Windows Xp Sp1 Hotfixes - HP ProCurve NAC 800 User Manual

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Operating System – Windows
B-18
Vista Enterprise
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Test Properties: Select the hotfixes from the list presented that are required on
your network. This list will occasionally change as tests are updated. If needed
select Deep Check to permit endpoint tests to run at the file level. 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 service pack
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.

Windows XP SP1 Hotfixes

Description: This test verifies that the endpoint attempting to connect to your
system has the latest Windows XP SP1 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. If needed
select Deep Check to permit endpoint tests to run at the file level. 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 service pack
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.