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We have made some updates and released AutoUpdate v4.2.
Long time customers will remember that the original versions of AutoUpdate+ forced them to deploy only cumulative updates. The cumulative update had to manage the update workflow for all clients in deployment, no matter how old they were. Recently we moved to a model that allows for incremental, not just cumulative updates. This was done due to a large number of customers whose environment was not suitable for cumulative updates, and who desperately needed a tool that can fully manage incremental updates.
The latest AutoUpdate+ version does not add new functionality, but simply improves the workflow for users who still want to use only cumulative updates. With this version we hope we can satisfy both types of customers, those who want incremental and those who want cumulative updates. If you have any ideas you would like us to implement, why not let us know on the contact form.
15 February 2008
You can now download our latest update config tool and client. AutoUpdate v4.1 includes the following changes:
- Configuration tool and client now support multiple versioned updates. This is a big change. The idea is that you can deploy as many updates as you need (i.e. v2.0, v3.0, v4.0, v5.0) and the update client will consume all the updates that it hasn't already seen. For example, if we are currently releasing v5.0 but an application user has not updated since v2.0, then they will be pushed out all of v3.0, v4.0 and v5.0.
- Loading and saving files is now much faster.
- Running /PermissionManagerInstall multiple times will no longer show a warning.
- Running /PermissionManagerCheckInstall will not pop-up a box showing the status.
- Windows temp directory now available as a deployment directory.
- New icons, graphics and help file.
28 December 2007
AutoUpdate v4.0.0.173 is now available. The minor update include the following changes:
- The final screen of the update will now contain a progress bar while updates files are getting switched in. Previous versions simply had a 2-5 second delay, with no feedback that the update client is processing files.
- Error messages that occur during an update will now be displayed as part of the update client screens with a Windows 'warning' icon. Previous versions showed errors as a separate text screen.
- The 'execute' function can now launch the scheduler (previously when executing '
/Scheduler' as the final task caused problems due to multiple instances of the update client). - Cancelled updates will now automatically restart any services that were stopped as part of an update action.
6 December 2007
View this quick demo to see AutoUpdate+ in action.
21 November 2007
AutoUpdate v4.0.0.170 is now available:
- A download timer will now display if the download process is slow. This was done as per forum recommendations.
- Cancelled updates can now be automatically postponed for one week.
- The Windows XP style for the progress bar was changed to 'smooth'.
15 October 2007
To celebrate the latest release of AutoUpdate+, we are offering you a 10% product purchase discount. This discount will be available for a period of only one month. Register your copy now!
4 October 2007
We have just released AutoUpdate v3.9.0.160.
Some of the new features that have been implemented:
- The test sandpit now shows a live feed of the log file. This makes testing significantly easier, as you can see exactly what processes the update client is undertaking in real-time.
- The update client now allows the end-user to decide what to do with cancelled updates.
- Minor changes to update client text (note: Croatian language is also being added, but just missed being included in v3.9)
- Improved capabilities for the configuration tool to manage large files.
29 June 2007
We have just released AutoUpdate v3.8.0.138. Some of the new features:
- Changes to update client GUI. In particular, the update client will now only display one progress bar for the whole update (previously we had one bar for the file progress, and one bar for the total progress).
- Several deployment options: Files, shortcuts, file execution, service management and registry.
- A test sandpit is now integrated into the application. This will significantly help you test the application on your local PC.
- Server file CRC values can now be compared to the local client CRC values. This will help manage the file download process more intelligently, and save you bandwidth.
- Bug fix: File time displayed in the configuration tool will now be displayed under the local time zone.
16 May 2007
AutoUpdate v3.7.4.128 is now available:
- Drag'n'drop is now enabled for various controls. The best feature is that you can now drag files directly from Explorer into the configuration tool.
- The name of registry keys can now be copied directly from RegEdit. This will save you a bit of typing.
- The events list has been increased, and various event names changed
- Forum request: We have added a 'remember credentials' check-box for both proxy and web-site access credentials.
- Many people have written to ask if AutoUpdate+ can manage services. We have finally put in a service management component. This component allows you to Pause, Stop, Start and Continue the execution an application service. Various stages of the update cycle can be used as event triggers for stopping/starting a given service.
29 April 2007
AutoUpdate+ v3.7.2.125 is now available. This update provides two minor enhancements that have been asked for by customers:
- The 'Build and Upload' feature uploads all the update files to your server. A customer noticed that file-based server uploads did not give sufficient feedback when an error occured. Enhanced logging has been added to correct this.
- The update client can recognize an HTTP Basic Authentication request, and displays a credential request box to the user. We have added a feature whereby the update client will automatically supply authentication credentials that have been specified when the client was built.
9 April 2007
AutoUpdate+ has released v3.7.1.121. This is a minor update to v3.7, which contains the following bug fixes:
- Bug Fix: Variable substitution had several faults, and variables were not always inserted into the client correctly. The variable subsitituion algorithm has been corrected.
- Bug Fix: Client graphics were not remembered when the client is updated or a new update client is built. This is now fixed.
- Bug Fix: URL limited to 128 characters. This was a problem when variable replacement is done. A temporary fix is to raise the URL size to 256 characters, which should be sufficient for most users. A future fix will make the URL size dynamic.
- Enhancement: Some minor text and layout changes to the configuration tool.
- Enhancement: Clicking on tray-icon bubble in a CheckBackground update check will now cause the update client to pop-up.
2 April 2007
AutoUpdate+ v3.7 is now available. It contains several new and exciting features:
- New: Scheduler. This component allows your customer to schedule update checks.
- New: Tray icon minimization. Keeps things looking neat.
- New: Tray icon bubble notification of updates (if Background check is used).
- New: File variables now accepts XML files, and can read these from any directory.
- New: General interface improvements to make configuration tool easier to navigate and use
The on-line help and FAQ are good starting points to learn more about new features.
9 March 2007
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12 Febuary 2007
Version 3.6 of AutoUpdate is now available. This version includes significant changes that you should be aware of:
- Major change: Windows 98 is no longer supported. This should not be a surprise, as Windows 98 is rare to see these days anywhere. However, our decision was made not due to a lack of Win98 distribution, but rather due to the testing difficulties and technical limitations of the platform.
- Major change: UpdateService.exe is no longer a separate application. A new permission manager service is available, and is built right into the update client. It is highly recommended that your deployments have the permission manager service enabled, especially on Vista installations of your application.
- New: Korean language added as a new text to the update client
- Update: Help files have been updated (they were quite out of date)
- Fix: The 'Restart' and 'SilentFinished' tags are now available
2 Febuary 2007
We had created a forum several months ago, and found it to be an excellent way to communicate with customers and get people's queries about AutoUpdate+. Unfortunately various hosting problems occured, servers had to be changed, and along the way the forum was lost!
There is now a reincarnation of the AutoUpdate+ user forums. Post anything you want, and hopefully either ourselves or a customer will be able to deliver a quick response.
26 January 2007
Version 3.5 of AutoUpdate+ is now available. This version includes:
- New: Proxy with login credential requirements are now supported.
- New: Website with 'basic authentication' login credentials are now supported.
- New: File deployment to CurrentDrive has been added.
- New: Additional logging of client actions.
- Changed: You can use any 'Company Name' in the bottom-left client hyperlink, not only the company name for which you registered your copy of AutoUpdate+.
- Changed: You can now use the update client without requiring a 'main application executable' to exist.
- Fixed: IE7 client connection problems when a proxy was used.
- Fixed: Forward slashes in command-line for file execution erroneously converted to backwards slashes.
1 January 2007
Happy new year to all!!
11 December 2006
A minor update is now available for AutoUpdate+. Version 3.4.0.9 includes:
- Bug fix: Cancel button will now be disabled when Critical update option is used.
- Configuration tool now includes embedded browser to allow direct contact to AutoUpdate+ support.
16 October 2006
It's been a long time coming, but our web-site has finally been redesigned to use CSS. Some of the content that previously existed is being ported to the new styles. Within several days you should see additional content, including a re-opening of the forum and possibly the addition of a blog. (I'm looking forward to it ;-)).
We have also significantly rearchitected the update client source code. This will made it faster and easier for us to add cool, new features, especially things that you request at short notice.
You can also now download AutoUpdate+ v3.4:
- New wait screens displays at the start and end of the update. No more delays with no user feedback.
- Resizing of some update client elements to support correct display of Chinese text.
- Bug fix: Unzipping to a sub-directory will now work if the directory did not already exist.
1 August 2006
AutoUpdate+ v3.3 is now available, with the following features:
- The tool can now upload the update files to your server.
- Full length bitmaps can be used for wizard page headers.
- Configuration tool interface has been made easier to use.
- Configuration tool interface has been made easier to use.
- New languages available for the update client.
2 June 2006
An update to the application is now available, and in addition the help files are now on-line.
AutoUpdate+ v3.2.0.73 contains the following updates:
- Added capability to include a backup server for deployment.
- Added capability to use a file server for deployment.
- Added capability to allow port numbers to be used for HTTP/HTTPS server selection.
- Configuration tool will now show when the application is registered correctly.
- Improved clarity of AutoUpdate+ client log file.
- Language: Added Chinese language strings to AutoUpdate+ client.
- Language: Added Thai language strings to AutoUpdate+ client.
- Bug: Fixed issue with registration when a long company name is used.
- Bug: Fixed problem causing timestamps not to be set for the downloaded files.
8 May 2006
This month our web-site update can be almost considered finished. It took a while, but the aim was for a simple, easy to navigate web-site. Hopefully that's what we achieved.
AutoUpdate+ 3.2 has been released, with the following updates:
* Note: Changes to the Update Service are not compatible with previous versions of AutoUpdate+. If you are using this feature, please wait for a mini-update to the application that will correct any compatibility issues and allow you to use v3.2 of the software.
11 April 2006
We just released AutoUpdate+ 3.1.4.68. As part of our recent web-site refurbishment, we have also refurbished parts of the AutoUpdate+ configuration utility. The interface has been made easier to use in some parts, and the package size was reduced by about 0.5MB by dropping some files that are no longer relevant. Don't forget to contact us if you wish to get some particular feature added to our next release!
10 March 2006
AutoUpdate+ 3.1.3.66 is now available.
- Updated demos.
- Minor graphics changes to client.
- Full support for non-English characters. Previously dynamic messages had to be in English.
- Feature update: The AutoUpdate+ client can now select to use any icons of 16, 32 or 48*48 bits.
- Bug fix: Autoupdate will detect if the application name selected is the name of the AutoUpdate+ client.
We have also updated this web-site -- our previous site was starting to look a bit tacky!
29 January 2006
AutoUpdate+ 3.1.0.62 is now available. This release contains some minor fixes, but it also includes a feature that has been requested by several customers at one time or another. Specifically, customers have wanted an auto-update check to occur before the launching of the main application (whereas previously it was done asynchronously). A check-box has been added to the 'Client' tab which allows you to select the new behavior. If you want new features like this added, then please add comments to the forum. Other modifications made to this version:
- Icons and bitmaps selected for the update client will automatically be set as the defaults for future client executables (this was a forum request).
- For clarity the configuration .aup file, the update client and the server xml file have now been split into separate directories to reduce clutter (this was also a forum request)
- The configuration utility will now warn you if you have modified a language resource but have not saved it before opening a new project.
10 December 2005
AutoUpdate+ 3.0.4 is now availabe, and contains the following updates:
- Added several new languages to the defaults
- Interface for file server selection has been updated
- Allows registry variables to be used for update file server, as per forum request.
- Corrected UNC file handling mechanism
- Targeted updates mechanism corrected so as not to increment client-side version number
13 November 2005
The on-line forum has unfortunately been down for some days due to database errors. This error is now corrected, so if you have any queries please post to the forum.
17 September 2005
Few people realise that auto-update checking allows you to pass to your server many useful parameters. Therefore we have put together an article called crack detection with update checks that shows how we use the 'phone home' capabilities of an update check to run our own detection mechanism for cracks. On other matters, you may not have noticed, but our prices are currently reduced, but only until the end of this month. Take the opportunity to purchase AutoUpdate+ at reduced rates while this offer is still available.
23 August 2005
AutoUpdate+ 3.0 is now availabe! The following changes were made to this version:
- Added several new languages to the defaults
- Added new defaults to configuration utility
- Command-line parameters now pass through on restart
- Minor text changes to both configuration utility and update client
- Corrected error with internet connection detection
14 July 2005
We have released AutoUpdate+ 2.9 with more functionality and a better GUI. * Additional bitmap graphics now available to help tailor the update client to your desires.
- Additional bitmap graphics now available to help tailor the update client to your desires.
- Added a 'Do not terminate EXE' to the 'Restart action' behavior.
- Improved the security of the application.
- Increasing file naming options. You can now name the log and status files as you wish.
- Corrected minor errors with the 'AutoCompare' functionality.
- Corrected error that caused application restarting/terminate to occur as expected.
- Corrected issue that stopped UpdateService from uninstalling correctly.
8 Mar 2005
We have released AutoUpdate+ 2.7:
- Added 'CurrentVersion' and 'UpdateVersion' variable names.
- You can now use command-line parameters for file executions.
- It is now very easy to update the update client.
- Corrected a client-side bug that caused text not to appear correctly.
12 Feb 2005
A lot of people are curious about how an automatic update mechanism is programmed, and what is involved in building such a tool. Our team has decided to respond by providing source code for a simple update mechanism which could be useful for single file applications. Take a look at An AutoUpdate Trick.
6 Feb 2005
A user forum has been added to the web-site. The form software we selected is an application called Snitz. It is an ASP-based application, running on a MySQL back-end. Many of our customer queries have been related to very similar topics, and hopefully by use of the forum we can add to the knowledge-base presented to our users. Feel free to post anything on the forums.
20 Jan 2005
We released version 2.5 of AutoUpdate+. This version of the application adds non-English languages to the client interface. The client updater has also been thoroughly enhanced in terms of flexibility. We now allow practically all client text to be modified and set as per your needs.
1 Jan 2005
We wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year from the team at AutoUpdate+!!