Is AdAware SE1R10 for real? - Virtual Dr Forums-Computer Tech Support

mhl · #1 September 29th, 2004, 11:27 AM

For whatever reason, my PCs no longer find Adaware updates automatically - I have to download defs.zip and install manually (anyone got an answer for that?).

So I find SE1R10 on their website, download and unzip, only to find that defs.ref (not defs.zip) is dated 23.9.04 - not 28.9.04 as the website says. SE1R9 was also dated 23.9.04 - so is SE1R10 actually an update?

Later (and after a closer check) - defs.ref for SE1R10 appears to be exactly the same file as defs.ref for SE1R9

**DuaneB** · #2 September 29th, 2004, 11:57 AM

Looks real to me. Here's a screen shot of mine.

Screenshot

mhl · #3 September 29th, 2004, 11:59 AM

DuaneB - no screenshot attached, and see my edit above. The two ref files appear to be exactly the same.

**DuaneB** · #4 September 29th, 2004, 12:03 PM

oops! Just edited my own.

mhl · #5 September 29th, 2004, 12:04 PM

I've just installed the "new" SE1R10 defs.ref in Adaware, even though it has identical file properties to SE1R9. Running Adaware with the new defs file, it tells me that the defs file which I have installed is SE1R9.

mhl · #6 September 29th, 2004, 12:06 PM

DuaneB - I see you're running SE Professional. I'm running the freeware SE Personal. This could explain the difference?

**Welshjim** · #7 September 29th, 2004, 01:14 PM

mhl--I run AA SEPersonal and got the SE1R10 (dated 9/28/04) through the "Check for updates now" button on the AA opening screen. AA SE Personal does not come with the "Automatic" update feature.
If that does not work, perhaps uninstall and reinstall SEPersonal?

mhl · #8 September 29th, 2004, 01:51 PM

Jim - I have uninstalled and reinstalled SE Personal as you suggested, although it's a bit of a pain having to do so again for 3 PCs. The reinstall has found SE1R10

I know SE Personal doesn't have "Automatic update", but it should find any updates when I click on "Check for updates now" and "Connect" in the subsequent Web update box. When I did so, it told me "No updated components available" - even though SE1R10 is available. So I downloaded what the Adaware website claims is SE1R10, but the defs file that downloaded turned out to be SE1R9 - I just don't understand what was going on. I tried downloading the defs file using 3 different PCs and three different browsers but I kept getting SE1R9.

Anyway, problem now fixed (on one PC - two still to do). But a d**n nuisance

**Welshjim** · #9 September 29th, 2004, 01:54 PM

mhl--Lavasoft uses mirror sites for all their downloads and often they are not all up to date right away. Maybe you just hit a bad one.