Just open Windows Update in Control Panel, and click the Check for
updates link on the left to compile a list of the updates you haven??™t yet
installed. This is a fairly straightforward procedure, but largely unnecessary
because Windows does it for you. Or is it necessary after all?
Right out of the box, Vista asks you how you??™d like to handle updates.
Microsoft recommends the Install updates automatically option, and even
goes so far as to alert you through Security Center (see Chapter 7) if you??™ve
selected any other option (or none at all). But if you go this route, you??™re setting
yourself up to have your PC indiscriminately hijacked by Microsoft
whenever it needs to install an update. That means annoying pop-up
reminders to restart Windows while you??™re trying to get your work done, or
worse: a long delay when you need to shut down in a hurry.
Of course, the other end of the spectrum is Never check for updates, which
some Windows users swear by. Sure, you never get the frequent bug fixes
for Internet Explorer, but that??™s not such a big deal if you??™re a Firefox user.
But the Download updates but let me choose whether to install them option
is the best of both worlds. This way, you can pick and choose your updates,
and more importantly, install them only when it??™s convenient for you.
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Troubleshooting
The hardware drivers delivered along with the other Windows
updates are a mixed bag, at best.
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