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I like Winzip 10.0’s Auto-update feature

Analysis
Feb 26, 20061 min
Data and Information SecuritySecurity

I like WinZip’s 10.0 auto-update feature. You can tell it to automatically check for new updates (daily or weekly) when you install the program, or have it ask permission when you start the program. If you you choose the latter option and start the program, it asks permission to check for an update. It asks if it can check for an update now, and if so, can it do so again in a month. If you say no, don’t check, n

I like WinZip’s 10.0 auto-update feature.

You can tell it to automatically check for new updates (daily or weekly) when you install the program, or have it ask permission when you start the program.

If you you choose the latter option and start the program, it asks permission to check for an update. It asks if it can check for an update now, and if so, can it do so again in a month. If you say no, don’t check, now, it asks if it can check again in a month, or never. If you say yes and it finds an update, it tells you what the update fixes and asks permission to install.

I like Winzip’s auto-update feature because it:

-Has flexibility

-Asks for permission

-It displays what the new patch fixes just prior to the install prompt choice.

Overall, way to go Winzip!

roger_grimes
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Roger A. Grimes is a contributing editor. Roger holds more than 40 computer certifications and has authored ten books on computer security. He has been fighting malware and malicious hackers since 1987, beginning with disassembling early DOS viruses. He specializes in protecting host computers from hackers and malware, and consults to companies from the Fortune 100 to small businesses. A frequent industry speaker and educator, Roger currently works for KnowBe4 as the Data-Driven Defense Evangelist and is the author of Cryptography Apocalypse.

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