Microsoft Update v Windows Update

Is there any description of what apps are covered by Microsoft Update?
The main page just says "Windows, Office and other Microsoft
applications."

Also, WU gives you options to (1) auto update, (2) auto download and
manually choose to update, or (3) notify only, so you can select updates
to download and install. Does MS Update give you the same choices?

On 7/11/2006, Lem posted this:
> Is there any description of what apps are covered by Microsoft Update? The
> main page just says "Windows, Office and other Microsoft applications."
>
> Also, WU gives you options to (1) auto update, (2) auto download and manually
> choose to update, or (3) notify only, so you can select updates to download
> and install. Does MS Update give you the same choices?

I wondered the same things and so I experimented.

It looks to me like there is no difference between them. They give all
the same screens, and both seem to update MS Office as well as Windows.

If I'm wrong, let's hope there are people here who will correct me.

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Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
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Lem <> wrote:

> Is there any description of what apps are covered by Microsoft Update?
> The main page just says "Windows, Office and other Microsoft
> applications."

Currently Office XP(2002), Office 2003, SQL Server, Windows Defender
definitions. Might be more in future.

> Also, WU gives you options to (1) auto update, (2) auto download and
> manually choose to update, or (3) notify only, so you can select
> updates to download and install. Does MS Update give you the same
> choices?

Yes.

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]

Robin Walker [MVP] wrote:
> Lem <> wrote:
>
>> Is there any description of what apps are covered by Microsoft Update?
>> The main page just says "Windows, Office and other Microsoft
>> applications."
>
> Currently Office XP(2002), Office 2003, SQL Server, Windows Defender
> definitions. Might be more in future.
>
>> Also, WU gives you options to (1) auto update, (2) auto download and
>> manually choose to update, or (3) notify only, so you can select
>> updates to download and install. Does MS Update give you the same
>> choices?
>
> Yes.
>
Thanks. I think, at least for now, that I'll stick with going
separately to WU and then to OU.