Lazy programmers?

As I understand it, all of the help files are "registered" in the registry,
So why can't the help file be a part of the SW upgrade package, instead of
being a separate zip file?
Is this lazy programming or is there a reasonable answer to this?

 

I believe its done this way so a person can pick and choose which files they
would like to download and/or install.If you,re on a slow connection you
probably wouldn't want to download 120 megs of help info, 90 megs of
shaders, and 60 megs of samples.Just to check out the new release. The
shipped CDs will have everything on them as normal.

Is this a reasonable answer?

 

Rob,

I think he's talking about regular service packs, not pre-release or beta.

I've often wondered the same thing.

Mark

 

The way they do it makes a whole lot of sense to me.

We have machines set on a variety of service packs as I am a firm believer
in if it's working just fine, leave it alone. So along comes SP4.0 and I
want to grab it. I download the 4.0ev - 4.0 SP, the eDrawing update, and
the 4.0 help file. But I also need the 0.0 - 4.0 SP update, the 1.1 - 4.0
update, etc. Why would I want to re-download embedded identical help files
several times? All it takes to install them is to unzip them to the
SolidWorks2005 folder - no big deal at all.

WT

 

There probably is the intent to allow a user with a slow internet
connection to opt not to download the Help Files, for example.

If the emphasis is on download efficiency, then the SolidWorks crew
needs to do more to identify the versions of the available files so
that time (especially for a slow connection) is not wasted by copying
and installing updates which have already been applied.

I don't understand why there can't be date stamp and version
information listed alongside the file size. I've often downloaded and
installed files which were flagged (as needed for the Service Pack
Update) but contained nothing new...

It should also be pointed out that, if a user is applying Service Packs
incrementally (i.e. 0 to 1.0 to 2.0 to 3.0) then there's no need to
apply the new Help Files or eDrawings updates until the most recent SP
is patched.

Per O. Hoel
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Now here is a simple way of doing it, use the windows update method and
then you could choose which files you want it to update and to what level!
Seems simple to me, lol