Originally Posted by
myfrogger
If you're on the road I highly recommend against making any changes to your computer...even minor ones. Updates sometimes cause problems and I wouldn't risk having a non-working laptop when traveling. Even if you are very tech-savvy (as I am), a problem that takes even a few hours to fix could potentially ruin your entire trip if it is scheduled tightly.
Yep. Happened to me on a trip earlier this year. I was having some problems, so I decided to do a Windows Update to see if it would fix them. It messed up my bootfile. All the knowledge in the world couldn't save me, because what I needed was a Windows XP disc, which was something I didn't have. Tracking one down at a repair shop would have taken me half a day. I learned my lesson that time.