Operating System Updates
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Eric Skagerberg
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Adjunct Instructor,
Computer Studies Department
Santa Rosa Junior College
, California
Page last updated 2 May, 2011
Windows
Current Microsoft Updates
Windows Update
web site
Click Start / All Programs / Windows Update, or:
If not already in it, re-open this page with MS Internet Explorer (see the Firefox add-on
IE View Lite
)
Then click here:
Windows Update
But
installing updates from the Windows Update site requires "
Windows Genuine Advantage
," arguably
spyware
, for which
Microsoft has been sued
.
Watch out for
fake Microsoft Update page
!
Instead
of the Windows Update site, you can use:
Secunia Online Software Inspector
for diagnosis
Install
Secunia Personal Software Inspector
for diagnosis and updating
The Software Patch
Automatic Updates, and activate Microsoft Update (see below)
Automatic Updates
system in Windows
Microsoft's Automatic Update directions
Windows XP Service Pack 2 & 3 Automatic Update
(the Elder Geek)
Microsoft Update
: Activate Automatic Updates enhancement
to include MS Office and other Microsoft products
If not already in it, re-open this page with MS Internet Explorer (see the Firefox add-on
IE View Lite
)
Then click here:
Microsoft Update
Note:
I
nstalling updates
directly
from the Microsoft Update
site
requires "Windows Genuine Advantage" (see above), but the Automatic Updates change does not.
Internet Explorer
:
If you're using Windows XP, and you still have the
old Internet Explorer 6
, install the
latest version of Internet Explorer
as soon as possible.
Internet Explorer 6 makes your computer too vulnerable -- even if you never use I.E.
Use
Firefox
(or another web browser) for all web sites except those that need I.E. to work properly.
The Firefox add-on
IE View Lite
lets you quickly switch a web page to I.E.
Mac OS X Update
Linux
Ubuntu Linux Automatic Updates
Linux Fedora Automatic Updates