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More info?)
I appreciate the advice. I'm tempted to lean in your direction at the
moment. I have 1gig of RAM and have just defragged my disc because the
system seems to be a tad slower. This Dell stuff just might bog things down
a bit further.
"HillBillyBuddhist" <hillbillybuddhist@shoesgmail.com> wrote in message
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> "John Gregory" <jaygreg90@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> My Dell machine just received a message announcing an upgrade to this new
>> version of Dell Support. It's automated and equipped to suggest fixes
>> whenever the need occurs. Apparently it monitors the system throughout
>> the duration the machine is on.
>>
>> I've read their privacy policy in the past as was comfortable. I'm a
>> little more squeamish about what's done with data from my machine since
>> the time I bought this thing a year and a half ago.
>>
>> Does anyone have a sound argument why I should not let DELL install their
>> monitor on my machine? It seems to work in cooperation with the notices
>> from Microsoft.
>
> I have several Dell computers and have uninstalled "Dell Support" from all
> of them. Not for privacy reasons but for system management reasons. The
> Dell support monitor uses more memory than it's usefulness warrants in my
> opinion. I also had a problem on one machine where it would hang at
> shutdown preventing an unattended shutdown from completing. Fewer startup
> programs and fewer programs phoning home is a reasonable goal.
>
> I found it provided mostly useless messages (I recall "how to insert a CD
> ROM" as one of the first I received ;-)
> As far as "It seems to work in cooperation with the notices from
> Microsoft" the only thing they share in common is chronology. i.e.. they
> send critical update alerts the same way Microsoft does, as they become
> available. They are separate resources.
>
> If you have your computer set to at least alert you when critical
> (Windows) updates are available to download you'll get the same
> information. As far as driver updates from Dell the only time I need to
> look into those is if I run into a problem that can conceivably be
> resolved with an improved driver. Updating drivers on an otherwise stable
> system just because they are new isn't always in your best interest.
> Logging into Dell support with your Service Tag will get you a listing of
> available driver updates.
> --
> D
>
> I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
> I was just trying to help.
> Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
> advice herein.
> No warranty is expressed or implied.
> Your mileage may vary.
> See store for details.
>
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