windows update with firefox browser ?? help

[ravi]

hi guys,

i have a doubt, i hope some one can clarify me.

im having genuine windows xp professional with sp2 in my pc. i was
using ie6 to update all windows patches till now,but i prefer to use
firefox browser now. im not able to proceed to update with firefox
browser, it gives error that i shud use internet explorer. is it
possible to use firefox for updating security updates from
www.windowsupdate.com? is there any way to use firefox?

thanks

[Joseph Wilkinson]

Unfortunately, Microsoft's selfishness makes what you propose impossible (I think).  As yet, the only way to use Windows Update is with IE, as far as I know . . . does anyone else know a workaround for this?

[Abhinav Gautam]

i have to always use IE to update windows, but try this http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

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[Stephen]

I am pretty sure Microsoft created a FireFox extension for the
Windowsupdate. I couldn't find a link on microsoft, but here it is,
http://www.beggarchooser.com/firefox/windowsupdate_1.1.4.xpi from this
site
http://www.beggarchooser.com/firefox/

Hope this helps you,
Stephen

[Stephen]

Sorry, after I tried it, all it done was open IE, sorry. But if Find
that IE tab will embed IE inside of Firefox, that will let you update
while in FireFox.

Stephen