Activating and Updating Windows XP Professional

How to Configure Automatic Updates:

Windows XP also supports Automatic Updates, a feature that automatically downloads and installs new updates when they become available. You should configure the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP to automatically download and install new updates according to a regular schedule.

To configure Automatic Updates, follow these steps:

1. From the Start menu, click Control Panel.

Automatic Updates

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.

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.

6. Click OK.