I needed to apply some patches. Most users are probably painfully aware of what comes next after the realization that you need to find fixes and patches to the system. First, you need to do your research by combing thru newsgroups, web sites, and mailing lists to find something which comes close to your problem. Finally, you have to get the patches downloaded and installed. Hopefully when everything is finished, your system still works.
Most people have better things to do with their time than trying to get an operating system to work.
If they didn't, they would probably being using an operating system developed in a certain west coast state. Examples of such components include the latest HP LaserJet printer drivers, the latest SciTech Special Edition video drivers, and Christian Langanke's animated mouse pointers. As someone who has experienced temperamental CD writers, the is a welcome feature. The informational text for the patches can be located by following the source link on a product page. First, since each patch has a description and a listing of the required prerequisite patches, a user has a chance to take control of the patch process.