Yes, it is.
No, it is not.
Yes. However solely because you can roll back when it goes wrong, and that does happen. Windows update palms me NIC drivers which render my network connection inoperable if I allow it to install drivers by itself - work still needs doing on the system...
I would have to vote yes with most, i am unsure about chipset/graphics?
I have always been in the habit of downloading the installers from the manufacturer solely for the reason of having them on hand if i have to reinstall Windows
It makes the whole process faster & easier :)
iv never had any problems, in fact the only problems iv ever had with Microsoft Update, was in Vista where it hink i downloaded a corrupt SP2 as it was causing my pc to freeze and crash all the time, (more than Vista likes to do anyway i mean) but a system restore fixed that....
i voted yes due to these reasons, but i do prefer to download from the manufacturors where possible, (except Belkin... who iv had to start getting my drivers from RAlink for the N adapter i bought... and i dont think they give out over MS update....)
Only had one issue, on a dell optiplex 755, it grabbed an update for a system device and the optical drive disappeared. Rolled that driver back and its fine now though.
I voted yes because it is usually safe (nothing bad has ever happened to me, but I don't know about you guys), but I always prefer downloading them from the maufacturer's website.
Safe for me...Haven't had any probs with updating my drivers through MS.
Voted yes.
I voted no, most time it works ok.
Windows updates have decided that their generic drivers for my Logitech Keyboard and Mouse are the best one's and won't let me install Logitech's, as a result I paid a fortune for a basic function mouse and keyboard.
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