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Old April 25th, 2009, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Debbi View Post
I only use this computer for my shows and nothing else....So should I hook up to the internet and periodically update Windows? Some tell me to do that, and others say that updating Windows slows the computer down and that people do it because other people tell them that they should do that.........anybody know the facts?
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Applause!!! for not doing anything else on you show machine. I am on the fence about this. I feel like if it ain't broke, don't fix it. On the other hand, when I do an upgrade, I also update Windows at the same time.

Usually if I am taking the machine out of service I go ahead and un-install Hoster, re-install Windows, clean out all the unnecessary services, turn off every option that is humanly possible, update Windows, and re-install Hoster. Other than that, I just leave well enough alone while it is in service.

If you feel comfortable making these kind of changes to your system, I will PM you the procedure I go through. I won't post it in the open forum for fear of someone who doesn't know what they are getting in to, messing up their machine and blaming it on me
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