Web Update Wizard

Add Web Update Wizard to your application with a single line of code
The Web Update Wizard lets you add 'update over the web' functionality to your applications with just a single line of code. You simply upload your revised software files, together with a simple script, to your web server.

No server-side processing is needed, so this solution works with any server or ISP. The Web Update Wizard is a non-recurrent, single, one-off cost- there are no ongoing fees or additional costs.

Your application calls a DLL, which handles all subsequent communications with the server and launches any subsequent processes needed to complete the update.
Add Automatic Software Updates to your application with a single line of code.

Each time one of your users or customers runs your software, the Web Update Wizard will automatically check (providing the user is on line or connected to the network) whether any updates are available and download / install them as required. You can control whether the updates happen automatically or if your users should be prompted whether they would like to update their software.

As part of the update process your script can launch processes on the user's machine, post messages to the user during the process, replace in-use files via a reboot and even submit confirmation back to the software developer that an update was successfully processed. The Web Update Wizard operates as a Windows Service application - updates can therefore be deployed using the SYSTEM security context and do not require the user to have Administrator privileges.

The Web Update Wizard works with any ISP (Internet Service Provider) – you do not need your own web server. No processing whatever takes place on the web server (other than standard http requests!). Web Update Wizard works with any development enviroment capable of making Windows DLL calls

Main features of Web Update Wizard:

Simple to add to your software.

Control the whole process via simple script files.

Runs without the need for Administrator rights on NT/2000/XP - the Web Update Wizard Service runs in the SYSTEM security context and can therefore update files or launch processes which the logged on user is prevented from doing.

You have the choice of deploying the Web Update Wizard either as a Windows Service application, or, if you prefer, as a standard executable which you can launch when required from within your application. (Note: Only the Windows Service is able to work in the SYSTEM security context. All other functionality is identical and both options are supplied with your Web Update Wizard package.)

Built in unzipping, including folder replication.

Launch any number of process within a Web Update Wizard script - e.g. download your installation program and then run it.

Conditional updates based on version numbers, file dates etc...

Very customisable - your graphics, messages, colour schemes.

Submit confirmation of update back to the developer.

Communicate with your users though the Web Update Wizard campaign manager.


Limitations of Web Update Wizard:

30 days trial


What's New in This Release:

Vista UAC compatiblity

Free Download ( Evaluation | 2 MB )