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[DesertJerry]

Win7 Ultimate 64bit w/SP1 > AutoPatcher
From what I've read online latest Windows Update Agent is: 7.6.7600.256 yet AutoPatcher wants to install an older version. Also read online that there is no standalone installer for the later version; update is accomplished when user goes to Microsoft Update. Sounds like someone is going in circles - Google search adds to circles.
Microsoft Windows - Common Files
check mark in box for Windows Update Agent v7.6.7600.243 (x64) - problem is I have wuapi.dll for Update Agent 7.6.7600.256 installed in the \System 32 folder - date: 02 June 12 and wuapi.dll 7.5.7601.17514 for Update Agent in the \SysWoW64 folder - date: 20 Nov 10; obviously a glitch somewhere.

[DesertJerry]

Win7 Ultimate 32bit w/SP1 > AutoPatcher
Microsoft Windows - Common files > Windows Update Agent v7.6.7600.243 (x86) is blue - checked APM
[DetectionFile]
FilePath=system:
FileName=wuapi.dll
FileVersion=>7.6.7600.243
FilePath=system:
FileName=wuauclt.exe
FileVersion=>7.6.7600.243
Checked actual files installed:
wuapi.dll=7.6.7600.256
wuauclt.exe=7.6.7600.256
So, Update Agent is shown blue because the latest files are installed even though the old version of the Windows Update Agent is listed. (I know it's because of the => being used - but why didn't this work in the 64bit version?)
I went back and re-checked the actual files installed in \System32 (WIN7 U 64 sp1)
Actual files installed:
wuapi.dll=7.6.7600.256
wuauclt.exe=7.6.7600.256
So, would using the above be more accurate than looking for what's in the \SysWOW64 folder?

[ViroMan]

So me and wac looked into this a bit. In short yes, there is no manual update for the new WUA. I am unsure if there is a need for this APM's existence at the moment. I don't know if you have to have the previous version in order to get the newest version. My eyes are glossed over after reading an WUA log file that was over 1 MB large that gave no clues(was looking if it showed in there).

Will kick this subject around a bit more possibly tomorrow.

Edited by ViroMan, 07 February 2013 - 12:48 AM.

[Whatacrock]

@DesertJerry -- in reference to using system32 instead of SysWOW64.. this would defeat the purpose of distinguishing x86 apm from x64 apm...remember there is not SysWOW64 directory in an x86 system..

Secondly it seems very odd that your SysWOW64 directory has a dll with a different version number to the one in the system32...don't have an answer to that !!


If Microsoft continue to use a silent update for the Windows Update Agent then this item could/should be removed from the Common release...time will tell

[DesertJerry]

Sorry about the glossed over eyes but my vote would be to delete it as an AutoPatcher item.

[ViroMan]

I would be interested if someone had a fresh install of windows that has a WUA version before our apm's(7.6.7600.243) and see if they get auto updated silently.