Advisory for RS & RSPro v.1.7.0.41x â€¦ PRELIMINARY

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Advisory for RS & RSPro v.1.7.0.41x … PRELIMINARY

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.1.7.0.41x 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 …

Resolved in v.1.7.0.41x ...

*** Awaiting release …

Resolved in PowerTools 2007 v.1.7.0.417 & 418 (debug versions) ...

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

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

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11655#11655 - Registry Cleaner, can't enter a second word (*)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11656#11656 - Software Manager, "Never show", ignore list wiped out when you run later on (*)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11656#11656 - Software Manager, some items in "Never show" file show anyway (*)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11818#11818 - Registry Manager, only one item at a time adds to "Never show" file (*)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11818#11818 - Registry Manager, some items in "Never show" file show anyway (*)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11818#11818 - Software Manager, sometimes only one item at a time adds to "Never show" file (*)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11884#11884 - MainSettings.dat, relative addressing enhancement (*)

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11953#11953 - Check for Updates, sometimes shows Download link when it should not (*)

Awaiting fix confirmation (member feedback) in v.1.7.0.41x ...

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

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http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11638#11638 - Registry Cleaner, "Never show", bug in timely use of updates in rescans (*)

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

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11638#11638 - Registry Cleaner, "Never show", most of the time, user changes are overwritten (*)

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

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11638#11638 - Registry Cleaner, "Never show", some SuperRegIgnoreList.dat strings don't work (*)

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

New items, or fix did not work, in v.1.7.0.41x ...

*** Awaiting member feedback …

Not resolved, and important, or there is no workaround … these issues remain in v.1.7.0.41x

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=11465#11465 - Tool windows maximize with a single click almost anywhere on the title bar

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http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11488#11488 - Power Tools and RegSupremes do not work on some W98SE systems

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http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11824#11824 - Vista tweaks, likely reduce Registry Cleaner and Registry Finder functionality

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note: of course Registry Finder is only in PowerTools …

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11846#11846 - Many tools, minimized window stays minimized

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Not resolved, but workaround is not too annoying :( … these issues remain in v.1.7.0.41x

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

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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 (but behavior could be considered a feature : )

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11955#11955 - Many tools, sometimes upper right running counts area not fully refreshed

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

http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11955#11955 - Many tools, sometimes part of a list window background turns black

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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 and Minor Issues

A history of issues fixed

Advisory drafting area

tullik

The advisory above now reflects recent activity.

tullik

The advisory includes some more fixes confirmed in debug versions.