HP 800 User Manual page 411

Windows XP Hotfixes
Description
This test verifies that the endpoint attempting to connect to your system has
the latest Windows XP hotfixes installed.
Test Properties
Select the hotfixes from the list presented that are required on your network.
This list will occasionally change as tests are updated. The most secure option
is to select the All critical updates option, as this requires all the critical patches
that have been released or that will be released by Microsoft. You don't have
to keep checking by patch number.
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
What Do I Need to Do?
Manually initiate an update check
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Windows Automatic Updates
Description
This test verifies that the endpoint attempting to connect to your system has
Windows Automatic Updates enabled.
Test Properties
Select the minimum setting for Windows automatic updates that is required
of endpoints attempting to connect to your network.
On – Download and install automatically
■
■ On – Download automatically but notify before installing (Recom-
mended)
On – Notify before downloading and installing
■
■ Off – No action taken (Not recommended)
Operating System – Windows
service pack includes multiple hotfixes.
(http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
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