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Knowledge Base
Windows 95/98
- Installng the updates
- Connect to the Windows Update page
- This page should be accessible even if the computer has been blocked by UITS
- There may be a prompt to accept some software installed on the machine. Click OK if this occurs.
- Click the Scan for Updates link when it appears
- This will determine the operating system and what updates are needed.
- After this process is completed, click Critical Updates and Service Packs in the bar on the left
- Be sure that every update and service pack is checked off.
- Any updates that are not selected will not be installed.
- If any say that they need to be installed separately, you will be prompted to install them one at a time. All should still be selected.
- Click the Review and Install Updates link at the top of the list
- Click Install Now
- Click Accept to accept the licensing agreement
- The Windows Update -- Web Page Dialog window should appear at this point.
- It might take a while if a service pack is being installed
- Once it is all done, the website will say Update Complete
- You may need to restart the computer at this point. Save any open documents you have and click OK
- If this window does not come up after the updates are installed (if any were installed), restart the computer anyway.
- After the computer restarts, connect to the Windows Update site again
- If there are any Critical Updates or Service Packs to be installed, repeat the steps above until there are none left.
- Now Automatic Updates should be enabled in order to ensure that all future updates are installed.
- Configuring Automatic Updates in Windows 95/98
- Click on the Start Menu, then Settings, and Control Panel
- Select the Automatic Updates option in the Control Panel
- Set it to Automatically download the updates.
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- Click OK to save these changes
- Be sure to install any updates that appear in the toolbar in the bottom left of the screen whenever one is downloaded.
Windows Me
- Installng the updates
- Connect to the Windows Update page
- This page should be accessible even if the computer has been blocked by UITS
- There may be a prompt to accept some software installed on the machine. Click OK if this occurs.
- Click the Scan for Updates link when it appears
- This will determine the operating system and what updates are needed.
- After this process is completed, click Critical Updates and Service Packs in the bar on the left
- Be sure that every update and service pack is checked off.
- Any updates that are not selected will not be installed.
- If any say that they need to be installed separately, you will be prompted to install them one at a time. All should still be selected.
- Click the Review and Install Updates link at the top of the list
- Click Install Now
- Click Accept to accept the licensing agreement
- The Windows Update -- Web Page Dialog window should appear at this point.
- It might take a while if a service pack is being installed
- Once it is all done, the website will say Update Complete
- You may need to restart the computer at this point. Save any open documents you have and click OK
- If this window does not come up after the updates are installed (if any were installed), restart the computer anyway.
- After the computer restarts, connect to the Windows Update site again
- If there are any Critical Updates or Service Packs to be installed, repeat the steps above until there are none left.
- Now Automatic Updates should be enabled in order to ensure that all future updates are installed.
- Configuring Automatic Updates in Windows 95/98
- Click on the Start Menu, then Settings, and Control Panel
- Select the Automatic Updates option in the Control Panel
- Set it to Automatically download the updates.
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- Click OK to save these changes
- Be sure to install any updates that appear in the toolbar in the bottom left of the screen whenever one is downloaded.
Windows 2000
- Installng the updates
- Connect to the Windows Update page
- This page should be accessible even if the computer has been blocked by UITS
- There may be a prompt to accept some software installed on the machine. Click OK if this occurs.
- Click the Scan for Updates link when it appears
- This will determine the operating system and what updates are needed.
- After this process is completed, click Critical Updates and Service Packs in the bar on the left
- Be sure that every update and service pack is checked off.
- Any updates that are not selected will not be installed.
- If any say that they need to be installed separately, you will be prompted to install them one at a time. All should still be selected.
- Click the Review and Install Updates link at the top of the list
- Click Install Now
- Click Accept to accept the licensing agreement
- The Windows Update -- Web Page Dialog window should appear at this point.
- It might take a while if a service pack is being installed
- Once it is all done, the website will say Update Complete
- You may need to restart the computer at this point. Save any open documents you have and click OK
- If this window does not come up after the updates are installed (if any were installed), restart the computer anyway.
- After the computer restarts, connect to the Windows Update site again
- If there are any Critical Updates or Service Packs to be installed, repeat the steps above until there are none left.
- Now Automatic Updates should be enabled in order to ensure that all future updates are installed.
- Configuring Automatic Updates in Windows 95/98
- Click on the Start Menu, then Settings, and Control Panel
- Select the Automatic Updates option in the Control Panel
- Set it to Automatically download the updates.
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- Click OK to save these changes
- Be sure to install any updates that appear in the toolbar in the bottom left of the screen whenever one is downloaded.
Windows XP
- Installing Current Updates
- Connect to the Windows Update page
- If any windows from the Microsoft site appear, click OK. A newer version of Windows Updater may need to be installed.
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- Click on Express Install to install all the critical updates
- Be sure that all the service packs and critical updates are selected in the list. Some may have a note explaining that they need to be installed separately from the others to avoid conflicts and potential errors.
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- Restart the computer, even if not prompted
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- Go back to the windowsupdate site and repeat the above steps until no critical updates remain
- Follow the instructions below to ensure that all future updates will be installed.
- Setting up Automatic Updates
- Once all current updates are installed, it is important to ensure that all future updates are installed in order to prevent viruses and other security compromises.
- To do this:
- Click on the Start menu
- Click on Control Panel and then Security Center
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- In the window that pops up, select the Automatic Updates link that appears. It has a planet with a Microsoft flag next to it.
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- In the new window, there is a series of four radio buttons along the left side.
- Select the first one, which is Automatic
- In the drop-down menu, Every day should be selected
- The time selected should be when the computer is most likely to be on during the day.
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