Re: Windows update

From: Tracy (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/08/03 

Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 17:54:54 -0800

Thank you for your help. He's downloaded service pack
one last night and installed it. We are both running
TrendMicro's Pc-cillin 2004 and have person firewall
enabled.

I noticed the only critical update I need also has the
same message and remove was the only option. I don't
understand why I would need updates (there were 12
updates for my computer in Windows which could be the
ones I declined to install previously) since my computer
prompt me whenever I get online.

Thank you again for any help you can give me.
Tracy

>-----Original Message-----
>The differences may be due to his machine not yet
>having service pack 1 installed.
>Advise him to turn on the built-in firewall, or instead
>his third-party firewall if any, and then to visit WU
>and start letting his machine get updated.
>Criticals are always pre-selected (and should be
>downloaded and installed).
>If he has been running with the system that far out
>of date on service it would be good to scan the machine
>with a couple quality anti-virus and malware detectors.
>--
>Roger Abell
>Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
>MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA
>"Tracy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:e74001c3bc78$798061a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My son's computer hasn't been updated for a long time.
>> When he ran a scan today many files in both critical
>> updates & service packs and Windows XP showed up. But
>> when he clicked the critical updates all files
said "this
>> item has been selected" and the only option was
>> to "remove" them.
>>
>> He had "Notify me before downloading any updates and
>> notify me again before installing them on my computer"
>> checked, but, unlike mine, has never received an
>> automatic update notification when he logged on. He is
in
>> college having T1 connection. Notebook is a P-3,
>> purchased June/02. I am unsure which Window XP he is
>> using (it came with his Toshiba notebook). Wording in
>> Automatic Updates under System Properties is different
>> from mine. There was no "keep my computer up to
>> date...." option on his.
>>
>> Please help regarding these issues.
>> Thank you all in advance.
>
>
>.
>

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