Automating Microsoft Windows Updates
Task:
I want to set Windows XP to update automatically so I don't have to worry about patches and fixes.
How to do it:
Keeping your system up-to-date is an important process that is often forgotten. Windows XP allows you to never have to bear the responsibility of remembering to manually update your system again with the automatic update feature. Windows XP downloads, updates and notifies you when they are ready to be installed, or you can choose to be notified before the updates are downloaded.
Follow these steps:
- Click on Start > Control Panel.
- Select Performance and Maintenance > System if
using Category View or just System if using Classic View.
- Select the Automatic Update tab.
- Check the box next to "Keep my computer up to date" if it
not already checked and select an option in the Settings area.
It recommended that you do not turn on automatic updating.
- Click OK to save your settings.
Troubleshooting:
Some of these options are "greyed-out" and are unselectable
If your computer is being managed in an AD (Active Directory) environment,
some of the options may be unavailable to you. In this case, it is likely
that these updates are reaching your computer automatically and you may
not even need to follow the instructions in this tutorial.