Get Computer Updates

If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later, you can take advantage of Automatic Updates, which can automatically download the latest Microsoft security updates while your computer is on and connected to the Internet. If you are not sure if you have the latest service pack installed, you can find out by following the instructions for checking your operating system version.

To use Automatic Updates to download and install any future critical security updates from Microsoft:

1. Click Start, and then point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double click the Automatic Updates icon to open the Automatic Updates dialog box. You'll see a dialog box.
3. At the top, check the box next to Keep my computer up to date. Choose a setting. We strongly recommend choosing Automatically download the updates, and install them on the schedule that I specify.
4. If you choose the option to automatically download and install updates, select a day and time when your computer will be turned on, so the installation process can be finished.

If you set up Automatic Updates to notify you, or if your machine was off at the scheduled installation time, you will see a notification balloon (to the effect that updates have been downloaded; click to review these updates). Click the notification balloon to review and install the updates.

You will now download all future updates automatically.

2004-Mar-19 9:50am nancy@nmmi.edu

Choose Automatically download the updates and install them on a schedule that I specify If you set up Automatic Updates to notify you, or if your machine was off at the scheduled installation time, you will see a notification balloon like the one below. Click the notification balloon to review and install the updates. http://wwwprod/security/protect/windows