Experienced users know that not alloperating systems have been thoroughly debugged and have no so-called "holes" by the time they are released. That's why over time, developers are releasing for their products add-ons and service packs that should fix all errors found over time and make life easier for users. This article will tell you how to update Windows - one of the most popular operating systems in the world - to the latest, and therefore the most modified version.
Depending on the version of the operating system,it installs a certain number of updates released by the developers. For example, until now widely used Windows XP has received three official service packs, and its predecessor, Windows 2000 - four. As a rule, after the release of a new version of the operating system, developers from Microsoft offer users to update Windows automatically or manually. For novice users and those who are not too versed in computers, experts recommend that this procedure be performed automatically. But it should be remembered that such a system update is available only if the PC is connected to the Internet.
On the official website the most recent service packsUsers are still available for download by users even after the release of new OS. For example, you can download and install the latest updates for Windows XP on the Microsoft website despite the fact that after this operating system the company has already presented "operating systems" called Windows Vista and Windows 7, and very soon it is preparing to launch a completely fresh Windows 8 The methods of installing the latest service pack for the still popular Windows XP are described in detail not only on the official website, but also on many other resources on the network. That's why it's quite easy to update windows. You can do this in one of the ways described below:
· Update windows using automatic download from the official site. By enabling automatic updates (do thisyou can from the control panel), you can not worry about the future of the installed operating system - the OS itself will communicate with the official site via an Internet connection and check for new versions of software. All that is required in this case from the user is to ensure that the computer is connected to the network.
· Manual installation. If the computer is not connected to the Internet, thenA fresh update for Windows XP can be installed on your own. To do this, the user needs to download a software package called Service Pack 3 from the official site (you can do this from a number of other sources, but there is no guarantee that such an update will be licensed), copy all of its files to your PC's hard drive and run the installation file (it is called Setup.exe). Before installing, make sure that the operating system version includes the two previous service packs, since you can only update the latest version to the previous updates. Also, keep in mind that this service pack is not available for the 64-bit version of the "pig" favorite by many users (this is the nickname received by the people of Windows XP). "Sixty-four-digit" will only work with the second update package at least until April 2014, the developers assure.
If your computer was purchased with respect torecently, it is worth thinking about how to update Windows to the seventh version, since many software developers at the moment do not release versions of their products for Windows XP and are fully focused on the release of software for Windows 7.
To check if your operating system has been updatedsystem to the latest version, you need to go to the "Properties" of the computer and pay attention to the "System" section. If it already contains a postscript "Service Pack 3", then the OS has already been updated, and there is nothing to worry about.
