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From: void.no.spam.com on 4 May 2008 16:43
We've got the computer now, and I've downloaded all the Windows
updates. Now I'm wondering if I need to worry about the Drivers and
Downloads page at Dell.com. I put in my Service Tag and thought it
would be like Windows Update, where it tells you all the patches you
need for your system. But it shows 62 items, and some of the updates
are already on my system, and other updates are for bluetooth and card
readers and modems which we don't have. So it's kind of impossible to
tell what I really need to download.
From: Colin Wilson on 4 May 2008 16:57
> We've got the computer now, and I've downloaded all the Windows
> updates. Now I'm wondering if I need to worry about the Drivers and
> Downloads page at Dell.com

What isn't working ?
From: void.no.spam.com on 4 May 2008 18:10
On May 4, 4:57 pm, Colin Wilson
<REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgr...(a)phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.co.uk> wrote:
> > We've got the computer now, and I've downloaded all the Windows
> > updates.  Now I'm wondering if I need to worry about the Drivers and
> > Downloads page at Dell.com
>
> What isn't working ?

So far things seem to be working OK (had some problems with the cheapo
Trendnet TEW-424UB wireless usb adapter, but that seems to be ok
now). I just have a habit of installing all the latest updates. And
many of the updates at dell.com say "Urgent".
From: S.Lewis on 4 May 2008 18:11

<void.no.spam.com(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:f9d8f40e-eb45-48dc-a8b4-54569295b1e1(a)k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> We've got the computer now, and I've downloaded all the Windows
> updates. Now I'm wondering if I need to worry about the Drivers and
> Downloads page at Dell.com. I put in my Service Tag and thought it
> would be like Windows Update, where it tells you all the patches you
> need for your system. But it shows 62 items, and some of the updates
> are already on my system, and other updates are for bluetooth and card
> readers and modems which we don't have. So it's kind of impossible to
> tell what I really need to download.


"no".


From: Christopher Muto on 4 May 2008 18:16
"Colin Wilson" <REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgroup(a)phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.co.uk> wrote
in message news:MPG.228833a85a44b07698973d(a)news.motzarella.org...
>> We've got the computer now, and I've downloaded all the Windows
>> updates. Now I'm wondering if I need to worry about the Drivers and
>> Downloads page at Dell.com
>
> What isn't working ?

right. if it is not broken, don't fix it. it is like you are looking for
trouble. you previously asked if the recent bios update (v 1.0.12 dated
3/1/2008) would be preinstalled on yoru new machine and now that you have
the machine you didn't mention if it came with it or not. it also will
probably do nothing for you as it only , fixed issues to support additional
(read newer) processors, 'improve post time with internal usb card reader &
buffalo usb hdd combination, correct memory map for => 4gb configurations.
though i do suggest that you download/install the latest java from
www.java.com (click 'do i have java' and follow prompts...), and acrobat
reader, acrobat flash, and acrobat shockwave from www.adobe.com/downloads


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