Should I update my driver?

[Chabulo]

Hi all,
I received an updated version of my video card on Windows Update
My question is should I install it? Because I read that people updating their
driver can cause the system to deactivate and I don't want this to happen

Video Card
Mobile Intel 945GM (GMA 950)

Has anyone with this video card updated theirs succesfully?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Mick Murphy]

Do NOT touch hardware Drivers from Windows Update.

I f it says it has one, go to the hardware manufacturer's website, check for
an update, and download it from there, NOT windows update.

Then right-click on the one in Windows update, and hide it.

 

[Chris]

Do NOT touch hardware Drivers from Windows Update.

Why not?

 

[Malke]

Why not?

Because they usually hose things. Here is general information about drivers:

The First Law of Driver Updates is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
Normally if everything is working you want to leave things as they are.
The exception is that heavy-duty gamers will usually want to update
their video and sound drivers to squeeze every last bit of performance
out of the hardware to get the fastest frame rates. If you're not one of
those people, you don't need to update your drivers if there are no
problems you are trying to solve.

Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor or System Information for Windows.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.gtopala.com/ - System Information for Windows


Malke

 

[Saucy]

Hi all,
I received an updated version of my video card on Windows Update
My question is should I install it? Because I read that people updating
their
driver can cause the system to deactivate and I don't want this to happen

Video Card
Mobile Intel 945GM (GMA 950)

Has anyone with this video card updated theirs succesfully?
Thanks in advance!

Don't bother with the Windows Update video driver. Download the latest
directly from the video card's manufacturer. And, no, it should not affect
your activation. If it does [unlikely], just re-activate by phone.

Saucy

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Hi all,
I received an updated version of my video card on Windows Update
My question is should I install it? Because I read that people updating
their
driver can cause the system to deactivate and I don't want this to happen

Video Card
Mobile Intel 945GM (GMA 950)

Has anyone with this video card updated theirs succesfully?
Thanks in advance!

General rule: Don't update a driver if your system is working well unless
it contains a feature you want to add.