I keep getting "update software" messages from my Vista system...Is it really necessary to install them?

Question

I keep getting "update software" messages from my Vista system...Is it really necessary to install them?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

memory usage...........nothing



Is it really necessary to install them? no, but its for your machine and yours own good.

Answer 3

i have its annoying the problem was it hasn't installed all of them in the end i give up you need to install them to fix all the bugs in the os plus alot of programs still are not complatable

Answer 4

Check whether it is an update from MS for Windows. If it is, yes, you have to update.

If it is from somewhere else, you can decide when you see it.

Answer 5

Yes, it is necessary. Running around with security holes on your system is bad for you (since you are likely to be infected with malware which could do nasty things to memory usage, steal personal data (like credit card numbers) and distribute spam (which is bad for everyone else who uses the Internet)).



Fixing bugs and security holes rarely causes any significant increase in memory usage. Updates can plug memory leaks which will improve memory usage.

Answer 6

Depends on what the update is, but if it's a security update, it's a good idea to "patch" the hole in security of the OS.

Answer 7

yes i would if i was you , there could be many bug fixes in them and Vista sure will need them installing

Answer 8

Better to update

Answer 9

Vista is just like any previous version of Windows...at some point it went to market with their best effort to date!



Microsoft did a bangup job with Vista, but there's ALWAYS room for improvement, especially when ingenious hackers have too much time on their hands.



Enter the patches. Patches are a valuable and necessary means of upgrading key system components for security and performance purposes, as well as rolling out new features that you'd have to wait 4 years for otherwise. The developement cycle that Microsoft uses is 4 years between releases. That's a long time to wait for a patch that fixes a security hole that hackers are taking advantage of.



As to the memory usage, in most cases it will be negligable. The patch usually replaces an existing piece of code.



Bottom line, apply all patches unless you have a specific reason not to add a particular patch. (only saw this once where we needed to keep a very old version of Java working to interact with 15 year old equipment...but only once).



Michael @ IronOakIT, Calgary, AB

http://www.ironoakit.com