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What happened to WinPatrol and their Website

Started by RevGAM , Jan 28 2018 01:47 PM

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Posted 16 January 2019 - 03:36 PM

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Posted 16 January 2019 - 06:00 PM

thanks for all the updated info , wil wait and see wha develops


Edited by jerry6, 16 January 2019 - 06:01 PM.

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Posted 16 January 2019 - 06:34 PM

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Posted 17 January 2019 - 10:27 AM

Thanks for the belated holiday greetings....I wish the same for you.

I have only used the WinPatrol PLUS product which essentially stayed the same as when Bill P was behind it. Bret did release a few new versions with minor updates but nothing that drastically altered its functionality. WP is still a very good start-up manager which is why I continue to use it.

 

I have been using WinPatrol Plus for many years for the same reason - to alert me when a program want's to be added to Windows' startup routine. My favorite light weight startup manger, believe it or not, is still Mike Linn's Startup Control Manger with AutoRuns for more complex needs.

 

While I was sorry to see Bill sell WinPatrol, and while there have been no significant updates since he did, it remains a functional and lightweight utility that serves a purpose and I can't see a reason not to keep it resident on all my systems.


Edited by Allan, 17 January 2019 - 10:30 AM.

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Posted 18 January 2019 - 10:13 AM

While I was sorry to see Bill sell WinPatrol, and while there have been no significant updates since he did, it remains a functional and lightweight utility that serves a purpose and I can't see a reason not to keep it resident on all my systems.

 

 

Can you provide links to official reports of the sale, please?


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Posted 18 January 2019 - 10:17 AM

http://billpstudios.blogspot.com/2014/06/winpatrol-generation-ii.html


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Posted 18 January 2019 - 10:23 AM

That's about Bill's sale of WP to Bret...I'm asking for Bret's supposed sale.  Sorry I wasn't clear.


Edited by RevGAM, 18 January 2019 - 10:24 AM.

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Posted 18 January 2019 - 10:39 AM

Who said anything about Brett selling?


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Posted 18 January 2019 - 11:03 AM

Who said anything about Brett selling?

I thought someone had, but I must've been mistaken. Sorry again.


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Posted 18 January 2019 - 12:07 PM

Who said anything about Brett selling?

I thought someone had, but I must've been mistaken. Sorry again.

That is part of this discussion topic...we don't know what has happened to the company.

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Posted 03 March 2019 - 09:28 PM

It doesn't look good. The security certificate for winpatrol.com expired 19 days ago.


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Posted 06 March 2019 - 07:15 PM

Much obliged for the update on the website, RevGAM.  I will wait for more news if there is any.


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Posted 09 October 2020 - 08:31 PM

What happened to the Winpatrol website? 'It doesn't seem to be there anymore. I even tried to get support at suport@Winpatrol.com and I got a message from my email provider at Yahoo saying that the email couldn't be delivered. Does anyone know what is going on?


Edited by hamluis, 15 January 2021 - 08:29 PM.
Moved from Gen Security to Web Browsing - Hamluis.

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Posted 09 October 2020 - 08:59 PM

I think program development has ceased and the company is no longer in business

 

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/anything-like-winpatrol/


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Posted 09 October 2020 - 09:04 PM

I guess that's why the Winpatrol  Plus doesn't work anymore. Thank you. Guess I'll have to find an alternative program.


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