Advisory for RSP v.1.7.0.414 â€¦ Released

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Advisory for RSP v.1.7.0.414 … Released

This is a subset of the PT2007 Advisory. It only shows issues in tools common to both jv16 PowerTools and the RegSupremes.

NB: some issues apply only to RegSupreme Pro

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Discussions in the Beta Testing, jv16 PowerTools 2007, and RegSupreme and RegSupreme Pro Forums through release of v.1.7.0.414 indicate the following status for the items linked from this post …

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Advisory - Releases of the RegSupremes

Legend

1. Green items, or those marked (*), were mentioned as fix candidates in a jv post …

2. Red items significantly affect tool results or behavior … IMO

3. Orange items concern data integrity …

4. Italicized items are fix items that still have (or had) at least one problem after first implementation…

5. Most black items not yet fixed are either trivial, intermittent, or nuisances (some very irritating, some not so much) …

6. Blue items (if any) are recent additions to the list …

New items, or fix did not work, in v.1.7.0.414 ...

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11132#11132 - Registry Cleaner, Fix not working on some systems (*)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: it may work in an immediate rescan …

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: some users get a message: "Internal Error RCRF-FI-1"

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: reported in v 1.7.0.409 (RSPro)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: Still exists in v 1.7.0.413 (PT2007) and v 1.7.0.414 (RS & RSPro)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11378#11378 - Tools menu, in tool windows, says Settings, should say Backup tool (v.1.7.0.414)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: also, v 1.7.0.413 items 2, 3, 4 in Backup tool Tools menu don't do what they say

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: trial and error …

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11379#11379 - Software Manager, status indicator not centered (v 1.7.0.413 & 414)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: only happens in the first Start of the tool after the main window starts

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11400#11400 - Registry Compactor, lists no hives on some systems (v 1.7.0.413)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11430#11430 - Startup Manager, user changes not saved when tool closes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: close all tool windows, then close the main window

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11437#11437 - Registry Manager, inconsistent list displayed in Add/Remove menu tab

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: switch to another tab, then back again

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11508#11508 - Registry Cleaner, Scan Report, "Don't show" box not properly reset for rescan

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11510#11510 - Registry Cleaner, "Don't pop up …" option affects Scan Report, not the results window

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11534#11534 - Registry Cleaner, handles REG_MULTI_SZ data type entries incorrectly

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none

Not resolved, and important, or there is no workaround … these issues remain in v.1.7.0.414

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11040#11040 - Registry Cleaner, Custom Fix, adds error to registry (*)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=10869#10869 . Advisory: don't use Custom Fix (CF) without double checking the result ...

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=9610#9610 . . . Workaround: use RegEdit where CF does it incorrectly …

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11150#11150 - Tool windows with a maximize toggle widget do it with a single click on title bar

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: avoid such clicks, or select with right click instead of left click

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: reported in v 1.7.0.411 (PT2007)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: this is very irritating if you have a lot of active windows …

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11398#11398 . Note: also, a single click on a line may invoke a context menu item

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11465#11465 . Workaround: none - just hope it doesn't do something unrecoverable ...

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11268#11268 - Registry Cleaner, stops cleaning operation, some systems

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none, or try to limit list size with Search or Ignore words

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: reported in v 1.7.0.413 (PT2007)

Not resolved, but not real important, or workaround is acceptable … these issues remain in v.1.7.0.414

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=10732#10732 - Main window, Language, drop down list flags missing (new GUI) (*)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: by design (a matter of priorities …)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=10739#10739 - Backup Tool, useless column sort default (*)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: click on the "Created" column as many times as

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it takes to get the most recent backup first in the list.

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=10792#10792 - Minimize & Message Box, message box may hide minimized results window

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: close the message box :

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=10915#10915 - Registry Cleaner, Structured list, feedback between user & program is unclear

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: use the Raw list to get positive feedback.

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=10935#10935 - Tool windows, a variety of problems with minimized windows

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: depends on task bar properties and location …

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11088#11088 - Registry Cleaner, sometimes doesn't show both entries in paired keys

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none, but both entries are not necessary

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11126#11126 - Registry Cleaner, two bugs involving HRZR_ entries (*)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: reported in v 1.7.0.409 (RSPro)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: ignore word now works; other bug is still present (v 1.7.0.411)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11145#11145 - Startup Manager, information in StartupCache.dat not used

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11157#11157 - Progress indicator, several tools, sometimes stays, inactive, on results window (*)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: minimize, then restore the window

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: still in v 1.7.0.413; most often seen in Registry Cleaner results window …

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11304#11304 - Registry Cleaner, Raw format, issues no Fix results message

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11304#11304 - Registry Cleaner, incorrect "All done!" numbers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workaround: none

Unbundled sections ... follow the links … NB: not all of the issues apply to the RegSupremes

Probable Vista Issues

Design and Implementation Decisions

Intermittent issues

Trivial Issues

A history of issues fixed

Advisory drafting area