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From: "MARC SIMS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 7:09 AM
Subject: Re: Software: Longhorn beta 1 comming soon
Second would be to check your video manufacturer's website to see how they
are handling the video card driver
issue for new imcompatibilities that my crop up and if so refresh your
drivers often as you can. Imcompatibilities can crop > up at anytime so it
pays to be VERY vigilant in this crucial area.
Microsoft has a new Windows Update Application (If you open the Windows
Update website you see a flat panel monitor in the Welcome area and you can
choose either the Express or Custom update method.)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us
Many of you have warned us of trusting Microsoft updates. If we want video
drivers we should go to our video card's manufacturer site, not use drivers
furnished by Microsoft. I see a willingness on the part of Microsoft in the
new Windows Update software we have been spoon fed, to make updating Windows
a less painful procedure. I hope and trust Microsoft will do a far better
job of either spoon feeding us the best updates for our hardware. I hope
some of the automatically generated requests for updated software are
directed directly to the site of the hardware manufacturer, for simplicity.
Current improvements I see are the optional updates for hardware and
software. Up until this new update software was installed I had to use a
downloaded file to install Windows Media Player 10. Now it is in the custom
updates. I had to furnish audio drivers in many instances for the popular
AC'97 audio. Now it is spoon fed to me in custom hardware updates. If I see
all these improvements in Windows XP, I anticipate even more improvements in
Windows Longhorn.
I also see this, "Upgrade to Microsoft Update. Automatically receive updates
for Windows, Office and more"
I checked it and it appears to be free.
Just sharing my observations here and hoping Longhorn makes the update
process simple.
Chuck
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