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    Junk ASUS Live Update?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by tonydt1g3r, Jul 12, 2005.

  1. tonydt1g3r

    tonydt1g3r Notebook Guru

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    Should I junk this? I have yet to recieve any updates and half the time I cant even connecta to it. Seems useless, doesnt windows update do the same thing?
     
    tonydt1g3r, Jul 12, 2005
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  2. cksuh76

    cksuh76 Notebook Consultant

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    Live update is not the same thing as Windows update.

    Asus Live Update connects to Asus server to see/get updated driver files/bios/apps for your system.

    MS windows update does similar things but connects to MS for update on Windows.

    Well I've never really used this Live update thing but seems useless. BUT I would keep it in case. It's like it is a heavy app or anything so keep it around.

    Just make another folder within 'All Programs' and put all the programs that you don't usually use.
     
    cksuh76, Jul 12, 2005
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  3. The_R

    The_R Notebook Guru

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    I've also encountered problems with asus live update. It connects to the server most of the time. But after this, nothing seems to happen. What am I doing wrong?? (and yes, my norton internet security is disabled)

    I'd like to see if theres any driver or bios updates availeble (spell-check :) ). It would just be easier to get asus live update, to download and install, rather than doing it manually.

    Seems like tonydt1ge3 has the same problem:
    "I have yet to recieve any updates ..."

    by the way , i've got the V6V system if that has any influence.
     
    The_R, Jul 12, 2005
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  4. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    There aren't often updates and that's why you don't see much going on there... I wouldn't junk it, but I'd set it to check for updates every 60/90 days at most.
     
    PROPortable, Jul 12, 2005
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  5. smilepak

    smilepak Notebook Deity

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    Asus is wierd. Sometime you go on months before you see an update. While other times, you see one come out every couple of weeks.

    It all depends on their own unknown schedule.
     
    smilepak, Jul 12, 2005
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