Automatic updates

Why can't WLM be automatically updated, like Firefox 1.5 f.ex.?

It's so time-consuming to download the complete installation each time an
run through it again and again for each new build.

With MSN Messenger, you at least got a notice about a newer version being
available, and a link to download.

Or can it be updated through MU (Microsoft Update)? Maybe to much to ask
for...

Just my 2 cents )

Ray, Norway

Greetings,

Patched versions are possible, but has yet to ever be deployed in a public release.

The automatic update is the same as MSN Messenger. The standard Microsoft procedure for
updating Messenger is only after a release has been out for at least 3 months and sometimes
builds are missed if they're not deemed important. As such, you may see the latest build of
WLM be notified in a few months.

MU is out of the question as Messenger already has its own updating capability. From a
corporate standpoint, MSN has not bought into MU so it won't be there.

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"HappyRay" <> wrote in message
news:F9F06F7D-7F3A-4415-97D5-...
> Why can't WLM be automatically updated, like Firefox 1.5 f.ex.?
>
> It's so time-consuming to download the complete installation each time an
> run through it again and again for each new build.
>
> With MSN Messenger, you at least got a notice about a newer version being
> available, and a link to download.
>
> Or can it be updated through MU (Microsoft Update)? Maybe to much to ask
> for...
>
> Just my 2 cents )
>
> Ray, Norway