Automatic vs Manual Question

OK. This may be the MOST basic question; but here goes. My understanding of
the update service is if I use automatic windows update, I will get all
critical and high priority updates. If I use Microsoft update, that will be
extended to office, etc. I only have to perform a manual update if I want to
select optional updates.

My question. If the above is accurate, why where there high priority
updates being shown for a computer (manually the morning of 8/11) that had
performed a automatic update at 3:00 am (the Malicious Software update was
downloaded)?

Where is my understanding of the update services false?

Your concept of the Auto versus Manual is correct.

However, the additional updates may not have been released to MS servers
until after your auto check at 3AM the night/morning before. You may have
just caught a small window for updates.

And are you setup for every day at 3AM or a specific day?

"Kevin" <> wrote in message
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> OK. This may be the MOST basic question; but here goes. My understanding
> of
> the update service is if I use automatic windows update, I will get all
> critical and high priority updates. If I use Microsoft update, that will
> be
> extended to office, etc. I only have to perform a manual update if I want
> to
> select optional updates.
>
> My question. If the above is accurate, why where there high priority
> updates being shown for a computer (manually the morning of 8/11) that had
> performed a automatic update at 3:00 am (the Malicious Software update was
> downloaded)?
>
> Where is my understanding of the update services false?

Absent any errors from your Windowsupdate.log, I'll suggest that, like many
around the world, you are seeing a delay caused by excessive demand on the
servers. It can take up to 7 days for the hundreds of millions of Automatic
Update users to get new updates.

You can try downloading/installing 'em via Windows/Microsoft Update page but
understand that by doing so, you're pushing all of the other Automatic
Updates users further back in the queue (which may explain, at least in
part, why Automatic Updates hasn't brought them in for you yet).

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Kevin wrote:
> OK. This may be the MOST basic question; but here goes. My
> understanding of the update service is if I use automatic windows update,
> I will get all critical and high priority updates. If I use Microsoft
> update, that will be extended to office, etc. I only have to perform a
> manual update if I want to select optional updates.
>
> My question. If the above is accurate, why where there high priority
> updates being shown for a computer (manually the morning of 8/11) that had
> performed a automatic update at 3:00 am (the Malicious Software update was
> downloaded)?
>
> Where is my understanding of the update services false?