I went to the Windows Update website to see if there were any new updates. I saw this "new" thing called Microsoft Update and I installed the ActiveX control. Now in my start menu below windows update there is also Microsoft update. When I check for automatic updates, it always goes to Microsoft updates!!
Can I still get Automatic Updates? Or is the Microsoft Updates the same thing plus a bit more or just the same thing as Automatic Updates?
Help please! My parents will kill me if I screwed up their computer! D:
Windows/Microsoft Update!?!?!?
It's OK, the only difference between "Microsoft" updates and "Windows" updates is that Windows updates only offers updates for Windows, while Microsoft Updates offers updates for all Microsoft software (Windows, Office, and others). You are not missing any updates by using Microsoft updates, you are actually being offered updates you previously had no idea about for other Microsoft software.
Reply:The old Windows Update can only be used by Windows 2000 SP3 and older versions of Windows as far back as Windows 98.
Windows 2000 SP4 and newer redirects http://windowsupdate.com to http://update.microsoft.com -- Windows Update version 6 AKA Microsoft Update.
Microsoft Update is an enhancement where you may find updates not only for Windows OS but also for other MS products such as Office, SQL Server, Exchange and etc.
Reply:It's the same thing, MIcrosoft is just renaming and changing everything all the time. Your computer didn't get messed up, so don't worry!
It's good to keep them up to date too!
Reply:The Microsoft update includes Windows Updates as well as updates for a number of other Microsoft applications such as Office, Visual Studios, etc. Nothing to worry about. Windows update detected that there are other Microsoft products installed that may need updates (in addition to Windows).
Here's a link to the Microsoft Update FAQs page
http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsof...
Hope this eases your mind
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