad updates. I've told him to leave it alone but he thinks his way is better.

Update if you are one who hopes the latest and greatest drivers will turn your PC into a fire breathing dragon, which updates never do, or if you need a security patch for Windows. Sounds like your system has a pretty good history of being stable, at least until the ATI update. If you are happy with it I would leave the hardware updates alone and just go for security updates when the need arises, especially since windows is about as leaky as a shower head.

Hope this helps.
 
If it's a critical update, wait a couple of days to make sure that noone else is complaining about it FUBAR'ing their rig, & then get it.

If it's not critical, it depends on what it is. If the update gives the impression that it will help things, most mobo updates do that, then go ahead.

If it's an update that fixes problems that don't affect you, then leave it alone.

 
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