It will tell you if you have 32bit Windows or 64bit Windows.
If you’re not sure if you have 32bit or 64bit, right-click “Computer” (on the start menu) and choose “Properties”. The following Microsoft KB article applies to Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 both 32bit and 64bit editions.īe careful you download the correct version for your computer. The manual updates worked fine for me and since I did one update manually, MSE has been updating automatically and normally ever since. And since this recently happened to me too, I had the page handy. This happens to a lot of people - so much so that Microsoft has a special page where you can download the updates manually. I have used MSE for over a year and have never experienced this problem.
I then used the “help” link in MSE to read about my problem and get a resolution to no avail. Since that day, I have tried to update MSE numerous times but get a reading that it could not install updates because of internet or network connectivity problems. This past Sunday, I received a notice from Microsoft Security Essentials stating my computer might be at risk that it needed updating.
Linda can’t update her Microsoft Security Essentials
