The following was obtained from the Apple website at www.apple.com. Using the Software Update feature of System Preferences, you can get updates immediately or schedule when Mac OS X checks for updates. Because some updates are prerequisites for others, you may need to use Software Update more than once to get all desired updates.
How to Manually Update
To get updates immediately, follow these steps:
- Choose System Preferences from the Apple Menu.
- Choose Software Update from the View menu.
- Click Update Now.
- In the Software Update window, select the items you want to install, then click Install.
- Enter an Admin user name and password.
- After the update is complete, restart the computer if necessary.
- Repeat these steps to see if more updates are revealed.
- Optional: Make software you do not need "inactive."
How to Schedule Automatic Software Update
Software Update opens and looks for updates immediately after you log in to your computer on the scheduled day, assuming that you are connected to the Internet. You can set this to happen daily, weekly, monthly, or not at all. Follow these steps to set a schedule:
- Choose System Preferences from the Apple Menu.
- Choose Software Update from the View menu.
- Click the radio button for Automatically.
Note: If you do not want scheduled updates, click the radio button for Manually, then skip to Step 5.
- Choose the interval you prefer (daily, weekly, or monthly) from the Check for Updates pop-up menu.
- Close the System Preferences window.