How To: Windows Update for Windows 2000

[sdfox7]

Due to a change in the backend of Windows Update, the Windows Update functionality built-in Internet Explorer no longer works.

I don't know if this is temporary or permanent, but discovered it this morning on Windows XP. I have confirmed the situation is the same with Windows 2000.

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com no longer works:

You must now use the legacy v6 site, which does and always has worked:

http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us

Edited May 14, 2017 by sdfox7
edit v6 update link

[blackwingcat]

On my Windows 2000,

IE 6 jump from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12373/windows-update-faq#!https:/support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12373/windows-update-faq