I cannot see any new version in "check for update"

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ricky119
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I cannot see any new version in "check for update"

Post by ricky119 »

3.0.10 has already online
but when i try to "check for update" in my 3.0.8 virtualbox in my Windows7 X64 Ultimate, i got "you have already installed the latest virtualbox version"
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Re: I cannot see any new version in "check for update"

Post by vbox4me2 »

Open up a dictionary and look up the word "patience".
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Re: I cannot see any new version in "check for update"

Post by Perryg »

Actually we have been watching you and it was determined that you should not get this update and took away your update notification.

Just kidding :mrgreen: It should be there today or tomorrow.
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Re: I cannot see any new version in "check for update"

Post by Sasquatch »

The program checks for new versions every so often. It can take a week before it shows the update. It's in the Preferences.
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Re: I cannot see any new version in "check for update"

Post by pcguy »

Well I have two installations of Virtualbox one on Win7 and one on XP and check for updates is not finding the 3.1.2 version.
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Re: I cannot see any new version in "check for update"

Post by Perryg »

Version update notification can take days to propagate.
If you want you can go here and download it now.
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Re: I cannot see any new version in "check for update"

Post by sandervl »

That's on purpose. We always wait a few days before enabling the notification update. In the case of a new major release it might be even longer as we wait for the time we consider the new major version as stable as the old one. (e.g. you will not yet get a notification about 3.1.2 if you're on 3.0.x).
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