July 2007 Releases - Part 2
Posted by Lyndon Brown on July 17th, 2007 |
The rest of the July 2007 releases are now complete. You can get them via the links in the download page
Looking at the release time, we seem to be getting back on track now after all the major changes the project has been going through since March :)
Blaze
July 17th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
what can I say? Brilliant effort, great work, and keep the best project in the world going! :D
July 17th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Can I provide this quick link, to AutoPatcher_WinXP_Jul07_x86_ENU_Update
(ie the one that most want)
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/AutoPatcher-XP-Download-6278.html
Kim
July 18th, 2007 at 1:24 am
Thank you fot this one. I’m very happy that you didn’t respect the tradition anymore and that all the July releases came out before July was over.
Good job.
July 18th, 2007 at 2:29 am
Well, thank you very much for all your effort, skill and hard work!
Hugo
July 18th, 2007 at 3:48 am
I must say thanks for putting in the work too. I find this to be a very helpful tool.
July 18th, 2007 at 7:16 am
GREAT NEWS !!!
NICE ONE GUYZ
July 18th, 2007 at 7:43 am
you guys are life savers for the little guys!
good work
July 18th, 2007 at 8:21 am
question … how come d download link doesnt link me to d update file like it used to ???
ur support is greatly appreciated …
July 18th, 2007 at 11:41 am
thanks alot to u all.
July 18th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
@plue
If what you meant was why does it link to the forum thread, then try reading the fine prints at the Download page.
To ease you up, here’s the “fine prints” :
> Notice: This page has been put under construction!
> The old download page just wasn’t cutting it anymore.
> We’ll be working on a new one soon!
> So, until it has been re-designed, here are some
> temporary links to forum topics where you can find
> download links…
There you go.
@AP Team
Thanks again for this release, especially to Lyndon for putting the pieces together for this version. ;)
July 18th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
This is the single most useful utility I have ever used. Being the only IT guy at a non-profit, and having to build images for all the various models of PC I get coming in, this tool and all the updates has literally saved me hundreds of hours. My donation is but a nano-token of my appreciation for the efforts of this team that help me crank out these boxes.
Thank you SO MUCH! -Jack Riggen
July 18th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
where can i find autopatcher windows xp in brazillian portuguese?
if not available how can i translate?
July 19th, 2007 at 7:03 am
^ Cristiano sent me the file, I’ve made it official and I’m uploading it right now.
July 19th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Thanks AP team!
July 19th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Welp just to report.. i got the dreaded Yikes divide by zero error mentioned in the forum after i updated: What AutoPatcher was trying to do
It appears that the error occured while AutoPatcher was trying to initialize the form’s screens.
Where: frmMain.Form_Load()
Error Code: 0xB: Division by zero
Tried to uninstall and reinstall no effect. Tried the following 3 suggestions with no efect
Install both the setup files in AutoPatchers \win9xnt folder [not exactly sure what this means, I copied the original downloaded files here]
If that doesn’t work, go to start > run, type REGSVR32 SCRRUN.DLL and press enter [done successfully but no effect]
If that doesn’t work, copy files from C:\Program Files\AutoPatcher\bin to C:\Windows\System32 [copied successfully but no effect]
Tried rebooting of course. Now just get the error message when i try to run the program..
July 19th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Great stable application. Huge thanks to the AP team.
One question: for the extras addon releases, do I install the July release over the top of the May release (like an update) or do I uninstall the May release first? Thanks.
July 20th, 2007 at 1:08 am
A bit of a “bug” in this July release.
In KB928366 (a critical update for .NET Framework 1.1 SP1; may not apply to everyone), the options are set to “/quiet /norestart” where it should’ve been just “/Q”.
If anyone’s having trouble with this critical update, just edit its .apm file or run the update manually.
July 20th, 2007 at 6:19 am
I confirmed the bug with KB928366… Going to learn how to edit the .apm file…
July 20th, 2007 at 6:47 am
For manually editing the .apm file, look under this (default) directory :
C:\Program Files\AutoPatcher\modules\Critical\
…and then look for this file :
KB928366_DN11SP1_x86_enu.apm
Editing it is easy; just use Notepad or any text editor.
The line that you’ll want to edit is line 60.
Change this :
“Module:\NDP1.1sp1-KB928366-X86.exe” /quiet /norestart
…into this :
“Module:\NDP1.1sp1-KB928366-X86.exe” /Q
Just note that editing the .apm file manually will make your AP as an “unofficial release”. =)
It’s probably more “cleaner” to just run the .exe file manually.
The update file is located (by default) at :
C:\Program Files\AutoPatcher\modules\Critical\KB928366_files\
Just run the only .exe file there.
July 26th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Where are the translations packs?
July 26th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
I just have to say WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL APPLICATION!!! My brother’s hard drive took a dive, and I helped him do a scratch install of WinXP on a new hard drive. Unfortunately, the XP install CD had only SP1 on it. My brother has only a dial-up connection. I dreaded the prospect of getting up to SP2, and then all of the updates that have come out since then.
What a slick interface! I loved that I could download the core, and update that with the update, DirectX, and Extras packs. (The website/documentation needs to explain that a little better. I really didn’t know what I was doing, but followed what I thought I was picking up in the forums. I had nothing to lose; if things went FUBAR, I could just do another scratch install of XP.) The descriptions of each item were a really nice touch. It was great to be able to download IE7, since if you do it from Microsoft’s site, you have to screw yourself with WGA spyware. (That made me wonder how Microsoft’s legal eagles like that.) After I selected all of the updates I wanted installed, I clicked “Next” and then sat down to eat dinner . 75 minutes later it was done!
I was surprised that a non-Microsoft entity could develop an application that applied all security updates, and in the correct sequence, and know which patches to replace in the update packs. That’s a LOT of knowledge and homework that I’m glad I didn’t have to sacrifice for.
And, why didn’t M$ develop this kind of app in the first place? Do they believe that everyone that has WinXP has broadband? On second thought, maybe it’s better that they didn’t — who knows how badly they would have FUBAR’d it?
I forgot how I found AP, something I googled after several tries. Unfortunately, AP is a well-kept secret. I will do my best to counter that aspect. And I promise a donation as soon as I’m able.
July 27th, 2007 at 7:22 am
Perfect solution and job!
Its really very helpful
thanks and keep up the good work :-)
Regards,
Aamir
July 29th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
And the tranbslations packs???
July 30th, 2007 at 10:08 am
To those asking for translation packs, please read the note under the green “Leave a Reply” text.
July 31st, 2007 at 3:06 pm
So how’s the Office addon packs coming along? I hope they will be ready in August. I am really tired of M$ slapping their WGA on everything. While I can understand their motives it really hinders mass updates on large networks and makes all our lives that much more tedious.
July 31st, 2007 at 11:40 pm
The Office packs are coming along nicely. No promises but so far we are looking pretty good for next months release
August 2nd, 2007 at 1:16 pm
HEY WHAT´S GOING ON…
I´M BRAZILIAN, BUT I GOT WINDOWS XP PORTUGUESE OF PORTUGAL,
AND I NOT FIND, AUTOPATCHER FOR THIS VERSION… LCID=2070 OR LCID=1046…
PLEASE REPORT ME….
MY EMAIL….
VAI.SERGIN@HOTMAIL.COM
August 2nd, 2007 at 2:47 pm
DirectX August is out…
August 2nd, 2007 at 4:57 pm
@ sergeduardo: No need to use the Caps Lock.
If you have Windows in Portuguese of Portugal, go here: http://pt.autopatcher.com/downloads.html
If you have Portuguese from Brazil, check here: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=574733&st=0&start=0
August 4th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Tenchi103,
regarding Office updates next month is August or Sept?
Thank you.
August 4th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
^I”m looking at this month. Again no promises but everything is looking good as of right now =)
August 5th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
How long has it been since a couple of thousand AP-er’s volunteered to kiss your @$$?
Here’s a wishin’ ‘n a hopin’ !!!!
PS: I dumped the July Office Enterprise 2007 updates into the Office forum
August 7th, 2007 at 8:19 am
Hey guys… What can b said abt such a cool effort..
U ppl rock.. So plz continue ur serivces!!
August 14th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
I already did an update at 12 july for vista, isnt there any new update for vista ?
Thanks, my vista update fucntion is no more working for a month thats how i came here as i am unabel to fix it :S
August 16th, 2007 at 1:49 am
very good
August 16th, 2007 at 1:50 am
very good Thanks, my vista update fucntion is no more working for a month thats how i came her very very thanks
August 16th, 2007 at 1:51 am
Thanks, my vista update fucntion is no more working for a month thats how i came here as i am unabel to fix it :S
August 16th, 2007 at 10:01 am
is it possible to integrate the package on windows xp cd or we should install it manually after installing xp? tnx
August 16th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
hey guy nice work !
but i expect something more
guys plz make autopatcher open source!!!!
1. take help and involve thousands of other developers.
2.better code and faster deployment.
3.code develops in direction the developer/user community wants.
4.u get a better autopatcher at the same time giving less inputs to it(i read u are really busy).
5.not just updating windows , it can become a tool for updating all other heavy projects. so now users now don’t need the full new version but can take advantage of autopatcher making updates smaller
6 i belive soon i will become the de-facto updating tool for os/apps (like firefox became de-facto web browser of world)
hurray!!!!!
August 16th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Given the fact that Autopatcher deals with security updates, I would prefer to NOT make AutoPatcher open source. I use AP specifically because I can trust the AP team to release legitimate MS source files. I would never trust an open source community for security fixes on someone else’s product.
I also do not believe for a minute that things would be “faster” for AP. Besides, nothing stops you currently from downloading the updates on your own and using the Module Editor to create your own module plugins for AP.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:33 am
Hi Guys,
Will we see the August release soon?
Cheers,
August 17th, 2007 at 5:11 am
I think I’d take a while to explain why AutoPatcher is not open source (although the idea has crossed our minds on more than one occasion):
Opening the source could allow people to create their own releases as official. Since AutoPatcher deals with patches, we do everything in our power for users to have confidence that the patches they receive are the ones that Microsoft offers. Right now anyone can create a custom release, but doing so will not go unnoticed. AutoPatcher will flag it as unofficial and alert the user about the situation. Several other less important reasons do exist (the windows platform software development model, not enough interest from a developer side), but ultimately, the big problem is that we’re dealing with Microsoft patches and we must make sure we keep offering top-notch services. The current team has done a great job so far (even spotting problems in Microsoft’s own patches) and I’m quite happy with how things are. Rest assured, if I ever decide to stop working on AutoPatcher, I will release the source code (either to those interested or publicly).
Other quick answers:
soorena: Yes, AutoPatcher 5.6 allows you to slipstream to a share, but that depends on those who create modules to take advantage of this feature. Stay tuned!
Antonis
August 18th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Thanks again Autopatcher team for your hard work. I’m new to Autopatcher, but have been definately impressed - so impressed that I’ve donated some bandwidth to a mirror site of the project (ap.500words.ca). It has saved me lot’s of time!
Thanks!
August 20th, 2007 at 7:12 am
Great job! You guys are really helping a lot of people in the world! Thank you very much!
August 20th, 2007 at 8:29 am
Thanks! So when are the August updates coming… I really admire your work.
August 28th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
good
August 28th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
nice
September 21st, 2007 at 12:57 pm
Thanks so much.
September 30th, 2007 at 10:49 am
Thank you for youre great job!
October 28th, 2007 at 4:46 am
thankssss