hi, ? on windows xp updates

toxicgreen

Thanks for reading this, i have downloaded all the critical updates. I see there are quite a few on the windows xp updates. I don't know which one's are important. Here is a list of what it said, could you please help me figure out which ones i should download?
thanks!
Toxic
Recommended Updates
Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series (KB837272)
Download size: 2.0 MB, 11 minutes
This update addresses an issue when copying music media files between Windows Media Player and a supported portable device. As the number of items in the Media Library increases, so does the copy time. You can help improve the transfer time by installing this update. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

Update for Windows XP HighMAT Support in CD Writing Wizard (KB831240)
Download size: 1.8 MB, 10 minutes
This extension allows you to create HighMAT CDs of your digital photos, music, and videos optimized for viewing on consumer electronic devices and player software. HighMAT CD Writing offers easier navigation and preserves important information about your music, photos, and videos like song name, artist name, album name, and genre. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Read more...

Update for Microsoft Windows XP (KB826942)
Download size: 275 KB, 1 minute
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) support is now available for Microsoft Windows XP. This update provides additional wireless security capabilities for the latest generation of wireless networking equipment supporting WPA. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Read more...

DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime*
Download size: 293 KB, 2 minutes
DirectX 9.0b includes security and performance updates. Download now to get the latest DirectX updates. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot be removed. Read more...

* Must be installed separately from other updates

Recommended Update for Windows XP SP1 (KB822603)
Download size: 341 KB, 2 minutes
This update addresses the "Availability of the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 Update" issue in Windows XP and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 822603. Download now to install the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 update. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

820291: Recommended Update (Windows XP)
Download size: 1.0 MB, 6 minutes
This update adds a new icon for the “Set Program Access and Defaults” feature to the second column of the Start menu. It also adds a “Help” button and help content. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

Recommended Update for Windows XP SP1 (817778)
Download size: 1.2 MB, 7 minutes
The Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP is a set of platform technologies designed for the use and deployment of advanced networking solutions. It includes an updated IPv6 stack supporting NAT traversal for IPv6 applications, an IPv6 firewall, and a peer-to-peer platform for writing distributed solutions. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

814995: Recommended Update
Download size: 994 KB, 5 minutes
This update addresses the "Some Application Compatibility Fixes Stop Working After You Install the 328310 Update" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 814995. Download now to update application compatibility fixes. After installing this update, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

Q322011: Recommended Update
Download size: 417 KB, 2 minutes
This update addresses the "Preview is Unavailable in Fax Console with Windows XP SP1" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q322011. Download now to use Preview in the Fax Console with Windows XP. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

Q327405: Recommended Update (Windows XP Home Edition)
Download size: 985 KB, 5 minutes
This update provides new information about security and privacy. Download now to learn what steps you can take to help protect the privacy of your personal information and the security of your computer. Read more...

327979: Recommended Update
Download size: 862 KB, 5 minutes
This update addresses the "Game Stops Responding (Hangs) or Quits Unexpectedly When Introductory Video Clip Is Played" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 327979. Download now to prevent your computer from not responding during video playback. Read more...

Update for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (KB810243)
Download size: 382 KB, 2 minutes
This update allows users to play Media Center PC-recorded digital recording files (.dvr-ms) on a computer with a compatible DVD decoder installed and running Windows XP. Users must have a player that supports DirectShow such as Windows Media Player Series 9. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot be removed. Read more...

MediaMan

Answers are contained within your quoted question. Not all installs are "critical". Some are at your discretion but won't hurt you if you don't install them.

toxicgreen wrote:

Thanks for reading this, i have downloaded all the critical updates. I see there are quite a few on the windows xp updates. I don't know which one's are important. Here is a list of what it said, could you please help me figure out which ones i should download?
thanks!
Toxic
Recommended Updates
Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series (KB837272)
Download size: 2.0 MB, 11 minutes
This update addresses an issue when copying music media files between Windows Media Player and a supported portable device. As the number of items in the Media Library increases, so does the copy time. You can help improve the transfer time by installing this update. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...


YES

Update for Windows XP HighMAT Support in CD Writing Wizard (KB831240)
Download size: 1.8 MB, 10 minutes
This extension allows you to create HighMAT CDs of your digital photos, music, and videos optimized for viewing on consumer electronic devices and player software. HighMAT CD Writing offers easier navigation and preserves important information about your music, photos, and videos like song name, artist name, album name, and genre. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Read more...

AT YOUR DISCRETION...

Update for Microsoft Windows XP (KB826942)
Download size: 275 KB, 1 minute
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) support is now available for Microsoft Windows XP. This update provides additional wireless security capabilities for the latest generation of wireless networking equipment supporting WPA. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Read more...

YES

DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime*
Download size: 293 KB, 2 minutes
DirectX 9.0b includes security and performance updates. Download now to get the latest DirectX updates. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot be removed. Read more...

* Must be installed separately from other updates

YES

Recommended Update for Windows XP SP1 (KB822603)
Download size: 341 KB, 2 minutes
This update addresses the "Availability of the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 Update" issue in Windows XP and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 822603. Download now to install the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 update. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

YES

820291: Recommended Update (Windows XP)
Download size: 1.0 MB, 6 minutes
This update adds a new icon for the “Set Program Access and Defaults” feature to the second column of the Start menu. It also adds a “Help” button and help content. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

INFO ONLY...YOU CAN INSTALL IT.

Recommended Update for Windows XP SP1 (817778)
Download size: 1.2 MB, 7 minutes
The Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP is a set of platform technologies designed for the use and deployment of advanced networking solutions. It includes an updated IPv6 stack supporting NAT traversal for IPv6 applications, an IPv6 firewall, and a peer-to-peer platform for writing distributed solutions. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

YES

814995: Recommended Update
Download size: 994 KB, 5 minutes
This update addresses the "Some Application Compatibility Fixes Stop Working After You Install the 328310 Update" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 814995. Download now to update application compatibility fixes. After installing this update, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

YES

Q322011: Recommended Update
Download size: 417 KB, 2 minutes
This update addresses the "Preview is Unavailable in Fax Console with Windows XP SP1" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q322011. Download now to use Preview in the Fax Console with Windows XP. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Read more...

IF YOU USE FAX CONSOLE...WHY NOT?



Q327405: Recommended Update (Windows XP Home Edition)
Download size: 985 KB, 5 minutes
This update provides new information about security and privacy. Download now to learn what steps you can take to help protect the privacy of your personal information and the security of your computer. Read more...

INFO MODULE...AT YOUR DISCRETION

327979: Recommended Update
Download size: 862 KB, 5 minutes
This update addresses the "Game Stops Responding (Hangs) or Quits Unexpectedly When Introductory Video Clip Is Played" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 327979. Download now to prevent your computer from not responding during video playback. Read more...

SURE..YES

Update for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (KB810243)
Download size: 382 KB, 2 minutes
This update allows users to play Media Center PC-recorded digital recording files (.dvr-ms) on a computer with a compatible DVD decoder installed and running Windows XP. Users must have a player that supports DirectShow such as Windows Media Player Series 9. After you install this item, you may need to restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot be removed. Read more...

IF APPLICABLE...SURE

toxicgreen

thanks Mediaman!

Guyute

I have not done any Media Player updates in a while because I thought they would stop allowing me to uh..shall we say copy for backup purposes all of my CD's by enforcing some kind of copyright protection...I notice some new CD's at the store have a sticker saying that they have "anti-piracy technology"...??

floppybootstomp

Just steer clear of any Driver Updates, they're bad news.

Guyute, the anti-piracy technology, as far as I know, is on the CD and not allied with Windows Media Player.

And it sucks. I've had to make analogue recordings of a few CD's I've bought, just to convert to mp3's. Needless to say, it affects sound quality, but not too badly.

Straight_Man

The only issue I have with media center and DX9 is this. I have had to overlay an older DX on quite a few boxes simply to get a stable box after doing so, where the video cards were not designed for DX9. The most major changes in DX9 are the 3D calls. A card that is not able to handle newer calls than it supports, needs translation software, and DX9 does nto have much of that. It meets feature set demands. One reason drivers for many cards that support DX9 do not exist is that the cards' GPUs simply cannot support DX9. Prereq for DX9 3D is finding a card or driver for same card that supports that. I have seen this hands-on here and in the field many times, with each major DX change starting with DX5 onward, and had many users find that overlaying the DirectX that came with the video card on CD OVER the upgraded DX to next major version fixed random hangs more than it hurt. Think about your video card's needs first before putting DX9 on your XP install. DX9 and Media Player 9 are stated as uninstallable, and that is about 90% true without breaking your XP install. Definitely make a full system backup or rollback point if there are no DX9 supporting drivers for your card, before you do a DX9 upgrade from DX 8.1 to 9. Cards are remarkably dependent on the DX major version that they were tuned to support.

csimon

In my lab which is on a linksys acess point with linksys nics I install all Critical, Recommended Updates, and Drivers except for the following Recommended Update which conflicts with my wireless setup and brings my entire lab down to no connection whatsoever ...so I avoid it like the plague ...others may have different results with other hardware and software drivers.

muddocktor

I also try to stay clear of installing any driver updates for my mobo or vid card from Microsoft too, ever since I had it totally fubar a stable Win2K Pro install by using Windows Update to install a newer Via mobo driver. I ended up having to format and re-install.

floppybootstomp

muddocktor wrote:

I also try to stay clear of installing any driver updates for my mobo or vid card from Microsoft too, ever since I had it totally fubar a stable Win2K Pro install by using Windows Update to install a newer Via mobo driver. I ended up having to format and re-install.

Yep, that's what happened to me, only with XP Pro. Once bitten...