Ace Utilities Version History ============================ Note: '+' means a new feature, '!' means a bug-fix , '-' means a feature removal 4.1.1 Dec 2007 !Fixed a minor bug in cookie manager !Fixed a minor bug in History Cleaner misc option related to Office2007 4.1.0 Dec 2007 +Updated ignore lists !Minor bugfixes !Fixed some minor glitches in wipe code (Vista related) +Opera history of all user profiles are now cleared +Added Cookie Manager for Opera ! +Minor update to regcleaner ; scans some more areas +A few new plug-ins +Added Ignore-List for shortcut cleaner 4.0.0 Aug 2007 + Modified the performance of tools like Junk Cleaner and Registry cleaner. They run faster now ! + Program now uses Unicode ; so better file name handling on systems where English is not the default language. + Updated ignore lists. + major changes in GUI like progress dialogs, delete dialogs, etc + Modified Wizard to allow 'cancel' during cleaning + Integratd Disk Analysis into Ace ; not a seperate exe anymore + Updated Autorun manager + Updated Uninstall manager ! Fixed a minor bug in shortcut cleaner + Zip backup support for x64 version + Shell extension DLL completely rewritten to work with Vista UAC. - Removed the confusing 'Erase History > IE Users' option page and, + Added option to clear IE History and Cache of all users + Added option to clear IE Cookies of all users + Added option to create system restore point before deleting registry errors. + Removed system tray icon ; uses new tray popup window 3.3.1 May 2007 !Fixed a small bug that was introduced during last update in duplicate finder +Junk Files have group view now +Vista style rebars in child windows 3.3.0 May 2007 +Duplicate file finder now uses pages to show groups of files. +Added option to use MD5 in Duplicate finder -Removed restriction on scanning "all files" with "CRC/MD5" option +Added a modified date column in Junk Cleaner +Cookie Manager now shows complete list of protected cookies . Previously it did not show an entry if the corresponding cookie was absent in the system. +Updated ignore lists +Modified a few plugins +Minor GUI improvements, like using Vista fonts, vista listcontrol styles, etc +Modifed ignore list handling by junk cleaner. the 'do not use ignore list for temp folder' option has been removed. Temp files should have a /T flag at the end in the ignore list. !Fixed a bug in showing unprotected cookies in Cookie Manager !Fixed a bug in Duplicate finder related to group view that was causing it to crash !Fixed a bug in Registry cleaner related to ActiveX cleaning in Vista +64 bit version is now Vista x64 ready. +Added option to clear outlook express's email autocomplete list +Added option to check mark files with wildcards (* and ?) in Duplicate finder 3.2.0 Jan 2007 +Refined the option to ignore files in the temp folder +Updated ignorelists !Fixed some issues with Vista (scheduled tasks, history options, etc) +Added option to ignore favicons when clearing cache +Deletes IE protected mode cookies (Vista) +Deletes IE protected mode History (Vista) +Deletes IE protected mode Cache (Vista) +Added option to delete Macromedia Flash Cookies 3.1.0 Oct 2006 +Added new categories to the AutoStart manager !Fixed compatibility issues with Desktop Search, Panda Antivirus !Fixed some issues with Vista RC1 +Modified junk cleaner to delete files correctly when locked file(s) are found -Tray icon will now be shown only when a tip is shown. +Added more options to clear firefox history +Supports Opera 9, Firefox 2 +Option to close main window when child windows are launched. +Added 16 new plug-ins +Updated startup-info database 3.0.0 May 2006 x64 version released. 3.0.0 Nov 2005 +Modified the GUI for all tools by adding toolbar. +Added wipe shell extension for files, and recyclebin +Modified wiping alogrithms and options for Erasing +Modified the GUI of SecureDelete +Added secure delete option for deleting temp IE files (see Options > History) +Added context menu for CookieManager +Added filter box for uninstaller +Ignore list editor (several users did not even know about ignorelists. Now they will notice) +Much improved Autorun Manager, with digital signature checks. +Added information panel, multi-user support, etc for Autorun Manager. +Modified GUI for History cleaner (done away with the ugly tabs) +Added a new Misc page in History Cleaner +Modified registry cleaner's start menu cleaning algorithm +Modified Shortcut Cleaner to show all Recent folder entries !Minor bugfixes 2.6.0 Sep 2005 + Modified a few plugins ! Fixed a minor GUI bug in Wipe Free Space + Restore tool can be launched even after the trial period ! Fixed the bug related to 4GB filesize limitation in Disk Analysis + Cookie Manager can also be launched from a shortcut + Some GUI modifications for Maintenance Wizard. (Wizard style -> Dialog style) + Option to turn off clever use of Ignore list + History Cleaner's 'Erase folder streams' now deletes 'BagMRU'. + Added support for Netscape 8 + Tested with IE7 beta + Added support for Opera ! Fixed a bug in registry cleaner. + Added ability to change the order of execution of tools in maintenance wizard + Added /opt:r for reboot and /opt:s flag for shutdown to the command line. + Added option to add external regedit tool + Added option to empty the recyclebin in maintenance wizard + Modified Registry cleaner's ActiveX scanning 2.5.0 May 2005 +Updated Ignore-Lists +Fixed a bug with "clear past icon history" +Ace Utilities creates a system restore point on firstrun by itself. Previously it lauched SystemRestore tool. +Added option to show/hide removable drives in Wipe Free Space tool +Maintenance Wizard now shows the results before asking to reboot +Option to delete the search history and form fill history of FireFox +Updated Startup manager to scan a few more registry keys where startup programs reside +Duplicate finder now sorts files within each group according to the path. +Added option to scan empty folders in start menu +Plug-ins are now encrypted. +Added 70 new plugins +Startup Manager can now show non-Microsoft Services 2.4.2 January 2005) ! Minor bugfixes +updated ignore list +updated plug-ins +Now AU creates undo files for entries removed from uninstall manager. +Tooltips for each cell in a list if text is partly hidden +Option to scan removable drives, for junk and duplicate finder +Ctrl+delete key option to launch ShredRecycleBin tool 2.4.1 +Added option to export/import user preferences +Interface (GUI) modifications +Added 'report' option for EmptyFolderFinder +Added option not to scan shortcuts targetting floppy in Shortcutcleaner. !Modified shortcut cleaner to take care of multiboot operating systems. +Improved registry cleaner; now scans new sections of XP registry (like 'sounds'). +Firefox and Mozilla addressbar cleaning options are now selected by default. !Fixed - Mozilla address bar was not being cleared correctly. +Added option to clear mapped network drive history +History cleaner deletes stray cookies now. +More entries added to ignore-list. +More plug-ins +Cookie Manager and Address Bar editor are moved to options dialog. !Minor Bug Fixes +Option to clear Temporary Internet Files folder of other users. !Fixed a small error in UninstallManager (related to systemcomponent) 2.4.0 (August 2004) +option to disable registry backups +option to save column widths of list controls. +option to save column sort state +A few GUI modifications +Added option to limit number of registry backups !Fixed a minor bug in erase history. +Added option to clear cookie index.dat +Added option to ignore folder in empty folder finder. +Main buttons now show focus rect. +Disk Analyser can now delete files +Disk Analyser can now save report of disk usage +Dup finder now has a new interface. !Fixed a small bug in dup finder related to path names longer than 260 chars !Fixed minor display related issues (font) +Added tab delimited report option. +Added a few more plug-ins !Fixed a window-restore issue in Uninstall Manager. +Added a few more programs to the registry ignore list. !Fixed a small issue with registry cleaner. (adobe photoalbum related) !Fixed a problem with file paths longer than 260 chars. +Enhanced shellex error detection in registry cleaner. +Enhanced OLE error detection, Apppath scan, etc +Regcleaner's 'thorough' mode now finds more entries +Improved StartupManager's program description +Support for firefox 0.9x +Removed some words from the registry ignore list !Fixed a freeze in History Cleaner (sendmessage timeout) +Email Feedback now appends user's system info. +Clears MSN9 address bar when clearing IE address bar 2.3.3 (June 2004) +Popup menu for Options > Junk file cleaner !Minor modifications for clearing prefetch, start menu history cleaning. +added support for Firefox browser !Fixed a minor bug in wizard. (wizard's history cleaner did not work properly if Erase History tool was not run at least once) !Fixed a minor bug in duplicate file finder 2.3.2 (April 2004) !Fixed an issue in duplicate finder. !Fixed a small/unimportant bug in registry cleaner. File Extension scan was deleting some useful entries. !History Cleaner wont check for IE at startup. +Added some plugins. Thanks to ^BloodHack^ +Improved Ignore list for regcleaner +Junk cleaner option to exclude files modified within a week. 2.3.1 (March 2004) +Improved registry cleaner !Fixed a crash in Disk Analyzer !Autoupdate will not disconnect user from web now +Restart confirmation is an option. +Option to consider folders with empty sub folders as empty in empty folder finder. +Rename option for registry backups 2.3.0 (February 2004) +Much improved, faster Registry Cleaner. +Completely re-wrote the CLSID scan function of registry cleaner. +Junk Cleaner now deletes empty temp folders after deleting temp files. +Added option to clear click history of XP start menu. (by request) +Added sound notification.(by request) +New improved Disk analyzer.(by request) +New scheduled maintenance tool.(by request) -Removed the 'Tweak Plus' tool. +Speed improvement of list views. +Re-arranged some controls for easy access. +Added 'Drives to Scan' on popup menu of junk and dup finder. !Fixed, removes the temp files created by AU on exit !Fixed a problem with registry cleaner's ignore-list !Fixed an option which caused recycle bin to be emptied after using wizard. !Fixed a minor bug with mouse pointer on resize. +Uninstaller now has large icon view. !Startup Manager now finds items disabled using MsConfig.(by request) !Some grammar corrections. (by request) +Right click menu on the 'Drives' tab +added description for junk file types. (by request) +Cancel button now responds much quicker to mouse clicks +Interface modifications for menu, dialogs, etc. +Added automatic update feature. +Wipe free space can now recognize zip drives (by request) +Registry cleaner now won't seek floppy drives during scan. 2.2.0 (January 2004) +Wipe Free Space option added. +Added Browser Helper Object(BHO) cleaning option in registry cleaner. +Registry cleaner now finds empty shell keys. +Added option to control ignore list +Cookie Manager now more accessible (main page of 'Erase Your History'). +Cookie manager now supports Netscape & Mozilla. +Added 'Delete Unchecked Cookies Now' option to Cookie Manager +Added more plug-ins +Secure File Delete now saves the number of passes. +Option to check each file in a group of duplicate finder. +More file types found by junk file cleaner +Tool to edit IE address bar typed urls !fixed drag and drop bug in secure file delete tool 2.1.0 (september 2003) + added feature to take registry backups in REGEDIT format. This is made the default, and speeds up deletion. !some minor bug fixes related to color settings, emptying prefetch folder, etc 2.0 beta (August 2003) +Major change in the interface of all the utilities +Option to scan only a selected set of folders for duplicate files +New Option: Find duplicates wth different file sizes +New Option: Rename entries in duplicates finder +Improved registry cleaner. Now more options and scan areas. +Added backup (zip) to a folder option for junk and duplicate file removal. +New commandline options (see help). +Updated ignore-lists +Updated Unneeeded file scanner (Junk File Remover) +Improved Options +New Keyboard shortcuts +Uninstaller Manager shows more details 1.82 ( July 2003 ) +Small speed improvement of junk file scanner 1.81 ( Jun 2003 ) !Small bug-fix in uninstaller plus +now startup list is loaded quickly 1.80 ( Jun 2003 ) +Much Improved registry cleaner, finds more empty keys. finds invalid help paths finds invalid font files +Added simple command line options (see help) +Added 'Exclude ->Always/This time' option to the right-click menu for junk and registry scanning. +Option to clean XP prefetch folder in 'Erase Your History' tool +Updated 'Uninstaller Plus' tool. +Now history eraser securely deletes files. +Updated interface +Updated help file. 1.72 (April 2003) +Added option to change colors/font +Added new plugins +Updated startup database +Added more entries to ignore lists. Now safer than ever. 1.71 (Feb 2003) ! Bug fixed in duplicates finder when CRC checking alone is used. + Added ignore list for duplicate file finder + Changed registry undo backup location to 'My Documents' folder + Added drag'n drop support for DeleteFilesForever -------------------------------------------------------------