repeating BSOD over and over

Yes mate the one thig I would advise you to do though is to research them first. Now as a by the by I just don't update anymore because it is nearly always optionals they come up with and the important and critical ones (usually stated as security based) never download and my machines (3) don't seem to suffer. I think probably because I am careful with security stuff and what I do on the net and because the Kaspersky I use is good plus the other two add on scanners.

But the choice is yours of course but as I said I would not lose any sleep over the optionals.

Ok mate and good luck keep in mind the checks and stuff we did for the future plus that Ubuntu stuff it could save your bacon one day

Just as an after thought you might like to try this Optimize Windows 7 it is my bible when setting up my and friends machines. The only thing is that you will lose a bit of the "bling" like transparency (you don't have to) but I think it is a feature that is overrated.
All the same it will make the machine run quicker and more efficient.

No worries mate any more problems just post back - if it is for another topic just start a new thread posting in the same one as already done (some members do that) just causes confusion.