AutoUpdater Working but.....

[Jason]

I have Autoupdater check for updates daily at 5am. This
morning at around 6:30am, I checked MSAS's Help > About and
saw "Spyware Definition Version: 5747 (8/26/2005 5:12:39
AM)." That looked to me like a definition update occurred
even though the version number didn't change. So I shutdown
and restarted MSAS but the version number remained at 5747.
I rebooted my PC and still no change. Finally I did a File

Check for Updates in MSAS and that changed the version

number. Help > About now reads: "Spyware Definition
Version: 5749 (8/26/2005 5:12:39 AM)" - same update time
but with the correct new version number.

It appears to me that the actual autoupdate download of the
5749 definitions happened at 5:12:39 AM but the version
number refused to change until I did a manual check. Is
this a known issue or a problem unique to me?

TIA

 

[Robin Walker [MVP]]

It appears to me that the actual autoupdate download of the
5749 definitions happened at 5:12:39 AM but the version
number refused to change until I did a manual check. Is
this a known issue or a problem unique to me?

This is a known issue. The "Help -> About" data cannot be relied upon for
definition versions.

 

[Jason]

-----Original Message-----


This is a known issue. The "Help -> About" data cannot be relied upon for
definition versions.

Thanks Robin. Is there some way to find out which
definition version was downloaded without running a manual
check for updates?

 

[Engel]

I check the Registry scanned, the new version ussually
have more keys yo scan.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

That (File, check for update) is the method I use. Restarting Microsoft
antispyware should also work--but I gather in your case it did not?


You can also use the KB article to verify the files actually on the disk,
but it isn't always updated in synch with the definition release:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;892519
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[Texas Handly]

This is a known issue. The "Help -> About" data cannot be relied upon for
definition versions.

How should I check for the versions?

Texas Handly