Re: Windows updates: should I update?

Dual Trace wrote:
I inherited my son's computer and I am going to connect it to
internet. My son did not have it connected to internet and used it
for games only. It worked quite fine, but was time for a faster
one, so I got his old machine which is still pretty good: Compaq
2.8GHz, 2MRAM, etc., Windows XP SP2.

After reading about various kind of problems some updates can
create, I am reluctant to update.

What's your advice?

Going to be connected to the Internet?
Update.

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