Windows Update and drivers

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Hi,

I'm posting from my parents Dell at the moment. I built my last machine
and no longer use a Dell.

Anyway, ran Windows Update and it lists an nVidia driver as a Critical
Update. Anyone know why or is it just a bug? I've experimented with other
drivers on this box before and it seems the most happy with the supplied
driver. I'm not sure I want to fight with this things if an updated video
driver goes bad.

Thanks for any help.

-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com

 

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Microsoft also posted drivers for the ATI 9800 which were outdated when they
appeared. If you're happy with what you're running, ignore the Windows
update.

"Yeff" <zoomie@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
news:1002amcqbtyiy.dlg@lemming.militia.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm posting from my parents Dell at the moment. I built my last machine
> and no longer use a Dell.
>
> Anyway, ran Windows Update and it lists an nVidia driver as a Critical
> Update. Anyone know why or is it just a bug? I've experimented with
other
> drivers on this box before and it seems the most happy with the supplied
> driver. I'm not sure I want to fight with this things if an updated video
> driver goes bad.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> -Jeff B.
> yeff at erols dot com

 

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"Yeff" <zoomie@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
news:1002amcqbtyiy.dlg@lemming.militia.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm posting from my parents Dell at the moment. I built my last machine
> and no longer use a Dell.
>
> Anyway, ran Windows Update and it lists an nVidia driver as a Critical
> Update. Anyone know why or is it just a bug?

I've looked at the entire post-SP1 critical update listing and can't see
anything relevant to an nVidia card.

In any event, www.guru3d.com is where you'd be wanting to update a video
card driver.

 

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Jeff;
It was either Nvidia or ATI, possibly both.
A fix for a blue screen was updated drivers.
The manufacturer worked with Microsoft to solve the issue.
The result was a Critical Update.

If you have no problems at all, you may want to skip, otherwise you
can get that or a later driver directly from the manufacturer if you
do not want to go the Windows Update route.

Contrary to what some say a Critical Update is not just for security
issues.

--
Jupiter Jones
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Yeff" <zoomie@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
news:1002amcqbtyiy.dlg@lemming.militia.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm posting from my parents Dell at the moment. I built my last
machine
> and no longer use a Dell.
>
> Anyway, ran Windows Update and it lists an nVidia driver as a
Critical
> Update. Anyone know why or is it just a bug? I've experimented
with other
> drivers on this box before and it seems the most happy with the
supplied
> driver. I'm not sure I want to fight with this things if an updated
video
> driver goes bad.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> -Jeff B.
> yeff at erols dot com