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Old 05-12-08, 04:45 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005
I turned updates off for good, not going to install sp3 nor any other updates i had a list of 15 before the sp3, i never bothered as winxp is running great. With Vista i update to sp1 as it did have some holes that needed filling!
Most of the recommended updates that the Windows updater recommends are not adding new features and gimmicks, but are closing security holes. Indded, the recommended updates are almost exclusively about closing security holes. You don'T do yourself a favour when not installing these.

I too have autoupdate deactivated, but I manually check once a month. And security updates I install. In the early days until short after SP1, this was sometimes a problem, making me reinstalling the machine many times. Since SP2, no more problems.

I will give it one or two months and then install SP3.
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