The keep your system up-to-date, you can use Windows Update to detect out dated system files, find the latest security fixes and patches for your system and any new enhancements. It is an easy way of keeping your system current with the latest product updates and more stable over time.

With Automatic Update, administrators have more control over how updates are downloaded and installed. It allows you to configure how and when Windows should be updated with the latest product updates. For example, updates can be downloaded automatically and installed at a pre-configured schedule. The options available with Automatic Updates include:

• Notify me before downloading any updates and notify me again before installing them on my computer - Selecting this option means that before any updates are downloaded from the Windows Update site you will receive a notification. You will also receive notification before the updates are ready to be installed.

• Download the updates automatically and notify me when they are ready to be installed - Updates from the Windows Update site will be automatically downloaded. An icon will then appear with a message that the updates are ready to be installed. Clicking on the icon will launch the installation of the updates.
• Automatically download the updates and install them on the schedule that I specify - Any updates found on the Windows Update site will be downloaded in the background and installed at the pre-configured schedule.

You can configure Automatic Updates in Windows Server 2003 using the steps outlined below.

1. Open the System applet by clicking Start, pointing to Control Panel, and clicking System.

2. Click the Automatic Updates tab from within the System Properties window.
3. If automatic update is not enabled, click the option to Keep my computer up-to-date.
4. Under the Settings section, select the option to Automatically download the updates, and install them on the schedule I specify.
5. Using the arrows beside the drop down box, select Every Sunday and select 12:00 am for the time.