jv16 PowerTools 2007 Beta5 released

jv16

drob wrote
Reg cleaner in automation mode:

when running automation task reg cleaner window does not open, just shows in task bar until the job is completed - same bug in beta 4.

Do you mean you use the automation feature of Registry Cleaner > Advanced Options tab, or the Automation Tool?

jv16

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jv16

redseujac wrote
I might be wrong, but just now I have noticed the Disk Defragmenter only defragments the files without consolidating free space.

You are correct, but this issue will be fixed in the next release (RC1).

jv16

Bob Hyde, Sr. wrote

I un-installed beta5 and re-installed jv16 2006 and it showed these same 3 items exactly as the beta 5 did. There was one difference, it removed these 3 items. I believe the beta 5 should also remove these items.

Hope this was useful.

Did you run the PT 2006's Registry Cleaner a second time to verify the items were really removed? PT 2006 removes all items from the screen and does not inform the user if the removal of some items was not succesful.

jv16

twil wrote
Just an idea: could the registry compactor not provide information on the the degree of wasted space and fragmentation in the registry. I may only want to compact certain areas of the registry where I see the biggest benefit.

I'm sorry but I don't quite understand your suggestion, could you rephrase it please?

drob

I mean using the regcleaner via the automation tool, then launching via a desktop shortcut, no window pops up, just a task bar icon filler.

jv16 wrote
drob wroteReg cleaner in automation mode:

when running automation task reg cleaner window does not open, just shows in task bar until the job is completed - same bug in beta 4.

Do you mean you use the automation feature of Registry Cleaner > Advanced Options tab, or the Automation Tool?

redseujac

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jv16

Here are the results of bug fixing of the Beta5 done since the last report. Notice that the Reported by field means the user who was the first to report the problem. If there are errors in these reports, please let me know since these are used when it is decided which users qualify for the free personal license.

Beta5 Bug Fixing Report 1

Issues found by beta testers

Issue: Disk Defragmenter's Analyze feature doesn't work at all.

Reported by: wilk

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later. There were some debug code left to the feature which caused it not to work on some systems (systems without hard disk drive "e:\").

Issue: Splitting multiple files at the same time fails on some cases, also doesn't always remove the original files even if Delete original files option is checked.

Reported by: evest

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later.

Issues found in in-house testing

Issue: History/MRU Cleaner should show a message if no history/mru items were found.

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later.

redseujac

Dear jv16, in your Beta5 Bug Fixing Report 1, I am afraid you have lost track of the Disk Defragmenter "free space consolidating" issue, I have reported here :

Please look at your reply here :

jv16

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mirong

After install when I tried to run it, I got these 2 error msgs:

ERROR: Unable to execute file: C:\ProgramFiles\JV16PowerTools2007Beta5\JV16pt.exe

ShellExecute failed; code 5

ERROR STARTING PROGRAM

The jv16pt.exe is linked to missing export NTDLL.DLL

tullik

Registry Cleaner/Backup Tool/Custom Restore/hex data type

Registry Cleaner now creates a backup for entries of this data type and can thus remove them. The backup entries.reg file appears to correctly restore the removed entries.

However, when entries are restored with Custom Restore, the hex data put in the registry is not correct.

Furthermore, when more than one line is selected in the Custom Restore list, only the last checked line restores (this does not happen with other data types).

Registry Cleaner/Registry Finder/Backup Tool

Backups which contain only registry items appear under all three Backup Tool tabs.

Empty files exist:
Cookies.dat (obsolete)

Files.dat (not applicable)

Strings.dat (obsolete?)

With Beta5, it seems all backups appear under all three tabs with some empty files. At least all I checked ...

History/MRU Cleaner

These two lines have duplication (same as in Beta4):
1. Microsoft, Windows Open/Save dialog

2. Microsoft, Windows (2 is a smaller subset of 1, and all its entries are duplicates of entries in 1)

Counting and removal of the MRUList entries under this key (and perhaps others) is not consistent:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\...

It may not be advisable to remove items under this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Map Network Drive MRU

Removal wipes out data in a windows explorer tool drop down list.

If it is not excluded by progamming, an appropriate caveat should be in the handbook ... so a user of that tool has some warning to "Never show again" for the line "Microsoft, Windows - Explorer MRUs."

One Click Cleaner (OCC)

1. Removes the "Never show again" items specifed in SuperHistoryCleanerIgnoreList.dat.

2. Sometimes, fails to remove empty subdirectories when the system's Temp directories (below) are specified in the "Empty directories" tab.
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp

C:\WINDOWS\Temp

C:\WUTemp

When it does remove the empty subdirectories, it always fails to back them up . The file Dirs.dat lists the paths of the Temp directories above. Is it supposed to list the paths of the removed empty subdirectories?

2a. Puts out this message in case 2 above: : Failed to backup "C:\WINDOWS\Temp"! The tool should not be attempting to remove or backup any of the actual Temp directories. Note that the message only occurred for one of the three specified Temp directories.

3. The tool created two backups.

One had the Type "Data removed with the One Click Cleaner" and the user provided description. All the removed files and registry MRU items are in this backup.

The other had the Type "Files removed with the File Cleaner" and description of "N/A" -- this backup is empty.

4. This message from File Cleaner appears in the main window message box: "Warning: Always verify the found files before removing them!" -- with One Click Cleaner, there is no list to verify -- the message should be suppressed for OCC.

Backup Tool

When the tool starts or a tab is refreshed, the list is sorted on the ID (Backups subdirectory) column. It makes more sense to sort on the Created (date and time stamp) column in most recent first sequence.

File Cache feature

When all the CachedDrives in FileCache.dat are set to False, PT does not continue. It enters an enabled loop. You can close jv16PT.exe by clicking the X widget or using Exit in the File context menu.

Message box

When text is selected in a message box, the context menu should have a copy option. Workaround is CTRL+C.

jv16

mirong wrote
After install when I tried to run it, I got these 2 error msgs:

ERROR: Unable to execute file: C:\ProgramFiles\JV16PowerTools2007Beta5\JV16pt.exe

ShellExecute failed; code 5

ERROR STARTING PROGRAM

The jv16pt.exe is linked to missing export NTDLL.DLL

What operating system you are using? PT 2007 does not work under Win9x.

kurtb4

The disk defragmenter beta 5 does not seem to work in Vista Ultimate. After going through the analyze process it will not show results of the scan.

billpool

Frequently the proigram starts after execution and appears in the taskbar but never on the menu screen... Workaround has been to close and re-open the program, rarely takes more than 1 or 2 reps....?

jahnbon

Sometimes the defragger seemingly hangs when I hit "analyze", other times it says that it has completed analyzation, but gives no report or stats.

Sometimes I close jv 16, but it is still shown in my task manager "processes" list, requiring me to end process manually.

Other than these, I have had pretty smooth sailing so far, but I will roll up my sleeves and take a more thorough tour this weekend.

jv16

Beta5 Bug Fixing Report 2

Issues found by beta testers

Issue: When the tool (Backup Tool) starts or a tab is refreshed, the list is sorted on the ID (Backups subdirectory) column. It makes more sense to sort on the Created (date and time stamp) column in most recent first sequence.

Reported by: Tullik

Status: Starting from RC1 all the tools remember their sort directions. If you once click the Backup Tool to sort by the date column, it will always sort by default by the date column.

Issue: One Click Cleaner creates empty backups.

Reported by: Tullik

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later.

Issue: Backups which contain only registry items appear under all three Backup Tool tabs.

Reported by: Tullik

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later.

Issue: Empty directories are not backed up correctly.

Reported by: Tullik

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later.

Issue: Custom Restore cannot properly restore registry backups with binary or hex data.

Reported by: Tullik

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later.

Issue: When all the CachedDrives in FileCache.dat are set to False, PT does not continue. It enters an enabled loop. You can close jv16PT.exe by clicking the X widget or using Exit in the File context menu.

Reported by: Tullik

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later.

Issue: Message Windows should have a copy feature in the Right-Click menu

Reported by: Tullik

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later.

Issues found in in-house testing

Issue: One Click Cleaner's Empty directories feature doesn't report to be removed any directories even if directories were removed.

Status: Fixed in RC1 and later.

jv16

tullik wrote

History/MRU Cleaner
These two lines have duplication (same as in Beta4):
1. Microsoft, Windows Open/Save dialog

2. Microsoft, Windows (2 is a smaller subset of 1, and all its entries are duplicates of entries in 1)

Counting and removal of the MRUList entries under this key (and perhaps others) is not consistent:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\...

Could you use the History/MRU cleaner's Show data feature (right-click) to give me some more information about these issues?

blackdex

Hello Jouni,

I have tested/checked a few things the past few day's under Vista (x64).

A lot seems not to be working. Ether because its Vista or because its an x64 build version.

The start-menu cleaner doesn't works correctly.

The Registry Cleaner finds a lot of correct entries (But that i already told ya. See my previous post.)

The Registry Compactor im not even going to try out, cause the locations arn't right.

Software Manager, Startup Manager and Registry Manager seems to be working. But ofcourse not fully because the lack of the 64bit keys/folders.

jv16

BlackDex wrote
Hello Jouni,

I have tested/checked a few things the past few day's under Vista (x64).

A lot seems not to be working. Ether because its Vista or because its an x64 build version.

This is correct, the program doesn't have support for x64 Vista (only 32 bit Vista's) at all at this time.

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