Paul Berkowitz wrote:
On 5/15/04 11:31 PM, "Scott Haneda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What is " Microsoft AutoUpdate" and why is it in /Applications, can I move it to /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004
It's a separate app that checks to see if there are new updates for Office 2004 (like v11.0.1, 11.0.2, 11.1.0, etc. when they are eventually released). I.e. it's just like Apple's Software Update but for Office. If you double-click it it will bring up a window (really it's prefs) that - like Software Update - lets you turn off the Automatic Weekly checking (set by default) and either do it manually only or an a different schedule.
In order that it itself not be replaced or removed by an update, it's better that it be outside the Microsoft Office 2004 folder. You could keep it (and Microsoft Office 2004 folder too, for that matter) in an ~/Applications/ folder with an alias or symlink to ?Applications, but that's not what you're asking.
Why don't you check the Help for "AutoUpdate" and read it? The Help is altogether much, much improved for Office 2004.
Actually, it's not Office specific. It was first shipped as part of MSN for the Macintosh. It can be used for any software from Microsoft, so it doesn't really belong in a specific app's folder.
Dan
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