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Old 06-07-2007, 08:21 PM
Rob
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Re: Windows update and Microsoft update - question

Thanks Terry.

So it sounds like Microsoft Update works through Windows Update if the
latter is enabled. So any settings I have will still be valid.

"Terry R." wrote:
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> On 6/7/2007 3:38 PM On a whim, Rob pounded out on the keyboard
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> > For some reason I have never really noticed it but under the Windows Update
> > settings box in Vista, I see a section at the bottom called Update Service
> > with an option to select "Use Microsoft Update".
> >
> > I searched online and it sounds like if one has, say, Office 2007 then using
> > MSFT Update is the way to go as it will also search for updates to Office as
> > well as Windows in one centralised process.
> >
> > My question is; having the service to use MSFT Update enabled, does it
> > affect the other settings in Windows Update, such as when to install updates
> > or whether to just notify of update(s) availability and manually select and
> > install them?[/color]
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> Hi Rob,
>
> This should answer your question:
>
> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/mu.mspx[/url]
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Old 06-07-2007, 08:21 PM