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Automatic Updates</H1>
<P CLASS="Intro"> The following preferences can be changed on the Automatic Updates 
  page:</p> 
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      <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Option</P></TH>
      <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Description</P></TH>
      <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Default</P></TH>
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      <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
          Automatically find new updates and notify me</P></TD>
      <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
          When selected, Update manager will automatically search for update, 
          as defined&nbsp; by the update schedule</p></TD>
      <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
          Off</P></TD>
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      <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
          Update Schedule</P></TD>
      <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
          Look for updates on each startup, or once a day or some day a week, 
          at a predefined time.</p></TD>
      <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
          on startup</P></TD>
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    <TR> 
      <TD height="23" COLSPAN="1" ROWSPAN="1" align="left" valign="top"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
          Download Options</P></TD>
      <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> 
          This option allows you to choose between having Eclipse search for updates 
          and notifying you of them once they are available or having Eclipse 
          automatically download new updates and asking you to install them.</p>
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          on startup</P></TD>
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<P>Here is what the Automatic Updates preference page looks like:&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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<img src="../images/Image_auto_up.png" alt="Automatic Update Preference Page" border="0">
<P>&nbsp; </P>


<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" >
<br><a HREF="../tasks/tasks-36.htm">Updating Eclipse with the update manager</a>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related reference" >
<br><a HREF="ref-61.htm">Help Menu</a>
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