October Meeting

MCCC October 2005

What is Windows Update? http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Windows Update is a Microsoft web site that provides updates for Windows operating system software and Windows-based hardware. Updates address known issues and help protect against known security threats.

How does it work?

1. Connect to the internet.
2. Open Internet Explorer.
3. In the Address box type: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and press Enter.
4. The web site changes from time to time, so follow the instructions on the screen.

When you visit the web site, Windows Update scans your computer and tells you which updates apply to your software and hardware. You choose the updates that you want to and how to install them.

What types of updates can I get?

Windows Update uses these categories:

• High Priority: Critical updates, security updates, service packs, and update rollups that should be installed as soon as they become available and before you install any other updates.
• Software (optional): Non-critical fixes for Windows programs, such as Windows Media Player and Windows Journal Viewer.
• Hardware (optional): Non-critical fixes for drivers and other hardware devices, such as video cards, sound cards, scanners, printers, and cameras.

What’s the difference between Express and Custom?

• Express (recommended) displays all high priority updates for your computer so that you can install them with one click. This is the quickest and easiest way to keep your computer up to date.
• Custom displays high priority and optional updates for your computer. You review and select the updates that you want to install, one by one.

Using Security Zones in Internet Explorer

1. Go to the web site you want to add to a zone
2. Press Alt-D to select the web address, and press Ctrl-C to copy it to the Windows Clipboard. This saves you from having to type it in later.
3. On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options.
4. Click the Security tab, and then click the security zone where you want to add the site: Local Intranet, Trusted sites, or Restricted sites.
5. Click the Sites button.
6. In the Add this Web site to the zone box, press Ctrl-V to paste in the web address.
7. Click the Add button.
8. If you want to add more sites to this zone now, you can go back to step 6 and type any additional web addresses into the Add this Web site to the zone box, and then click the Add button.
9. Click OK twice.

Change the Security Level of a Zone

1. On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. Click the Security tab, and then click the zone for which you want to change the security level.
3. Drag the slider to set the security level to High, Medium, Medium-low, or Low.
4. When you’ve finished, click OK.

Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl-C Copy
• Ctrl-X Cut
• Ctrl-V Paste
• Ctrl-Z Undo
• Ctrl-A Select All
• F2 Rename
• Windows Key Opens the Start menu
• Windows Key, U, S, S, Enter Shuts down the computer
• Windows Key-E Opens My Documents
• Windows Key-D Shows Desktop
• Windows Key-L Locks computer (at work) or switch users (at home)