Hi...
I'm thinking you mean 'delta' update. Delta being shorthand for
'change' (as in delta-v for change in velocity). The Delta update
only includes the changes from the previous version. Having a smaller
update means it takes less time and bandwidth for everyone to
download it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_%28letter%29
'alpha' would probably mean untested, pre-release! :)
Have fun,
Shay
Daniel Kerr wrote:
Hi Chris
They just use the smaller one on Software Update as it picks up the latest
version as already there.
Not everyone will have problems, so it's probably 90% of the time OK. But
from most things I read and see, it's generally the alpha update that has
caused the most problems.
(Not worded very well, but hopefully that makes sense.) :o)
Kind Regards
Daniel
On 1/7/08 12:45 PM, "Chris Griffiths"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Interesting. That was from "Software Update" area on my computer. Why
would they have a cut down version when most people will update this
way? Which means most people will have problems??
Regards Chris Griffiths
On 01/07/2008, at 12:36 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
Hi Chris
That would be the "alpha" update, which is the smaller update from
10.5.3 to
10.5.4.
Generally (as a rule) you're better off with the larger update, as
it's got
everything mixed together.
(And you find most people who have problems have done just the alpha
update
and not the combo update,...)
Hope that helps.
Kind Regards
Daniel
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