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Windows 7: Would it hurt not to install an important update if the program is...
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21 Oct 2010
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Win 7 Home Premium 64bit Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601 - SP1 Central Pa. |
Would it hurt not to install an important update if the program is...
Would it hurt not to install an important update if the program is not used?
I do not use anything "Live", but have it installed.
Does this leave me vulnerable if I don't?
Used as reference: Windows Live Essentials 2011 (KB2434419) | My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway DX4831e (Mid-Tower Desktop)
OS Win 7 Home Premium 64bit Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601 - SP1
CPU Intel i3 530 2.93GHz, 2933MHz 2 Cores 4 Logical Processors
Motherboard Gateway H57M01 133 megahertz
Memory 6GB of 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card 32MB Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD IGChip
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Gateway HX2000 20inch TFT active matrix TN
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 x 59 hertz
Keyboard MS 'Natural' Standard PS/2 Enhanced 101-102 Key
Mouse Gateway USB wired optical
PSU 300watts.
Case Mid-Tower Desktop
Cooling Stock from Gateway
Hard Drives WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0 [HDD] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0,
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH41N [CD-ROM dr]
HP Photosmart Plus B210a e_series AIO Printer
Four card readers, and Four USB 2.0
Internet Speed Verizon FIOS 24.57Mbps Down - 5.68Mbps up
Antivirus MSE
Browser IE9.0.8112.16421-Upd ver 9.0.13, FireFox 19.2, Opera 12.14
Other Info BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P01-A0 11/17/2009
System Specs by Belarc.
Join Date March 27th 2010 at 10:44:15 AM.
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21 Oct 2010
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#2 | |
W7 Professional x64 Portland, OR |
No, it won't hurt anything. I don't use IE, so I don't install any of the "Important security updates" | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Pugh Technologies
OS W7 Professional x64
CPU AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHz
Motherboard MSI 870A-G54
Memory PNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card Realtek ALC892 onboard
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE205t, Viewsonic VX2035WM
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1600x1050
Keyboard Logitec 55
Mouse Razer Deathadder
PSU Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case ThermalTake Armor A90 Mid Tower
Cooling 3x 120mm in, 1x 120mm & 200mm out, self built hydro-cooler
Hard Drives 977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAJS-00A8B0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0
Internet Speed 20 Mbps D/L, 9 Mbps U/L
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21 Oct 2010
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#3 | |
Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer University of Kentucky |
Same here. That's why I never use auto updates. I want to see what is being installed. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell and Custom
OS Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU System 1: i7 2600@3.4GHz, System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Case System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Hard Drives System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Internet Speed 10 MBPS
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21 Oct 2010
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#4 | |
Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
I didn't and won't install it. Don't need it and found no security references. That is why it is optional.
It also installs Bing! 
I just selected to hide it so it won't bug me in the future.
Hope that helps.
Mike | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
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21 Oct 2010
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit Orlando, Florida |
Quote: Originally Posted by Lemur  Same here. That's why I never use auto updates. I want to see what is being installed. +1. I concur. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Motherboard ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5
Memory 2.50 GB RAM
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Sound Card SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VX 1962 wm
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v10 USB
Mouse Logitec optic USB
Cooling Fan based
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB
Internet Speed 3.01 Mb/s download 0.64 Mb/s upload
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21 Oct 2010
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Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer University of Kentucky |
Quote: Originally Posted by Hopalong X It also installs Bing! Don't get me started on Bing...  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell and Custom
OS Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU System 1: i7 2600@3.4GHz, System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Case System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Hard Drives System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Internet Speed 10 MBPS
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21 Oct 2010
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit California |
+2 with the above members. I never use "auto" for anything............not even while driving my car! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP M9077c
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R)Core(TM)2 quad Q6600@2.4GHz 2.39GHz
Motherboard ASUSeK
Memory 6GB DDR2 6400
Graphics Card GeForce 8500/512MB
Sound Card Realtek High Def Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2408 LCD 24" widescreen
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Keyboard MS wireless Inteli
Mouse MS wireless Inteli
Cooling 6 pack of Bud
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21 Oct 2010
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#8 | |
W7 Professional x64 Portland, OR |
Quote: Originally Posted by Lemur
Quote: Originally Posted by Hopalong X It also installs Bing! Don't get me started on Bing... You mean the poor decision engine? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Pugh Technologies
OS W7 Professional x64
CPU AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHz
Motherboard MSI 870A-G54
Memory PNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card Realtek ALC892 onboard
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE205t, Viewsonic VX2035WM
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1600x1050
Keyboard Logitec 55
Mouse Razer Deathadder
PSU Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case ThermalTake Armor A90 Mid Tower
Cooling 3x 120mm in, 1x 120mm & 200mm out, self built hydro-cooler
Hard Drives 977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAJS-00A8B0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0
Internet Speed 20 Mbps D/L, 9 Mbps U/L
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21 Oct 2010
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung NP550P5C-S02IN
OS Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit
CPU Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 3,610QM (2.30Hz, 6MB L3 Cach
Memory 8 GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M 2GB Graphics, Optimus™ techno
Sound Card SoundAlive™ JBL 3 Speakers (With sub-Woofer)
Monitor(s) Displays 39.62cm (15.6) SuperBright 300nit HD+ LED Display
Screen Resolution 1,600 x 900, Anti-Reflective
Hard Drives 1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5,400RPM)
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21 Oct 2010
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit California |
Quote: Originally Posted by Lemur
Quote: Originally Posted by Hopalong X It also installs Bing! Don't get me started on Bing... I know you love "Bing" Lemur! 
So what do you use? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP M9077c
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R)Core(TM)2 quad Q6600@2.4GHz 2.39GHz
Motherboard ASUSeK
Memory 6GB DDR2 6400
Graphics Card GeForce 8500/512MB
Sound Card Realtek High Def Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2408 LCD 24" widescreen
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Keyboard MS wireless Inteli
Mouse MS wireless Inteli
Cooling 6 pack of Bud
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