Auto FE Updater

Want an easy way to distribute updates to the users of your Access front end? Tired of visiting each users PC to roll out a new version of an Access front end? Weary of explaining to each of the users how to use Windows Explorer to copy the new FE from the server to their PC?   And then fixing up the mistakes they inevitably make. And how to get the FE to a new user?  

This process is  exactly what the Auto FE Updater is designed to do.   And it's free. Whenever you need to roll out updates of your Microsoft Access front end (FE) MDB/MDE and associated files the Auto FE Updater utility will automatically copy the files from a server to a folder on each users PC.  When a new user needs to use the application you can email them a link or navigate them to a network share. It's easy!

The Auto FE Updater is a drag and drop deployment on the server.   No installation required.  Just download, unzip the files and place on the server.  The utility does not require any extra admin privileges to test or for the users to run the utility.  The IT folks in your organization do not need to be involved in your decision to use the Auto FE Updater.

The Auto FE updater has been recommended by Microsoft - Automated front-end management and publishing and Michael Kaplan - Staying away from de-emphasized technologies (last paragraph)  The utility has also been recommended by many of my fellow Access MVPs, many newsgroup and forum posters, various websites and Access books including Fixing Access Annoyances by Phil Mitchell and Evan Callahan  

I've received emails from folks at Boeing, BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Starbucks, Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, a number of hospitals, all branches of the US Military, the Canadian Armed Forces, the US FDA, the Australian Dept of Health,  the Inspector General's Office of California, Boston Architectural Collage, NASA, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Staples, University of Washington, IBM, Winnebago, Avon, the IRS, Bombardier and many more. 

Emails have come from many countries around the world such as Germany, Ireland, Norway, Australia, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Scotland, France and New Zealand. 

Updates

I will be publishing notifications of updates on my blog.   Or use the Check for Updates menu option within the Auto FE Updater utility.   Or email me on my contact page and I'll email you every time I send out on update. 

News

See my blog entries regarding the Auto FE Updater

Feedback

I really want some feedback. What additional features do you want to see?  Please use my contact  page to email me  Or join the discussion on LinkedIn.