you may need to nuke your bin folder and try updating it from there. if something is corrupt, it could keep it from updating. nuke your Bin folder, and if that doesn't work, then Nuke your entire .minecraft folder. if you have a saved world, then i guess your outta luck, pal.
Yea, or it could be that you bought it after December 22. If you bought it after that, you have to PAY for the updates. If not then... read the top one i guess...
When opening StarCraft 2, the client automatically checks for patches and updates accordingly. If the game runs without updating, then you are up to date!
you can not skip updating patches in World of Warcraft. They are incremental. You have to apply them in order. The client usually takes care of applying patches anyway so just let it do its job.
The blizzard background downloader can be set up to automatically download patches when you are not playing the game.
Windows Vista can be configured to update automatically on a scheduled basis. Alternatively, updates are available for free download directly from Microsoft. Updating is advantageous because often updates include patches for bugs and glitches or upgraded security features.
Updates and patches are downloaded from the PlayStation network. The PS3 system will automatically update when a new version comes out. Game patches will download when you launch the game, if you have PlayStation Plus your PS3 can be set to automaticly check for patches for games you own and download them in the background.
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There's no reason not to, the patches fix bugs, improve performance and add new features.
World of Warcraft will always download patches automatically. There is no way around it. You can always use the background downloader to pre-download large patches ahead of time, but this does not always work as sometimes patches are released really fast to fix a bug in the code.
There is a link at the bottom of installer to download patches, they will help your downloading.
They are usually safe if you download from the official game site.
MCPatcher, a tool that patches Minecraft, can install any mod. Search it up on the Minecraft Forums. It's also known as HD Texture Fix (because it fixes HD textures).
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