unhandled exception

[RobertMc]

Quick work there, Matrix Gentlemen. I'm presuming the Richmond Avenue address is current? May I mail this package to you, get a physical copy of Field of Glory--Rise of Rome in exchange, let's be friends again and go on from here? Or not?

[oxenshtrudel]

ORIGINAL: Igard

I feel it's part and parcel of being a PC gamer these days.

I do understand your position on this though. I used to use my home PC for work and was always very hesitant to make changes. To this day, I still refuse to use automatic windows updates.

Hm, not so sure that's a good strategy. Without automatic updates you are most likely vulnerable to malicious software like viruses and trojans.

When it comes to drivers all PC games I have come across requires you to download the most recent ones. The problem might be driver related. If so it's probable that a newer version fixes the problem. If you make a restore-point before installing the driver you can rollback to the old driver if the newer causes problems.

[Igard]

Sufficient anti-virus software is all you need. Since I stopped using automatic windows updates (about 5 years now), I've had no problems. It crippled my computer once when I had it set to automatic, so now, I always check every couple of months and only install updates that I think are necessary.

[oxenshtrudel]

I wouldn't trust anti-virus alone but if you are running on fire-walled network and only surf on safe sites you will probably be ok. It usually takes a bit of time for new virus-profiles to get into the anti-virus software so you are vulnerable for new malicious programs that exploit old vulnerabilities.

[GJ Selby]

ORIGINAL: oxenshtrudel

ORIGINAL: Igard

I feel it's part and parcel of being a PC gamer these days.

I do understand your position on this though. I used to use my home PC for work and was always very hesitant to make changes. To this day, I still refuse to use automatic windows updates.

Hm, not so sure that's a good strategy. Without automatic updates you are most likely vulnerable to malicious software like viruses and trojans.

When it comes to drivers all PC games I have come across requires you to download the most recent ones. The problem might be driver related. If so it's probable that a newer version fixes the problem. If you make a restore-point before installing the driver you can rollback to the old driver if the newer causes problems.

System Restore function is misunderstood by most people.
It will only go back on certain file types and configuration settings. Programs and drivers are two types among others that the go back function will not work. When I say programs I am not refering to a application foulder, but of certain file types within the foulder. For example. The exe file. The go back function will not remove it