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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING AUTOMATIC
WINDOWS UPDATE FOR WINDOWS ME, 2000, XP
In Windows XP
To configure a schedule for Automatic
Updates:
In Control Panel, double-click System.
On the Automatic
Updates tab, click Automatically download the updates, and
install them on the schedule that I
specify.
Click to select the day and
time that you want to download and install updates. It’s best to select everyday and
a time that your computer is on.
When critical updates are detected,
Automatic Updates automatically downloads
these updates in the background while you
are connected to the Internet. After the
download is complete, Automatic Updates
waits until the scheduled day and time to
install the updates. On the scheduled day
and time, you will receive the following
message that has a five minute countdown
timer:
Windows is ready to begin installing the updates available
for your computer.
Do you want Windows to install the updates
now?
(Windows will restarts your computer if no
action is taken within
5:00 minutes)
If you are logged on as an administrator,
when you receive this message, you can
either click
Yes
to install the updates or click
No
to have Automatic Updates install the
updates at the next scheduled day and
time. If you do not take any action in
five minutes, Windows automatically
installs the updates.
IMPORTANT: You may have to
restart your computer to complete the
update installation.
In Windows 2000 and ME
In Control Panel, double-click Automatic Updates.
On the Automatic
Updates tab, click Automatically download the updates, and
install them on the schedule that I
specify.
Click to select the day and time that you want to download
and install updates. It’s best to select
everyday and a time that your computer is
on.
When critical updates are detected,
Automatic Updates automatically downloads
these updates in the background while you
are connected to the Internet. After the
download is complete, Automatic Updates
waits until the scheduled day and time to
install the updates. On the scheduled day
and time, you will receive the following
message that has a five minute countdown
timer:
Windows is ready to begin installing the updates available
for your computer.
Do you want Windows to install the updates
now?
(Windows will restart your computer if no
action is taken within
5:00 minutes)
If you are logged on as an administrator,
when you receive this message, you can
either click
Yes
to install the updates or click
No
to have Automatic Updates install the
updates at the next scheduled day and
time. If you do not take any action in
five minutes, Windows automatically
installs the updates.
IMPORTANT: You may have to
restart your computer to complete the
update installation.
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