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Operating System – Windows
B-12
What Do I Need to Do? : Manually initiate an update check (http://v4.window-
supdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp) if automatic update is not enabled, or
is not working.
Microsoft Office Hotfixes
Description: This test verifies that the endpoint attempting to connect to your
system had the latest Microsoft Office hotfixes installed.
Test Properties: Select the hotfixes required on your network. If needed select
Deep Check to permit endpoint tests to run at the file level. Selecting the All
critical updates option requires all the critical patches that have been released
or will be released by Microsoft.
How Does this Affect Me?: Hotfixes are programs that update the software and
may include performance enhancements, bug fixes, security enhancements,
and so on. There is usually only one fix in a hotfix, whereas a patch includes
multiple hotfixes.
What Do I Need to Do? : Manually initiate an update check at http://
www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/muoptdefault.aspx?retur-
nurl=http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate&ln=en-us or by
clicking on one of the update numbers underlined at the right side of the
window as shown in figure B-1.
Figure B-1. Microsoft Office Hotfixes Critical Updates
Microsoft Applications Hotfixes
Description: Checks for hotfixes to Microsoft Applications.