Are you always updating your software ?

Most of the time yes but I don't go for Windows update because it will only eat up my system harddisk only. I have experiences in past that it will still catch virus even if you update you windows. So, I go for only my antivirus update.

I thinks it's necessary to update our softwares because it increases software stability and system security. I update my Windows, Avast!, Spybot and Ccleaner. Sometimes there are additional features after the updates so that will come as a good surprise.

Yes. It's a good practice but before you update a software see to it that you create backups on it.

well i dont always update my software , well once in a weak if will scan my entire system with antivirus program. well i dont do much downloads so i dont have problem in having risk to my system.

I update my software regularly especially antivirus and spyware programs. There are other software like Ms Office application that i often update and without doing it does not allow files created with newer versions in older version.

Updation of software,especially OS is a must one. But as you said, manual updates are better, as if we set automatic updates ON, it will starts some processes(we can see these in the task manager),which will consumes CPU and memory usage more.The updation process will take 2 or 3 minutes every day. But these process will run throught the day,results in slow down of computer.

For the most part, yes. keeping anti-virus up to date is a must for me, along with Word, Photoshop, etc. I usually manual update too, because I want to know what I'm installing and/or updating. The only recent time that I didn't update was on my XP. I wasn't about to update to service pack 3 when people were saying the update was making their computer crash.

I can keep my movie player, document writer, download manager, P2P softwares all outdated, but not the Operating System and Antivirus program. They are so important. If they behaves incorrectly, my machine will be in danger. Therefore, I must ensure they are running in the most updated version will most fixes acquired. I have turned on the automatic updates for Windows (my OS) and Kaspersky (my Antivirus program). I also check updates manually in case the auto updates are not working as expected. For the other programs, I use not to update unless major changes on functionalities or user-interfaces have been made.

I never update my operating system, i always update my anti-virus and other softwares like music players and messengers. Updates are necessary to get best results from the software we use.