Hello, GoogleUpdate.exe "regulary" checks the servers if an update exists and silently installs it, to know more about it, a small description regarding that is here: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=107253
I want to note that people can "turn off" the update feature, so I don't know how reliable that could be, or how much percentage the general public does that. <http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=107253> -- Mohamed Mansour On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Tatham Oddie <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the prompt response Pam! > > > > How aggressive is the auto-updater? I know that on my machine I had to go > to the about dialog and explicitly update it. It was aware of the update, > but had never offered to update itself. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tatham Oddie > > au mob: +61 414 275 989, us cell: +1 213 422 7068, skype: > tathamoddie,landline: +61 > 2 8011 3982, fax: +61 2 9475 5172 > > my business: tixi.com.au – Ticketing without the dramas<http://tixi.com.au/> > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Pam Greene > *Sent:* Monday, 25 May 2009 1:08 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Chromium-discuss; Mark Larson (Google) > *Subject:* Re: [chromium-discuss] Need to be able to download old versions > > > > Since Chrome updates itself automatically, there shouldn't be much in the > way of older versions installed anywhere, at least once a few days have > passed after a new release. > > I agree that they would still be useful to web developers, though. When > something suddenly starts working (or breaking), it's good to be able to > trace it back to confirm that a new version is the cause. > > I've added Mark to the Cc list in case he's not following this mailing > list. > > - Pam > > On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Tatham Oddie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As a web developer, I need to be able to get access to old versions > for testing and support. > > Mozilla have a page like this: > http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html > > I can't find an equivalent location for Chrome ... > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
