the very best way is to do exactly what you are doing and ask, that way you can get replies from those who have tried it and like it also if there were any problems or glitches, you can also check other support forums for problems listed with a specific update. I do that prior to doing any of my windows updates, I check the forums for comments and if there are problems I wait till I know they have been resolved. As far as IE8 goes there are some conflict problems with certain programs which is why it is a very good idea to read up on it and if you are running those programs be prepared prior to install. I go to google and google IE8 Conflicts and find a wealth of info. Since every system is different there never is a guarantee that any one program will work the same way it does on any other system, so we do have to take chances sometimes and just dive in with fingers crossed.

Sometimes I don't know why users have problems with certain tasks and why some seldom do. Who knows? I went old school on the IE8 update on this Vista system as I am on the antique DUN and didn't want to download it more than once. After backing up my Quicken I cleaned up the system with CCleaner and some of the tools provided in Advanced System Care. I disabled my AVG and Vista firewall then connected to the update through the Windows Update utility. No problems donwloading, installing or using. And yes I, enabled my AV and firewall again. DA

Todays Windows Secrets Newsletter had a few mentions of some of the problems with these latest patches, as always it is a great newsletter with a lot of good info. They announced a couple of weeks ago they are extending the sale options for XP (as a downgrade) and also the support so it is looking like they are trying to get it extended till just about when the new Windows 7 Operating system comes out. Here is a link that might be useful: Windows Secrets newsletter

I just checked to see what updates have been installed, and I don't see any numbered installs. e.g. 2929437. This is necessary, prior to downloading the latest fix. Edited to say I scrutinized my updates list and I now realize that the update numbers are part of the "KB numbers" This post was edited by jasdip on Thu, May 1, 14 at 18:41