Visual Studio Client Detection Utility
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Do I need this ? I have VS 2019 installed on W 7 pro With Installer.exe sitting on my desktop I have set VS to no auto update the KB says MS wants to make sure it was installed correctly I have completed a couple of updates last year no issues I hate to be paranoid. but is this MS just fishing for information ? It wants to check 2017 2019 2022
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Do I need this ? I have VS 2019 installed on W 7 pro With Installer.exe sitting on my desktop I have set VS to no auto update the KB says MS wants to make sure it was installed correctly I have completed a couple of updates last year no issues I hate to be paranoid. but is this MS just fishing for information ? It wants to check 2017 2019 2022
Choroid wrote:
I hate to be paranoid. but is this MS just fishing for information ?
Only because you might be paranoid, it doesn't mean that they are not trying to fish on you...
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Do I need this ? I have VS 2019 installed on W 7 pro With Installer.exe sitting on my desktop I have set VS to no auto update the KB says MS wants to make sure it was installed correctly I have completed a couple of updates last year no issues I hate to be paranoid. but is this MS just fishing for information ? It wants to check 2017 2019 2022
I have worked with Visual Studio since v1.0 and NT was in beta testing. I have never heard of this and I see no constructive purpose for it.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Do I need this ? I have VS 2019 installed on W 7 pro With Installer.exe sitting on my desktop I have set VS to no auto update the KB says MS wants to make sure it was installed correctly I have completed a couple of updates last year no issues I hate to be paranoid. but is this MS just fishing for information ? It wants to check 2017 2019 2022
See KB5001148 - Visual Studio Client Detector Utility for Administrator Updates - Microsoft Support[^] /ravi
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See KB5001148 - Visual Studio Client Detector Utility for Administrator Updates - Microsoft Support[^] /ravi
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why do we need this tool?
diligent hands rule....
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Do I need this ? I have VS 2019 installed on W 7 pro With Installer.exe sitting on my desktop I have set VS to no auto update the KB says MS wants to make sure it was installed correctly I have completed a couple of updates last year no issues I hate to be paranoid. but is this MS just fishing for information ? It wants to check 2017 2019 2022
Choroid wrote:
I have set VS to no auto update
I would make a comment about the security vulnerabilities in VS[^] that you're ignoring; but since you're using an OS that's been EOL for nearly four years, and out of mainstream support for nearly nine, I suspect that's the least of your problems! :laugh:
Mainstream support for Windows 7 ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020.
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why do we need this tool?
diligent hands rule....
Southmountain wrote:
why do we need this tool?
As the first sentence on the page reads:
The Visual Studio Client Detector Utility is a required component that must be installed on client computers for Visual Studio Administrator Updates to be correctly recognized and received. It is used to detect the current versions of Microsoft Visual Studio on client computers, and to determine whether an administrator update applies to those clients.
/ravi
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Do I need this ? I have VS 2019 installed on W 7 pro With Installer.exe sitting on my desktop I have set VS to no auto update the KB says MS wants to make sure it was installed correctly I have completed a couple of updates last year no issues I hate to be paranoid. but is this MS just fishing for information ? It wants to check 2017 2019 2022
I'd set-up a test station (another computer), with the same OS and programs installed, and then enable that update and see what it actually does. Just becuase Microsoft says it is going to do X doesn't mean that it isn't going to do Y also or instead. I've skipped Windows 10 for the most part, and I have built a Windows 11 system for select newer apps that have internal blocks that keep them from running on Windows 7. However, I've found that Windows 11 is a slow painful environment to use, and frequently needs several hours of warm-up time before I can use it when it's first booted. With that in mind, I haven't moved all the projects I'm involved in over to the Windows 11 system. I can't take a chance on it not working at a critical momwent.
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See KB5001148 - Visual Studio Client Detector Utility for Administrator Updates - Microsoft Support[^] /ravi
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Ravi Thanks I did read that link before I posted Sometimes my concerns are founded by my lack of knowledge At one time I trusted MS but the sad truth is tech companies have this attitude "Do as we say you can trust us" I did that with Windows ME & Vista so I have become a little OS shy Windows 11 really offends me. I have a robust configuration Dell Workstation Lot of memory and ram and high end graphics card MS said you need a new computer END of support is OK with me but when you make it End of Life your playing the "Do as we say card" at my expense Your reply was appreciated I did the update Dwight aka Choroid