Using a graphical user interface

1. From the Control Panel , open the Add or Remove Programs applet.
2. Click on Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. Click on the component you are interested in.
4. If there are subcomponents, the Details button will become active. Click on it. Check the box beside the components you want to install. When you are done, click OK.
5. Click Next. At this point the component(s) will be installed.
6. Click Finish to close the screen.

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Using a graphical user interface

1. Open the Group Policy Management Console.
2. In the left pane, navigate to the GPO you want to modify.
3. Right-click the target GPO and select Edit.
4. In the left pane of the Group Policy Object Editor, expand User Configuration Administrative Templates Start menu and Taskbar.
5. In the right pane, double-click Remove links and access to Windows Update (for Windows Server 2003) or Disable and Remove Links to Windows Update (for Windows 2000).
6. Select Enable and click OK.

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Using a graphical user interface

1. To configure Automatic Updates locally on a system, do the following:
2. Open the System applet in the Control Panel.
3. Select the Automatic Updates tab.
4. Check the box beside Keep my computer up to date to enable Automatic Updates.
5. Once you have done that, the radio buttons under Settings will become active. Select how you want to be notified about new updates and whether you want to automatically install them.
6. Click OK when you are done.

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Using a graphical user interface

1. From the Start menu, select All Programs > Activate Windows.
2. Select whether you want to activate by phone or over the Internet.

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