Patch My PC error

[PeterH92]

Hello, I'm having a problem with Patch My PC. I am just wondering if anyone has had the same problem.

When I open Patch My PC I'm getting this error.

I would really appreciate it if someone could help me out with this one.


Thanks,
Peter.

 

[DCGPX]

Have you checked the obvious - AV/Firewall blocking it?

No proxy settings in place that may interfere with it?

Assume that your internet is Ok for other programs?

Maybe try a fresh download in case corrupt exe?

 

[PeterH92]

Hello, Yes I have checked my AV/Firewall that's fine I have also downloaded the application again still the same error. My Internet is working for all my other programs but not Patch My PC.

Thanks,
Peter.

 

[DCGPX]

Hello, Yes I have checked my AV/Firewall that's fine I have also downloaded the application again still the same error. My Internet is working for all my other programs but not Patch My PC.

Thanks,
Peter.

I'm still erring towards AV/Firewall blocking it. Have you turned AV completely off and any firewalls?

Alternatively turn your AV onto learn mode and see if it does try to block it.

Just googled and there's reports on net that certain AVs block it regardless of any exclusions you put, BitDefender did for awhile.

 

[Xander]

What does Safe Mode w/Networking get you?

 

[PeterH92]

I'm still erring towards AV/Firewall blocking it. Have you turned AV completely off and any firewalls?

Alternatively turn your AV onto learn mode and see if it does try to block it.

Just googled and there's reports on net that certain AVs block it regardless of any exclusions you put, BitDefender did for awhile.

I have just turned off my AV Patch My PC is working fine now but when I turn on my AV again It's giving me the error. I'm using bitdefender total security 2013.

 

[DocGreen]

I have just turned off my AV Patch My PC is working fine now but when I turn on my AV again It's giving me the error. I'm using bitdefender total security 2013.

...Just googled and there's reports on net that certain AVs block it regardless of any exclusions you put, BitDefender did for awhile.

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[YeOldeStonecat]

I'm not surprised some security software doesn't like that program...it (at least used to) have some adware bundled with it.

 

[PeterH92]

Thanks everyone for replying I'm now looking for an alternative to Patch My PC any recommendations?

Thanks,
Peter.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Closest thing I can think of is "ninite"....but overall I'm not fond of those "hand holding easy peasy updaters"...be they for software, or drivers. Typically they have some ad-ware hook in them, they're aimed at non-smart end users.

Those of us "in the IT industry should be aware of how to maintain these directly, ourselves.

 

[Galdorf]

Secunia's Personal Software Inspector (PSI)
SUmo
Also Avast antivirus has been updated again adding the feature of notifying and updating things like flash,java and other programs.

 

[Xander]

There's also FileHippo's UpdateChecker (upper-right corner of their site). There's no "install all now" kind of option; it just provides a webpage of which apps need updating with links to the current versions.

 

[PeterH92]

There's also FileHippo's UpdateChecker (upper-right corner of their site). There's no "install all now" kind of option; it just provides a webpage of which apps need updating with links to the current versions.

Thanks everyone I have now gone with FileHippo's Update Checker.

Thanks,
Peter.

 

[DocGreen]

Closest thing I can think of is "ninite"....but overall I'm not fond of those "hand holding easy peasy updaters"...be they for software, or drivers. Typically they have some ad-ware hook in them, they're aimed at non-smart end users.

Those of us "in the IT industry should be aware of how to maintain these directly, ourselves.

Personally I'd rather launch one program to update everything so I can work on something else while it does it's thing. It's not that I don't know how/where to get the updates... it's that I find it tedious and time consuming. Considering your time is probably worth at least twice as much as mine, I'm surprised you don't feel the same way.

 

[dipper]

Im curious what adware or spyware have people found in patchmypc?

 

[TenYardFight]

Yeah, if I recall stonecat, you push it out with gpo? I tried that. It was incredibly time consuming. I just put ninite pro on a dc today and it found all 50 computers and pushed an update to them. Ninite doesn't do toolbars. That's its thing, and thus, why there are no piriform apps on Ninite anymore.