UX/Software Management/SUSE Updater/VistaEvaluation

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This is an evaluation of the update process of Windows Vista.

Notification of updates

The notification of updates depends on the settings. There is either no user interaction, or a notification of available updates with an icon in the notification area and a notification-bubble.

Presentation of updates

The default view of Vista's update presentation shows a summary of updates, seperated by importance as it apears. You're then allowed to either start the update process by clicking "Install updates", or to view update details by clicking "View available updates".

Screenshots of Workflow:

• Summary view of updates:

• Detailed view of updates:

• Details to an update item:

• Confirmation:

• Minimizes to tray, with short bubble-notification:

• Tooltips while updating:

• Windows while updating:

• Message after successful update and reboot notification:

• Options for Update:

Notification of restart

Dialog after finished update notifies about a needed restart.

Security

System asks for confirmation, whether the action was initiated by the user. No authentication present.

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