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Chapter 1
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Installing Windows 7
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Here are some of the common update categories associated with
Windows Update:
Critical updates
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Service packs
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Drivers
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Perform the following steps to configure Windows Update:
1. Select Start
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Control Panel.
From Windows Icons View, select Windows Update.
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From Windows Category View, select System And Security,
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Windows Update.
2. Configure the options you want to use for Windows Update, and
click OK.
You can access the following options from Windows Update:
Check For Updates When you click Check For Updates, Windows
Update retrieves a list of available updates from the Internet. You
can then click View Available Updates to see what updates are
available. Updates are marked as Important, Recommended, or
Optional. Figure 1.14 shows a sample list of updates.
Figure 1.14: Checking for updates
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