Manually Update Windows Vista

• Click on the Windows Vista Start menu button located on the task bar of your PC, and then type the word "Update" in the Start menu search field. You should be able to see "Windows Update" as one of the results of your search on the Start menu; Windows update should be the first item displayed. Click on the "Windows Update" button. This will prompt the Windows update dialog box to open. The Windows Update dialog box contains various settings and options intended to better assist PC users in managing Windows-related updates. Click on the "Check Updates" link located in the left corner of the dialog box situated below the "Control Panel Home" link. Upon clicking on the "Check Updates" link, you have manually prompted Windows to search for any relevant Windows updates available for your PC. If Windows updates are available, whether critical or optional updates, "Windows Update" will reveal them in another dialog box, where you will have to select the updates by clicking on the small box next to each update item. You will then click on the "OK" button located in the lower-right column of the dialog box. This will redirect you to another dialog box showing you a summary of the items you have chosen to download. Click on the "Install Updates" button to update your Windows PC.
  
  If there no Windows updates, Windows will notify you within a few seconds after running "Windows update."
  
  

Configuring Windows Update Settings

• Select the "Change Settings" link in the left corner of the main "Windows Update" dialog box located under the "Control Panel Home" link. Upon selecting "Change Settings," you will be redirected to another dialog box, where you can make changes to the way you would like Windows to find updates as well as how often you would like Windows to find updates. If you would like Windows to automatically install critical updates, be sure to select "Install updates automatically (recommended)"under the "Important updates" link. You can further specify a day and time when you would like Windows to perform this update check by choosing a day and time next to the "Install New Updates" and "At" fields. Upon making your selections, be sure to click the "OK" button located at the bottom of the dialog box for these changes to immediately take effect.