Windows Vista update FAQ

1. How can I obtain a patch?

Method 1: download from the Windows Update directory

Step 1: click the "Start> Windows Update" or access the Windows Update "link. On the page that appears, select the" link to the Windows Update directory displayed under the relevant topic, click "Save settings". A "Windows Update directory" option is displayed on the left side of the page. Open this link to go to the Windows update directory site.

Step 2: Open the "Search for updates to the Microsoft Windows operating system" link to enter the search page. On the search page, select the OS and language to search for updates, and date, including text, category, and other conditions (in advanced search options) and click "Search. On the search results page, click "add" to add the items to be downloaded to the download basket. After adding the items, click "go to download basket ", on the download basket page, select the location where the downloaded files are saved, click "Download Now", and click "accept" in the subsequent dialog box, IE automatically downloads and saves the selected update package to the specified directory.

Method 2: Use the Microsoft Knowledge Base Number to download

Step 1: Open the official Microsoft Update site and click the "view for updates" link. After the available updates are found on the page, check that each update name is followed by a name similar to "KB831240 ", write down the numbers one by one.

Step 2: open [url = http://support.microsoft.com /? Kbid = xxxxxx (xxxxxx represents the six digits in the above number), such as KB831240 patch Knowledge Base page for http://support.microsoft.com /? Kbid = 831240. The download link for this patch is displayed on the page.] Http://support.microsoft.com /? Kbid = xxxxxx (xxxxxx represents the six digits in the above number), such as KB831240 patch Knowledge Base page for http://support.microsoft.com /? Kbid = 831240. The download link of the patch is displayed.

TIPS:

You can also click the "more information" link in each patch introduction window to go to its knowledge base page.

Method 3: Download from Microsoft Security website

Step 1: Open asp "> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/default.asp (Microsoft Security site), here you can see the latest security announcements, security tools and so on. Click Security Bulletin Search in "Security" on the left of the home page. You can select product/Technology and Microsoft Knowledge Base number on the Search page.

Step 2: If you select Product/Technology Search, click "Search By Product Technology", for example, to Search all HotFix of Windows XP Professional, you can select "Windows XP Professional" in "Product/Technology", select the patch version in "Service Pack", and select the announcement date in "Bulletin release date. Click the Go button to find all related patches.

TIPS:

If you click "Search By KB Article Number", you can also Search for patches By Microsoft Knowledge base article number. In "knodge DGE base Article Number", enter a Knowledge base number, such as 331953, the search results are displayed at the bottom of the page.

Step 3: the search results are displayed at the bottom of the page. Open the link in the results, find the corresponding information on the security notice page, and click "Download the Update" To Go To the patch Download page, you need to Select the download Language. For Simplified Chinese, Select "Chinese Simplified" (Simplified Chinese) in "Select Language" and click "Go" to enter the download window, click "Download" to download the patch.

Method 4: Use HFNetChk to download

Step 1: Go to idea (Windows 2000/NT/XP/2003 is supported), download and install.

Step 2: run the "cmd" command to open the Command Prompt window, enter the installation directory of HFNetChk, and run the "hfnetchk-v" command (no quotation marks are entered ), at the beginning, the software prompts "Attempting to download the CAB from: http://xml.shavlik.com/mssecure.cab" (download messecure. cab file, which is required to monitor local patch updates). Wait a moment and you will see the test report.

Step 3: You can see the specific explanation behind each patch report project, with its corresponding Microsoft Knowledge Library number. Also, you can write down these numbers and find the corresponding download link to download them.

Method 5: manually download the Windows Update patch

Run "Start> Windows Update> View for updates" to find the upgrade patch, click "Review and install updates" to view the instructions for updating the patch, and then click "Install now ", in this case, the Windows Update Web page dialog box appears. download the patch, select "cancel", and exit the upgrade. Open C: Windows Update. log, all the patches you want are here. Copy the download link and use FlashGet and other download software to download them!

FAQs:

1. What should I do if the patch fails to be installed using Windows Update?

There are many causes of Windows Update failure. You can troubleshoot the problem from the following ideas:

1. Run the regsvr32 wupdinfo. dll command to register Windows Update again.

2. Check whether the system date is set correctly. Many friends find that Windows Update is unavailable after setting the date to an earlier year.

3. Use a proxy server (preferably a proxy server in North America) or connect to the Update site again at another time. Many unpredictable network problems will also affect the use of Windows Update.

4. Clear the temporary IE folder, delete all files except the xml file format in C: Program FilesWindowsUpdateV4, and check whether IE supports ActiveX.

5. make sure your computer has enabled port 443, which is a dedicated port for SSL (Security Socket Layer, windows Update uses this port when detecting the user's local environment (that is, click the "view for updates" link.

6. Run the "regsvr32 iuctl. dll/u" command to search for the iuengine. dll and iuctl. dll files in the system and delete all the search results.

7. Copy the error code to the Microsoft Site or google for search. In most cases, you can find a solution. Windows Update is often not used for installation using pirated installation disks.

8. The patch file cannot be installed after being downloaded to the hard disk.

2: I am a campus network user. How can I easily use Windows Update for online updates?

If you have difficulties accessing the internet or using Windows Update, you can use either of the following methods:

1. Use a proxy server to connect to the Windows Update site.

2. Use Windows Update for image sites in China. These sites are updated synchronously with Microsoft, and the following are faster:

Xi'an Jiaotong University: http: // 202.117.21.253/

Xiamen University: windowsupdate.xmu.edu.cn "> http://windowsupdate.xmu.edu.cn

Shanghai Jiao Tong University: http://windowsupdate.sjtu.edu.cn

3: After I use Windows Update, there are still many installation folders left in the system. How can I clear them?

Windows Update usually deletes the temporary installation files after the patch is installed. In most cases, the installation is interrupted.

The Remove Hotfix Backups program uninstalls these Files at http://www.onlinedown.net/cfan/07/rh.rar. after the task is run, click the Remove Backup Files and Add/Remove entries button.

4: Why are new patches frequently prompted for updates on Windows systems I have just updated?

In addition to this problem, the following problems may occur: on the Windows Update site, when you search for available updates, the list of available updates contains installed patch files.

Disable the Windows automatic update prompt function by switching to the "Automatic update" tab in "System Properties" and uncheck "keep my computer up-to-date ".