Updates

Why Do Adobe Reader Need So Many Updates? – An Open Question To Adobe

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Adobe-Reader-Updater

I am writing this post as an open question to Adobe. Well my questions is “Why do Adobe Reader need so many updates?”.

Today morning, I was in a hurry to book an online ticket. So, I just started my computer in a hurry. Well I expected it to start quickly, but the first Window I saw is what the image above. I thought of canceling  the update and click cancel. But by mistake, I clicked Install and there it goes. After the updation process, it restarted my PC. Quite a frustration for me in such a hurry.

I would not have freaked out so much if it was once a lifetime update but it is not. If I remember correctly, I had updated my Adobe Reader few weeks back.

I can understand why something like adobe flash player might need a few updates, but what I cannot understand is why would a PDF file reader need so many? Do the way of reading simple PDF files gets changed so many times? And why would a PDF reader update need a system restart? Well if my OS is updating then it is quite normal, but a restart for my reader update?

Well I am not the only one asking this question, I am sure that most of the users feel the same and I myself have seen such questions in many computer forums.

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I think we need some kind of real good explanation from Adobe regarding the frequent updates. They should be reminded that there are other good PDF readers around for free.

This is just a plain simple question from an end user of Adobe Reader, unaware of the internal functionality of the product. Hope Adobe can keep up to bring light to us.

[Tip] Get Imagery Update Alerts For Your Favorite Places In Google Maps And Google Earth

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Follow your world imagery update Google Earth

We all love to  follow our favorite places our hometown, our college, places where we used to play with our friends etc. on Google Earth and Google Maps. But we don’t really know when the imagery in these applications gets updated. Wouldn’t it be good if we get notified as and when there is an update in the imagery? Google has just done that! They have released a new app, called “Follow Your World” which lets you track of your favorite places in Google Maps and Google Earth and lets you notify any physical changes in your corresponding subscriptions.

To get started, visit the Follow Your World homepage, set your location for which you want to get imagery update (you can manually search and locate it or you can do it through longitude and latitude values). Scroll down and you will see your email address to which these updates will be delivered, check the details and click the “Submit” button when you are done.  You will receive email whenever there is a physical change in the imagery of the places that you have subscribed. As Google Maps and Google Earth make use of the same imagery, you can then see the changes in both the products.

[Download] WordPress 3.0.4 Important Security Update

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WordPress has probably rolled out the last update for the year 2010, WordPress 3.0.4, an important security update for the popular CMS. In a blog post about the release of the update, Matt Mullenweg, founder of Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has termed the latest update as “critical”. The update apparently fixes a core security bug called KSES found in WordPress HTML sanitation library.

WordPress 3.0.4

To keep your website or blog managed by WordPress CMS, it is strongly advised that you immediately update it to the latest version. You can either choose the automatic update mode or download the file from the links below and extract to your server using an FTP client.

Download:

WordPress.zip (3 MB)

WordPrress.tar.gz (2.7 MB)

[Download] Microsoft December 2010 Security Release ISO Image

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December 2010 security release iso

Microsoft has released the December 2010 Security Release ISO Image containing all the Windows security updates released via Windows Update on the December 14, 2010.

This ISO image file would be ideal for the administrators who need to download the each security update in different languages without using automatic programs such as Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Download the ISO image file from the direct download link added below. This ISO image contains the following updates in all languages.

The DVD5 image consists of the following Windows updates:

KB2416472 / (MS10-070), KB2160841 / (MS10-077), KB979688 / (MS10-083),  KB2416400 / (MS10-090), KB2296199 / (MS10-091), KB2305420 / (MS10-092), KB2447961 / (MS10-094), KB2385678 / (MS10-095), KB2423089 / (MS10-096), KB2443105 / (MS10-097), KB2436673 / (MS10-098), KB2440591 / (MS10-099), KB2442962 / (MS10-100), KB2207559 / (MS10-101), KB2345316 / (MS10-102)

Supported OS: Windows 7, Windows XP Professional x64 & SP 3, Windows Vista (SP1, SP 2 & 64-bit SP 1), Windows Server 2008 (R2, SP 2), Windows Server 2003 (SP 2, SP 2 x64)

Download Dec’10 Security Release ISO (3.24 GB approx.)

Related: Update your Windows and Office software offline

[Download] Windows 7 Update KB2028551

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Along with the updates KB2284742 and KB2388210, Microsoft has also released another update for Windows 7 based systems, KB2028551. The update resolves issues with printing from XML Paper Specifications (XPS) based applications to print drivers that are based on Graphical Device Interface (GDI).

The update resolves issues that you may encounter while printing an XPS that contains visual brushes, where certain elements in the document gets clipped when printing on a GDI-based printer device. The update contains improvements for the XPS  to GDI converter, which finally improves the performance of the printing when you print from XPS-based applications to GDI-based drivers. Microsoft has also mentioned that installing this update is also essential to support some of the features included in Internet Explorer 8 platform preview build. Download the update KB2028551 for Windows 7 from the links added below.

Download Links:

Windows 7 (32-bit) file size: 282 KB

Windows 7 (64-bit) file size: 452 KB

[Download] Windows Update KB2388210 For Application Compatibility Issues

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Windows Update

Microsoft has released a new update Application Compatibility Update KB2388210 (for October 2010) to address various known application compatibility issues that users experience in Windows XP Pro x64, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.

The update KB2388210 resolves the compatibility issues like “The application is installed incorrectly”, “The application causes system instability”, “The functions of the application do not work correctly”..etc. When you see these sort of alerts too frequently, it’s high time that you should install this update.

Download the appropriate update file from the direct download links given in the table below and install them to resolve the compatibility issues with games, applications and firmware etc.

Download Links:

OS x86 x64
Windows 7 download (2.7 MB) download (2.8 MB)
Windows Vista download (3.4 MB) download (4.0 MB)
Windows XP download download (1.8 MB)
Windows Embedded Standard 7 download (2.7 MB) download (2.8 MB)

[Download] Cumulative Update For Media Center For Windows 7- KB2284742

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Windows Update

A new October 2010 Cumulative Update for Windows Media Center in Windows 7 (KB2284742) has been released by Microsoft. The update rollup addresses various issues related to Windows Media Center in Windows 7.

This October 2010 Cumulative Update resolves the following issues in Windows 7’s Windows Media Center:

  • Scheduling performance issue
  • Issues in Dr Watson, occurring in some upgrade scenarios resulting a program crash when you try to open the Windows Media Center
  • Another significant issue in Dr Watson occurring during a typical database maintenance process, finally resulting in the Mcupdate.exe crash.

This update applies to all the Windows 7 editions i.e, Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprises and Ultimate. This update also includes some of the previous related updates released by Microsoft, including KB981078, KB977863, KB981129, KB981130 and a Hotfix KB2266287.

Download:

Download the update package KB2284742 from the links below. The file size of this update package is approximately 5.1 MB and 6.3 MB respectively for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Windows 7 32-bit versions

Windows 7 64-bit versions

[Download] Cumulative Security Update For Internet Explorer KB2360131

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Windows Update

Microsoft has released security update KB2360131 to  address the vulnerability that was mentioned in the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-071.

The users of Windows Vista and Windows XP have been advised to install the update KB2360131 to address the security issue that could allow an attacker to gain control over a computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer by executing a remote code.

The update has been issued for Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 versions running on Windows XP, Windows Vista. Find the download links added below to download the update patch to keep your computer and Internet Explorer safe from the attackers.

Download Links:

  Windows Vista Windows XP
Internet Explorer 8 x64 (18.2 MB): x86 (9.3 MB) x64 (40.1 MB): x86 (9.9 MB)
Internet Explorer 7 x64 (36.7 MB): x86 (7.6 MB) x64 (14.7MB): x86 (8.8 MB):
     

Microsoft had released similar updates in the past: Cumulative security update for IE.

[Download] Security Update For Microsoft Silverlight KB978464

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Microsoft has issued the security update KB978464, dedicated to solve the issues with Microsoft Silverlight.

The update KB978464 contains the file “runtime\Silverlight.3.0.exe”. From this it can be said that the update actually is intended for the Microsoft Silverlight version 3. But the latest version of the product is Silverlight 4. You might need to check the version of Microsoft Silverlight installed on your computer. If you have the latest version on your computer, the update will fail to install saying “A newer version is already installed”.

Download the update from the link below to install it in case if you haven’t got the latest version of the Silverlight. This update has been released as part of the bulletin MS10-060 and applies for Microsoft Silverlight for Windows as well as for Macintosh computers(only for Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Leopard) or later versions running on an Intel-based Macintosh computer).

Supported Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows X, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 & Server 2008 R2.

Download KB978464 (File Size: 4.7 MB)

[Download] Windows 7 Update KB979538

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Microsoft has just released a new update KB979538 to address issues with Windows 7 while using a USB video device. The issue may include unexpected shutdowns or bluescreens while using the USB video device.

KB979538

The issues with USB video devices arise because of a race condition in the USB Video driver when the device is unloaded. If you didn’t know, Microsoft had already released a Hotfix to solve the issue for those Windows 7 machines that were severely affected by the issue. But now Microsoft has decided to release a software update that can be applied to all the Windows 7 machines irrespective of the issue with the USB Video device being small or severe.

Find the download link below to download the Windows update file called “Windows6.1-KB979538-x86.msu”, 336 KB in size. Restart the computer after installing this update.

Download KB979538