diff --git a/phpBB/adm/style/acp_update.html b/phpBB/adm/style/acp_update.html
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+<!-- INCLUDE overall_header.html -->
+
+<a name="maincontent"></a>
+	
+<!-- IF S_VERSION_CHECK -->
+
+	<h1>{L_VERSION_CHECK}</h1>
+
+	<p>{L_VERSION_CHECK_EXPLAIN}</p>
+
+	<!-- IF S_UP_TO_DATE -->
+		<div class="successbox">
+			<p>{L_VERSION_UP_TO_DATE_ACP}</p>
+		</div>
+	<!-- ELSE -->
+		<div class="errorbox">
+			<p>{L_VERSION_NOT_UP_TO_DATE_ACP}</p>
+		</div>
+	<!-- ENDIF -->
+
+	<fieldset>
+		<legend></legend>
+	<dl>
+		<dt><label>{L_CURRENT_VERSION}</label></dt>
+		<dd><b>{CURRENT_VERSION}</b></dd>
+	</dl>
+	<dl>
+		<dt><label>{L_LATEST_VERSION}</label></dt>
+		<dd><b>{LATEST_VERSION}</b></dd>
+	</dl>
+	</fieldset>
+
+	<!-- IF not S_UP_TO_DATE -->
+		{UPDATE_INSTRUCTIONS}
+		<br /><br />
+	<!-- ENDIF -->
+
+<!-- ENDIF -->
+
+<!-- INCLUDE overall_footer.html -->
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diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_update.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_update.php
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+<?php
+/** 
+*
+* @package acp
+* @version $Id$
+* @copyright (c) 2005 phpBB Group 
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License 
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @package acp
+*/
+class acp_update
+{
+	var $u_action;
+
+	function main($id, $mode)
+	{
+		global $config, $db, $user, $auth, $template, $cache;
+		global $phpbb_root_path, $phpbb_admin_path, $phpEx;
+
+		$user->add_lang('install');
+
+		$this->tpl_name = 'acp_update';
+		$this->page_title = 'ACP_UPDATE';
+
+		// Get current and latest version
+		$errstr = '';
+		$errno = 0;
+
+		$info = get_remote_file('www.phpbb.com', '/updatecheck', '30x.txt', $errstr, $errno);
+
+		if ($info === false)
+		{
+			trigger_error($errstr . adm_back_link($this->u_action));
+		}
+
+		$info = explode("\n", $info);
+		$latest_version = trim($info[0]);
+
+		$announcement_url = trim($info[1]);
+		$update_archive_link = 'http://www.phpbb.com/files/releases/phpBB-' . $config['version'] . '_to_' . $latest_version . '.zip';
+		$update_link = append_sid($phpbb_root_path . 'install/index.' . $phpEx, 'mode=update');
+
+		$up_to_date = (version_compare(strtolower($config['version']), strtolower($latest_version), '<')) ? false : true;
+
+		$template->assign_vars(array(
+			'S_UP_TO_DATE'		=> $up_to_date,
+			'S_VERSION_CHECK'	=> true,
+			'U_ACTION'			=> $this->u_action,
+
+			'LATEST_VERSION'	=> $latest_version,
+			'CURRENT_VERSION'	=> $config['version'],
+
+			'UPDATE_INSTRUCTIONS'	=> sprintf($user->lang['UPDATE_INSTRUCTIONS'], $announcement_url, $update_archive_link, $update_link),
+		));
+	}
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/info/acp_update.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/info/acp_update.php
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+<?php
+/** 
+*
+* @package acp
+* @version $Id$
+* @copyright (c) 2005 phpBB Group 
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License 
+*
+*/
+
+/**
+* @package module_install
+*/
+class acp_update_info
+{
+	function module()
+	{
+		return array(
+			'filename'	=> 'acp_update',
+			'title'		=> 'ACP_UPDATE',
+			'version'	=> '1.0.0',
+			'modes'		=> array(
+				'version_check'		=> array('title' => 'ACP_VERSION_CHECK', 'auth' => 'acl_a_', 'cat' => array('ACP_AUTOMATION')),
+			),
+		);
+	}
+
+	function install()
+	{
+	}
+
+	function uninstall()
+	{
+	}
+}
+
+?>
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