| Windows 7: Should I install these generic driver updates? |
14 Dec 2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 HP 64-bit Boynton Beach, FL |
Should I install these generic driver updates? Using Intel's driver updater, I got the following recommendations (see screen shot below). My problem is that I don't know whether or not i should chance downloading/installing generic versions. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway DX4720-03/HP Pavilion dv6 OS Windows 7 HP 64-bit Memory 4GB/4GB Other Info Firefox 10, IE 9, Thunderbird 10, Norton Security Suite (Comcast) |
14 Dec 2011
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#2 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
In doubt, when it ain't broke, don't fix it. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
14 Dec 2011
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#3 | | Windows 7 HP 64-bit Boynton Beach, FL |
Nothing appears to be broken. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway DX4720-03/HP Pavilion dv6 OS Windows 7 HP 64-bit Memory 4GB/4GB Other Info Firefox 10, IE 9, Thunderbird 10, Norton Security Suite (Comcast) |
14 Dec 2011
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#4 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
So why do you need new drivers. They may be just a source of new trouble. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
14 Dec 2011
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#5 | | Windows 7 HP 64-bit Boynton Beach, FL |
It's not that I necessarily need new drivers, but how do i know when I do? I just ran the utility and it showed that there were newer dirivers, so I naively thought that "newer is better," sometimes. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway DX4720-03/HP Pavilion dv6 OS Windows 7 HP 64-bit Memory 4GB/4GB Other Info Firefox 10, IE 9, Thunderbird 10, Norton Security Suite (Comcast) |
14 Dec 2011
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#6 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
You apparently are not a programmer. Whenever you add, delete or change code to a program/ driver, there is a chance you introduce a new error that was not there before. Those programs are, of course, being tested. But since there is a gezillion permutations in the test matrix, a lot of cases are not being tested. And one of those cases they skipped may just exist on your system - if you are out of luck.
I was in programming for 35 years and I have yet to see error free code. That is why I take a very conservative approach to updates. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
15 Dec 2011
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#7 | | Windows 7 HP 64-bit Boynton Beach, FL |
whs, I'm not a programmer and sounds like good advice to me. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway DX4720-03/HP Pavilion dv6 OS Windows 7 HP 64-bit Memory 4GB/4GB Other Info Firefox 10, IE 9, Thunderbird 10, Norton Security Suite (Comcast) Should I install these generic driver updates? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:15 PM. | |