The Windows Update feature notifies you of the latest
updates and bug fixes for the Windows XP operating system
directly from the Microsoft Web site. To launch the
Windows Update, you click the Start menu, point at the
All Programs button, and then click Windows Update in
the Programs menu.
As
soon as you click select Windows Update on this menu,
Windows gets you online and connects you to the Windows
Update Web page on the Microsoft Web site.
To
have your computer checked out to see whether you're
in need of some updated Windows components, follow these
steps:
1.
On the Microsoft Windows Update Web page, click the
Scan for Updates hyperlink.
When
you click this hyperlink, the Windows checks your system
for needed updates. After checking your system, the
number of updates appears in the list of three types
of updates (Critical Updates, Windows XP, and Driver
Updates) in the pane on the left side of the window.
2.
To have the Update Wizard install particular updates
in one or more of the various categories, click the
check boxes in front of each update name and description.
3.
After you have all the updates that you want selected,
click the Review and Install Updates hyperlink in the
pane on the left side of the window.
4.
Click the Start Download button on the Download Checklist
page.
A
license agreement dialog box then appears. Choose the
Yes button to sell your soul to the devil (just kidding)
and start the download.
After
you click the assent to the license agreement, the Microsoft
Windows Update page downloads and installs the updated
files for the component(s) you selected. When the download
and installation are complete, the message Download
and Installation Successful appears on Windows Update
Web page.
5.
Click the Close box in the upper-right corner of the
Windows Update Web page to close this browser window.
Just
in case you're the type who would never think to use
the Windows Update command on the Start menu, Windows
XP turns on an AutoUpdate feature that automatically
starts bugging you about new Windows features that you
can download and install.
AutoUpdate
indicates that Windows updates that could benefit your
computer are available by placing an Install Reminder
icon (with the picture of the Windows logo above a tiny
globe) in the Notification area of the Windows taskbar.
From time to time, a ScreenTip appears above this Install
Reminder icon, telling you that new updates are available.
To
get the Windows updates downloaded or to silence the
Install Reminder, click that icon in the status bar.
Windows then displays an Updates dialog box with three
buttons along the bottom: Settings, Remind Me Later,
and Install.
To
go online and have Windows download and install the
new updates (using the procedure outlined in the steps
in the preceding section), choose Install. To be reminded
to update at a later time, choose the Remind Me Later
button and then select the time interval that must pass
before the Install Reminder starts prompting you again
in the drop-down list box of the Remind Me Later dialog
box that appears.
To
turn off the AutoUpdate features so that it never bugs
you again, follow these steps:
1.
Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2.
Click the Switch to Classic View button at the top of
the Control Panel navigation pane on the left side of
this window.
3.
Double-click the System icon to open the Systems Properties
dialog box.
4.
Click the Automatic Updates tab and then in the Notification
Settings section, click the Turn Off Automatic Updating,
I want to Update My Computer Manually radio button.
5.
Click OK or press Enter to close the System Properties
dialog box.
source- freepctech.com