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Skybird · 03-02-11, 07:31 AM

I had several issues with two versions of Adobe Flash, and two versions of Excel viewers. If a program has reached the end of its lifespan, no updates will be found, obviously, and updates of software sometimes can raise the need to do subsequent updates of other components, especially Windows updates.

The one flashplayer was updated correctly, so was the one version of Excel viewer. The older flash and excel I had to manually delete. After that, several Windows updates for the new versions of flash and excel were needed.

The real value of the tool however lies in that it makes you aware and rings an alarm bell of outdated software versions of yours.

03-02-11, 07:31 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,620 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I had several issues with two versions of Adobe Flash, and two versions of Excel viewers. If a program has reached the end of its lifespan, no updates will be found, obviously, and updates of software sometimes can raise the need to do subsequent updates of other components, especially Windows updates. The one flashplayer was updated correctly, so was the one version of Excel viewer. The older flash and excel I had to manually delete. After that, several Windows updates for the new versions of flash and excel were needed. The real value of the tool however lies in that it makes you aware and rings an alarm bell of outdated software versions of yours. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.