FileHippo Update Checker
Rating: 5
Version tested: 1.010 beta
Description: FileHippo Update checker will scan you system for installed applications, compare the results with its own application database, and present a report of all the programs that have more recent versions available. The report also includes download links that enable you to get the new versions straight from the FileHippo servers.
Every time I re-install Windows on a computer, I am always a bit taken aback by just how many programs I simply must have on a computer (for a partial list, see my top 20 freeware titles). But even if you are a casual user and you don’t publish a blog about software, your list of installed programs will likely have grown invisibly over time to the extent that keeping up with all available updates is not a realistic option. Wouldn’t be great if there was a program or service that can check all your software for you and keep you updated?
FileHippo Update checker is exactly such a program. And although it will NOT audit every single program that you may have (presumably, not every program under the sun is in the FileHippo database), it will invariably dig up a whole lot of programs you either forgot about were taking for granted and tell you that there are available updates for them. It will even throw in big beautiful download buttons that you could use instantly. World peace notwithstanding, what more could you possibly wish for?
[I found this program via gHacks.net, one of my favorite blogs].
Compatibility: WinAll.
Go to the program page to get the latest version (approx 108K).
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I just tried this out and it is pretty cool. The whole process only take a few seconds and there is nothing to install. Hopefully they will add even more programs to the list in the future.
don’t know why but launching update checker just crash it. Maybe due to my .net machine
I got the same problem. It crashes, and the error message is:
System.InvalidOperationException: An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: Conversion from string “5.1″ to type ‘Single’ is not valid. —> System.InvalidCastException: Conversion from string “5.1″ to type ‘Single’ is not valid. —> System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ParseDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToSingle(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToSingle(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToSingle(String Value)
at Filehippo.UDC.frmMain..ctor()
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at Filehippo.UDC.My.MyProject.MyForms.Create__Instance__[T](T Instance)
at Filehippo.UDC.My.MyApplication.OnCreateMainForm()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OnRun()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.DoApplicationModel()
I think you have the worst web site for downloading freeware i have ever been to, what a loAD OF RUBBISH you put your visitors to I for one will not visit here again unless this sort of crap is gotten rid of.
K I S S . is best.
Regards
Owen.
ok, post no.4 owen.
1. no1 asked you to like it.
2. this is such a gr8 app, just coz u dnt like it!
3. you clearly havent used it or you would know how good it is
4. this site is one of the best comprehensive sites for freeware ive ever seen, and ive seen a few!
5. conclusion - you suck!