FireDaemon Pro and Pro OEM Changelog
N: New I: Improvement F: Fix S: Security
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FIREDAEMON PRO 5 PRODUCTION STABLE
THIS VERSION IS IN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
WORKS WITH FIREDAEMON FUSION 7 ONLY
PLEASE READ THE RELEASE NOTES:
https://kb.firedaemon.com/support/solutions/articles/4000194049
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* 5.4.9 build here April 2024
F Installing or importing an XML file would fail if empty text strings for certain settings were present
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* 5.4.8 build here March 2024
F Importing a service with user credentials failed to start
F Tag groups were not sorted correctly
F Possible to save invalid service definition XML
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* 5.4.0-5.4.7 build here March 2024
N Installer confirmation dialog when upgrading from Pro 4
N Installer can check for missing language packs
N Installer option to remove all FireDaemon Pro services on uninstall
N XML configuration files contain additional export information (host, user, date/time)
N Service control via CLI uses a notification-based worklist. This means fast start/stops and the ability to cancel service control actions
N firedaemon.exe returns specific error codes instead of "success" to the SCM when service initialisation fails
I Reworded general service rights Read, Modify, Execute
I Service control process stability improvements
I Uniform hang detection nomenclature in GUI, event log, and debug log
I Binary optimisation to reduce resource footprint
I Improved interaction with the operating system thread pool via one-time assignment of subprocess wait object
I Additional debug log trace if registration of the process handle in the thread pool fails
I Consolidated CLI behaviour and options when installing a FireDaemon Pro service
I CLI displays a warning when an unknown command is passed to the help subcommand
I Disambiguate CLI option to add or update an action schedule
I Aligned kind and wording of CLI progress messages when exporting services
I Improved in-session restarts of services and graceful reloads via CLI
I Improved error messages when XML import via CLI fails
I Service control CLI list displays services names rather than display name
I Service control CLI start and restart commands skip disabled services
I Service control CLI wording/output when controlling services
I Installer will terminate if the FireDaemon Pro GUI is running in other user sessions
I Installer will force FireDaemon Pro to be installed into the same directory on upgrade
I Installer checks the product certificate chain is present before attempting to install the product
F CLI would crash if an unknown command or argument was passed
F Crash in FireDaemon Pro GUI when installing a service twice via CLI
F Event log messages path was incorrect
F Service export sometimes did not work when using CLI
F Uninstallation via Control Panel did not display installer full user interface
S Installation of service definition XML via CLI was not fully validated. Path checks can be skipped with new --exclude-path-checks option
S Numeric options when creating or editing a service via CLI were not fully validated
S Service user account password was being decrypted and exported in plain text in XML
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* 5.3.1 build here December 2023
I Parameters field has been made larger / auto wraps to make long command lines easier to read
I Debug log contains the Event Disposition (e.g. Before Program Launch)
I FireDaemonCLI create includes --startup-type option so you can specify the service startup type
S Extended SBoM to show all software components
S Removed VBS scripts from the Pro OEM ZIP file
F Inadvertent launch of online help when clicking Switch to Session 0 icon
F GUI would crash when hovering over a service that cannot be loaded
F FireDaemonCLI status --pid option was on by default
F FireDaemonCLI deconfigure help description was inaccurate
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* 5.3.0 build here October 2023
I Renamed the untagged/ungrouped group of services to "Untagged" and "Ungrouped"
I Minor text change for Unspecified processor groups
F Incorrect XML schema was present that prevented Fusion from creating services with empty tags
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* 5.2.5 build here September 2023
I Pretty-print exported XML definition files
I Per-user Windows service instances are now read-only
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* 5.2.4 build here July 2023
I Display system local name in System Overview
I Keep default SIDs in FireDaemon Pro service's ACL intact to stop users locking themselves out of their own services
I Disable Restore SID Defaults for Windows services
I Re-order CPU priority class
F Various broken CLI commands and help text
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* 5.2.3 build here June 2023
I Tool tips accurately reflect why a service cannot be changed
I Scheduling date and time formats follow system locale
F Resource Monitor did not work on Windows 10
F Context menu corrections after changing a service configuration
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* 5.2.2 build here June 2023
I Adjusted default service definition template to recognise a flapping process within 50ms
I License information gets trimmed when pasted
I Ability to copy/paste all license information from order confirmation
I Coalesce and throttle reactions to service and process status updates in the GUI
I Updated keyboard shortcuts
I Corrected tooltips in resource monitor graphs
I Thin dotted line included in the resource monitor graphs to indicate start of measurements
I Visual groups are now reactive elements, including a context menu
F Resource monitor would show empty graphs for process trees
F Status bar text was wrong when hovering over context menu items
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* 5.2.1 build here May 2023
N Group Attribute column for Windows Services
I Renamed default colour scheme to "Windows Default"
I Minor tool tip text updates
I Single background colour for the service list to improve legibility
F Taskbar and update bar now show the correct text of full messages
F Hot cloning two services simultaneously would result in the same service name
F Fix a crash when hot cloning a "ghosted" service (i.e. one with a missing service definition file)
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* 5.2.0 build here May 2023
N Windows Services can be grouped by SVCHOST and LSASS group
N FireDaemon Pro GUI displays the total number of services visible, total number of services, and the total number of services selected
N Additional service control information is provided when hovering over the start, stop, and restart buttons
N For running Windows Services, if you hover over the Status column, you will see what control codes are accepted by that service
N When you hover over the main service control buttons, additional information is displayed advising what actions can be applied to the selected services
N Schedules can be exported as XML from the Scheduling tab by right clicking on the schedule list field
I If a service cannot be controlled, as part of a multiple-service control action, then the action will not applied to the service that cannot be controlled
I You can now set the Theme directly. The theme also available via the Options dialog
I Removed dependency on Visual Studio C++ Runtime
I Resource Monitor summarises CPU, RAM, and I/O utilisation for the entire process tree.
I For FireDaemon Services, the Resource Monitor displays the number of processes in the process tree
I For Windows Services, the Resource Monitor displays the program running as a service
I Revised the wording and capitalisation of various tooltips
I Renamed "System Services" to "Windows Services" for consistency
I Left aligned PID column for better legibility
I Color theme can be selected. Previous you had to cycle through the options
I Visual grouping of services is on by default
F Colour styles applied of Security tab were incorrect
F Cryptic CLI error messages removed
F firedaemoncli.exe list-all did not work as expected
F Missing tooltips
F Sorting of Startup Type column did not work as expected
F Hot tracking toolbar lists did not work as expected when scrolling
F Tags could only be 14 characters long. Now 255 characters long
F Service security ACL editor would not update permissions if they were changed in the Advanced View dialog
F Service security ACL editor does not remove "Change Permissions"
F CoreETW.man manifest missing from OEM package
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* 5.0.0-5.1.3 build here May 2023
N 64-bit only
N Hardware-based code signing
N Themes (Dark, Light, Automatic)
N Live service monitoring and reporting
N Live service resource monitoring
N Service tagging
N GUI, CLI, and service component separation
N CLI rationalisation
N ETW logging
N Security ACLs
N Advanced Installer MSI installer
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FIREDAEMON PRO 4.6
THIS VERSION IS END OF DEVELOPMENT
ONLY VERSION 4.6.3 IS SUPPORTED. PLEASE UPGRADE
WORKS WITH FIREDAEMON FUSION 6.6 ONLY
PLEASE READ THE RELEASE NOTES:
https://kb.firedaemon.com/support/solutions/articles/4000123180
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* 4.6.2-4.6.3 build here November 2022
I Toolchain update
I Digital certificate update
F Incorrectly reporting program was scheduled when in fact it was stopped
F Cosmetic updates to the GUI
F If the default template failed to load causing various random errors (!)
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* 4.6.0-4.6.1 build here January 2022
I Updated EULA and README
I Updated VC Runtime
F CPU bindings might break during service XML import from machine with more CPUs / cores
F Product correctly reports Windows 11 and Server 2022 versions on screen and in logs
F Product would continually restart a program if the schedule start date was in the future
F Tab order controls were out of order on the Logging tab
F Trial mode issues
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* 4.5.35 build here July 2021
I Windows 10 versions correctly identified (e.g. 20H2)
I Minor UI updates
F Non-operational daily scheduling didn't work
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* 4.5.34 build here May 2021
N System locale and timezone details included in debug log
F Crash when using Duration schedules
F Help output text corrections
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* 4.5.33 build here March 2021
I License expiry type displayed for all license types (trial, perpetual, time-limited)
I Service definition is validated prior to transformation during import
I Log failed service creation via CLI when "nochecks" is used
I Full XML error details are displayed when importing an invalid service definition
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* 4.5.32 build here February 2021
N --configure --TurnOffOnboardingCues to disable visual cues in the Pro OEM GUI
F License registration dialog crash
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* 4.5.31 build here February 2021
N Improved technical error reporting when importing XML schedule fragments
I Log entries for application hangs are informational rather than an error
F Service information not refreshed when editing a service
F Programs would not start when a 'Halt' scheduled completed
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* 4.5.30 build here January 2021
F Schedules created prior to 4.5.26 would not be imported
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* 4.5.29 build here January 2021
F Crash when default template could not be loaded
F Reading / displaying numeric recovery option values for system services didn't work
F Services with "Enable Actions for Stops with Errors" recovery option could not be stopped
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* 4.5.28 build here December 2020
F Crash when editing Windows service dependencies
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* 4.5.27 build here December 2020
N Additional services settings included as part of graceful reload
N User guide URLs
N Registration Information available from Start Menu
N Additional environment variables FDProcessId and FDProcessCreationTime
I Servicing release (VC++ 16.8)
F Saving changes sometimes didn't update SCM settings
F Decouple responding to dialogs from Freeze Detection
F Environment variables were not available "In Session"
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* 4.5.26 build here November 2020
I Compatibility updates. Use with FireDaemon Fusion 6.5.20 or later only
F Modified schedules were always saved even when you cancelled
F Program uptime and downtime calculations were incorrect when overlapping duration and halt schedules were used
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* 4.5.25 build here October 2020
F GUI crash when saving a new service
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* 4.5.24 build here September 2020
I Updated README
F Service couldn't be created after applying license
F Ghost floating toolbar after deleting a service would cause a crash
F Advanced UI animations would cause a crash if they couldn't be played
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* 4.5.23 build here June 2020
N Service SID Type configurable via Settings tab
I Control Flags option deprecated and removed from Settings tab
I Additional revised field names and tools tips for consistency
I Reloadable changes to services definitions (e.g. scheduling) are reflected immediately in the running service
I CLI --edit option --NoApply to stop changes propagation to a running service
F Process statistics for Windows services were always zero
F Password was not checked when editing a service via CLI --edit
F Application of incorrect license would drop the product back into trial mode
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* 4.5.22 build here June 2020
I Revised field names and tools tips for consistency
I Smother experience when editing services
F Incorrect program state displayed when a Restart and Duration schedule overlapped
F Crash if Launch or Termination Event program could not be run
F Unit labels were displayed incorrectly when DPI > 100%
F Could not change Recovery options Reset Fail Count After and Reset Service After
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* 4.5.21 build here May 2020
N Service SID Type can be set on the command line when creating or editing services
N Statistics monitoring can be deactivated in the GUI
I Services now created with no Service SID type to maximise application compatibility
F User verification failed during service import if the user account lacked Logon As A Service rights
F Couldn't clone a service if the service contained regular expression characters
F Couldn't edit a service if the service contained regular expression characters
F Can select Group Managed Service User Accounts from Windows User Browser
F Couldn't import / export services from / to UNC paths
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* 4.5.20 build here April 2020
N Ability to --edit and gracefully reload service lifecycle
options via the CLI
I Self completing tasks that return a 0 exit code yield an
Information event log entry instead of an Error event log entry
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* 4.5.19 build here March 2020
N Textual description when defining a schedule
I Service lifecycle now applied to Job Groups
I Application restart upon logoff now works the same as Pro 3
F Crash when dropping service definition into the Pro GUI
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* 4.5.18 build here February 2020
N Ability to send custom commands via STDIN
N Ability to choose processor group affinity
N Displays and logs information about NUMA nodes affected by
N Search box for filtering services
N Observe user logoff when 'running in a session of
N Make inbound Drag'n'Drop work
N Disable context menu on all MDI child frames, listing "Output" pane
N Lifecycle options based on exit code
N Improve event-logging on subprocess termination
N Run after-event post-phase programs on successful completion
N 'Kill All' now only kills the subprocess and lets the FireDaemon service handle the rest
N Ability to launch programs that require higher execution levels
N Ability to terminate/restart the hung application
N Terminate job group when the primary process terminates
N Propagate subprocess' exit code to 'after-event' post-programs
N More fine-grained options when to run 'after-event' post-programs
N Option to exit a subprocess
N Onboarding: hotspots (visual cues), first landing in regard to license key and Pro 3 migration
N Confirm actions controlling all services
N Run on current input desktop when started in-session
N Retain service account password when cloning services
N Retain service account password when importing services
N Ability to switch to service's desktop when started in-session
N Revive launch delay
N Ability to change border and hover color of toolbar buttons via skin.xml file
N Consistency in terminology for Event Programs and Program Type
N Additional Restart repetition intervals
N Tooltips for the lists hosting the Event Programs
N Revive launch delay
N Support 'Halt' schedules (no UI)
N Edit launch delay from the command line
N Ability to import schedules
N Consistency of double quotes in CLI help output
N Setup.exe is now dual-signed
F Reflect CPU affinity across job group
F Correctly determine memory usage for the 64-bit process under
F Allow explicitly setting 'unspecified' processor group
F Improve pre-shutdown order list handling
F Enable 'Bring to Front' context menu item only for the current session
F Resize schedule dialog to be wide enough for various settings
F Ship with different default lifecycle settings
F Fix CPU affinity check with only one core
F Wait until restart of a Restart schedule when a launch delay is configured and the time point of hot-reloading a schedule overlaps with the launch delay
F Fix condition with one processor core where subprocess wouldn't get launched w/o a launch delay
F Fix infinite termination/launch loop once 'hung program' detection kicks in
F Fix losing virtual service user account
F Postpone question for possible reboot until end of the upgrade installation
F Suspend scheduled restarts only after reaching flap/fail count
F Align wording for "Startup Type" with the Service Control Manager terminology
F Fixed a crash on most recent Windows 10/Server 2016 that occurred when the trial period has expired
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FIREDAEMON PRO 4.0
THIS VERSION IS END OF LIFE. NO SUPPORT.
UPGRADE TO FINAL PRO 4.6 FOR FREE
WORKS WITH FIREDAEMON FUSION 6.0 ONLY
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* 4.0.72 build here November 2019
I Disable Migration information pane in Pro OEM
F Landing page buttons didn't work on XP
F Dual sign modules and executables for XP
F Subprocess was not launched if a future restart schedule present
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* 4.0.71 build here October 2019
N CLI hot reload service schedule after modification
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* 4.0.70 build here October 2019
N Skinning of the Section Bar
I Duration schedules take precedence over Restart schedules
I Schedules suspended on power state changes
F Crash when service user account password is changed
F Detects service user account without administrative rights
F OEM customisation errors when using --configure directive
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* 4.0.69 build here September 2019
F Installer dialog sequence
F Installer failed on Windows XP
F Installer "Setup Complete" dialog issues at 250% DPI
F Virtual service accounts cannot interact with desktop
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* 4.0.68 build here August 2019
N Support for virtual service accounts (NT Service\<Service Name>)
N Command line option to create/modify/delete a restart schedule
I Command line output in UTF-8
F Managed and group managed service accounts didn't work (DOMAIN\account$)
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* 4.0.67 build here August 2019
N Improved notifications when in trial mode
F Welcome screen adjustments at for various DPI percentages
F firedaemon -v didn't show correct product name
F Drawing issue for scheduled restart time origin
F Removed non-functional sort headers
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* 4.0.66 build here June 2019
N Installer checks for Pro 3 and optionally displays migration guide
N First run wizard
N Display summary for yearly duration schedules
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* 4.0.65 build here May 2019
N Can no longer install 32-bit version on 64-bit OS
I Removed service migration dialog from installer
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* 4.0.64 build here April 2019
N Prevent the installation of the 64-bit version over the 32-bit version
N Updated EULA and README
I Debug log now logs the subprocess termination
F GUI icon artifacts when running at 125% DPI
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* 4.0.63 build here January 2019
F Schedule end date could be before start date
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* 4.0.62 build here November 2018
I Resolve when Pre and Post Program run:
After-Event Pre-Programs run only on successful process creation
After-Event Post-Programs run on program self termination
After-Event Post-Programs run on program failed creation
F Increase default Memory Usage column width
F Validate service definition self-completing tasks and duration schedules
F Prevent creating Before-Event Pre-Programs for self-completing tasks
F Before-Event Pre-Programs run before checking executable to run as service
F Some services would disappear when manually refreshing the service list
F Fix service list sort order when sorted on anything other than name
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* 4.0.61 build here October 2018
N Support for Server 2019
N Can apply license key information during silent install
I Text in Lifecycle Options dropdowns more obvious
I Used the operating system "marketing name" Pro is running on
F Fail detection didn't work when the subprocess has flapped already
F Freeze when controlling system services from service definition dialog
F License keys with ampersands didn't display in application menu
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* 4.0.60 build here September 2018
F Pre-Service events didn't execute
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* 4.0.59 build here September 2018
F Product might crash when opening registration dialog box
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* 4.0.58 build here September 2018
N Made text in Lifecycle options clearer
I License storage now shared for x86 and x64 product versions
F Migrating duration schedules on specific weekdays results in wrong end time
F Could not import service having 2 or more dependencies
F Service dependencies would be duplicated when editing a service via the CLI
F Corrected Event Log registry value settings
F Service control toolbar for a system service didn't observe its startup type and status
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FIREDAEMON PRO 3
THIS VERSION IS END OF LIFE. NO SUPPORT.
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* 3.15.2765 build here October 2018
N Support for Server 2019
F Freeze when controlling system services from service definition dialog
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* 3.15.2764 build here September 2018
I Manual updates and corrections
F Dependencies duplication when editing a service via CLI
F Could not import XML when 2 or more dependencies present
F Could not write to stdout/stderr after program crash in Job Group
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* 3.15.2763 build here August 2018
N Maximum of 32 cores available with 32-bit FireDaemon Pro
I Manual updates and corrections
F Memory statistics incorrect on large memory systems > 1TB RAM
F CPU mask incorrect on machines > 32 cores
F GUI would quit when selecting > 32 cores on 32-bit systems
F GUI would quit when selecting > 64 cores on 64-bit systems
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* 3.15.2761 build here April 2018
I Manual updates and corrections
F Stdout/stderr redirection didn't work after program exit
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* 3.15.2760 build here December 2017
I Manual updates and corrections
F Scheduled restart would sometimes launch duplicate processes
F Services running in session, would not be restarted in session
when Serial Number Name and Serial Number was applied
F Service was not restarted if the application window style was changed
F Incorrect operating system information displayed on Windows 10/2016
F Memory leak in SID/ACE cleanup
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* 3.14.2755 build here May 2017
I Manual updates and corrections
F Bulk XML import would sometimes fail
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* 3.14.2754 build here May 2017
F Crash on Windows 10 or Server 2016 after you apply Windows
Update KB4019472
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* 3.14.2753 build here April 2017
I Double sign installers and EXEs (SHA1 + SHA2)
I Manifest file removed from x86/x64 installer and OEM ZIP
F XML import did not import environment variables
F XML import did not import more than one dialog response
F Setting restart schedule time to 12:00:00PM would cause service
to continually restart
F Crash when clicking service filter button in GUI on Windows 10
F Pro wouldn't launch on XP/2003 due to manifest issue
F Starting services under some restrictive user accounts would
fail with "Invalid Handle"
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* 3.13.2747 build here June 2016
I FireDaemon Fusion 5 compatibility updates
I Services definitions can be passed without .xml extension
F Minor layout issues in Help->About when in Trial Mode
F Changing Display Name prefix was impossible via XML import
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* 3.12.2745 build here February 2016
I Pro OEM CLI setup simplified (see manual)
I Skinning/theming significantly enhanced (see manual)
I Language of all EXE and DLL now en-US
I More detail provided when a service cannot start
I Obsoleted "v" prefix and "GA" suffix in version strings
I FireDaemon Pro OEM error reporting improved when product
registry keys not found
I FireDaemon version numbering consistent across GUI and CLI
I Correct product terminology now "Pro" and "Pro OEM"
I Splash screen simplified
I Minor CLI text corrections
I FireDaemon.exe and Core.dll have FireDaemon icon added
I Numerous manual updates and corrections
F Incorrect PID displayed on CLI with --status --pid when
service was scheduled as subprocess had terminated
F Dependencies layout glitch on Korean Windows 10
F Misplaced OK button on New/Edit dialog on Korean Windows 10
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* 3.11.2737 build here (v3.11 GA) December 2015
N Automatic start FireDaemon services installed via the
command line can be installed in the stopped state
N Additional command line --edit options:
--ScheduleDays, --ScheduleTime, ScheduleRestart,
--ScheduleDefaults, --AccountName, --AccountPassword
N Registry "Parameters" key now has accurate ACL applied
during service install allowing firedaemon.exe to read
and update when run as any user
N firedaemon.exe uses exact access rights when accessing
the registry avoiding trying for All Access and filling
the Security Event Logs with access denied
I Services faster to start/stop
I All EXE and DLL digitally signed SHA256
I Better error reporting with OEM --configure when
help file is missing
I Fixed popup verbiage warning when running service as a
regular user account
I Minor text command line help text formatting improvements
I Numerous manual updates and corrections
F User name column in FireDaemon GUI sometimes contained
invalid characters
F Affinity mask value in debug log was wrong
F Service configure with a Pre-Launch delay and
scheduled restart would be restarted twice
F Service would not restart if scheduled to run across
a time range plus debug log would fill with
unnecessary time checking information
F When importing XML via GUI and XML is malformed,
the displayed error message contained invalid characters
F Services scheduled between two times would not restart
the second time
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* 3.10.2729 build here (v3.10 GA) October 2015
N Branding enhancements:
- can replace word "FireDaemon" text in toolbar tooltips
- can specify custom help file
- can specify no help file
- can change the name of "firedaemon.exe"
N OEM ONLY can set "firedaemon.exe" new name and help file
name via --configure
N --edit --validate fully validates service config from CLI
I Responsiveness of monitor thread
I Numerous manual updates and corrections
F Post Events were not run when Upon Program Exit
was set to Shutdown FireDaemon
F CLI option --edit actually works as advertised now
F Debug log messages missing some descriptive text
F Some debug log messages actually incorrect
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* 3.9.2722 build here (v3.9 GA) September 2015
I FIREDAEMON and FIREDAEMON_HOME environment variables
obsoleted and no longer required by product or
used when locating theme/skin
I Windows XP and 2003 specific EXEs obsoleted
I Internal XML parser updated to MSXML 3.0
I Additional checks to prevent subprocess double start
I Better formatting on export of XML config files
I PreService and PostService XML exported correctly when
attributes are empty
I When importing PreService and PostService XML missing
attributes handled gracefully
I Hardened calls to external DLLs
I Scheduling dates can now be after 2038 (!)
I Subprocess memory working set can now be > 4GB
I OEM includes MSVC 2010 SP1 redistributable
I Numerous manual updates and corrections
F XML import would fail if service account name contained
non-standard characters or punctuation
F Field scrolling issues with ultra-long service Parameters
F Potential buffer overflows when reading DWORD/QWORD
from registry
F Erroneous error popup when trying to set service user
account on built-in Windows services
F XML attribute Program contained redundant attributes
F Help->About->System Info didn't work on Windows 10
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* 3.8.2717 build here (v3.8 GA) August 2015
I Updated executable manifests for Windows 10
I Correct identification of various Windows 10 versions in
Help->About and debug log
I Manual updates and corrections
F GUI crash when clicking Filter button on Windows 10
F Sometimes two subprocesses would be launched on
subprocess crash
F Updating service user credentials on inbuilt Windows
services would cause the GUI to crash
F Ctrl-C not sent to console apps
F Erroneous popups displayed when changing Startup Mode
F Removed junk characters in Startup Mode confirmation
change dialog box
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* 3.8.2697 build here (v3.8 GA) July 2015
F DLL entry point error on XP/2003
F EXE initialisation error on 2003 x64
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* 3.8.2685 build here (v3.8 GA) June 2015
N --edit CLI option
N Can set default Job Type value for each new service created
(see File -> Options)
N When application is run as user - entire hive is loaded for
user
I File and Folder browsing dialogs are consistently all
Vista styled on Vista or later
I Minor splash screen and CLI --help text updates
I Manual updates and corrections
F Not all dependent services were shutdown when master
service was stopped via GUI or CLI
F Manual services did not restart in session if Graceful
Shutdown was not checked
F Previously run in session user was still displayed in
GUI when machine was shutdown
F When shutting down a service with dependencies the
wrong "master" service was displayed
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* 3.7.2660 build here (v3.7 GA) March 2014
N Switch To Session 0 button on toolbar
N Text labels on toolbar buttons
N FDDATE and FDTIME environment variables
I Removal of erroneous and misleading debug log messages
I Manual updates and corrections
F --install service.xml edit would whack the entire service
config instead of just replacing changed items
F Unnecessary subprocess checking when service was scheduled
F When app running in session and you logged off, app would
not restart
F Kill All missing from right-click menu
F Switch to Session 0 keyboard shortcut didn't work
F Time calculations on scheduled jobs incorrect when restart
delays were used
F Services would halt when scheduled restarts were used in
conjunction with a time schedule, the app was marked as
console (requiring a console control handler) and
Pre-Shutdowns were enabled.
F Text on last installer dialog not displayed on some
RDP sessions
F CLI --stop-all returned incorrect ERRORLEVEL when
all FireDaemon services already stopped
F CLI --start-all-automatic displayed incorrect warnings
if some services were no set to automatic start
F When updating a service, double quotes were stripped from
the registry ImagePath
F Monitoring and scheduling would live lock when a scheduled
service installed on a particular day of the week was
scheduled to not run on that day
F FireDaemon would start two instances of the sub-process
after the second sub-process failure.
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* 3.6.2634 build here (v3.6 GA) October 2013
I Manual updates and corrections
F Version checking wasn't working
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* 3.6.2632 build here (v3.6 GA) September 2013
N Support for Windows 8, 8.1 and Server 2012, 2012 R2
N Popup suppression in Options to keep the GUI quiet
N Ability to open debug log from the GUI
N Switch to session 0 via the GUI or CLI
N New/Edit Service dialog logical grouping of fields
resulting in new Lifecycle and Logging tabs
N Support for Pre Shutdown notifications (Vista or later)
N Support for Managed Service Accounts (AD 2008 R2 or later)
N FD_TRACELEVEL global environment variable. Set to DEBUG
for massive tracing in the debug log
N Support for more than 32 cores
N Services are started and stopped in the background
avoiding "hangs" in the GUI
N Notification "strip" in GUI showing which services are being
started/stopped
N Kill all (GUI and CLI) brutally terminates services
I Services running in session are restarted in session if
the user is still logged in
I Service startup/shutdown times are significantly faster
I Continuous flushing of debug log, stdout and stderr
I Copyright and splash screen updates
I Removal of a variety of popup status messages
I New logos and links in splash, Help/About and CLI
I Updated EULA
I Manual updates and corrections
I FireDaemon Fusion compatibility update
F Services ran improperly when configured to run as
NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE or NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE and
F Misidentification of various Windows operating systems
F stderr/stdout handles not freed correctly after process
crash leading to inability to write stderr/stdout on
restart
F Under rare circumstances token handles would leak when run
as certain user accounts
F Column sort ascending or descending arrows visible
F Very long environment variables would cause a crash
F Lack of quoting of the executable would sometimes cause
service start failures
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* 3.5.2536 build here (v3.5 GA) May 2011
F Importing v3.1 or earlier XML configs would corrupt the
dependency list
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* 3.5.2535 build here (v3.5 GA) May 2011
N New CLI option --status --pid
I Environment variables can be used in all paths
I Unicode support
I FireDaemon Fusion compatibility update
I Testing messages removed from debug log
I Updated EULA
I Manual updates and corrections
F Lines in debug log might be truncated
F CtrlC registry entry contained non-printable character
F Could not save Cloned Services without making changes
F Dependent services were not being stopped by GUI or CLI
F Attempting to run service as user might fail if
.\ format was used
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* 3.1.2527 build here (v3.1 GA) February 2011
I Manual updates and corrections
F Bulk export reports incorrect quantity of services exported
F Authenticode digital signature didn't work on Windows 7
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* 3.1.2526 build here (v3.1 GA) January 2011
N Bring To Front GUI option
N CPU utilisation column in GUI
N GUI remembers column widths
N Pre/Post Service apps can detatch
N Global option allowing you specify Clone/Hot Clone short and
display name prefix and separators
N Global option to install automatic services without
starting them
N Can choose whether to send Ctrl+C or Break to console apps
N CLI --start-all --stop-all --restart-all show progress
N CLI --start option has --in-session suboption
N CLI --restart option has --in-session suboption
I Removal of various GUI dialog boxes to improve workflow
I Dependency drop downs sorted by Display Name
I Update copyright notices to 2011
I Obtuse window sizing messages in debug log removed
I Options dialog not adorned with [X]
I Remove Default as Run Program setting in Pre/Post Service
I Alt keyboard shortcuts missing from some Service menu items
I GUI text alignments and layout improvements
I Updated EULA
I Manual updates and corrections
I Ported to VS 2010 - ships with VC++ Runtime 2010
I Support for Windows XP SP1 and SP2 dropped
I Suppressed irrelevant delayed start Event Log warning on XP
F Service get installed twice after clicking Apply and OK
F Updating a service with dependencies always failed
F Window focus when there is an invalid pre/post service exe
F Help->About->Details and Debug Log misidentified
Server 2008 R2
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* 3.0.2437 build here (v3.0 GA) August 2010
N Apply button in New/Edit Service dialog
I Additional logging when service is "hot" updated
I Graceful Shutdown now sends WM_CLOSE to top level of
application only then attempts to catch popups
I Better detection of VC++ runtime during installation
I Manual updates and corrections
F Restart at scheduled time did not restart if the time
was changed
F CLI XML export did not export user credentials
F CLI XML import did not import stderr/stdout redirection
options from Fusion correctly
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* 3.0.2422 build here (v3.0 GA) April 2010
N New licensing - please see website
N Available as native 64-bit application
N --restart and --status CLI commands support wildcards
I Registry keys rationalised
I Version checking in OEM disabled by default
I Updated EULA
I Manual updates and corrections
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* 1.9.2414 build here (v1.9 GA) January 2010
N --start and --stop CLI commands support wildcards
I Copyright year updated
I Remove Windows 2000 from splash and CLI
I Updated EULA
I Manual updates and corrections
I daeMON no longer included in installer
I Executables contain Windows 7 application compatibility
manifests
F Wrong shortcuts placed when using installer in silent mode
F When choosing Pre/Post programs residing in the root of the
file system (eg. C:\) default Working Directory would
not include trailing slash
F FireDaemon Fusion compatibility updates
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* 1.9.2405 build here (v1.9 GA) December 2009
I License key entering and checking optimisations
I Manual updates and corrections
F Help -> About -> Details service pack info wrong on Win 7
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* 1.9.2402 build here (v1.9 GA) November 2009
N Includes daeMON v0.09
I Manual updates and corrections
I Specialised OEM skin
F Duplicate CLI help text
F Incorrect text displayed when skinned in trial mode
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* 1.9.2401 build here (v1.9 Pre-GA) October 2009
N Additional skinning options (see manual)
N --create options: uponexit and smffrequency
F Debug log SID sometimes corrupt
F Post events not run when Graceful Shutdown was unchecked
F Skinning used wrong icon on New/Edit Service Dialog
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* 1.9.2393 build here (v1.9 Pre-GA) September 2009
N --install edit option: if service already exists just
update configuration
N FireDaemon Fusion compatibility release
F Post processes did not run in Session on Vista/2008/7
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* 1.9.2385 build here (v1.9 Pre-GA) August 2009
F Post processes did not run in Session
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* 1.9.2384 build here (v1.9 Pre-GA) August 2009
N Includes daeMON v0.08
F Start/Restart (in Session) available to built in services
(not desirable)
F Service column sub-sorts by Service Display Name rather
than Service Short Name when sorting by any other column
F Service restart would sometimes leave services in stopped state
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* 1.9.2383 build here (v1.9 Pre-GA) August 2009
N Support for Windows 2000 dropped
N Automatically created built-in environment variables available
to sub-process, Pre-Service and Post-Service events:
%FDServiceShortName%, %FDServiceDisplayName%,
%FDServiceDescription%, %FDServiceExecutable%,
%FDServiceWorkDir%, %FDServiceParameters%
N --create options: username= password=
I Removed requirement for MSI 3.0 in the installer (= smaller)
I Text updates to splash screen, Help/About and CLI --help
I Manual updates / corrections
I Service ImagePath registry variable correctly enclosed in quotes
when there are spaces in the path or name of executable
F Attempt load of XML config with invalid paths to debug, stdout,
stderr files would fail
F Less obtuse debug message when window styles cannot be set
F Pre-Service, Post-Service apps now run "in session" when
Start (in session) or Restart (in session) selected
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* 1.9.2381 build here (v1.9 Pre-GA) July 2009
N Start application in current session (right click
Start (in session). Used to defeat Vista, 2008, 7
Session 0 isolation
N Ability to clone services hot (ie. complete duplication
and start in one click)
N Ability to clone services warm (ie. complete duplication
then edit in one click)
N Service updates can occur hot to avoid a service restart.
FireDaemon will periodically re-poll configuration for changes
and apply as necessary.
N Included Service Description column in GUI
N Column expansion on hover
N Silent installer command line switches to control installer
behaviour (see Silent Installation section in manual - F1)
I Installer Windows 7 compatible
I Buy Now menu item (moved from Help menu)
I When applying license, GUI does not attempt to restart
all services when none are present
F Windows 7 not correctly identified in Debug Log and
Help/About/Details
F Crash when starting interactive services when user
did not have sufficient permissions
F Duplicate service display name error wasn't particularly
helpful
F Debug log file not mandatory when Debug Logging is checked
F Could not open Dialog Debug Log when service was running
F Right click and Service menus consistent
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* 1.9.2355 build here (v1.9 GA) April 2009
N CPU Bindings can be entered in Base 2, 10 and 16
N Support for upto 32 cores
N Fail detection: forces hard limit on number of restarts
N GUI size and location remembered
N --create CLI arguments: nochecks, stopped, replace
N Service menu includes Import, Export, Export All
N Right click menu duplicates Service menu functionality
I Tested with Windows 7
I Window styles now enforced on apps that refuse to accept
style during sub-process creation
I Updated support email address to integrate with Kayako
I Manual updates / corrections
I Installer no longer keeps persistent variables
I Installer integrates with FAQ, Videos, Up2Date
F When installing service with duplicate name, original
service would be stopped first
F Service menu shortcuts would disappear
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* 1.9.2339 build here (v1.9 GA) February 2009
N Action context specific menus and buttons
N Debug log contains detailed OS, CPU and RAM info
N Help/About/Details contains detailed OS, CPU and RAM info
N Includes daeMON v0.07
I Manual updates / corrections
I Updated EULA + README
F Wrong app might be launched if ambiguous filename provided
F Crash when importing XML via CLI with Environment section
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* 1.9.2325 build here (v1.9 GA) January 2009
N Can set User Defined Scheduled Restart (by second)
N Debug log now contains system info
N All GUI options now in File -> Options dialog
- Enable/disable splash screen
- Enable/disable service filtering
- Set GUI refresh interval
- Enable/disable version checking
I Manual updates / corrections
F Some menu items didn't have text descriptions
F OEM --configure didn't create all registry keys
F Debug log output formatting issues
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* 1.9.2311 build here (v1.9 GA) November 2008
N Full and web installers (MSI / EXE) available
I Manual updates / corrections
I Updated digital signatures
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* 1.9.2310 build here (v1.9 GA) October 2008
N GUI displays PID and Memory of all running services
N GUI columns sortable
N Can edit multiple builtin services simultaneously
I GUI service refresh much smoother
I Debug/stderr/stdout logs force flushed and can be opened
whilst service is running
I Remove "Pro" specific menu items from OEM GUI
I When searching for themes if FIREDAEMON_HOME not defined
use HKLM InstallationDir instead
I Verbiage in default skin corrected
I --uninstall-all reports how many services were removed
I Updated EULA + README
I Manual updates / corrections
I Web based + monolithic EXE/MSI installers available
F When updating built in service GUI didn't refresh
F Some CLI commands returned incorrect ERRORLEVEL
F Minor memory leak in GUI when closing Service dialog
F GUI created incorrect HKLM reg key during version check
F GUI right-click -> Restart didn't work for builtin services
F Pre/Post Events leaked ACE when run as a specific user
F GUI crash during refresh when installing service via CLI
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* 1.9.2296 build here (v1.9 GA) August 2008
N Can edit all builtin Windows services
N Support for Service Control Manager Recovery options
N DEP/NX support for WinXP SP3, Vista SP1 and Server 2008
N Right click menu on service list (Edit/Start/Stop/Restart/Delete)
N GUI and CLI skinnable (icons, logos, text)
N --export-all CLI option
N --import-all CLI option
N --create CLI option
N --start-all-automatic CLI option
N --status CLI option
N All CLI commands return ERRORLEVEL
N Can scheduled restart at specific time
N Automatic (Delayed Start) startup mode (Vista, 2008 only)
N Service PID and Memory Usage displayed in main UI
N Added Task Manager to File menu
N Upon Program Exit now has Reboot option
I Warnings emitted to EventLog if debug and stderr/stdout
cannot be opened or written to
I Text fields do not reset positionally when GUI looses focus
I Manual updates / corrections
I Services names now accepted with - and _
I Autostart automatic services on import
I Updated logos/icons
I NT4 no longer supported
I Updated EULA + README
I Build environment prepared for open sourcing
F was not imported from XML
F Graphics / text alignment on splash screen
F Operating system incorrectly reported in Help/About/Details
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* 1.9.2251 build here (v1.9 GA) August 2007 (Repackage only)
I Manual updates / corrections
F MSI ICE fixes
F MSI update CLSID incorrect
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* 1.9.2251 build here (v1.9 GA) July 2007
N Installer repackaged for Vista Certification
N Includes daeMON v0.05
N MSI (Microsoft Installer) also available
I Manual updates / corrections
I Updated EULA + README
F Shortcuts wouldn't install on NT4
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* 1.9.2251 build here (v1.9 GA) February 2007
N Includes daeMON v0.04
I Manual updates / corrections
I Compatibility updates for integration with Trinity
I Updated EULA + README
I Hyperlink changes in Help/About
F On Microsoft Cluster Server, Pre-Launch delays in
conjunction with SMF timeouts could cause app to be
terminated before it had completely initialised causing
abnormal failover hence monitoring thread only starts
_after_ monitoring interval has elapsed
F Help -> About -> System Info didn't work on Vista
F Dependencies drop down list incorrect height on Win2K
F Some CLI commands without args would cause a crash
F Dependencies Tab tab order corrected
F Invalid entrypoint found when run on NT4
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* 1.9.2246 build here (v1.9 GA) January 2007
N Works with Vista
N MSI based installer for use with Group Policy and Vista
N Restart all option (CLI option: --restart-all, GUI button)
N Updated digital signatures
N Dependencies placed in dropdown lists for easy addition
N CLI product registration (--register)
I Compatibility updates for integration with Trinity
I Manual updates / corrections
I New warnings when installing interactive services with
limited privileges
I Dependent services now started/restarted
I UI refresh optimisation
I CLI text formatting
I Tidied up generated XML
I Included process flap logging in debug logs
I Updated EULA + README
F Executable resources incorrect
F Applying license key sometimes doesn't restart all services
F Process was not restarted when flap detection and scheduling
were both enabled
F Services installed via CLI now appear in GUI
F Ignore Control Flag options transposed in GUI
F Could instantiate multiple GUIs in trial mode
F Scheduled restart and monitoring could collide resulting in
duplicate process spawn
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* 1.9.2203 build here (v1.9 GA) June 2006
I Manual updates / corrections
I Better error message when installing service with
duplicate display name
I Graceful shutdown includes WM_ACTIVATE message to better
support wxWidgets apps
I Built against latest internal tool versions
F Domain browsing sometimes didn't fill in AD domain name
F Dialog Response Builder didn't save when no Title
or Content specified
F Could close GUI whilst waiting on user response
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* 1.9.2199 build here (v1.9 GA) April 2006
I Manual updates / corrections
I Scheduled start and end dates now sequential
F DLLs included for NT4 functionality
F Popup blocking could not be disabled once enabled
F Pre/Post service executable browsing chopped characters
F Starting/stopping named interactive services eventually
exhausted desktop ACE quota
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* 1.9.2196 build here (v1.9 GA) March 2006
F XML attribute not accepted via CLI
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* 1.9.2195 build here (v1.9 GA) March 2006
I Updated readme.txt, license.txt
I Additional graceful shutdown events
I Manual updates / corrections
F Stderr in Stdout checked with no file name blocked output
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* 1.9.2192 build here (v1.9 GA) January 2006
F GUI services would not stop
F Multiple empty dialog responses could be entered
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* 1.9.2190 build here (v1.9 GA) January 2006
N Updated warning.txt, readme.txt, license.txt
N New logos
N New button on Evaluation dialog
N Process IDs included in debug logs
I Pre/Post executables run at same priority as main process
I Default for Ignore Control flags is now Both
I Minor text changes on Pre/Post tab
I Append logs now clears debug, stdout and stderr logs
I Account search for logon
I Complete overhaul of Pre/Post execution (see manual)
I Support for NT Authority\NetworkService and LocalService
I Add/Remove Programs textual updates
I Manual updates
F OEM --configure didn't create Control registry key
F Double clicking responses in Dialogs tab didn't work
F Dialogs tab Frequency allowed out of bounds values
F Debug logging caused failure on WinNT/2K (VS05 bug)
F Post services never ran if main process was hung/crashed
F Couldn't import XML if executable didn't exist
F Removed null/orphaned empty Pre/Post definitions when
upgrading from v1.6
F Post service events no longer killed at logoff
F Possible to create services with punctuation via XML
F Tool tips not present on Pre/Post tab
F Reloading XML causes multiple Pre/Post definitions
