Development Status Log for Release 3.x

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Whislist:

• Improve Windows Vista / Windows 7 compatibility (look and feel of application). [scheduled for release 3.2]
• Take Ownership of profile content before removal. [scheduled for release 3.3]
• Extend ADSI (active Directory) support for OU, users and workstations. [scheduled for release 3.4]
• Improve LanMan workstation and users support. [scheduled for release 3.4]

May 2nd 2010:
Remote Profile Cleaner 3.2a (build 584) Beta

What's updated:

• 100% Vista and Windows 7 compatible (look and feel of application) done
• storage location for data files changed to Vista / 7 default location. (\ProgramData\) done

Latest beta release can be downloaded from our website.


May 24th 2010:
Remote Profile Cleaner 3.1a (build 542) Final

What's updated:

• All remote registry inquiries replaced by WMI inquiries. done
• Fixed problems with profile date/time detection on x64 systems. done
• Additional support for SID detection for domain accounts done

July 30th 2009:
Remote Profile Cleaner 3.0c (build 514) Final

What's fixed:

• Profile backup path syntax mistakes will now be adjusted correctly (configuration settings). done
• Computer name will be correctly added to the backup path when profile backup is enabled. done
• WMI will no longer connect when mapping to a remote workstation fails (occurred only when ping was disabled). done
• WMI will no longer try to disconnect when no connection was established. done
• SID will no longer be removed from the remote computers registry when profile rules indicate that the profile should not be deleted. done

We strongly advise all 3.0b users that use both "profile rules" and "SID registry cleaning" to switch to release 3.0c.



April 28th 2009:
Remote Profile Cleaner 3.0b (build 508) Final

What's updated:

• Ping does no longer require administrator credentials (switched to an implementation of ICMP.dll) done

What's new:

• Remove profile SID (key / subkey / values) from the registry [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\SID id subkey] on the remote computer. done
• Allow registry values to be copied (backup) to a registry file (*.reg). done
• WMI implementation for registry backup and profile SID removal (registry). done

What's fixed:

• Access Violation error while saving log file without adding full path syntax to "l:" parameter (scheduled jobs only). done
• Added default profiles "Default" and "Public" for Windows Vista and Windows 7. done
  

November 16th 2008:
Remote Profile Cleaner 3.0a (build 470) Final

What's fixed:

• Access Violation error while saving log file without adding full path syntax to "l:" parameter (scheduled jobs only). done
  

March 4st 2008:
Remote Profile Cleaner 3.0a (build 469) Final

Important: Due to the introduction of Administrative Templates the Remote Profile Cleaner configuration files and folder structures have been adjusted. Remote Profile Cleaner will automatically convert all files created with previous versions, found in the default installation folder, to the new file format and in the updated folder structure. Old files can still be opened but no longer be used for command-line sessions. Use the Command Line Syntax Wizard to create valid, error free, command line syntax for usage with Administrative Templates.

What's updated:

• File and Folder structures are updated for usage with Administrative Templates. done
• Log File now shows amount of folders, amount of files and profile size for each profile folder. done
• New splash screen. done
• Progress dialog total progress gauge now includes the progress of the current workstation (smoother progress gauge progress). done
• Support for v2.0 and v2.5 configuration files no longer supported. v2.6 and 2.7 configuration files are upwards compatible with v3.0. done

What's new:

• Support for Unicode / Wide Win32 filenames (now removes filenames up to 32,000 characters instead of 256 characters). done
• Administrative Templates. done
• Progress dialog shows current workstation name. done
• Progress dialog shows current workstation number and total workstation numbers to clean. done
• Extra option for Profile Rules to validate inactive profiles by using NTuser.man. done
• Extra option for Profile Rules to validate inactive profiles by using NTuser.pol. done
• Saving command line initiated log files in Rich Text format (depending on log-file extension. done
• Support to remove file names or extensions only within the profile or profile folder. done
• Move or Copy (backup) user profile content. done

What's fixed:

• Progress bar position changes if main form is maximized while cleanup in progress. done
• Bug fixed that prevented file access error information to be added to the logfile. done
• Bug fixed that prevented Aggressive SmartClean to rename folder names when no files where present at the folder location root. done
• Forces a network connection to not be remembered by the os. done

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May 5th 2007:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.7c (build 419) Final

What's fixed:

• Small adjustment that forces the Operating System not to remember the network connection created by Remote Profile Cleaner (when connecting to a remote workstation). done

April 7th 2007:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.7c (build 418) Final

What's fixed:

• SmartClean engine hotfix applied. Under some conditions the old SmartClean engine fails to process subfolders when the subfolder is located in a folder that contains no other files. This has been adjusted. done

October 1st 2006:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.7b (build 407) Final

What's updated:

• Updated terminal server routines. done
• Improved detection of network resource status (inc. switching to alternative temp drive). done
• Colored syntax in logfile. done
• CRC validation (checksum) for license manager. done

What's new:

• Extended remote registry support (safety checks). done
• Profile name wildcard support. done
• Extra option to retrieve all workstations from network (all domains). done
• Save logfile as plain text (default) or rich text. done

What's fixed:

May 25th 2006:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.7a (build 386) Final

What's updated:

• Browse domain controller test returns now more detailed error information. done
• Excluded "%localhost%" from the netbios character check. done
• Added extended configuration options for SmartClean. done
• Adjusted some typo's. done
• Logfile displays windows error messages if connecting or disconnecting to a remote drive failes. done

What's new:

• Remove profiles even if drive, path and filename exceeds 256 characters (Aggressive SmartClean). done
• Files and folder delete failure can be added to the log file. done
• Support for Active Directory (ADSI) user management. done
• Connecting to remote drive-letters has been replaced by remote share-names. done
• The unregisterd version will no longer run in Clean-Up mode on Windows Server environments. done
• Maximize and Minimize application support. done
• Panic button for instant application termination. done
• Additional parameters /debug and /noclose for testing and errortracking. done
• Folders "last modified" date will be restored if clean-up fails. done
• Administrator privileges check for ping can be disabled. done
• Ping to %localhost% variable can be disabled. done
• Administrator account configuration shows now net.exe syntax equivalent. done

What's Fixed:

• Remote system uptime will be displayed correctly in logfile. done
• Automatic update download dialog crash on startup fixed. done

Important: The unregisterd version of Remote Profile Cleaner 2.7 and up will no longer run in Clean-Up mode on Windows Server environments !! (including network resources)


August 4th 2005:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.6e (build 347) Final

What's updated:

• Excluded "ALL USERS" and "DEFAULT USER" from the netbios character check. done
• Adding filters and exclusion list to "browse from network" for usernames and workstations. done

What's new:

• Added donation/support option. done
• Adding "Silent Mode" to run RPC (started by command-line switches) minimized in the system tray. done
• Adding "Stealth Mode" to run RPC (started by command-line switches) without GUI and/or system tray icon. done

What's fixed:

• The remote registry username lookup option can be disabled again. done

May 23th 2005:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.6d (build 329) Final

What's updated:

• Misspelled profile name "AILL USERS" replaced by "ALL USERS". done

April 23th 2005:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.6c (build 328) Final

What's updated:

• Command-line switch operations will now display the message 'Initializing...' on startup. done

What's fixed:

• Cursor keys are working again in dialog boxes. done
• Canceling specifying the logfile name in the Command Line Wizard no longer results in an error message. done
• Command-line switch operations connects now correctly to non-default c$ on remote workstations. done
• Dialogs on a second monitor now correctly shown in the middle of the main applications form. done
• The % character now shows correctly in dialogs and will no longer be replaced by an / character. done

April 4th 2005:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.6b (build 324) FINAL

What's new:

• optional "check for update on startup". done
• added SmartClean (non aggressive) to beat the Windows 256 character filename limitation. done
• added remote registry to detect the currently logged on user on the remote workstation. done
• Additional option added to add domain user names to the log file (Profile Rules, Domain Controller). done
• Additional option to check also NTuser.dat and/or NTuser.dat.log "last modified" time stamp to detect profile's inactive time (enabled by default).done
• Additional option to check also NTuser.dat and/or NTuser.dat.log "last accessed" time stamp to detect profile's inactive time (disabled by default). done
• Additional option to skip a profile if either NTuser.dat or NTuser.dat.log files are missing or Remote Profile Cleaner failes to retrieve a valid time stamp. done
• Additional option to hide extended time-stamp information from the log file. done
• Additional option to save the log content periodically to a temporary file. done
• Additional option to remove the temporary log after each job. done
• Additional option to include local system & environment information in the log file. done
• Additional button to copy log file content directly to notepad. done

What's updated:

• Remote Profile Cleaner command-line switches syntax will be added to the logfile. done
• Cleaning dialog layout is updated to fit XP 'look and feel'. done
• Remote profile dates are now compared with remote system dates (local system dates are no longer used). done
• All received dates and times are validated twice. If not valid the profile will be skipped. done
• If the received profile date is older than the system date the profile will be skipped. done
• All information recieved from remote workstations is now syntax validated (if possible). done
• Additional information is added to the log if Profile Rules are enabled. done
• Detection of Terminel Server environment. done
• Multiple stage (backup safety) detection of local computername (non terminal server client). done
• Detection of local computername for terminal server client environment. done
• Support of multiple selections in Profile, Workstation and Folder lists. done
• Support of ascending and descending sorting in Profile, Workstation and Folder lists. done
• Added "inverse selection" option to Profile, Workstation and Folder lists. done

January 30th 2005:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.6a (build 298) FINAL


What's new:

• log file can display used, free and recovered diskspace of remote workstation. done
• implementing optional ping to faster detect if a workstation is online. done
• interface adjusted to clean subfolders only (within the userprofile). done
• adding import function for v2.0 and v2.5 configuration files. done
• rebuild file and folder delete engine (deltree) from scratch (faster and more reliable). done
• adding logfile save options (file name, autosave, etc). done
• adding automatic logfile e-mail notification. done
• implementing code to clean subfolders only (within the userprofile). done
• adding option to remove listed user profiles instead of removing not listed user profiles. done
• adding Workstation Names list variable %localhost%. done
• adding new features to help file. done

What's fixed:

• Renamed profiles will not be renamed again. done
• Logfile displays an error if a renamed profile still contains files after cleaning. done
• Remote Profile Cleaner now also detects hidden profiles. done

Existing errors / bugs:

• Remote Profile Cleaner fails to clean files if the total character length (drive + path + filename) exceeds 255 characters. This will not be fixed until release 2.7
• PopUp dialogs can not handle % characters (due to an bug in LMD components). This will be fixed as soon as LMD Innovative releases LMD-Tools SE 7.00.61. Till then all % characters in popup dialogs are converted to / characters.

note: Remote Profile Cleaner 2.6a uses a new file format and can NOT handle configuration files (*.pc2c) created with previous versions! (an import function is added to convert version 2.5 and older configuration files.)



November 7th 2004:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.5b (build 248) FINAL

What's new / fixed:

• Batch Syntax Wizard added to create command-line syntax
• logfiles created by command-line started actions now contains date and time in front of the filename
• extra command-line switch -o (overwrite) to not include date and time in logfile name
• command-line started actions will force temporarily networkconnection to close
• GUI started actions will ask temporarily networkconnection to close
• added link to forum in help menu

August 25th 2004:
Remote Profile Cleaner 2.5a (build 231) FINAL

What's new / fixed:

• command line parameters are working correctly again
• popup dialog warning if a command line parameter specifies a non existing file
• extra command line switch to save log file content to an ASCII file