Quote Originally Posted by Synthaxx View Post
One other thing i noticed is that Windows 7 SP1 has caused me some real hassle with games. I had it installed last night on this new Windows install. When i tried to play some of my games this morning, they'd crash just as the app had started. Uninstalling SP1 fixed it and it's been fine since. I've got all the other updates installed, just SP1 has caused some grief.
Some misbehaving copy protection mechanics that act as kernel level drivers are known to blow up with windows patches. Better be damn sure about it and put the blame on the right place instead of irresponsibly advocate not installing important OS updates.