Bulk/mass update utility for windows programs?

[rpeters83]

I was wondering if there is something out there that will inventory all my installed apps and allow me to perform a mass update? I remember seeing something like this a while ago but don't recall what it was called. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[pxc]

There are utilities like PSI: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/

The download location of updates change so it's not really practical for a program to know where each version of thousands of different programs currently exist.

 

[$ilvano]

I believe Filehippo has something of the sorts too, but I think with any sort of program like this, it will come with a list of supported apps.

 

[ZzBloopzZ]

Did you ever find what you were looking for?

I personally use FileHippo's portable version: http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/ It's under the "Download Here" link.

The problem with FileHippo is that it only catalogs the most popular apps, there are still a few that get missed. For the remaining I used to use Update Notifier (http://cleansofts.org/view/update-notifier.html). However, I'm not sure if it's still good as I forget to reinstall it after my fresh install of Windows 7 last August. Someone said they stopped updating their database, while another said they are fine. I guess I will try it out in a few days.

Also check out this link: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-software-update-monitor.htm

 

[Nighted]

SUMo does this.

Ketarin also finds updates, but you must create the database yourself.