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gunston · #1 Post by **gunston** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:12 am

anyone try this out ?

#2 Post by **carbon_unit** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:00 pm

Try what out? Got a link?

j-dawg · #3 Post by **j-dawg** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:56 pm

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-70618

This must be brand new. I totally would have used it if it had existed three weeks ago. I love software that leaves no footprint--it keeps the clutter far, far away.

sarbin · #4 Post by **sarbin** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:03 am

that thing sounds exactly like what i've been doing with the Thinkpad Software Installer applet for ages. i might just have to try it out.

#5 Post by **carbon_unit** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:25 am

Nice.

Radioguy · #6 Post by **Radioguy** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:34 am

I saw it early this morning, and downloaded it, but I'm not crazy about it relying on NET. I had an issue with NET recently, and it might lead to another factory reinstall.

gunston · #7 Post by **gunston** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:00 am

i think this is another version of Software installer.

Radioguy · #8 Post by **Radioguy** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:23 am

It is. It's apparently is a "thinner" version. (smaller footprint, uses less ram etc)

Radioguy · #9 Post by **Radioguy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:09 am

I was looking at it again and noticed "ForVistaUnc.reg" It contains:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
"EnableLinkedConnections"=dword:00000001

Has that any effect in Vista?

gunston · #10 Post by **gunston** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:30 am

can use it in Winxp

Tim M · #11 Post by **Tim M** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:19 pm

j-dawg wrote:http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-70618

The site is gone now. I downloaded the EXE when the site was up, but have not yet installed it.

Radioguy · #12 Post by **Radioguy** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:08 pm

I wonder why it was pulled. Anyhow, I uploaded the 32-bit version here if anyone still wants to take a chance on it:

http://rapidshare.com/files/151188551/t ... 4.exe.html

gunston · #13 Post by **gunston** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:01 am

Radioguy wrote:I wonder why it was pulled. Anyhow, I uploaded the 32-bit version here if anyone still wants to take a chance on it:

http://rapidshare.com/files/151188551/t ... 4.exe.html

maybe they found a big flaw from the software and pulled it out

Tim M · #14 Post by **Tim M** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:52 am

^ I guess so. Looks like Lenovo's pulled it.

That's a shame as I'd like to trash System Update once and for all. Come to think of it, I haven't used it for several months (getting updates through an RSS feed), so maybe I'll dump SU anyway.

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