Here is the Beta2 version of jv16 PowerTools 2013:
(version no longer available for download)
Please read the following before downloading
Please, please please do remember that this is beta level software. This means that this version has been made available only for testing purposes. The idea is, that people try the software out and give us feedback on what parts of the program still need some fine tuning. This version most certainly does contain bugs and can potentially damage your computer and cause hair loss.
It is not recommended to run this software in work or production use computer, and whatever you do, always create a system backup before running beta level software. If you do not do so, please do not complain to us about it.
As always, we will give out free licenses to the best beta testers. If such a beta tester already owns a license we can also issue VIP and Platinum VIP packages for free, or other similar prizes for the trouble.
However, you are not entitled for any kind of free license by simply downloading these beta versions and reporting that all is fine. 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 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). To attach the DebugLog.html file, you need to zip it up first.
* 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
* This is a Beta release and therefore it will automatically create the Debug Log file to your desktop every time you use the program.
Why the buttons have red dots?
* This software ships with the Debug Mode enabled. This means that each button of the program will have a red square on it. The req square will turn to green when you click it. This color coding helps you to keep track what features you have already tested and which not. You can use the Program Debug Tool to see the list of buttons you haven't yet clicked. The Program Debug Tool can be found from the Main Window's Debug menu.
Release Notes:
* Do not start to translate this version to your language yet, there will still be major changes to the language file (English.lng).
* Do not install this version over any existing version of PowerTools. If you do, strange things can unfold.
What's New (compared to PowerTools 2012)
1. New tool: Decrap My Computer. This tool allows you to perform an automated mass uninstallation of all the (selected) third party software from your computer. One way to use this tool is to uninstall and remove all the bloatware software that ship with brand new computers nowdays.
2. New, 7th generation registry cleaning engine which combines amazing performance with unbeaten accuracy.
3. New software uninstallation engine that is faster, more accurate and supports the uninstallation of many software in a row. The engine can execute the uninstaller of the given software, automatically click its buttons to select the uninstallation options and after it has finished, the jv16 PowerTools uses its custom uninstallation engine to double check the software's own uninstaller didn't miss anything.
4. Major performance improvements to the entire product.
5. Automatic user interface mode selection. The Quick Tutorial will now guess based on the software installed to your computer whether you are an "advanced" or "normal" user, this guess is then used as the default setting in the Quick Tutorial window. Before, the default mode was always normal and everyone who wanted to use the advanced user interface with all the possible features and options available, had to check that.
jv16 PowerTools 2013 ChangeLog (compared to beta2)
jv16 PowerTools 2013 ChangeLog (compared to beta2)
Bug fix: The Registry Compactor still says "jv16 PowerTools 2012"
Bug fix: There is no "List Control" option in the Right-Click menus of the Decrap my Computer
Bug fix: Using the "Never show again" Right-Click feature of any tool can cause the tool not listing any items in future runs.
Bug fix: In the Software Uninstaller, checking for "more information online" looks up the author, rather than the software.*
Bug fix: Buttons of the Start Menu Tool are not clickable.
Bug fix: The Decrap my Computer can get stuck to the "Finalizing the restore point" stage.
Bug fix: Clicking the top panel with more information of the currently selected line clears the panel from text.
Bug fix: The Backup Tool can take way too long to load its list.*
Bug fix: Running the Initial Setup multiple times causes the Backup directory to fill with System Recovery backups.
Bug fix: The Registry Cleaner can, in some cases, list valid registry entries under \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run key as "Obsolete software entry"
Bug fix: It's possible to go forward in Decrap my Computer with no software selected for removal.
Bug fix: The version and system information panel at the bottom of the Main Window can sometimes overlap with the message box.
Bug fix: Unit Testing Tool can crash to Stack Overflow.
Bug fix: Unit Testing Tool shows numerous errors relating to "TestRDA".
Bug fix: The Debug Log doesn't contain all the possible BugReport.txt or Profile*.txt files, only those who exist at the time PowerTools was started is being included.
Bug fix: The Tools > Maintenance Tool > Reset Statistics feature isn't working properly.
Improvement: Major performance improvements to the data listing component, it should now be faster and less flickering.
Improvement: Improved the safety of the registry cleaner engine.
Improvement: The Registry Cleaner no longer lists certain registry data that cannot be modified.
Improvement: Enabled some more new tweaks of the new registry cleaner engine to give it even better performance. The new engine is now using about 70% of its full potential, the final tweaks are still under development so you can still expect more speed with the next beta versions and the final version.
Improvement: The Decrap my Computer now lists drivers and other most likely important software in a separate group which is unselected by default.
Improvement: The Decrap my Computer attempts to guess whether you are running it on a brand new, out-of-the-box Windows PC, or an older one. If you are running it on a new PC, only then Decrap my Computer will by default select all items by default (except for the drivers category items). In other case, nothing is selected by default.
Improvement: You can now close the Decrap my Computer by clicking the Back button.
Improvement: Changed the Automation Tasks from the File tab to the Others tab.
Improvement: Disabled the Custom restore/Edit backup option for the File tab items of the Backup tool.
Improvement: The Profile*.txt files now contain even more valuable information to further improve the performance of the product.
Improvement: Added option "All" to the File Tool > Columns > Date menu.
* = Item was reported fixed with the Beta 2 but the fix did not work, this is the second attempt to fix the problem.
Note: If you reported a bug in the Beta1 or Beta2 thread and it hasn't been fixed yet, please re-report the problem to this thread. To re-report, you can copy & paste your original report or simply say that "bug causing xxx is not yet fixed, I reported it with Beta 2" and we'll look over the original report from the Beta2 thread.
Note: Thanks to the improved Debug Log system, there is no longer the need to send over any other files than the DebugLog.html when reporting any problem or crash (other files such as Bugreport.txt or the Profile.txt's), the new DebugLog.html includes all this information. Which also explains why the new Debug Logs are bigger and take a bit longer to generate (when the program starts up).
And remember, please send all your feedback regarding this beta version to this thread! Thank you!
