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Old July 18th, 2005
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Default Beta testers - turn on "Beta Releases"

Greetings,

we are about to test a new update distribution mechanism for LimeWire tonight. If you are running LimeWire 4.9.2 Beta or higher, please go to Options -> Updates and select "Beta Releases".

Within the next 24 hours you may get a message prompting you to upgrade to 4.9.5. Let us know if you do, and how the upgrade went.

Thanks a lot!

P.S. beta 4.9.5 will also be available from the website, but please don't download it just yet - help us test this update thing at least for a day. Your patience is appreciated.

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it didnt do anything after i pressed "Update Now"

btw, i think it should say "A newer version of LimeWire is available, update?"

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Do you remember if you restarted limewire anywhere between 6:30PM EST and the time you received the notification? We found a bug where the update only works if limewire hasn't been restarted.

If you are feeling adventurous and want to help us test this out better here's what you can do:

1. Turn of "Connect on Startup"
2. Shut down LimeWire
3. delete the Documents and Settings\<user name>\.limewire\version.xml file
4. delete the Documents and Settings\<user name>\.limewire\.NetworkShare directory
5. start LimeWire, but don't connect yet - let it load all shared files
6. connect to the network.

What should happen is LimeWire asking you to restart itself upgrading to a new version. Let us know if it works.

Thanks for the help!

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actually, this is what i did lol:

earlier today i was browsing around in options and noticed that i forgot to check the beta release box and did so. (this is how i also found the license bug i posted in the 4.9.3 beta topic) i didnt restart just yet untill a few hours later when i saw your post., but i never received the update message untill i restarted it.

but anyways, this is what i have found after following your instructions:

a new version.xml is saved with new version info upon connection. but does not display the prompt untill AFTER i restart it again.

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What should happen is LimeWire asking you to restart itself upgrading to a new version. Let us know if it works.
limewire does not ask me to restart limewire in any scenario.

it also sends me to the download page if i press update now (i didnt notice this before.):

http://www.limewire.com/english/cont...ows+XP&osv=5.1

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That is strange, I got this NPE tonight:

Code:
LimeWire version 4.9.4jum422 Pro
Java version 1.5.0_04 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 15560256/43433984

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.version.UpdateHandler$6.run(UpdateHandler.java:511)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.ProcessingQueue$Processor.run(ProcessingQueue.java:122)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.ManagedThread.managedRun(ManagedThread.java:60)
	at com.limegroup.gnutella.util.ManagedThread.run(ManagedThread.java:49)
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a new version.xml is saved with new version info upon connection. but does not display the prompt untill AFTER i restart it again.
Ok, missed one step - delete the Documents and settings\<user name>\.limewire\.NetworkShare. That should cause LimeWire to re-download the update and give you the correct prompt.

(the steps in the above post have been updated for anyone else wishing to try this)
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Just a thought: what about security and the in network updating? I've always been wary of upgrade notifications in the past on LW: what certifies you there is no false signal spreading letting you know that a real new version is available? I believe this is even more important in the new update schema: you could be induce to spread a LW version containing a trogan or any other worm/virus run by the LW installer following the in-network download? The old schema was redirecting you to the download adress, so you were sure of the source, what about now? Playing a bit of the devil's advocate right now, but a vulnaribility is the last thing LW needs right now, especially at the speed the in-network updates can spread in the LW subnet. Anyway, you guys probably found a technique to do it safely, but I feel bringing the possible issue could at least put the things clear.

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The old update message as well as the new upgrade mechanism are protected using LimeWire's private key. They are, in fact, the same message - if you look at ~/.limewire/version.xml you will see that both the update URNs and the website URL are contained in the same document.
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if you need a ?%&& any version yall could just go to &*?&* and you'll get everything there free and thats all i have to say i'm out.

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umm, i would give it another try.. but i lost the 4.9.4 pro installer. i do have 4.9.5 pro, 4.9.3 pro and below. is there an archive of installers somewhere [of the basic version]?

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