Re: Critical Updates - "Try Microsoft Update"

Thanks PA Bear.. I guess what we are asking (basically) is: Is EVERYONE
(even those who do not use MS Office, etc.) switching over to the MU? Do we
have to do it now (because it will become manditory in the future)?
We are just afraid of changing to MU and finding that we have made a mistake
(while things are going fine with the WU).
Is everyone you know switching over to MU, even though they just use MS for
the web?
Should we switch or shouldn't we switch, that is the question.
Hope you can understand.
Alice
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"PA Bear" wrote:

What Patrick said, essentially.

We /assume/ WU will eventually be replaced by MU. At this point, no one has any inside info on if and/or when this may happen. (You'll notice that once you've installed MU, if you click on Start > Windows Update, you'll be taken to MU instead.)
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~PA Bear


AliceZ wrote:
Thank you so much for your kind answer. It answered many questions. As we
mentioned, we are a bit hesitant about trying a new system if the old system
is working for us. Are many people, who don't use Office, clicking on the
"Try Microsoft Update" update button?

"PA Bear" wrote:

Inline.

AliceZ wrote:
The other day we signed into our Critical Update page to see if there were
any critical updates for our WinXPsp2. We noticed at the top of the screen
the following printed announcement: "Try Microsoft Update."
We understand this is a new program for Critical Updates and also included
critical updates for MS Office, etc. The previous Critical Update
'Express' button was still there and I clicked on that.
#1- We are told that this NEW "Try Microsoft Update" will replace the the
Critical Update that we are now using. Is that true?

Yes, Microsoft Update (MU) will replace Windows Update (WU) whenever you
click on a 'Windows Update' link.

#2- Can we continue to use the 'previous' critical update "Express"
button?

Yes, the Express and Custom options are available at MU.

#3- If we do click on the "Try Microsoft Update" button, will we
have to download ActiveX files, etc., so it will work?

Yes.

#4- If we only want to download the Critical Updates for WinXPsp2, is that
possible? Or would we have to also download other updates for Office,
etc.? (We never use Office!)

If you choose Custom (vs. Express), you can select which updates to install
and "hide" others.

#5- If we do switch to the new "Try Microsoft Update" and we find that we
do not like it, can we switch back to the previuos Critical Update page
that we have been using (with the Express and Custom buttons)?......

Yes.

Windows Update-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/mi­crosoft.public.windowsupdate
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L
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