>A few of the Dell tech support guys.. said, "DON"T >install windows updates. they can make your machine go.. crazy".?..
Helene you must not be seeing my posts on this. :-) A few days ago I mentioned to you; that I mentioned to you BEFORE about the updates. I suggested you look in the archives for my posts on this topic. I've posted it more than once in great detail and it's too much to type again. I'll say again, severely abbreviated, do NOT install ALL of the windows updates without FIRST reading ALL about them. ONLY install them if you are POSITIVE you need them. Just because the update site says you need an update, further reading (click the "read more" links) will show you DO NOT on many occasions. This is both critical updates and other updates. On many occasions the updates have really screwed up my PC's, making them either unstable or really slowing them down, or both. ONLY install ONE at a time setting the system restore function before each. Don't install anymore for a few days until you are POSITIVE your PC is still working as it should. This is the only way to make sure your PC operates as it should. The exceptions are the updates that block wo-rms or vir-uses, those you want and they are ok to install. Your AV software should be updated about TWICE A DAY. 3 times recently I got viru-ses or wor-ms because on each occasion there was an update only a matter of hours after I just updated! You can never update your AV software too much. Make it a habit to check for updates every time you think about it. Don't let it (or windows update) automatically check for updates because this is just another thing you'll have to have running in the background potentially slowing things down and possibly causing errors....not to mention the spying these services do on your computing. Disable these. Try to get in the habit of checking a couple of times a day for AV software updates, and about once a week for Windows updates (after you've got all the updates installed that you're sure you need) . Personally I don't want ANY of my PC's "constantly sending info back to MS on everything I do", and the more of these services you have disabled, the better. It used to not bother me, but they have gotten MUCH worse about it since XP and they sell or make available this info to other vendors. Which reminds me of XP's native search. Disable that. Do not use the indexing service. Use the "classic search" disable that "dog" you see. Every time you search for ANYTHING on your OWN hard drive, it sends what you're searching for back to MS! You could train your firewall to block that, but XP's search sucks anyway, it doesn't work. It takes minutes to find the simplest of file whether index service is on or off. I found a perfect program to replace it which I will post momentarily. -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helene Leavitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ...........Thanks also about the windows updates. I dont intend to install anything.. UNTIL I have asked you guys first.. I know I did ALL the critical updates.. as soon as I got this computer(with the new hard drive). but from now on. I'll wait and ask you.. A few of the Dell tech support guys.. said, "DON"T install windows updates. they can make your machine go.. crazy".?.. Thanks for you help and advice. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
