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To: dayglored

When I bought my most recent Win 7 PC 4 or 5 years ago, first thing I did after booting up was turn off all updates. Haven’t DL one single update or patch. Works just fine.


20 posted on 10/30/2015 9:27:56 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there....)
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To: ChildOfThe60s
> When I bought my most recent Win 7 PC 4 or 5 years ago, first thing I did after booting up was turn off all updates. Haven’t DL one single update or patch. Works just fine.

Well, I don't recommend that strategy. It assumes Microsoft got everything right the first time. We know for certain that isn't true.

Without any updates:

  1. You're missing bug fixes. Over time, the updates fix errors in the software and without the fixes, the bugs could cause you problems.

  2. You're missing security fixes. If you never go on the internet with that machine, great, but if it's connected to the internet and you visit websites, having the security patches is important.

Good luck.
30 posted on 10/30/2015 9:41:45 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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