common updater utility

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I'm sick and tired of n+1 update agents starting and going to systray at
Windows startup! Even so, not all programs are up-to-date.

Windows needs an update utility that works like yum (apt) in Linux.
Microsoft would supply the utility, and all new installed programs write
their update repository address to the utility configuration file. That
way everything is kept up to date as long as product support is
available. Only thing I don't understand is why isn't it in already?

Now come on and do it!

Vesa
 
Vesa said:
I'm sick and tired of n+1 update agents starting and going to systray
at Windows startup! Even so, not all programs are up-to-date.

Windows needs an update utility that works like yum (apt) in Linux.
Microsoft would supply the utility, and all new installed programs
write their update repository address to the utility configuration
file. That way everything is kept up to date as long as product
support is available. Only thing I don't understand is why isn't it
in already?
Now come on and do it!
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Yeah Vesa.. Get on that.. Or are you afraid of work and money and
recognition?
 
Shenan said:
Yeah Vesa.. Get on that.. Or are you afraid of work and money and
recognition?
Click to expand...
It needs to be supplied by Microsoft and the update information
integrated into Windows Installer. As a third-party utility it's just
not going to be widespread enough. If every Windows installation does
not have it, all software would install their autoupdate agents by
default anyway.
 
Vesa said:
I'm sick and tired of n+1 update agents starting and going to
systray at Windows startup! Even so, not all programs are
up-to-date.
Windows needs an update utility that works like yum (apt) in Linux.
Microsoft would supply the utility, and all new installed programs
write their update repository address to the utility configuration
file. That way everything is kept up to date as long as product
support is available. Only thing I don't understand is why isn't it
in already?
Now come on and do it!
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
Yeah Vesa.. Get on that.. Or are you afraid of work and money and
recognition?
Click to expand...
It needs to be supplied by Microsoft and the update information
integrated into Windows Installer. As a third-party utility it's just
not going to be widespread enough. If every Windows installation does
not have it, all software would install their autoupdate agents by
default anyway.
Click to expand...

So? Same question still stands..
You really think if you could build it and market it, Microsoft wouldn't
include it/integrate it?

(BTW - it doesn't work for everything in the *nix world either - contrary to
popular belief. Not all software gets updated in the same way nor will it
ever unless one company makes all software.)
 
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