tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post4627454651053686558..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: Google Updater, the New Installer for Google SoftwareAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-36467969800679190002016-03-25T05:42:18.848-07:002016-03-25T05:42:18.848-07:00Thanks to Alex Chitu!
Informative post I got here...Thanks to Alex Chitu! <br />Informative post I got here. The images were very helpful. I want to use this google services.Kitchen supplieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249990845670100892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-5716761652587878842012-05-22T13:08:04.540-07:002012-05-22T13:08:04.540-07:00So how to remove this crap? Anybody knows? If use ...So how to remove this crap? Anybody knows? If use 3rd party uninstallere there is point in list of installed software "Google Update Helper" but when i trying to use it for uninstall its just started and quickly stopped w/o result. :( I have no any Google software installed in my PC. Only Google Toolbar which i installed by fault and removed it immediately. Now I have this crap extra stuff that i need no. What to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-74666293044076633012011-08-12T11:23:39.200-07:002011-08-12T11:23:39.200-07:00It is insane that all these programs nowadays cont...It is insane that all these programs nowadays continuously run updaters for the once every so many months there is an update, but in the mean time my memory and processing time is takenMikkelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-60206185042974789992011-05-03T10:07:40.365-07:002011-05-03T10:07:40.365-07:00Here is a VERY GOOD reason why there should be som...Here is a VERY GOOD reason why there should be some Updater options to NOT INSTALL.<br /><br />As IT for a large college, we have over 1000 student computers in DEEP FREEZE. These are machines whose software can not be changed, i.e., when they are rebooted they go back to their original state. Wasting bandwidth for 1000 machines to ping and maybe even install software is just that - a WASTE, since they are frozen.<br /><br />ARE YOU LISTENING GOOGLE? DO NO HARM?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-29307881573671803062010-09-22T06:47:14.613-07:002010-09-22T06:47:14.613-07:00We just discovered that this "great" sof...We just discovered that this "great" software polled the proxy settings every 3 seconds to check if it could still get to te internet. I thought the guys at google wrote some nifty software, but I may have to reconcider this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-37091730131888329882010-03-18T07:33:40.979-07:002010-03-18T07:33:40.979-07:00Apparently google doesn't think we are smart e...Apparently google doesn't think we are smart enough to use protective software that alerts us to EVERYTHING, especially uninvited guests. If you have to bundle your crapware then give us a REAL choice to turn it off and not install it. I could care less about updating anything google. Companies that try to sneak anything by me simply insult my intelligence.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15237785190944556627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-52349801778962644362010-01-20T13:08:03.171-08:002010-01-20T13:08:03.171-08:00Man, I LOVE that tongue-in-cheek article. We need ...Man, I LOVE that tongue-in-cheek article. We need more questioning and less blind compliance! Good thing Google is not censoring blogs that criticizes its heavy handedness :)<br /><br />Bottom line: Convenience is a feeble excuse for hegemony and market control. Computers belong to users, NOT software companies like they have been trying to convince us for decades. <br /><br />Kudos for publishing this article!83bj60https://www.blogger.com/profile/00830181571573025414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-35060787290156489972009-10-24T03:40:28.699-07:002009-10-24T03:40:28.699-07:00quote "Even if there are some people that don...quote "Even if there are some people that don't like the updater (including myself), you must admit that it's a great way to update software without user interaction. Why would you keep your software updated? To fix security issues that could compromise your computer, to fix bugs, to have the latest features and to help developers that will no longer care about old versions."<br /><br />Maybe it is a good thing to keep software updated, BUT I demand the right to know when and what is being updated, and to choose to not update if I wish. Until this is the case, GoogleUpdate.exe is disabled on my machine, and I will live without any fixes and updates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-80143016409005290402009-07-24T10:55:08.305-07:002009-07-24T10:55:08.305-07:00Here's the direct link to Google Earth's s...Here's the direct link to Google Earth's setup without the updater:<br /><a href="http://dl.google.com/earth/client/GE5/release_5_0_1/GoogleEarth-Win-Plus-5.0.11733.9347.exe" rel="nofollow">http://dl.google.com/earth/client/GE5/release_5_0_1/GoogleEarth-Win-Plus-5.0.11733.9347.exe</a><br /><br />Even if there are some people that don't like the updater (including myself), you must admit that it's a great way to update software without user interaction. Why would you keep your software updated? To fix security issues that could compromise your computer, to fix bugs, to have the latest features and to help developers that will no longer care about old versions.Alex Chituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-53841686225427899212009-07-24T10:47:35.929-07:002009-07-24T10:47:35.929-07:00I just installed Google Earth on my new computer a...I just installed Google Earth on my new computer and I did not like that I had to install updater. What I did was go ahead with the install and as soon as Earth was installed and Earth was in progress I bailed out. That strategy SEEMS to have worked, though it did manage to install Google Chrome too before I even noticed.<br /><br />It seems Google is following the business model of MS: "weasel our way in and make it hard to get rid of us".<br /><br />Well, MS is one of the most hated companies in the world, and know what? I'm starting to hate google and am beginning to avoid it wherever possible. "Google Updater" has now caused me to close my google mail account, I'm turning off all my updates of Picasa and looking for an alternative, and I'll never use Chrome. Hell, I'm even going to start using SCROOGLE instead of Google for searches!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-69457742710246729972009-07-13T13:28:00.123-07:002009-07-13T13:28:00.123-07:00I think they're getting the old mainframe ment...I think they're getting the old mainframe mentality in which a 'God' computer sits on a 'cloud' and tells all the other computers what to think. I have a mental image of a Braveheart PC crying "FREEDOM!" as its private and efficient local storage is torn from its body ...<br /><br />Updater is damned annoying!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-53956509031873518042009-05-08T19:10:00.000-07:002009-05-08T19:10:00.000-07:00What every single program, app or what have you, n...What every single program, app or what have you, needs to be coded/programmed with is ONE mentality of the USER: FREEDOM of choice. . - end of story.<br /><br />I don't like someone telling ME what I HAVE to install with what. This is my first P.C. Builder, therefore I'm the 'God' of this P.C. - I dictate what goes into it & what comes out. I'm going to ditch the whole damned program/app if it includes anything I don't want.<br /><br />We shouldn't have to settle for what's rammed down our throats UNLESS you're on someone else's computer - - then, of course, you're going to have to just get over it.<br /><br />My feelings about Google is, Google's abilities are extremely exaggerated. I find my searches through INFO.COM, are MUCH more useful, because they use the likes of: livesearch.com, about.com, ask.com, yahoo.com AND yours truly, GOOGLE. . .<br /><br />At Info.com, there's not a lot of 'burned-up' space on the page with 5th Grade artwork on your desktop either. But again, that's MY choice. Y'all deal with Google as you wish, I only use it at work, because it's 'law' on their P.C.'s.<br /><br />I'm right now researching how to Uninstall the Google Installer, thus stumbling across your Blog here.<br /><br />-Lone WolfLONE WOLFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806098250857528586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-69541742080178885102009-04-04T22:19:00.000-07:002009-04-04T22:19:00.000-07:00Google made its name by being simple clean and uno...Google made its name by being simple clean and unobtrusive, now they are anything but. I too get the error message descibed here and have tried everything to get to work to no avail. Now I subscribe to the mantra that google suxs, sadly. To put it in context and give a laff to those equally frustrated by this display of gross ineptitude I would like to offer the following parallel to Sony's "stupid box thing" enjoy the following link: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-20272666112627369982009-04-04T04:03:00.000-07:002009-04-04T04:03:00.000-07:00Go to Microsoft Sysinternal site and download Auto...Go to Microsoft Sysinternal site and download Autoruns. It is msconfig on steroids. If this thing is on your computer you can right click in Autoruns and choose to jump right to the registry setting. You can also take check marks out to stop it. But I would also advise just to right click my computer (XP) choose manage, choose services, double click Google Updater, choose disable from the drop down and click ok. Then goto Accesories, system tools, task scheduler, right click google task and delete, remove, whatever, just make it go away. Now your whole system will double its speed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-10440896615264351882009-04-04T03:55:00.000-07:002009-04-04T03:55:00.000-07:00Man even using the MaxConnections hack this thing ...Man even using the MaxConnections hack this thing sucks up the bandwidth. Looks like they have steered clear of the registry, but I know they are in there someplace. I had to disable the service and block it at the firewall. The program is still here but most all the folders are empty with the exception of the updater folder that installed a million dlls. Looks like if the service is not enabled the folders will stay empty. I think I did this to myself when I chose the optout of advertising cookie choice from google. I also notice that now they have chat. The service probably has a lot to do with that. Kill this thing and all toolbars desktops whatever, it brings a 6mbs connection to a 3mbs experience. Why the constant pings? Oh yeah delete the task also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-59380265626619322282009-03-22T18:01:00.000-07:002009-03-22T18:01:00.000-07:00Check services.msc for Googleupdater entries, as w...Check services.msc for Googleupdater entries, as well as msconfig.exe and Scheduled tasks, all of which had entries on my machine. If Google was as up front in "doing no evil" as they purport to be then they would allow us users to say no I do not want an updater service running and provide an easy uninstaller rather than using malware tricks to ensure the service is running. It's complete bollocks, they have arguably the best software with the highest user base what the fuck more do they want?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500022739872829036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-44595465132410071232009-03-09T07:46:00.000-07:002009-03-09T07:46:00.000-07:00This thing has some kind of secret life of its own...This thing has some kind of secret life of its own. I have disabled the Google Updater Service. I have removed it from the Task scheduler. I have uninstalled it — using Revo Uninstaller to scrub the registry and supposedly get rid of all traces. And STILL "Google updater.exe" shows up in my list of running processes in Process Explorer.<BR/><BR/>This is definitely completely unacceptable behaviour for a piece of software. In the end, I had to uninstall Google Earth just to get rid of the Google updater piece of malware crap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-11063943002537722962009-03-07T02:11:00.000-08:002009-03-07T02:11:00.000-08:00For XP users: How one can DISABLE OR ALTER the upd...For XP users: How one can DISABLE OR ALTER the update schedule for "Google Software Updater" OR "GoogleUpdateTaskMachine":<BR/><BR/>I am not a computer expert. Google probably has good reasons for what it does when it installs software on our computers, and for not explaining every detail and giving us too many options. GOOGLE UPDATER keeps Google software up to date. If GOOGLE UPDATER is disabled or stopped, some features may stop working. Security vulnerabilities may arise that cannot be fixed. When no Google software uses GOOGLE UPDATER, it uninstalls itself.<BR/><BR/>I decided to reduce the frequency with which checks GOOGLE UPDATER checks for updates. <BR/><BR/>Open START> MyCOMPUTER> CONTROL PANEL> SCHEDULED TASKS> and selected "Google Software Updater". A "Google Software Updater" control panel opens. Select SCHEDULE TAB. Select frequency from menu and OK. <BR/><BR/>To disable GOOGLE UPDATER: Open START> MyCOMPUTER> CONTROL PANEL> SCHEDULED TASKS> and selected "Google Software Updater". A "Google Software Updater" control panel opens. To disable the program, uncheck the box next to "ENABLED (schedule task runs at a specific time)" and selected APPLY, OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-42016921579640084362009-02-21T22:59:00.000-08:002009-02-21T22:59:00.000-08:00Thanks, "avoidz" for your February 8, 2009 4:25 PM...Thanks, "avoidz" for your February 8, 2009 4:25 PM PDT post, the only one I read this thread to find. Too bad I had to read all the way to the end to read the only post that mattered.<BR/><BR/>I agree with all the hate speech. The Google Updater is enough to make a man mad enough to cuss, no matter how hard he tries not too. Should the head of the man who betrayed our trust by installing it on our computers be impaled?<BR/><BR/>Attention lexicographers: I just invented a new word: GARGOOGLE (GARGOYLE + GOOGLE), so please add it to your lexicons, and let it be known that hatred of the Google Updater was its inspiration. May mankind always benefit from the hatred of evil, and may hate speech bever be outlawed.<BR/><BR/>"avoidz" wrote: "Another site posted this helpful link to disable the Updater entry in Control-Panel-Scheduled Tasks:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ceveni.com/2008/11/how-to-disable-annoying-googleupdateexe.html ".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-52638508818354553552009-02-08T16:25:00.000-08:002009-02-08T16:25:00.000-08:00+1 for a normal installer. I only use Google Earth...+1 for a normal installer. I only use Google Earth, too.<BR/><BR/>Another site posted this helpful link to disable the Updater entry in Control-Panel-Scheduled Tasks:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ceveni.com/2008/11/how-to-disable-annoying-googleupdateexe.htmlmarfawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879193328433920152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-78566178628570335832009-02-06T19:14:00.000-08:002009-02-06T19:14:00.000-08:00I want a normal installer for google earth, none o...I want a normal installer for google earth, none of this google updater crap.<BR/><BR/>Google earth is the only google program I use. I don't want to know about the rest because I simply do not want them.<BR/><BR/>I also don't want ANOTHER piece of crap updater program that wants to waste my computer's resources.<BR/><BR/>Obviously I will have to block it to death with Comodo firewall :DAgent24https://www.blogger.com/profile/15662393857368862026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-84131603335207237512009-02-02T12:38:00.000-08:002009-02-02T12:38:00.000-08:00I am a Mac user and discovered this Google updater...I am a Mac user and discovered this Google updater thing while trying to update Google Earth from 4.x to 5.x. I could not complete the install without agreeing to have Google's "run in the background updater" installed. I declined and fortunately was able to redownload and reinstall Google Earth 4.x without agreeing to install this intrusive updater.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'll be stuck at 4.x unless Google changes this intrusive policy.<BR/><BR/>I was a bit disappointed that the release of Picassa for the Mac was restricted to Intel processors only (I have a PowerPC in my iMac), but now it's just as well. I will continue to resist (for as long as I can) the forced installation of invasive "run in the background" types of software such as the Google installer/updater.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-7471933431251913972009-01-12T17:11:00.000-08:002009-01-12T17:11:00.000-08:00google is taking the mick. The great thing about c...google is taking the mick. The great thing about choice is you have it. BUT when google takes ia away by ignoring your request not to install and then the uninstall still leaves the program and registry entries it falls into becoming a virus. <BR/><BR/>If googole need it they should abide by good practise and do as it says otherwise they can kiss goodbye to takeup of services..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-80981124176483903882008-12-30T09:02:00.000-08:002008-12-30T09:02:00.000-08:00How do i get rid of this peace of crap? i reapers ...How do i get rid of this peace of crap? i reapers even when its not on services removed from startup by msconfig.. if a program acts like a virus i'm going to treat it as such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-17843655461441789822008-12-20T05:08:00.000-08:002008-12-20T05:08:00.000-08:00Thank you for posting this, especially the links. ...Thank you for posting this, especially the links. I couldn't install Google Earth successfully with Google updater. It was irritating and then I found this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com