Issues After Recent Windows Updates

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I have recently been encountering problems after installing recent updates with the system freezing whenever I close either Firefox, or IE - I have to force close windows by holding power button in and then reboot.My desktop runs Windows 7 Home 64 bit.No problems with desktop for over a year until I installed all the Important and optional windows updates in March when "freezing issue occured". Tried resetting firefox, no success, and could not manage to get any recent resore point to work. I ended up recovering

my system from a full Acronis back up that I did in January. I ran windows update (after sorting 8024800A problem with help from these forums) and only installed the numerous Important Updates (lots of them as I had gone recovered my system via Acronis). I

did not install the optional updates that included Nvidia , printer and various other windows updates. All was well with no problems and I did full Acronis back up on Monday 8 April.The latest batch of Windows Updates became available on Tuesday and I adopted following approach:a) Installed all Critical/Important updates - with resore point successfully createdb) Installed all optional updates, including large nvidia 9500GT update with resore point successfully created.Insttalling b) took a long time as nvidia update was large but all updates (a & b) were shown as being successfully installed.The freezing problem when closing firefox or IE then cropped up again!I then tried the following:1) Firefox reset - no impact2) Running restore point created before intalling optional updates per b) above. Failed.........3) Rolling back nvidia driver.......failedI then decided to recover my system to its stable state, pre updates, using the backup that I did on Monday.Acronis recovery successful.I then ran windows update which now included Nvidia 9500GT in the Important category (previously optional - methinks another release providing games support for Bioshock etc!), along with the usual Optionals for windows and printers.I believe that Nvidia updates are the source of my problems and have only installed the non NVidia important updates so far.Everthing currently stable.As I only perform basic browsing, email. word, excel type tasks on this pc I do not need a graphics card that can support latest games releases and am planning on following the "if it a'int broken, dont fix it approach!! My old video driver seems to be stable

and is not causing problems, and my printer is also working well with no problems.Does the fact that a Nvidia 9500GT update (> 200mb) is now being shown as being important, rather than optional, imply that I am at risk if i do not install? My instince tells me that intalling it will cause me more grief!Is it "safe" to ignore optional windows, printer etc updates and Important/optional nvidia updates so long as i continue intalling Critical/Important Windows updates?Would appreciate feedback re my proposed approach to updates, and on the problem encountered.Is there a way of removing the Important Nvidia update from the list as it seems that I will have to continue ensuring it remains unticked whenever plan to install future important updates.......Many thanks in avance (apologies for somewhat long post)>

 

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