Really sad indeed. Autopatcher made the mammoth task of updating Windows XP so much easier for me on my slow EGPRS connection. Download all the updates at once and that too using a download manager.
No more autopatcher means :-
*People who format their HDDs or reinstall their OS frequently will have to go through the whole download process again.
*Sys admins won't be able to install updates quickly on multiple PCs (There is an offline download option, but autopatcher was really convenient)
*People who do not want to connect to internet before installing mandatory updates won't be able to do so.
*Autopatcher had many other common addons in a bunch which will no longer be available.
This is what Neowin's Steven Parker posted on Neowin (the site where the official autopatcher support forums existed) about this :-
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I had a call from Microsoft Legal this morning and they have told me that we are no longer allowed to endorse AutoPatcher on Neowin.
Microsoft will only allow updates to be downloaded from its own servers.
AutoPatcher started in 2003 and has been redistributed in some of the worlds best computer magazine cover CD/DVD's. I have no explanation for why Microsoft allowed it to continue unchecked for 4 years before making this decision.
I asked the representative if Windows Genuine Advantage had anything to do with it and he categorically told me this was not the case, he added that Windows Update for pre-Vista versions of Windows can now be accessed using Firefox and that the concern at Microsoft had more to do with the possible malicious code that could be redistributed with certified Microsoft updates.
We have no grounds to challenge the decision by Microsoft.
I'd like to thank the whole AutoPatcher team for their continued work, unfortunately none of the team is online, but they have been contacted via the AutoPatcher.com website by Microsoft Legal.
The AutoPatcher forums on Neowin have been disabled for guests and members.
Update: A Microsoft representative has told Neowin that he is looking into the matter and will try to get some answers. More to follow.
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Microsoft SUCKS.
Microsoft Killed AutoPatcher – No More Third Party Windows Updates
As you know it is very easy to update and edit autopatcher modules.... and as of Q1 2008, SP3 for XP will be available, then make a slipstreamed CD (or DVD this time as this SP3 is goin to be a behemoth) .... and then I hope the number of updates after SP3 is goin to be very small in number.... [
] But hell ya, i loved autopatcher..... !!!!! [
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