If you’re running Windows 2000, you should have Service Pack 3 installed (it was released earlier this month). And, once you have SP3 installed, you have the option for Automatic Updates:
When you use the Automatic Updates feature, your desktop machine automatically connects to Microsoft for any critical updates that might apply to your machine. The content is similar to that of the Windows Update feature except you don't have to manually go onto the Internet to check for updates—the Windows OS does it for you. […]
Pleasantly, M$ gives the option of varying levels of control to the automatic-update process:
- Notify me before downloading and notify me again before installing them on my computer […]
- Download the updates automatically and notify me when they are ready to be installed [&hellip]
- Automatically download the updates, and install them on a schedule that I specify […]
It sounds like a good idea to me, especially with the varying degree of automation offered.
You read the EULA on that thing yet?