The discussion centers around frustrations with software update proposals, particularly in programs like Adobe Acrobat and printer software. Participants express their desire for a more consolidated and less intrusive update process, as well as concerns about the registration prompts in free software. The scope includes user experience and software management.
Participants generally agree on the annoyance of intrusive update proposals and registration prompts, but there are differing opinions on how to manage updates and whether to disable them entirely.
Some discussions may depend on individual software settings and user preferences, and the effectiveness of proposed solutions is not evaluated.
You should turn all updates off, I also agree they are quite annoying, just be sure to turn them on from time to time to get the latest version and the installations of the patch..BicycleTree said:I hate how some programs, especially Adobe Acrobat, propose updates when you start them up. I do not care about updates when I start up Acrobat. I just care about looking at the document I want to look at. Update proposals for all programs need to be amalgamated into a single location and run when I'm _not_ trying to do anything else, such as open Acrobat.
Don't register because it costs money.dextercioby said:I've got a free edition of a software (downloaded from the internet) which,everytime i open it,asks me to register the software.Registration costs money.
Daniel.