Because IE is so entrenched in XP you need to do the critical updates. This goes for OE as well. I feel that I should always do the criticals. I do very few of the recommended unless I can see a definite application for my system. As for drivers,I am very careful about doing these. I usually wait for a bit to see if there are any reports of problems before doing those.
As I don't use OE or seldom use IE, I could take that same approach of not doing those that I don't think apply to me, but the criticals may carry other security patches so I would recommed installing those. I would also recommend doing one or two at a time and working a day or so with those before doing the next. This way, if there is a problem you can use the restore point to go back to before that installation. Keith Thompson scubic wrote: >I have a new laptop with XP on it. Have been playing with it for about a >month now. Just turned it on, and Windows updates wants me to download the >following: >KB837009 (OE6 SP1) >KB831167 (IE6 SP1) >KB837001 >KB828741 >LB835732 > >I don't use OE or IE, and never will. I've read so much about people >getting into trouble after downloading these updates. The laptop is still >on that screen. > >Any advice from anyone with experience, as to whether I should download all >these updates--or any of them? > >Sue > > > -- Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH Home Web Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~kthompson/ Genealogy Web Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kthompson In a mad world, only greater madness succeeds. ============= 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 =====================================================
