Option to disable Slip Stream in install

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Option to disable Slip Stream in install

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When installing a new machine in a site with a number of ACT! users, sometimes you don't have the option to upgrade all systems at the time.

So, in order to prevent issues, you might need to install a specific build ... but the install often slip steams an update

Currently, the only option is to disconnect from the internet (not possible if doing it remotely) or add the Sage servers to the hosts file (difficult as it requires a reboot to and the file is often locked)

Would be helpful to have an option (via custom or a command line switch) to disable this feature

Regards,
Mike Lazarus
ACT! Evangelist
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If you are physically at the machine, you can disconnect the machine from the web.

If you are installing as a remote user, you can't do this but you might be able to temporarily block all traffic to and from www.act.com

This might work in the meantime but I have not tried it.

Scott Abboud

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Yup, using the hosts file to block it was the only way I found ... but not a nice options

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Mike,

I have a FREE add-on for ACT! which disables ACT!’s ability to get the updates from the ACT web site without re-configure your firewall.

This add on for ACT! will disable the auto update feature by changing the internal ACT! URL so that it is not able to connect to the FTP site.

ACT! tries to get the update by one of two mechanisms. Both are disabled:

1) When the users go to the HELP menu and select "ACT! Update..."

2) On ACT startup after a predetermines period of time such as "every 90 days"

If the users go to the "ACT! Update..." menu they will see the yellow popup which reads.

"Connect error"

"Please try again later"

Use this link to download directly:

http://durkincomputing.com/ACTAddonsDownloads/DurkinACTUpdateOFF_Installer.msi

Thank you for your time.

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Thanks ... I'll have a look at it.

I've found a couple of entries in the hosts file has been working well so far :-)

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