Windows Update will update my drivers? __

I have an Inspiron 1564 under Windows 7 Home Premium, pre-installed McAfee from Dell. How will I know if I have all the latest drivers and bios that needs my system? Reference Dell reports that I need a urgent utility Dell for patches for Windows. Windows update will not do all this for me? I just bought this in July 2010. Also how do I know if the updates automatic Windows work properly? It seems that whenever I check manually for updates, I find that Windows Update has not yet found. Thank you for your time.

lunchlady1

Thank you so... much. I checked the update history and of course, Windows Update has taken care of this urgent update from Dell. lunchlady1

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