How to Manage Vista Security Updates

I plan to purchase a new Dell XPS 630 computer with the Vista Business
Edition. I currently have a Dell Dimension 8200 computer with windows XP
Pro. Each month, I manually download the applicable security updates,
disconnect from the internet, disable NAV, ZA, BoClean, and then manually
install each security update and reboot as necessary. When I had the
computer setup for automatic updates, my computer seemed to have a lot of
problems because I was on line and had the security programs running.
Unfortunately this procedure is a bit time consuming.

Is Vista capable of accepting security updates for installation while still
connected to the windows update web site and the internet?? Would
appreciate any comments and suggestions as to the best way for managing the
Vista security updates. Thanks, Sam.

Vista version of Windows, the Windows Update website has been replaced by Windows Update
in Control Panel

Perhaps this will answer some questions:-

Understanding Windows Update and Extras in Windows Vista
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...0.html#updates

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http://taurarian.mvps.org
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How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco


"Sam" <> wrote in message
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|I plan to purchase a new Dell XPS 630 computer with the Vista Business
| Edition. I currently have a Dell Dimension 8200 computer with windows XP
| Pro. Each month, I manually download the applicable security updates,
| disconnect from the internet, disable NAV, ZA, BoClean, and then manually
| install each security update and reboot as necessary. When I had the
| computer setup for automatic updates, my computer seemed to have a lot of
| problems because I was on line and had the security programs running.
| Unfortunately this procedure is a bit time consuming.
|
| Is Vista capable of accepting security updates for installation while still
| connected to the windows update web site and the internet?? Would
| appreciate any comments and suggestions as to the best way for managing the
| Vista security updates. Thanks, Sam.
|
|

Many thanks for the excellent information and especially the tutorials at
the web site!!

I should have been more clear in my question - In windows XP, one could
enable the Automatic feature of the windows update on the computer which
would automatically download and install the updates, while still being
connected to the internet. However, my experience was that having a major
download and install of these security updates, while still being connected
to the internet with the computer security programs being also enabled,
generally caused some problems of corruption. So that was the reason I used
the procedure I described in my original post.

So my question - is it safe to enable the Vista Update Automatic feature on
my computer so that any existing/applicable security updates on the windows
update web site, will automatically download and install on my computer
while my computer is still connected to the internet? Thanks for any
additional help, Sam.


"TaurArian" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>
> Vista version of Windows, the Windows Update website has been replaced by
> Windows Update
> in Control Panel
>
> Perhaps this will answer some questions:-
>
> Understanding Windows Update and Extras in Windows Vista
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...0.html#updates
>
> --
>
> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
> http://taurarian.mvps.org
> ======================================
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco

I have mine set to download updates and let me choose whether to install them.
I've also included recommended updates etc and I use Microsoft Update.
This is on the laptop, not the computer I'm using now.
I've had no problems so far with the laptop.

If you're concerned you can always do a manual scan, see what you need and then downloand
and install offline -

For just the current listing:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx

For security and other patches released for a given month :
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms##-***.mspx
Replace ## with the two-digit year
Replace *** with the three character month abbreviation

Providing there are releases for that month, you will see the list of "critical"
"important" patches for that month
Check on the 2nd Tuesday of each month - later in the day.

Search for a download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en




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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
======================================
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco


"Sam" <> wrote in message
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| Many thanks for the excellent information and especially the tutorials at
| the web site!!
|
| I should have been more clear in my question - In windows XP, one could
| enable the Automatic feature of the windows update on the computer which
| would automatically download and install the updates, while still being
| connected to the internet. However, my experience was that having a major
| download and install of these security updates, while still being connected
| to the internet with the computer security programs being also enabled,
| generally caused some problems of corruption. So that was the reason I used
| the procedure I described in my original post.
|
| So my question - is it safe to enable the Vista Update Automatic feature on
| my computer so that any existing/applicable security updates on the windows
| update web site, will automatically download and install on my computer
| while my computer is still connected to the internet? Thanks for any
| additional help, Sam.
|
|
| "TaurArian" <> wrote in message
| news:%...
| >
| > Vista version of Windows, the Windows Update website has been replaced by
| > Windows Update
| > in Control Panel
| >
| > Perhaps this will answer some questions:-
| >
| > Understanding Windows Update and Extras in Windows Vista
| > http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...0.html#updates
| >
| > --
| >
| > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
| > http://taurarian.mvps.org
| > ======================================
| > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
| > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
|
|

Many thanks for your quick answers and excellent information. Have a good
weekend, Sam.


"TaurArian" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have mine set to download updates and let me choose whether to install
>them.
> I've also included recommended updates etc and I use Microsoft Update.
> This is on the laptop, not the computer I'm using now.
> I've had no problems so far with the laptop.
>
> If you're concerned you can always do a manual scan, see what you need and
> then downloand
> and install offline -
>
> For just the current listing:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx
>
> For security and other patches released for a given month :
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms##-***.mspx
> Replace ## with the two-digit year
> Replace *** with the three character month abbreviation
>
> Providing there are releases for that month, you will see the list of
> "critical"
> "important" patches for that month
> Check on the 2nd Tuesday of each month - later in the day.
>
> Search for a download
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
> http://taurarian.mvps.org
> ======================================
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
>
>
> "Sam" <> wrote in message
> news:SMqQj.3222$ t...
> | Many thanks for the excellent information and especially the tutorials
> at
> | the web site!!
> |
> | I should have been more clear in my question - In windows XP, one could
> | enable the Automatic feature of the windows update on the computer which
> | would automatically download and install the updates, while still being
> | connected to the internet. However, my experience was that having a
> major
> | download and install of these security updates, while still being
> connected
> | to the internet with the computer security programs being also enabled,
> | generally caused some problems of corruption. So that was the reason I
> used
> | the procedure I described in my original post.
> |
> | So my question - is it safe to enable the Vista Update Automatic feature
> on
> | my computer so that any existing/applicable security updates on the
> windows
> | update web site, will automatically download and install on my computer
> | while my computer is still connected to the internet? Thanks for any
> | additional help, Sam.
> |
> |
>