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edgar_pcg
03-05-2008, 02:14 AM
Hello,

Recently, Windows has been notifying me to update the video card drivers for my ATI Radeon X1900XT. Usually, I would have to uninstall my previous drivers before I even considered installing new drivers. So, I'm wondering if Windows Update will take care of that or do I have to perform that function manually? I definitely don't want Windows to overwrite the current drivers and end up with a corrupted video display!

Basically I want to know if it's safe to let Windows update the drivers.

PrntRhd
03-05-2008, 02:58 AM
As mjc has advised on numerous occasions:
download drivers from the device manufacturer, not Windows Update.
The WU drivers will likely be outdated if they work at all.