Help me remember how I set up my PC for automatic Windows updates (vanity)

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[rudy45]

I am running XP. I click on "control panel" then select the link for Windows update.

The next screen tells me that I am set up for automatic updates. The problem is, I don't remember how I did so, and cannot find a link to a dialog that lets me change this setting. Neither the "settings" link nor the "administrator options" link allows me to change this setting.

Also, how would I set up automatic updates in Windows 2000?

Thanks.

[doodad]

Control panel>automatic updates

[rudy45]

Thanks, I saw it, in both XP and 2000. Why they didn't integrate it with the "updates" screen is beyond me.

Thanks.

[aimhigh]

Before you make this change, be sure you are ready to install SP2.

[Osage Orange]

Before you make a "Fatal Error"...make darn sure you stune your beeber.

Just trying to help.............: )

[ozidar]

See this link: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39163649,00.htm

SP2 has been having compatability problems with many programs. You may want to wait until those issues are resolved.

[rudy45]

Thanks everyone.

Funny thing...I checked my own system, and find that I still am at SP1. But I already have my system set for automatic download AND installation.

Why wouldn't I already have installed SP2 by now (not that I'm complaining).

In the meantime, I have changed my settings so that I automatically download, but don't automatically install.

Thanks.

[rudy45]

Please ignore the last post. I should have read that other thread, and the Microsoft page more closely. It's not generally available yet, right? But the website doesn't say when that date will be.