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Windows Update

After you install Windows 2000 and its service packs, it's time to install the latest updates to Windows. Service packs come out every year or so, but in that time Microsoft issues updates and fixes for Windows. These updates need to be installed to keep Windows up-to-date.

You will need to connect the target workstation to the Internet. You will need to install the latest service pack, too, or Windows Update will ask to install it (lots of download time).

Instructions

1. Press the Start button and choose Run…; or, Press Win-R.
2. In the Open field, type http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Press OK.
   Alternately, you can open Internet Explorer, type http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com in the Address Bar, and press Enter.
3. As the Windows Update comes up, a Security Update box will appear if you are updating Windows for the first time. It will ask whether you want to run Windows Update? Answer Yes.
4. At the Welcome page, there is a single link called Scan for Updates. Click on it.
5. After the update scan, the Update page will show three categories of updates: critical, Windows and driver.
   • The critical updates must be installed, because they fix bugs and security issues.
   • The Windows category is mostly for enhancements and new features.
   • The driver updates are for workstation components.
6. Click on Review and install updates to review the updates you have chosen (or have been chosen for you).
7. Press the Install Now button. When the legal boilerplate box appears, press Accept.
8. Depending on how many updates you are downloading, it will 5-20 minutes. Do something else while you are waiting.
9. When the updates are done, you will need to restart the workstation. Press Yes on the final box.

Notes

• Some of the optional updates in the 'Windows' category, such as Root Certificates Update, are in fact necessary. Study this category carefully.
• Some driver updates from this Windows Update page can mess up a workstation. Do not use them; get them from your restoration CDs or get them from Gateway or the Web site of the company that makes the component.