To Update Drivers, a Shakespearean Question?

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In Susan Bradley’s Patch Watch of Windows Secrets Newsletter Issue 2013-03-07[/url], in the paragraph “How to update hardware drivers — if needed”, she states (unless there are some typo’s,) that

It’s rarely a good idea to update drivers for no specific reason.
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All PCs run better with up-to-date drivers.

Erm … wouldn’t having my pc run better be a good specific reason to update drivers?
Am I the only one to think that Susan’s two statements, taken together, are very confusing?

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IMHO and that of some others here is that you don’t mess with drivers unless something is not working correctly. HTH :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

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Yes, you are.
The rest of us know that she is a blond. :rolleyes:

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I tend to update drivers when I become aware of an update but I don’t actively check for updates on a regular basis. In the rare event of an issue with a driver update, I resort to the following fixes in this order:
Roll back driver using Device Manager
System Restore
Backup Image restore

To each his own

Jerry

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I leave my drivers alone unless I get a blue screen or other error that leads me that route…

Most importantly though, don’t always expect Windows Update to provide the CORRECT driver for your hardware.

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Actually, I’ve had good luck using Microsoft’s Windows update Drivers. I don’t believe its the problem it used to be.

Jerry

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