[For information on Blaster and how to fix it:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp]
1. E.g. [For the future, Automate the windowupdate
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ You may choose the level of automation
that you are comfortable.
for Windows XP, On the taskbar at the bottom of your screen, click Start.
2. Click the Control Panel icon.
3. Click the Performance and Maintenance category.
If the Performance and Maintenance category is not visible, click Switch to
Category View under Control Panel on the left side of the Control Panel
window.
4. Click the System icon to open the System Properties dialog
box.
5. Click the Automatic Updates tab.
Mine is always set to automatic on all my home machines.]
For Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/stepbystep/windows2000.asp
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Thomas O'Grady,
Security Business Unit
Microsoft Corporation
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