Virus, Hoax & Security Updates Notification

Configure Automatic Updates for Windows

If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3)  or later, you can take advantage of Automatic Updates. This feature is ONLY found on computer with Windows 200 SP3 or higher systems.

 To use Automatic Updates to download and install any future critical security updates from Microsoft:

1. Click Start, and then point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
   
   
2. 2. Double click the Automatic Updates icon to open the Automatic Updates dialog box. You'll see a screen like the one below.
   
   
3. Choose a setting. We strongly recommend choosing Automatically download the updates, and install them on the schedule that I specify.
   Note: Daily update is recommended
   
   
   
   
4. 5. If you choose the option to automatically download and install updates, select a day and time when your computer will be turned on, so the installation process can be finished.

6. Automatically downloaded updates will appear in at the bottom right hand of your screen NOTIFICATION AREA

Note: If you set up Automatic Updates to notify you, or if your machine was off at the scheduled installation time, you will see a notification balloon like the one below. Click the notification balloon to review and install the updates.

 7. Click the balloon to install new updates

You will now download all future updates automatically