Marcs Updater
There have been some reports about issues with the Updater not updating anymore. Please try the latest beta version and switch to another IP Check provider instead of the previous default dnsomatic.com. For some reason they are rate-limiting the number of requests to their service. The new IP Check provider selection allows you to choose another provider in such cases. You can test the functionality with the new "Test" panel.
If you want to add a custom provider to the unstable testing version, store a JSON file like the following under %PROGRAMDATA%\Marcs Updater\ServiceProviders\dyndns.json:
{
"name": "DynDNS.org (Test)",
"endpoint": "https://members.dyndns.org/nic/update",
"method": "GET",
"queryString": "hostname={HOSTNAME}&myip={MYIP}",
"dataPayload": "",
"defaults": {
"username": "test",
"password": "test",
"hostname": "test1.customtest.dyndns.org"
}
}Supported query and payload tags are {USERNAME}, {PASSWORD}, {HOSTNAME} and {MYIP}. Restart the background service and foreground application to apply any changes.
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Sengh wrote:
Anyone with administrative privileges could just launch Marcs Updater.exe or regedit.exe to mess with the settings. The systray icon and control panel icon are only a small part of the whole story.
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Dina wrote:
Hi I downloaded 239, is that okay to use, or it has bugs?
Anyway my main question is, Im using vista, I install your updater, and always disable the systray icon so no one messes with the settings, but I have noticed from a few version ago, that there is an icon in the control panel..
How can I remove this control panel Icon? I don't want it at all, as then disabling systray icon is useless in this case!
Thanks.
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Marc wrote:
Released version 1.5.0.237
- Fixed automatic updater crashing while closing itself.
The new installer will try to kill frozen update processes running build 1.5.0.235 or 1.5.0.236. An update from these builds should run without any trouble.
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Marc wrote:
Released version 1.5.0.236
- Updated error and usage reporting to use Redmine API
Please report issues on my new project management website:
http://rm.marc-hoersken.de/pro...
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Gr8aussie wrote:
Marc, thank you so much for your work...I have what I believe is a little bit of a rare problem...I think I need to know what port/service the updater uses...I am using a dual wan load balancing router. I have all my HTTP traffic going though my cable connection (WAN1) and this is the ip I need to get to OpenDNS. However, the updater sends (WAN 2) ip address. If I add the service and protocol binding in my router I can tell it which WAN to use. Thanks.
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Marc wrote:
Released version 1.5.0.235
- Increased performance and lowered CPU usage by replacing all polling activities with waiting events
- Added service dependencies LanmanServer and LanmanWorkstation
Everyone having problems with the updater not doing any updates should try this version.
Please report any problems or errors you may have.
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tayiper wrote:
By the way, for better understanding (much more info and presented in a better way!) on what's going on on your computer (i.e. better than Task Manager) I highly recommend Process Explorer: http://technet.microsoft.com/e... program from Sysinternals.
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nethi wrote:
Hi..
Is there any option to hide tray icon of the updater? Few of our users open the updater and enter wrong password due to which updater fails. They reconnect the internet connection which allocates new IP. Updater fails to update OpenDNS due to which the users can open any site...
Thanks
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Michaelh wrote:
Hi, were can I find a list of what the various messages are in the updater?
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tayiper wrote:
I have one question: where does Marcs Updater now store the "IP Updates" history? If I recall correctly, it was stored in a "updates.log" file under program's installation directory (e.g. "C:\Program Files\Marcs Updater\") in older versions, but now I can't find it anymore (I also looked under "...\User\Application Data\, ...\User\Local Settings\Application Data\ etc. directories). Thanks in advance, Tadej