I will concede that once I got the download manager installed, the actual download process was simpler. I still find it extremely slow as compared to downloads of equivalent size from other sites. The update for Premiere Pro took 34 minutes using Comcast Business Internet 150 and clocking test speeds upwards of 100 mbps
On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Raymond Camden <[email protected]> wrote: > > So it sounded like you had some trouble with the older installs. That's > unfortunate - but we were talking about the current installer. ;) > > Now you said you are downloading 8 apps - "ponderously download" - you do > recognize that it may take time to download 8 separate large programs, > right? You can't expect 8 updates to go quick. It doesn't matter how cool > your installer is - a lot of bytes is a lot of bytes. > You do accept that it was easier to *start* those updates, right? > > I guess it just depends on your point of view - but for me - and many > others - the experience of using the CC app to handle installing/updating > is *incredibly* simpler compared to the past. > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> So after the conversation last night, I tried to check for an update >> to Dreamweaver. Selecting the update menu item in Dreamweaver told me >> my version of Abode Application Manager was corrupt. I went to the >> website, searched for Adobe Application Manager and was given this >> link: >> https://creative.adobe.com/products/creative-cloud >> where I downloaded this file: CreativeCloudSet-Up.exe and attempted to >> install it. >> >> The first attempt failed with a message that said Creative Cloud could >> not be installed. No reason or explanation as to why. I uninstalled >> the previous version of the application manager, dated 5/11/2012, >> rebooted and ran the install program again. After about five minutes >> of the installer running, I was presented with a login prompt. I >> signed in with my Adobe credentials, selected the option for >> applications and updates and was presented with a list of the various >> applications which showed that I need eight updates. I am sitting >> here typing this message while the app updates ponderously download. >> Nothing simple or quick about any of this. >> >> As for locations, the previous installer put the files in Program >> Files folder for some of the apps, the Program Files (x86) for others >> and scattered icons all over the desktop and start menu. >> >> So I am still voting for the anthill. >> >> -- > =========================================================================== > Raymond Camden, Web Developer for Adobe > > Email : [email protected] > Blog : www.raymondcamden.com > Twitter: cfjedimaster > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:358032 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
