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    ASUS Live Update

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Salvus, May 1, 2011.

  1. Salvus

    Salvus Newbie

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    I hear ASUS Live Update is not a good source for installing updates to the G73SW.

    If this is the case, how can I disable it so that I don't have to close the pop-up window for it, everytime I start my computer? I could uninstall it, but is that reccomended?

    Thanks for your time in advance.
     
    Salvus, May 1, 2011
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  2. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    Uninstall it
     
    Chastity, May 1, 2011
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  3. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Definitely uninstall, it's junk so why leave it running or on your HDD since you'll never use the thing.
     
    tijo, May 1, 2011
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  4. mtneer

    mtneer Notebook Consultant

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    So do y'all just lookup the ASUS website for the particular model and download updates off there? What do you do in lieu of Asus Live Update?
     
    mtneer, May 2, 2011
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  5. hybucket

    hybucket Notebook Enthusiast

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    It appears that pretty much everywhere, forums are saying that ASUS Live Update is more trouble than it's worth. I also saw a site that said it was rather difficult to disable or remove the program. ANyone here know if this is true?
     
    hybucket, Dec 22, 2011
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  6. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    Yes just go to the site ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download for most updates, video drivers should be DL'ed from manufacturer ( ATI or NVidia) site, as well as sound drivers.
    There is also a notebook section on the ASUS ftp site:
    ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/nb/
     
    JOSEA, Dec 22, 2011
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  7. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    ALU is easy to remove, simply uninstall from the control panel and it's gone. You could also use CCleaner to do a registry cleaning to make certain everything is gone, but i don't think it will be necessary.
     
    tijo, Dec 22, 2011
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  8. hybucket

    hybucket Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Tijo - worked like a charm.
     
    hybucket, Dec 23, 2011
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  10. praetorianx

    praetorianx Notebook Evangelist

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    Yay! Chas is back)))
     
    praetorianx, Dec 27, 2011
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