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Verifying Latest Service Pack & Critical Updates are Installed

  1. Go to the Microsoft Windows Update page. (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
  2. Click the Yes button if you are prompted to trust Microsoft's site.
  3. Click the Scan for Updates link.
  4. Click the Review and Install Updates link.
  5. If there are no asterisks (*) next to any of the updates listed, click the Install Now button.
    Important: If there is an asterisk (*) next to one or more of the updates listed, those updates need to be installed separately. To do this:
    1. Select one update with an asterisk (*).
    2. Click the Remove button beside all the other updates listed.
    3. Click the Intall Now button.
    4. After reading the license agreement, click the Accept button.
    5. Click Next.
    6. Select the I Agree option.
    7. Click Next.
    8. Click OK to restart your computer.
    Return to the Microsoft Windows Update page (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com) and repeat these steps until there are no more critical updates to install.
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