11-28-2007, 01:44 PM
It's may be apocryphal, but there does seem to be a correlation between those persons' computers that have trouble after an OS update and those people who don't repair permissions before an OS update.
I recommend that you use combo updaters when available rather than using the software update utility, repair permissions and safe-boot before installing any OS update. I do so because when people follow that routine, they seem to have fewer problems after updating.
Is it a false perception? Perhaps. But it's a small burden for a potentially large payoff -- a trouble-free update. Both repairing permissions and safe-booting are generally beneficial anyway, so what's the argument against doing them?
I recommend that you use combo updaters when available rather than using the software update utility, repair permissions and safe-boot before installing any OS update. I do so because when people follow that routine, they seem to have fewer problems after updating.
Is it a false perception? Perhaps. But it's a small burden for a potentially large payoff -- a trouble-free update. Both repairing permissions and safe-booting are generally beneficial anyway, so what's the argument against doing them?