Update Windows with Firefox without WGA

[Super_Nova]

Someone at my job told me about this site.
http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/

You can update windows using Firefox as well as other browsers, but not IE. There is no WGA and it's free.

I just used it. It works well.

 

[4W4K3]

IETab also works if you just have to use the official M$ website

 

[PC eye]

Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site.

To use this site, you must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later.

To upgrade to the latest version of the browser, go to the Internet Explorer Downloads website.

If you prefer to use a different web browser, you can obtain updates from the Microsoft Download Center or you can stay up to date with the latest critical and security updates by using Automatic Updates. To turn on Automatic Updates:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Depending on which Control Panel view you use, Classic or Category, do one of the following:
   • Click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
   • Click Performance and Maintenance, click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
3. Click the option that you want. Make sure Automatic Updates is not turned off.

That was the message seen when using the auto update link at http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/thanks.aspx?ln=en&&thankspage=5

 

[4W4K3]

Huh, works fine for me. I just went to Google and typed "Windows Update" and clicked on the M$ site it brings up.

 

[PC eye]

Try pasting the Windows update link from IE and try that. Let's see what Google has to say when tried here with one of the links.
Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site.

To use this site, you must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later.

To upgrade to the latest version of the browser, go to the Internet Explorer Downloads website.

If you prefer to use a different web browser, you can obtain updates from the Microsoft Download Center or you can stay up to date with the latest critical and security updates by using Automatic Updates. To turn on Automatic Updates:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Depending on which Control Panel view you use, Classic or Category, do one of the following:
   • Click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
   • Click Performance and Maintenance, click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
3. Click the option that you want. Make sure Automatic Updates is not turned off.

Now for the #9 link found with the Google search engine.

[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Sans-serif]TOP STORY[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Sans-serif]Dump Windows Update, use alternatives [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Sans-serif]By Brian Livingston[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Sans-serif]The Internet interprets Microsoft as damage and routes around it.[/FONT] http://windowssecrets.com/comp/060629/

[FONT=Arial,Sans-serif]2. WindizUpdate.com, an independent patch-download system, which I've been asked about by many readers, is a flawed alternative to Windows Update that I can't recommend.
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