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 indows Update for Dummies

Running the Windows Update program will initate a program downloaded from Microsoft. Click YES (twice) to allow it to install. Thereafter this Microsoft supplied helper program automatically scans your current configuration and determines what updates may be required.

Why bother? Well, as you probably know .. all Windows programs are just works in progress. Whenever a critical problem is fixed, a patch is sent out over the internet via Windows Update. Many of these problems can be responsible for permitting some rogue program or virus gain some level of access to our precious email or even data files. Keeping your system updated helps prevent some of these attacks from succeeding.

In addition, new features and utilities such as the latest DirectX or Media Player are made available to us via this same facility. In fact, the Windows Update update allows this feature to run in the system tray, which lets you see a pop up whenever new updates are made available.

FYI: Redhat Linux has a similar feature called Up2Date that allows us to automatically check for and install updates.

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