Windows updates / Microsoft updates

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Hi all
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Does one have any advantage/disadvantage over the other.
TIA.
franktee
KWV
 
Hi all
Re subject line.
Does one have any advantage/disadvantage over the other.
TIA.
franktee
KWV
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Yeah, Windows Updates doesn't exist any more so Microsoft Update is the
only way to go.
 
<QP>
What are the differences between Windows Updates...and Microsoft Updates?

While Windows Update provides you with updates specifically for Windows,
Microsoft Update expands the service to download and install updates for
other Microsoft software, such as Microsoft Office and Windows Live [as well
as Silverlight & Microsoft Security Essentials]...
</QP>
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/FAQ.mspx
 
franktee said:
Hi all
Re subject line.
Does one have any advantage/disadvantage over the other.
TIA.
franktee
KWV
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MSUpdates offers you updates for stuff you had forgotten you had and then
asks you for discs you don't have after wasting your time searching and
downloading.

Unless you still can lay your hands on all your programme discs, best stick
with WU or you may be disappointed.

S
 
Peter said:
Every time I try to go there, I get redirected to Microsoft Updates.
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So what? Just because your default update source is Microsoft Update
doesn't mean Windows Update "doesn't exist any more."

Wanna "flip" back to Windows Update?...

Go to Microsoft Update website | Click on Change Settings in left pane |
Scroll to bottom of page | To Stop Using Microsoft Update | Disable
Microsoft Update software and let me use Windows Update only (check).

When you're done, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com will take you to
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate instead of
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate

But you may wanna stick with Microsoft Update:

<QP>
What are the differences between Windows Updates...and Microsoft Updates?

While Windows Update provides you with updates specifically for Windows,
Microsoft Update expands the service to download and install updates for
other Microsoft software, such as Microsoft Office and Windows Live [as well
as Silverlight & Microsoft Security Essentials]...
</QP>
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/FAQ.msp

If Windows Update is your default, Automatic Updates will NOT offer any
updates for Office, Silverlight or Windows Live (but Microsoft Security
Essentials will still continue to auto-update itself).
 
Peter said:
Every time I try to go there, I get redirected to Microsoft Updates.
Click to expand...

So what? Just because your default update source is Microsoft Update
doesn't mean Windows Update "doesn't exist any more."

Wanna "flip" back to Windows Update?...

Go to Microsoft Update website | Click on Change Settings in left pane |
Scroll to bottom of page | To Stop Using Microsoft Update | Disable
Microsoft Update software and let me use Windows Update only (check).

When you're done, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com will take you to
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate instead of
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate

But you may wanna stick with Microsoft Update:

<QP>
What are the differences between Windows Updates...and Microsoft Updates?

While Windows Update provides you with updates specifically for Windows,
Microsoft Update expands the service to download and install updates for
other Microsoft software, such as Microsoft Office and Windows Live [as
well as Silverlight & Microsoft Security Essentials]...
</QP>
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/FAQ.msp

If Windows Update is your default, Automatic Updates will NOT offer any
updates for Office, Silverlight or Windows Live (but Microsoft Security
Essentials will still continue to auto-update itself).
Click to expand...

Thanks for clearing that up. I have Office so, naturally, I want MU.
 
Peter said:
Peter said:
...Windows Updates doesn't exist any more so Microsoft Update is the
only way to go.

Wanna bet?

Every time I try to go there, I get redirected to Microsoft Updates.
Click to expand...

So what? Just because your default update source is Microsoft Update
doesn't mean Windows Update "doesn't exist any more."

Wanna "flip" back to Windows Update?...

Go to Microsoft Update website | Click on Change Settings in left pane |
Scroll to bottom of page | To Stop Using Microsoft Update | Disable
Microsoft Update software and let me use Windows Update only (check).

When you're done, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com will take you to
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate instead of
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate

But you may wanna stick with Microsoft Update:

<QP>
What are the differences between Windows Updates...and Microsoft Updates?

While Windows Update provides you with updates specifically for Windows,
Microsoft Update expands the service to download and install updates for
other Microsoft software, such as Microsoft Office and Windows Live [as
well as Silverlight & Microsoft Security Essentials]...
</QP>
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/FAQ.msp

If Windows Update is your default, Automatic Updates will NOT offer any
updates for Office, Silverlight or Windows Live (but Microsoft Security
Essentials will still continue to auto-update itself).
Click to expand...

Thanks for clearing that up. I have Office so, naturally, I want MU.
Click to expand...

You're welcome & thanks for your feedback. You used to be able to stick
with Windows Update as default and then update Office via Office Update but
the latter was discontinued about a year ago.

Comment: I personally find Automatic Update takes much longer to
download/install updates (which can make AU a real "memory hog" each time it
kicks in) when Microsoft Update is the default. YMMV.
 
Peter said:
Peter Taylor wrote:
...Windows Updates doesn't exist any more so Microsoft Update is the
only way to go.

Wanna bet?

Every time I try to go there, I get redirected to Microsoft Updates.

So what? Just because your default update source is Microsoft Update
doesn't mean Windows Update "doesn't exist any more."

Wanna "flip" back to Windows Update?...

Go to Microsoft Update website | Click on Change Settings in left pane |
Scroll to bottom of page | To Stop Using Microsoft Update | Disable
Microsoft Update software and let me use Windows Update only (check).

When you're done, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com will take you to
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate instead of
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate

But you may wanna stick with Microsoft Update:

<QP>
What are the differences between Windows Updates...and Microsoft
Updates?

While Windows Update provides you with updates specifically for Windows,
Microsoft Update expands the service to download and install updates for
other Microsoft software, such as Microsoft Office and Windows Live [as
well as Silverlight & Microsoft Security Essentials]...
</QP>
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/FAQ.msp

If Windows Update is your default, Automatic Updates will NOT offer any
updates for Office, Silverlight or Windows Live (but Microsoft Security
Essentials will still continue to auto-update itself).
Click to expand...

Thanks for clearing that up. I have Office so, naturally, I want MU.
Click to expand...

You're welcome & thanks for your feedback. You used to be able to stick
with Windows Update as default and then update Office via Office Update
but the latter was discontinued about a year ago.

Comment: I personally find Automatic Update takes much longer to
download/install updates (which can make AU a real "memory hog" each
time it kicks in) when Microsoft Update is the default. YMMV.
Click to expand...

I go to the web site for XP updates. AU is like watching paint dry with
that little yellow shield disappearing and seemingly never coming back.
Windows 7's MU is a big improvement over that.
 
Peter Taylor wrote:
I go to the web site for XP updates. AU is like watching paint dry with
that little yellow shield disappearing and seemingly never coming back.
Windows 7's MU is a big improvement over that.
Click to expand...

You'll typically only see that behavior in months where bazillions of
updates were released on Patch Tuesday (e.g., Aug-10). Furthermore, you'd
see the behavior in all Windows versions as they're all updating via the
same, swamped update servers (though there appear to be more of them,
working more efficiently, these days).

• Updates are not downloaded or the “Automatic Updates†icon does not
display the status of downloads when you enable the Automatic Updates
service
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/910340
 
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