Lab 2-8 Windows Update

 

Windows Update—The Easy Way

  1. Log into Windows XP as an administrator.
  2. Go under the Start menu and select Windows Update.
  3. Scan for updates.
  4. Install all critical updates.
  5. Restart if necessary

 

Windows Update Catalog

Sometimes Windows Update won’t work for some reason. Often this indicates an operating system malfunction that can be fixed by applying a service pack (a collection of Windows Updates packaged together). The problem is, if you can’t run Windows Update, you often can’t apply the service pack!

 

When this happens your best bet is to go through Windows Update Catalog and download updates individually then run the executables individually.

 

  1. Go to http://update.microsoft.com
  2. Click on the link that says Use Administrator Options.
  3. Click Search the Microsoft Download Center.
  4. At the bottom you’ll see download categories. Let’s look to see if we can find any updates for an Intellitype Pro Keyboard driver.
  5. Locate the driver and download it.
  6. Do not install it, just save the file to show me.
  7. Now go back and download the following update: Internet Explorer Service Pack 1.
  8. After downloading the file and running the executable, where is the file stored? _________________________________________________________

 

Repeat the same with VISTA

 

    1. What do you see in the Start Menu that’s different in Vista?

 

 

    1. Are the updates different?

 

 

 

    1. Why or why not?

 

 

    1. Update Vista…what service pack are you on?