
It's important to note that the application updates that Microsoft Update will apply must be flagged as "high priority." It won't provide the minor feature upgrades and changes that applications such as Office often receive you still need to periodically update applications manually to get those types of upgrades.

Therefore, be sure to configure Automatic Updates to at least download updates and alert you, if not automatically install them.

Microsoft Update works with Automatic Updates and will use the updating methodology that you've enabled for Automatic Updates. High-priority updates for regularly updated Microsoft applications (currently Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft SQL Server) will now receive the same treatment as updates for the base OS. Microsoft Update replaces the existing Windows Update and provides updates and patches for everything that Windows Update did, plus adds update services for several other Microsoft applications, all at one Web site.Īvailable from, Microsoft Update is a handy service for Windows users as well as users of other Microsoft products.

Microsoft has made good on its promise for the mid-2005 availability of the new Microsoft Update service.
