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1. From the Start menu, click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, click Performance And Maintenance.
3. In the Performance And Maintenance window, click System.
4. On the Automatic Updates tab, click the Automatic option, as shown in Figure 2-9.
5. Select how often and at what time of day updates should be downloaded and
installed. For users with dedicated connections (such as a cable modem), you
should configure Windows to check for updates daily at a time when the user is
not using the computer. Users with dial-up connections might want to check less
frequently if they are concerned about allowing their computers to connect to the
Internet automatically.
Figure 2-9 You should schedule Automatic Updates to download and install
updates automatically.
6. Click OK.
Exam Tip Enabling Automatic Update and configuring it to download and install updates
automatically according to a preset schedule is the recommended way for handling critical
updates for Windows XP.
What Is Software Update Services?
By default, Automatic Updates locates and downloads updates from Microsoft’s public
update servers. As an alternative, you can configure an update service to run on the
local network and supply updates to clients. This procedure provides better control
over the specific updates made available to client computers.