windows updates

[sharon]

My computer used to let me know when new updates have
been downloaded, but now it doesnt. I went into update
page at microsoft and found there were about 42 critical
updates dating way back. What do you think is wrong?
thanks

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
My computer used to let me know when new updates have
been downloaded, but now it doesnt. I went into update
page at microsoft and found there were about 42 critical
updates dating way back. What do you think is wrong?
thanks
.

Right-click My Computer and select Windows Update tab.
Chose which of the 3 options you require from there.

 

[Edward]

Hi, Sharon,

Right click "My Computer". Select 'Automatic Updates' and enable.

However, with what you describe, it will be better to go to the Microsoft
downloads/updates page and let them scan your PC for suggested updates. You
can read about these and select those you want. Depending on your
connection, it can be a long job, so I suggest you download and install just
a few at a time, working down the list.

The first one to install is SP1 - if you don't already have it. This will
take care of a lot of the missing patches etc.

Finally, make sure you have no open programmes running - except, of course,
IE and maybe your firewall.

Hope this helps.

Ed

 

[Bee]

Right click "My Computer". Select 'Automatic Updates' and enable.
However, with what you describe, it will be better to go to the Microsoft
downloads/updates page and let them scan your PC for suggested updates. You
can read about these and select those you want. Depending on your
connection, it can be a long job, so I suggest you download and install just
a few at a time, working down the list.
The first one to install is SP1 - if you don't already have it. This will
take care of a lot of the missing patches etc.
Finally, make sure you have no open programmes running - except, of course,
IE and maybe your firewall.

Sharon, your realization that you had a gap in your computer security came
at an opportune time, for now all the critical/security updates, 40+ of
them, have been collected into one large bunch --- with all its implied
advantages --- called Rollup 1 (KB926939). This was posted on the Windows
update site only about two weeks ago.