| Although in my previous article I may have made | | | | drivers were not working properly. This could be |
| mention to the disadvantages of using Windows | | | | fixed easily with a motherboard system disk, but |
| Update, lately I have noticed other things about | | | | he didn't have that. I visited the IBM website to |
| the software that give it both merit and further | | | | get the right drivers, and it mentioned that the |
| thought.Recently I worked on my Dad's new PC | | | | USB drivers were in SP2. As he had a pirated |
| after he tried to switch the ram in his old one | | | | version of XP and could not download SP2, I had |
| while it was on and wound up frying the | | | | to install a stock version of SP2 I had with |
| mainboard, and I noticed a couple things about | | | | me.After that, his USB port worked fine. So, to |
| Windows Update. His girlfriend made sure that his | | | | re-iterate: Windows Update is nessecary, most |
| copy of Windows XP home was completely up to | | | | definetly, for updating to new service packs. Also, |
| date; installing just about every update that | | | | windows update is also very useful for finding |
| existed.While I tried to explain to her that this | | | | drivers you might need for legacy devices and |
| was a somewhat paranoid way of protecting his | | | | onboard devices. For more information related to |
| PC, I noticed that without SP2 certain functions of | | | | finding drivers for legacy/onboard devices, refer |
| his PC would be disabled, or not work as well as | | | | to my guide on that topic.Other then that - |
| they should. You may notice this as well. For | | | | security updates - not all of them are completely |
| example, if you have a ATI Radeon card and | | | | nessecary. I will be writing an article on security |
| would like the newest drivers - the manufacturer | | | | updates shortly, so check back soon.I am a |
| website recommends having SP2 installed as they | | | | young, aspiring computer engineer into Internet |
| work best with that platform.Recently I was also | | | | Marketing, hardware, software, web design, SEO |
| working on a friend of the family's PC. It was a | | | | and just about anything related to computers. |
| IBM Thinkcenter PC; and his USB, audio, and VGA | | | | |