Errors replacing previous files during install, I just clicked [ Retry ] over and over, eventually it installed, then it warned that it won't run, then it runs fine.

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We can select to ignore versions ( for example, I prefer TeraCopy v2 and hate v3 ).

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Missing many features and benefits, misbehaves:

- NO indicators and controls if programs to be installed are
- - 32bit or 64 bit
- - free or trial
- - unlicensed version upgrades outside of current license

- NO right-click to explore disk location of a program
- NO link to a program's website

- NO undo

- does NOT offer to install programs "clean", that is, turning off supplemental add-on installations

- does NOT control the language during installation ( one program offered non-English installation screens )

- does NOT install quietly,
- - needs user interaction for some programs, we can't "go away", and we need to toggle back and forth to catch programs waiting for user interaction to move them forward
- - some programs pop up info during installation, interrupting typing, then errantly grabbing keystrokes, thinking I was canceling the install, when all I was doing was trying to finish this review!

- HANGS on a program if user interaction is needed but cannot be provided ( iTunes asked for a file then vanished, but iObit Software Updater Pro 2.4 stayed on iTunes installation anyway ... and eventually moved on to the next program to install )

- NO integration with other IObit programs, such as offering to uninstall a program not wanted.

- does NOT control if installation is for current user or ALL users ( I have to manually move them after installation to ALL users, which is my preference )

- does NOT recognize some already installed programs

- one program installed and immediately it popped up and said a new version was available, so this does NOT get the latest version of some programs

- does NOT install supplemental programs needed by the program it is installing ( IOTransfer needs iTune/Apple USB drivers )

- fails to install Microsoft SilverLight, Adobe Air ( who cares ? )

- also failed to install Advanced-IP-Scanner, iTunes, Wise Care ... BUT it moved forward anyway to other installations, it did not hang waiting for a failed installation to be resolved, and that's good.

- no control over NOT installing it's own "nags", like all IObit programs, it installed scheduled tasks, so I run free Microsoft SysInternals [ AutoRuns ] to find and toggle off any automatic running of any programs.

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Conclusion: I like it ( ! ), it's like a bulldozer with no elegance, it just plows forward and installs whatever it wants any way it wants.

I use it in conjunction with:

- free Ninite. com installer
- Glary Software Update Pro ( not free )
- free UpdateMyPc. com
- various updaters in other IObit programs

... and in spite of all that, I prefer the self-updater in most programs, so I use all-purpose updaters like this just to let me know when to go and self-update other programs.

I look forward to v3, and v4 to incorporate remedies for the (mis)behaviors and missing features and benefits I have listed.

As always, thanks to the vendors for participating here and trading functional software for our feedback.
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If this programme automatically updates anything you got from GAOTD (they usually don't allow updates) will the programmes automatically revert back to free versions? If so it will be a waste of time as it would ruin any I have downloaded from GAOTD.

I have been using free versions of several iobit tools such as driver booster and uninstaller for years. I always had in mind to pay for the pro version but I always delayed this decision because I didn't really need them. So now, I just couldn't miss this opportunity.