There are several different editions of the patch management program. The edition you have depends upon the type of program license you purchased. Each edition provides a different level of capabilities. To determine which edition of the program you are running, look at the title bar or the main page of the program. Choosing Help > About will also provide edition details.
This section provides a synopsis of each available edition. For more detailed information, see http://www.shavlik.com/hf.aspx.
This is the full edition of the patch management program. With you can scan for missing patches, deploy missing patches, and view the results of these actions. You also have access to all the other features provided by the program, including the new data rollup and capabilities.
Note: If you see
this icon (
) it means the feature is only available with
the
edition of the program.
The Audit edition allows you to scan for missing patches, but it does not allow you to deploy patches. All other features are available.
A Trial Edition is available. This provides all the capabilities of , but only for 45 days. When the trial license expires the program will only allow you to scan and deploy to the local machine.
If you download the program from the Web site and do not enter a license key, the program will let you do very little. It will launch and allow you to review the online Help file but not much else.