On 15 Mar 99, at 9:24, James Kerr wrote:

> >2.  Try to match executables found on this computer against a database of
> >known good/known bad application versions.  The thing is that your
> >favourite shareware or game program might not be in the database (in
> >which case, approach 1 makes a reasonable fallback).
> >  Keeping the database up-to-date, and re-running the diagnosis as 2000
> >approaches, are critical to the success of this approach.
>
> Were might I find such a database? Thanks.

  Products that take this approach include, internally, such a
database, and usually some feature (e.g. Norton's "LiveUpdate") to
maintain it.  Since this database represents the manufacturer's major
investment in the product, you're unlikely to see it available as a
separate free/cheap entity.


David G

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