HP 800 User Manual page 407

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Operating System – Windows
Service Packs
Description
This test verifies that the endpoint attempting to connect to your system has
the latest operating system (OS) service packs installed.
Test Properties
The service packs are listed here by operating system.
How Does this Affect Me?
Service packs are programs that update the software and may include perfor-
mance enhancements, bug fixes, security enhancements, and so on. There is
usually more than one fix in a service pack, whereas a hotfix is usually one fix.
What Do I Need to Do?
Manually initiate an update check (http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
en/default.asp) if automatic update is not enabled, or is not working.
Windows 2000 Hotfixes
Description
This test verifies that the endpoint attempting to connect to your system has
the latest Windows 2000 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 patch includes multiple hotfixes.
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