Auto Update

[Nik]

Hi

I'm new to XP and when I first ran it I turned off the Auto Update feature.

I've reactivated it now (I think) but I'm sure I've seen on other machines a
little icon on the taskbar, advising when updates become available. How do I
re-enable this feature?

Thanks in advance.

Nik.

 

[Tom Porterfield]

Hi

I'm new to XP and when I first ran it I turned off the Auto Update feature.

I've reactivated it now (I think) but I'm sure I've seen on other machines a
little icon on the taskbar, advising when updates become available. How do I
re-enable this feature?

Go to Control Panel, System. When that comes up go to the Automatic
Updates tab. There you can set options on how you want the auto update
feature to work.

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Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP MCE
http://support.telop.org

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[Carrie Garth]

| message | I'm new to XP and when I first ran it I turned off the Auto
| Update feature.
|
| I've reactivated it now (I think) but I'm sure I've seen on
| other machines a little icon on the taskbar, advising when
| updates become available. How do I re-enable this feature?

Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
Click the Automatic Updates tab. Under Settings, click Notify me
before downloading any updates and notify me again before
installing them on my computer, and then click OK

For more information see the following Windows XP Professional
Help and Support Center topics and Microsoft Knowledge Base
article:

Windows XP Professional Help and Support Center Suggested Topics:
"Turn on automatic updates". Also see the "Related Topic" by
clicking the link by that name at the bottom of the Help Page.

Windows XP Professional Help and Support Center Full-text Search
Matches Topics: "Customize notifications"

Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

KB306525 - HOW TO: Configure and Use Automatic Updates in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;306525