Here is the Beta1 version of jv16 PowerTools 2010:

(this version is no longer available for testing)



Please read the following before downloading


Remember that this is beta level software. This means that this version has been made available only for testing purposes. This version contains bugs and can potentially damage your computer and mind.


As always, we will give out free licenses to the best beta testers. If a beta tester already owns a license we can also issue VIP and Platinum VIP packages for free, or other such prizes.


However, you are not entitled for any kind of free license by simply downloading these beta versions. Free licenses are given out only to beta testers who give us valuable feedback, such as bug reports or improvement ideas. We will publish the list of users who won a free license after the final version of the product has been released, not before. All free licenses are decided on case-by-case, sometimes it takes just one message with two lines to earn a license (e.g. if you found a really good bug that no one else reported), sometimes it takes much more.



How to send your feedback

* Please use the Post Reply button of this thread (http://www.macecraft.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3994) for all feedback.

* If you are reporting a bug, please give as much information as possible in regards what steps are required to reproduce the problem. Also let us know what version of Windows you are using. There is no need to post the hardware configuration of your computer, unless asked.

* If you wish to report that you have tested all the features of the program, please include to your post the Debug Report as generated by the Program Debug Tool (under the Debug menu of the Main Window).

* You can send attachments, including screenshots, to the thread from the Post Reply > Upload attachment tab (below the main text area).

* If you are reporting a bug that is not obvious, please include the Debug Log to your report. Note: the Debug Log contains information about your computer, if you do not wish other users to see all this information, you can use the Private Messages feature to send the Debug Log to us.

* If you are reporting a False Positive by the Registry Cleaner (or by "Clean and fix my computer" tool), there is no need to send a Debug Log, this version does not have debug log enabled for the Registry Cleaner to show its true performance. To report a False Positive, simply send a Screenshot of the False Positive, and say what settings of the Registry Cleaner you are using.

* You can also send you general feedback, how you feel the program works for you or if there is something you don't understand, or if some feature doesn't work the way you expected. Feedback like this is sometimes even more valuable than bug reports.


How to create a Debug Log

* If the problem doesn't cause PowerTools to crash: Go to the Main Window, open Debug menu and select "Save Debug Log". The Debug Log is saved to your Desktop.

* If the problem causes PowerTools to crash: Go to the installation directory of the program (c:\program files\jv16 PowerTools 2010 BetaX\ by default) and create an empty file called "DebugMode.dat" there. Then start the program and re-create the problem. The Debug Log is being automatically saved to your desktop as you use the program.



Release Notes:

* All features that requires the user to select a file using the Windows Open or Save To dialog such as "Save List As", "Export to .Reg" etc. do not always work with 64 bit Vista. This is a bug in Vista, not in PowerTools.

* The Age and Commenting features are not yet implemented.

* The buttons contain vertical bar characters, this is normal and part of the debug system. The vertical bars mean that these buttons are dynamically positioned and resized. If any such button is not correctly sized or placed, please report.

* The buttons have red (and green) font. This is part of the Debug Tool available from the Main Window's Debug menu. The color coding is simple: all buttons you have clicked show up in green, and all buttons you haven't clicked show up in red. This is to make it easier for testers to go through all the buttons of the program.

* If you have tried any of the private pre-beta versions and a bug you have reported is still in Beta1, this is a good time to re-report the problem.

* The Main Window's GUI component is still the same old version from PowerTools 2009, a new version will be ready for Beta2.

* The Averages section of the Registry Info Tool is not yet implemented.

* This release contains a brand new registry cleaner engine, so please be very careful and use extra caution with the updated "ActiveX/DDE/COM/DCOM/OLE" scan module (not run by default and for a good reason).

* Do not start to translate this version to your language yet, there will still be major changes.

* Do not install this version over any existing version of PowerTools.


Known Issues (No need to report)

* Checking list items by clicking directly their checkboxes can cause unexpected results.

* Registry Monitor isn't working, a new version of it is coming to future beta versions. No need to test the Registry Monitor at all for now.

* The Status Bar (at the bottom of tool windows) doesn't always show up after running a tool.

* Main Window's GUI still uses the same GUI components as PowerTools 2009, the new ones will be ready for Beta2.

* Some parts of the program cannot be translated yet.


Known Issues (Only report if you can give steps that reproduces the problem every time)

* Using the Filter Panel can cause the program to freeze or crash.

* Running the File Recovery scan can cause the program to crash.

* Using the list of any tool can cause the program to crash.



What's New (compared to PowerTools 2009)

1. New list component, all the tools now use the same, custom developed list component.

1a. All lists now support Filter Panel, just start typing to open the Filter Panel

1b. All lists have a List Control option in the Right-Click menu, the List Control allows you to do many basic tasks such as remove lines from the list and copy lines to the clipboard.

2. Two User Interfaces: Simple (default) and Advanced. The Simple GUI shows the user less options and features, the Advanced GUI shows everything, similar to PowerTools 2009.

3. Home feature in the Main Window allows you to easily launch the most commonly used tools.

4. "Clean and fix my computer" feature that runs the Registry Cleaner, History/MRU Cleaner and File Cleaner all at the same time.

5. New, 6th generation registry cleaner engine. The entire engine has been redesigned with safety as the number one design goal, and speed as the secondary goal.

6. All the registry features now use a new faster registry access component, it makes many tools, such as the Registry Finder work faster.

6a. Improved 64 bit Registry support. For example, the Registry Info Tool will now show the information for both 32 bit and 64 bit registry views of 64 bit Windows.

7. Improved usability and GUI. Some of these improvements are not yet present in Beta1.

8. Program Debug Tool. When you start the program, all buttons you haven't clicked will show with red font, after you have clicked them they will be shown with a green font. This allows you to see which features you have already tested, and the Program Debug Tool under the Main Window's Debug menu will also list all the non-tested features for you.

9. Beta Release Version system. With PT 2010, we can define if a product version is a Beta Release or not. As Beta1 is a Beta Release, the logging feature is always on and the Debug menu is always visible in the Main Window. To save a Debug Log, just go to the Debug menu in the Main Window and select "Save Debug Log".

10. Re-designed Message Logs. With PT 2009 the Message Logs were windows under the actual tool windows, now they are integrated to the tool windows.

11. Dozens of smaller improvements: Open in RegEdit now highlights the registry entry as well, improved Printing feature, improved Tab graphics, new Preference Saving GUI, faster Duplicate File Finder, Tab Notification icons show if any tabs have non-default settings that can affect the way the tool works, Desktop and other user folders are no longer being skipped as "system directories" by file and directory searching tools such as the File Finder, New Right-Click menu system shows you what features work with selected (checked) items of the list and which work with the highlighted item(s).




Bugs Fixed (since Pre-Beta1):

1. Some tool windows show up so small they cannot be used.

2. Clicking the "Simulation" tab of the File Split tool causes duplicate data to be added to the Simulated Results list.

3. Debug Tool: the Unit testing tool Close button does not turn green when used.

4. Custom Uninstall: when you use Re-analyze, the list's registry data doubles up

5. Anti-Malware Tool: the progress indicator is not wide enough to show many path names.

6. The Progress panel sometimes show up incorrectly positioned.

7. Unit Testing Tool's window opens so small it cannot be used.

8. Debug tool: the tip to users of the simple interface appears regardless of the interface chosen.

9. A progress panel would flicker at the moment a Log Window shows up to a tool window. This is now fixed.

10. There is another hole in the Safety Net: critical registry data of 64 bit Windows can be deleted without the Safety Net saying anything.

11. File Tool's Right-Click menu is automatically closed after a few seconds if the list has between 1 and 200 files.


Other Improvements (since Pre-Beta1):

1. Improved the GUI of the Mass File Renamer.

2. Improved the GUI of the Registry Info tool

3. Added "Select by search word" feature to the List Control (Right-Click menu).

4. Improved the responsiveness and GUI of the Anti-Malware

5. Removed the "add files" features from the Anti-Malware's result window.

6. This version resets the trial counter. If you have run out of trial time with any previous version, this version gives you a new 30 days. Some future beta version will be released with a beta testing license to solve the problem of the trial time running out, and to beta test the licensing scheme.

7. The Registry Info tool is now almost fully working, only the Averages sections are not yet implemented under the Details tabs.



And remember, please send all your feedback regarding this beta version to this thread! Thank you!

* This release contains a brand new registry cleaner engine, so please be very careful and use extra caution with the updated "ActiveX/DDE/COM/DCOM/OLE" scan module (not run by default and for a good reason).

Are you sure the above is implemented? Not that I am complaining, but I get 0 detections of both Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit Professional with the scanner at the most aggressive settings. Obviously, I would be very pleased if it is working correctly. :



This is on Windows 7 32-bit Professional. Registry scanner is set to 3rd level of aggression. They also show up in the most aggressive level.


The scanner is misreading these five keys concerning the Intel Matrix Storage Manager uninstaller.


The directory and the files do in fact exist on this system.

Pane size is not sticky between restarts of PT. ie if I run registry cleaner and resize the main pane while scanning the resize doesn't keep it's setting and returns to the default size when registry cleaner is next run.


For me the "ActiveX/DDE/COM/DCOM/OLE" scan is working and entries are showing up when run in aggressive mode. No false positives as yet.


Running Windows 7 x64 Home Premium.

DooGie wrote
Pane size is not sticky between restarts of PT. ie if I run registry cleaner and resize the main pane while scanning the resize doesn't keep it's setting and returns to the default size when registry cleaner is next run.

By "pane", what do you mean exactly?

I mean the window in focus at the time of scanning Jouni.

I un-installed PT 2009 and installed the new PT 2010 Beta 1. During startup all of the Welcome Screens text and Main Screen Statistics text wasn't displayed completely and no scroll bar was displayed on the default GUI screens (All the text would unwrap and display if the screen was widened using the mouse). My system is running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit OPS with a screen resolution of 1680 x 1050 and Medium - 125% text size. The initial Health was at 1% so I ran the Clean and Fix my computer function that found many errors and then I ran the Auto Fix and the Health reported 98% (the Debug Log is attached). I like the new features in he PT 2010 Beta and I will continue to test! Regards - - - Shorto

jv16PT_debuglog.zip

Shorto wrote
I un-installed PT 2009 and installed the new PT 2010 Beta 1. During startup all of the Welcome Screens text and Main Screen Statistics text wasn't displayed completely and no scroll bar was displayed on the default GUI screens (All the text would unwrap and display if the screen was widened using the mouse).

Would it be possible to see a screenshot? You can use the forum's Upload attachment feature (available after clicking Post Reply) to send a screenshot, no need to use Photobucket or other third party services.


To run the Quick Tutorial again, simply delete the Misc.dat under the \Settings directory of PowerTools' installation directory. If you wish to rerun the Initial Setup as well, delete the SysCache.dat under the \Cache directory of PowerTools' installation directory.

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PT2010 Beta 1 (644) #1 Tested on x64 Vista HP SP2 desktop


Legend


Rightmost code:

  • nnn = item pertains to version nnn

    N/A = fix is presently not confirmable

    (??) = fix may be a partial success

    (???) = fix is not a success

    ??? = issue description is ambiguous

    || = a separator

    OTO = one time only incident

    Fixed, Better, Yes, No, x86, x64 = self-explanatory

    Fixed = may mean “Confirmed” depending on the context

    Canceled or “Not a bug” = Not a bug

    (.) = item is not yet tested

Observations:


None.


Developer's Change Log: Status of some items has been updated in here.

Bugs Fixed (since Pre-Beta):

1. Some tool windows show up so small they cannot be used. || N/A

2. Clicking the "Simulation" tab of the File Split tool causes duplicate data to be added to the Simulated Results list. || Fixed 644 x64

3. Debug Tool: the Unit testing tool Close button does not turn green when used. || Fixed 644 x64

4. Custom Uninstall: when you use Re-analyze, the list's registry data doubles up || Fixed 644 x64

5. Anti-Malware Tool: the progress indicator is not wide enough to show many path names. || Fixed 644 x64

6. The Progress panel sometimes show up incorrectly positioned. || N/A

7. Unit Testing Tool's window opens so small it cannot be used. || N/A

8. Debug tool: the tip to users of the simple interface appears regardless of the interface chosen. Now, with 2.0.0.642, the tip does not appear with either of the interfaces. || 641 x64 || Fixed 644 x64

9. A progress panel would flicker at the moment a Log Window shows up to a tool window. This is now fixed. || N/A

10. There is another hole in the Safety Net: critical registry data of 64 bit Windows can be deleted without the Safety Net saying anything. || (.)

11. File Tool's Right-Click menu is automatically closed after a few seconds if the list has between 1 and 200 files. || Fixed 644 x64

Other Improvements (since Pre-Beta):

1. Improved the GUI of the Mass File Renamer. || N/A

2. Improved the GUI of the Registry Info tool || Fixed 644 x64

3. Added "Select by search word" feature to the List Control (Right-Click menu). || Fixed 644 x64

4. Improved the responsiveness and GUI of the Anti-Malware || Fixed 644 x64

5. Removed the "add files" features from the Anti-Malware's result window. || Fixed 644 x64

6. This version resets the trial counter. If you have run out of trial time with any previous version, this version gives you a new 30 days. Some future beta version will be released with a beta testing license to solve the problem of the trial time running out, and to beta test the licensing scheme. || N/A

7. The Registry Info tool is now almost fully working, only the Averages sections are not yet implemented under the Details tabs. || Yes


tullik's testing log:

Version 2.0.0.644


1. License tool: nothing happens when you click “Install a new license.” || 641 x64 || 644 x64


2. Clicking the main window's "Live Support” icon resizes the open Firefox window to an inconveniently small size. || 644 x64


3. Registry Information: the window is a little too small. The sixth stored data type (“Other”) is not fully visible. || 644 x64


4. Anti-Malware tool: the White list Add file button does nothing when clicked (except change color :). || 644 x64


5. Anti-Malware tool: the “Update Anti-Malware” Abort and Close buttons stay red when clicked. || 644 x64


6. Anti-Malware tool: the Ignore Words mentioned in the messages below must be internal. The Ignore words tab doesn't have them, and the Whitelist only contains one file. The results indicate the internal Ignore Words don't always work. || 644 x64

  • : File "c:\users\owner\downloads\couponprinter.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\desktop\644\jv16pt.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\desktop\644\recognition.dll" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\606\jv16pt.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\downloads\cyberlink.091927_lpt090714-03.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\downloads\firefox setup 3.6 beta 4.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\downloads\miro_installer.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\631\jv16pt.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\631\recognition.dll" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\jre-6u16-windows-i586-s.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\ooo_3.1.1_win32intel_install_wjre_en-us.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : 12 files analyzed, 5 files do not seem safe to run! Please verify these results for example by using http://www.virustotal.com

    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

    Possibly dangerous files

    C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe 100% 7.1 MB 19.08.2009, 09 19.08.2009, 09 19.09.2009, 07

    z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\606\jv16pt.exe 100% 3.3 MB 21.10.2009, 13 20.10.2009, 05 21.10.2009, 13

    z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\631\jv16pt.exe 100% 3.4 MB 31.10.2009, 10 31.10.2009, 10 31.10.2009, 10

    z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\jre-6u16-windows-i586-s.exe 100% 16.0 MB 02.11.2009, 03 02.11.2009, 03 02.11.2009, 03

    c:\users\owner\downloads\firefox setup 3.6 beta 4.exe 100% 8.0 MB 27.11.2009, 15 27.11.2009, 15 27.11.2009, 15

    Note: z:\ is a network mounted drive.

7. Anti-Malware tool: a message said it skipped C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe (for one example). However, it shows in the results. Also, nowhere did I specify a scan of C:\Program Files (x86). || 644 x64


8. File Tool: when using the “Select by search word” feature, then the filter panel, the group lines are included in the status bar selected and highlighted counts. EXCELLENT features, BTW. :) || 644 x64


9. File Tool: probably because of the previous item (#8), when using Delete, the hidden files in those groups are no longer available to the list. Apparently, Delete causes removal from the list of the entire selected group. The files selected for deletion are correctly deleted and backed up. || 644 x64


10. Filter panel: when bringing up the panel by just typing, there is a short delay before the panel actually shows. The delay apparently causes the second typed character to be lost. If you wait until the panel shows before typing the second character, it is OK. || 644 x64


11. Many tool lists: fail to remember the last user activated column sorts when the list is reloaded. || 644 x64


12. Startup Manager: create new to HKCU RunOnce works, but the task never shows in the list. || 644 x64


13. Many tool lists: hitting the refresh key (f5) brings up the filter panel filled with a single “t” character. || 644 x64


14. Backup tool: when restoring multiple backups at the same time, if some have the same description, some of those do not restore (per the messages). || 644 x64


15. Registry Finder: fails to find the following keys (used for a SafetyNet test): || 644 x64

  • hkey_local_machine\software\classes\hwdevicelogin.idhwdevice

    hkey_local_machine\software\classes\logicaldevice.idlogicaldevice

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\HWDeviceLogin.IDHWDevice

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\LogicalDevice.IDLogicalDevice

16. Registry Finder: adding the word Wow6432Node to the above search words causes a 25% disabled cpu loop (less than 1% is kernel time). The process has to be killed. || 644 x64


17. Registry tools such as the Registry Finder can show duplicate data under 64 bit Windows. || 642 (???) x64 || 644 (???) x64

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Here is a debug log when the Registry Finder disabled cpu loop (reported above) occurs.

RF disabled loop.zip

In the Registry Cleaner, the "Export as .reg file" does not work on Win 7 x64 Professional. The navigation window does not open to select where to export it to. It does work on Win 7 x86 Professional.

On both Windows 7 x86 and x64, the program uninstaller does not work correctly. I tried to do a total uninstall with nothing saved. It left the cache folder+files, help folder+files, and the main settings .dat file file in C:\Program Files (x86). Plus it does not clear its entry in Control Panel>Programs and Features.

Why does folder C:\Windows\sysWOW64 not show up in the cache SearchDirs.dat file on 64-bit systems? It seems to me that it would be necessary to cache this folder on x64 systems for proper "fix" during a registry cleaning.

C:\ProgramData\TEMP\

C:\Users\Tom\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\

C:\Users\Tom\AppData\Local\Temp\

C:\Windows\Temp\

C:\Users\Tom\Desktop\

C:\Users\Tom\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\

C:\Users\Tom\Documents\

C:\Windows\

C:\Windows\system32\

System: Windows XP Pro SP3 (32-bit)


Here is the info:


Item: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\OperationsManager\

Severity: 80

Description: File or directory "C:\Program Files\Diskeeper" does not exist


What the actual description data is in the registry: C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\DK_SCOM


It looks like it is not picking the whole link up after the second space in the link. I have seen this on many other keys also.

PT2010 Beta 1 (644) #2 Tested on x64 Vista HP SP2 desktop


Legend


Rightmost code:

  • nnn = item pertains to version nnn

    N/A = fix is presently not confirmable

    (??) = fix may be a partial success

    (???) = fix is not a success

    ??? = issue description is ambiguous

    || = a separator

    OTO = one time only incident

    Fixed, Better, Yes, No, x86, x64 = self-explanatory

    Fixed = may mean “Confirmed” depending on the context

    Canceled or “Not a bug” = Not a bug

    (.) = item is not yet tested

Observations:


There are significantly fewer hangs and crashes compared to the “TestVers” – good job!


Developer's Change Log:

Bugs Fixed (since Pre-Beta):

1. Some tool windows show up so small they cannot be used. || N/A

2. Clicking the "Simulation" tab of the File Split tool causes duplicate data to be added to the Simulated Results list. || Fixed 644 x64

3. Debug Tool: the Unit testing tool Close button does not turn green when used. || Fixed 644 x64

4. Custom Uninstall: when you use Re-analyze, the list's registry data doubles up || Fixed 644 x64

5. Anti-Malware Tool: the progress indicator is not wide enough to show many path names. || Fixed 644 x64

6. The Progress panel sometimes show up incorrectly positioned. || N/A

7. Unit Testing Tool's window opens so small it cannot be used. || N/A

8. Debug tool: the tip to users of the simple interface appears regardless of the interface chosen. Now, with 2.0.0.642, the tip does not appear with either of the interfaces. || 641 x64 || Fixed 644 x64

9. A progress panel would flicker at the moment a Log Window shows up to a tool window. This is now fixed. || N/A

10. There is another hole in the Safety Net: critical registry data of 64 bit Windows can be deleted without the Safety Net saying anything. || (.)

11. File Tool's Right-Click menu is automatically closed after a few seconds if the list has between 1 and 200 files. || Fixed 644 x64

Other Improvements (since Pre-Beta):

1. Improved the GUI of the Mass File Renamer. || N/A

2. Improved the GUI of the Registry Info tool || Fixed 644 x64

3. Added "Select by search word" feature to the List Control (Right-Click menu). || Fixed 644 x64

4. Improved the responsiveness and GUI of the Anti-Malware || Fixed 644 x64

5. Removed the "add files" features from the Anti-Malware's result window. |.| Fixed 644 x64

6. This version resets the trial counter. If you have run out of trial time with any previous version, this version gives you a new 30 days. Some future beta version will be released with a beta testing license to solve the problem of the trial time running out, and to beta test the licensing scheme. || N/A

7. The Registry Info tool is now almost fully working, only the Averages sections are not yet implemented under the Details tabs. || Yes


tullik's testing log:

Version 2.0.0.644

1. License tool: nothing happens when you click “Install a new license.” || 641 x64 || 644 x64

2. Clicking the main window's "Live Support” icon resizes the open Firefox window to an inconveniently small size. || 644 x64

3. Registry Information: the window is a little too small. The sixth stored data type (“Other”) is not fully visible. || 644 x64

4. Anti-Malware tool: the White list Add file button does nothing when clicked (except change color :). || 644 x64

5. Anti-Malware tool: the “Update Anti-Malware” Abort and Close buttons stay red when clicked. || 644 x64

6. Anti-Malware tool: the Ignore Words mentioned in the messages below must be internal. The Ignore words tab doesn't have them, and the Whitelist only contains one file. The results indicate the internal Ignore Words don't always work. || 644 x64

    : File "c:\users\owner\downloads\couponprinter.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\desktop\644\jv16pt.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\desktop\644\recognition.dll" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\606\jv16pt.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\downloads\cyberlink.091927_lpt090714-03.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\downloads\firefox setup 3.6 beta 4.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "c:\users\owner\downloads\miro_installer.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\631\jv16pt.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\631\recognition.dll" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\jre-6u16-windows-i586-s.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\ooo_3.1.1_win32intel_install_wjre_en-us.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : File "C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe" skipped due to Ignore Words or Whitelist.

    : 12 files analyzed, 5 files do not seem safe to run! Please verify these results for example by using www.virustotal.com

    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

    Possibly dangerous files

    C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe 100% 7.1 MB 19.08.2009, 09 19.08.2009, 09 19.09.2009, 07

    z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\606\jv16pt.exe 100% 3.3 MB 21.10.2009, 13 20.10.2009, 05 21.10.2009, 13

    z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\631\jv16pt.exe 100% 3.4 MB 31.10.2009, 10 31.10.2009, 10 31.10.2009, 10

    z:\users\owner\desktop\ax\jre-6u16-windows-i586-s.exe 100% 16.0 MB 02.11.2009, 03 02.11.2009, 03 02.11.2009, 03

    c:\users\owner\downloads\firefox setup 3.6 beta 4.exe 100% 8.0 MB 27.11.2009, 15 27.11.2009, 15 27.11.2009, 15

    Note: z:\ is a network mounted drive.

7. Anti-Malware tool: a message said it skipped C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe (for one example). However, it shows in the results. Also, nowhere did I specify a scan of C:\Program Files (x86). || 644 x64

8. File Tool: when using the “Select by search word” feature, then the filter panel, the group lines are included in the status bar selected and highlighted counts. EXCELLENT features, BTW. :) || 644 x64

9. File Tool: probably because of the previous item (#8), when using Delete, the hidden files in those groups are no longer available to the list. Apparently, Delete causes removal from the list of the entire selected group. The files selected for deletion are correctly deleted and backed up. || 644 x64

10. Filter panel: when bringing up the panel by just typing, there is a short delay before the panel actually shows. The delay apparently causes the second typed character to be lost. If you wait until the panel shows before typing the second character, it is OK. || 644 x64

11. Many tool lists: fail to remember the last user activated column sorts when the list is reloaded. || 644 x64

12. Startup Manager: create new to HKCU RunOnce works, but the task never shows in the list. || 644 x64

13. Many tool lists: hitting the refresh key (f5) brings up the filter panel filled with a single “t” character. || 644 x64

14. Backup tool: when restoring multiple backups at the same time, if some have the same description, some of those do not restore (per the messages). || 644 x64

15. Registry Finder: fails to find the following keys (used for a SafetyNet test): || 644 x64

    hkey_local_machine\software\classes\hwdevicelogin.idhwdevice

    hkey_local_machine\software\classes\logicaldevice.idlogicaldevice

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\HWDeviceLogin.IDHWDevice

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\LogicalDevice.IDLogicalDevice

16. Registry Finder: adding the word Wow6432Node to the above search words causes a 25% disabled cpu loop (less than 1% is kernel time). The process has to be killed. || 644 x64

17. Registry tools such as the Registry Finder can show duplicate data under 64 bit Windows. || 642 (???) x64 || 644 (???) x64


18. Software Uninstaller: Custom Uninstall for “Symantec Ccpd-lc” shows empty keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\CCPD-LC, which is not in the registry. The correct key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Symantec\CCPD-LC. Note: this is a remnant since Symantec programs were removed using the windows Programs and Features control panel. || 644 x64


19. Software Uninstaller: on my systems, Custom Uninstall for “Netscape Navigator” always makes incorrect identifications under “Files” and “Advanced Settings.” IMO, it would be safer internally to ignore Netscape Navigator items, since the current algorithm associates them with Microsoft Office, Opera, and so forth. || 644 x64


20. Registry Find & Replace: the results window cannot be resized with the mouse. || 644 x64


21. Automation Tool: message "x0x and xyz" run succesfully! should say “ … ran …" (not run). || 644 x64


22. File Tool: dragging files from an explorer window does not work. You get the “slashed circle” forbidden symbol. UAC is off. || 644 x64


23. Global ignore list: is not honored by, for example, the Automation Tool (delete files from directories) or the File Tool (select lines, click Delete). Strings to ignore were: || 644 x64

  • C:\Users\Owner\Desktop\x0x (files were removed from the folder by both tools)

    zzyzzx (one of the files was zzyzzx.txt)

siliconman01 wrote
In the Registry Cleaner, the "Export as .reg file" does not work on Win 7 x64 Professional. The navigation window does not open to select where to export it to. It does work on Win 7 x86 Professional.

Release Notes:

* All features that requires the user to select a file using the Windows Open or Save To dialog such as "Save List As", "Export to .Reg" etc. do not always work with 64 bit Vista. This is a bug in Vista, not in PowerTools.


Maybe it doesn't work in Windows 7 64-bit either, although I'm under the impression that the "bug" in Vista had been fixed in Win7?

I repeat here what I've reported already during the pre-betas:


Main window > Shortcuts: the following shortcuts don't work (Windows 7 64-bit)

  • - Control Panel

    - My Computer

    - Explorer

    - Drives

    - System Tools > Find Files and Folders

    - Windows

    - Run

redseujac wrote
I repeat here what I've reported already during the pre-betas:


Main window > Shortcuts: the following shortcuts don't work (Windows 7 64-bit)

  • - Control Panel

    - My Computer

    - Explorer

    - Drives

    - System Tools > Find Files and Folders

    - Windows

    - Run

Can anyone else confirm? These features work under 32 bit Windows 7. I'll get my hands on a 64 bit Windows 7 hopefully in next week.

Stored data types


Part of the info in the bottom window is not shown: see attachment