Mac OSX Software Update Guide

Step 1: Start the Software Update control panel.

• From the Apple Menu, select System Preferences...

• A window similar to the one below will display.

• Double-click on the Software Update control panel to continue.

Step 2: Check for available updates.

• Click on the "Update Now" button to begin checking for new updates.

• If there are any new updates, a window similar to the one below will be shown.  

Step 3: Select and Install the updates of your choosing.

• Select the updates of your choice and click the Install button.

• If you click on a specific update, details about the software will be shown.

• The Software Update process requires an Administrator account to install the updates.

• Consequently, you may be prompted with the following Authentication window.  

• The selected updates will be downloading and installed as shown below.

• When the installation process is done, you may be prompted to restart as shown below.

Step 4: Visit our Security web site.

• Our computing security web site is located at www.jmu.edu/computing/security.

• Be sure to check out the site to learn how to further protect you computer from malicious attacks and abuse.

• Also, the latest versions of the supported Internet applications found on our CampusNet CD can be downloaded from our web site at www.jmu.edu/computing/downloads.