Microsoft yesterday issued 9 critical patches for windows. These security patches are issued under the Microsoft Security Bulletin summary for August, 2006 reports Beta News. This is an Advisory update released for patching newly discovered vulnerabilites. The nine updates whose Knowledge Base number are KB921883, KB917422, KB920683, KB921398, KB920670, KB922616, KB920214, KB890830 and KB918899.
So to manually update your Windows XP System Open Internet Explorer, Go to Tools menu, Select Windows Update. You can even download the patch by searching with thier KB number which we listed for you. For other optional updates visit Microsoft TechNet. I strongly suggest you to use Automatic Updates which you can set in your computer by right-clicking the My computer icon and selecting Automatic Updates tab. Click the Automatic (recommended) radio button.

To learn more about protecting your computer and automatic updates go to Windows Update Site.You need to Validate your windows to download the patches manually.