McAfee MTP09EMB1RAA - Total Protection 2009, User Manual

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Configure automatic updates
By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for and installs
updates every four hours when your computer is connected to
the Internet. If you want to change this default behavior, you can
configure SecurityCenter to automatically download updates and
then notify you when the updates are ready to be installed or to
notify you before downloading the updates.
Note: SecurityCenter notifies you when updates are ready to be
downloaded or installed using alerts. From the alerts, you can
either download or install the updates, or postpone the updates.
When you update your programs from an alert, you may be
prompted to verify your subscription before downloading and
installing. For more information, see
Working with alerts (page
21).
1
Open the SecurityCenter Configuration pane.
How?
1. Under Common Tasks , click Home .
2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter
Information , click Configure .
2
On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Automatic
updates are disabled , click On , and then click Advanced .
3
Click one of the following buttons:
ƒ
Install the updates automatically and notify me when
my services are updated (recommended)
ƒ
Download the updates automatically and notify me
when they are ready to be installed
ƒ
Notify me before downloading any updates
4
Click OK .
Disable automatic updates
If you disable automatic updates, it is your responsibility to check
for updates regularly; otherwise, your computer will not have the
latest security protection. For information about checking for
updates manually, see
Check for updates (page 13).
1
Open the SecurityCenter Configuration pane.
How?