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Patch Maker
The life of a software product is usually marked by the release of different versions. One version differs from the previous one by a small number of changes. Some sections of code in the executable files are different, new files may be added, some even deleted. What the author of the product usually does, is provide a new version of the files either as a new re-installable product or just the modified files, compressed. The above procedure is very wasteful though. For example, if a file of 1Mg has only had say 10Kb altered within it, then why create an update patch that requires the full 1Mb. It would be far more efficient if just the altered data were used. Well this is the purpose of Patch Maker. This utility saves a huge amount of bytes by storing just the differences between files and even compressing this data. Our Review: From the same developers as InstallMaker comes another fantastic program to aid you in your software distribution and installation requirements. Patch Maker looks and feels just like InstallMaker - fantastic! The features included in the program are outstanding - you can preview the final program at any time, retrieve the installed directory from an INI or the registry and best of all, the patchmaker program adds only 50KB to the finished archive. This is a definite must if you distribute software online!
Licence: Adware Version: 1.2 OS: Windows 95/98 Date: 1999/10/19 Developer: Clickteam Size: 2.40 MB		Free download
Yippee Ratings Breakdown (5 is best): Installation: 4 Interface: 4 Functionality: 5 Documentation: 3