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Please, stop upgrading us via Download.com. If there's a new update, link us to a page that has download URL for existing users. Don't make us nav to Download.com

The next time I am given a Download.com link in order to update XWidget I will just uninstall XWidget. There are few web sites as evil on the Internet as Download.com

Believe me, I used to be an independent software developer distributing my apps on Download.com. I understand the marketing advantage of eyeballs there. Do that for new users, don't punish existing users. Download.com has changed.

While doing an update of XWidget today I was prompted to approve junkware, with a VERY long pause between each Decline, not twice, not three times but about SIX TIMES!! And even after declining them all, after XWidgets completed, I was prompted AGAIN to approve junkware, with no titlebar or any warning, it was all meticulously arranged to look like YOUR product. Not once, but TWICE!!

@XWidget, if you can reassure me you'll stop using Download.com, I'll send you $10, just give me a PayPal link. (Mind you, it won't be till May 1.) I hardly even use your product, I'm just fuming mad at Download.com and I'm mad at the people who make the software I choose to install on my computer being so callous as to use Download.com.

Hello stimpy77. If you don't trust the download from CNet you can choose the direct download links from here:
http://xwidget.com


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Hi stimpy77,
Thanks for your suggestion, I had change the main download link from download.com to OneDrive. But I think we still need a more stable download servers...

I am sorry for that,this is because:
1. OneDrive only a NetDisk, It can not guarantee that everyone can download sucessfully and quickly. and XWidget taked a large download traffic, the OneDrive account maybe stopped at any time. So I think we need a more stable download servers. In fact, we can download XWidget from the download.com by "Direct link" without the Download.com Installer


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2. A few days ago some users report a problem: Chrome false positives and will prevent users from downloading "xwidget_setup.exe" from xwidget.com ,So I change the main download link to Download.com Temporarily and Request google/chrome to renew. Fortunately this issue is resolved.

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