Author: Yan Tao Source: NEW YORK yesky
User often uses Windows operating systems> and Office office software, most of them have this feeling, patch is difficult to fight: First, because you can't do the recent update and historical updates of these software, you can't fix it; second, because Tripartite testing software (such as the latest version of Jinshan Taxi or Rising anti-virus) detected a patch of dozens or even hundreds of hundreds, one place installed, called people suffering. Is there any convenient, fast, and reliable way? Have! This is Windows Update and Office Update.
First, the role of Windows Update, enabling and applicable
Windows Update is Windows online extension, that is, what people usually say smart upgrades or remote maintenance features, which can help us automatically implement Windows key updates and historical updates to implement Microsoft's certified driver updates.
Windows Update is enabled, can be implemented from the "Auto Update" of the control panel or "Windows Update" from the Start menu. Automatic updates enabled from the control panel, run in the Windows background, can only detect, download and install the most recent critical updates to the Windows system, without detecting, downloading the Microsoft's certified driver update and the history update of the Windows system; from the start menu "Windows Update" enabled automatic updates, running in the Windows front desk, not only enabled before the preceding feature is enabled, but also browsing Windows Update features.
The "Automatic Update" or "Windows Update" is first run, and the "Automatic Update" Wizard or "Installing Plugin" prompt is given. According to the prompt step by step, the relevant settings can be successfully completed. "Automatic Update" after enabling, in the later run, perform recent critical update detection, download and installation; "Windows Update" after enabling, will be used in the future manual login to press Windows Update website The layout format is performed to perform all update content.
The "automatic update" feature of the control panel and the "Windows Update" feature of the Start menu have different uses. The former is mainly used for the first time after the patch is installed, and the latter is mainly used to initialize installing installs immediately after installing instant updates. If you have just installed a Windows 98 / ME / 2K / XP / 2003 system and Office 97 / 2K / XP / 2003 office software, you have to conduct a comprehensive test and update to them, that "Windows Update" is the best. The choice; if all it is done, just want to keep online synchronization with Microsoft's recent update in the future to achieve future updates, just use the "Auto Update" function of the control panel.
Click on "Windows Update" in the top of the Start Menu, Windows will automatically connect to the corresponding home page of Microsoft upgrade websites according to your own language version. If I own operating system is a Simplified Chinese version, it is connected to the home page is http: //v4.windowsupdate. Microsoft.com/zhcn/default.asp. Click on "View to find update" in this main page information bar "button (it writes with blue fonts, there is a square pattern of a green backing white arrow symbol on the left), you can enter the Windows key update, history update and Microsoft certification Drive update web page, enable Windows Update remote automatic detection, and detect all updates required for local systems.
The desired update after Windows Update is displayed in the navigation bar on the left side of the page (as shown in Figure 1 red line box).
Figure one
There are three projects: key updates and service pack, windows, driver updates. "Key Update and Service Pack" is a patch of systematic major defects. If it is not updated, the system will have a stable or significant security hazard; "Windows" is the system's historical update patch, mainly some Direct plugins, Windows Media Player 9 Series Patch Multi-language support project, what it shows will vary depending on the operating system, such as Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / 2003 system, will display Windows 98 (X) / Windows ME (X) / Windows 2000 (x) / Windows XP (X) / Windows 2003 (x), these patches can be installed, but from stable and performance, it is generally installed; "Driver Update" is a hardware driver that passes Microsoft arguments. If this machine is used by the Windows2000 Server operating system, the cumulative patch package is installed, there is no hardware that Microsoft arguments, so the test results are: key updates and service pack (0), Windows 2000 (6), driver update ( 0). They mean that key updates and service packs are found, the Windows 2000 Historical Patch is six, and the driver update is found to be zero. Click on these corresponding items, Windows Update will review and display items and project descriptions of their review in the information column on the right of this page for upgrade. To install a certain item in the information bar, click on its "Add" button; you don't install some items in the information bar, click on its "Delete" button. Choose to complete, click "Start Installation", Windows Update will be executed automatically, and there is no need for people to intervene. If there is a patch, Direct9.0 (B) plugin, Windows Media Player 9 Series Patch, Windows System Restore Patch, etc., Windows Update will also give special tips for individual operations. Very relaxed, convenient.
This article is taken from: http://article.pchome.net/2005/01/17/34376.htm
