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    Default Windows updates, do u get them?

    ive got a new laptop last week and i keep getting "new updates available", do u guys ever update ur machines, when i last looked updates were 66mb!

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    Default Re: Windows updates, do u get them?

    personally i never miss getting the updates on any OS.

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    Default Re: Windows updates, do u get them?

    You should always download and install os updates asap so you are as secure as possible.

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    Default Re: Windows updates, do u get them?

    I always d/l them
    just to be on the safe side

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    Default Re: Windows updates, do u get them?

    Everyone gets them, its because they keep finding holes is MS Products.

    I never turn on automatic updates on a Laptop. I do that manually, as i find i need to shut it down and put it away, it wont close down as its bloody installing updates.

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    Default Re: Windows updates, do u get them?

    Yeah I do love a cheeky bit of Windows update. I flopped SP3 on my laptop and that delt with most of them.

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    Default Re: Windows updates, do u get them?

    i downloaded windows XP with SP3 pre installed from Microsoft last night and i still had 15 updates to download after that. so installed all my virus software and apps they way i like and took a image of the HDD save time when i want to reinstall it in a few months nice wee 20 mins instead of 2 hours +

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