Is XPUSB Hotfix required?

[NickCoates]

I have just installed the drivers and software which came with the USB-6008 on a Windows XP PC.  The MAX software is giving me a message which says a hotfix (WindowsXPUSBHotfix) is required.  The link leads to a Microsoft site which says do not install the fix unless data corruption is occuring.  Should I therefore install the fix anyway or try the unit to see if data problems occur?

[SnowMule]

How are you going to know when the data's getting corrupted?  Good-enough error handling in your code for that situation?

Personally I'd install it anyways.  I downloaded the 940f1 DAQmx installer, and the hot fix, then burned them both to a DVD.  Put the disc in, run the DAQmx installer, then run the hotfix and be done with it.

Is it required to work?  Not really.  Recommended?  I say yes.