should i have so many updates to install?

i recently had to use my restore disks to get my computer back to original
settings. (my display folder was not working). now i keep getting several
updates to install for windows xp. my questions are these....should i have
so many updates? are they neccessary? do they harm my computer in any way?
and last, when i go to my control panel to add/remove programs, this is where
all the updates are going, listed as "security updates for windows xp" and
"windows xp hotfix". is this normal? my roomate has windows xp yet gets no
updates and nothing is going into the add/remove program list. this is why i
am wondering if i even need these updates, i am afraid too many of these will
cause my computer to run slowly, or it caused my display folder to not work
like before which is why i had to restore in the first place. thank you
much, valerie

Since you restored your computer, it lost all the security updates that were
previously installed. Yes, you *do* need them.


"valerie" <> wrote in message
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>i recently had to use my restore disks to get my computer back to original
> settings. (my display folder was not working). now i keep getting several
> updates to install for windows xp. my questions are these....should i
> have
> so many updates? are they neccessary? do they harm my computer in any
> way?
> and last, when i go to my control panel to add/remove programs, this is
> where
> all the updates are going, listed as "security updates for windows xp" and
> "windows xp hotfix". is this normal? my roomate has windows xp yet gets
> no
> updates and nothing is going into the add/remove program list. this is
> why i
> am wondering if i even need these updates, i am afraid too many of these
> will
> cause my computer to run slowly, or it caused my display folder to not
> work
> like before which is why i had to restore in the first place. thank you
> much, valerie

thanks...should they be going to my "add/remove program" list? i don't know
why they are all going there

"Tom Willett" wrote:

> Since you restored your computer, it lost all the security updates that were
> previously installed. Yes, you *do* need them.
>
>
> "valerie" <> wrote in message
> news:092963E1-A89F-4750-8A2F-...
> >i recently had to use my restore disks to get my computer back to original
> > settings. (my display folder was not working). now i keep getting several
> > updates to install for windows xp. my questions are these....should i
> > have
> > so many updates? are they neccessary? do they harm my computer in any
> > way?
> > and last, when i go to my control panel to add/remove programs, this is
> > where
> > all the updates are going, listed as "security updates for windows xp" and
> > "windows xp hotfix". is this normal? my roomate has windows xp yet gets
> > no
> > updates and nothing is going into the add/remove program list. this is
> > why i
> > am wondering if i even need these updates, i am afraid too many of these
> > will
> > cause my computer to run slowly, or it caused my display folder to not
> > work
> > like before which is why i had to restore in the first place. thank you
> > much, valerie
>
>
>

Yes.
"valerie" <> wrote in message
news:E6981A78-531F-4654-8A00-...
> thanks...should they be going to my "add/remove program" list? i don't
> know
> why they are all going there
>
> "Tom Willett" wrote:
>
>> Since you restored your computer, it lost all the security updates that
>> were
>> previously installed. Yes, you *do* need them.
>>
>>
>> "valerie" <> wrote in message
>> news:092963E1-A89F-4750-8A2F-...
>> >i recently had to use my restore disks to get my computer back to
>> >original
>> > settings. (my display folder was not working). now i keep getting
>> > several
>> > updates to install for windows xp. my questions are these....should i
>> > have
>> > so many updates? are they neccessary? do they harm my computer in any
>> > way?
>> > and last, when i go to my control panel to add/remove programs, this is
>> > where
>> > all the updates are going, listed as "security updates for windows xp"
>> > and
>> > "windows xp hotfix". is this normal? my roomate has windows xp yet
>> > gets
>> > no
>> > updates and nothing is going into the add/remove program list. this is
>> > why i
>> > am wondering if i even need these updates, i am afraid too many of
>> > these
>> > will
>> > cause my computer to run slowly, or it caused my display folder to not
>> > work
>> > like before which is why i had to restore in the first place. thank
>> > you
>> > much, valerie
>>
>>
>>