PGWARE PCBOOST VERSION 3 HISTORY DOCUMENTATION This file describes issues that may affect the use of this product. * 3.2.7.2005 - Fixed problem where users upgrading to new version would create double taskicons when Windows started up. * 3.1.31.2005 - Changed trial features of software, software will now expire after 28 days. * 3.1.24.2005 - Updated internal components and setup/installer. * 3.1.17.2005 - Changed the demo splash screen so it will not pop up as often when software is run in demo mode. * 3.1.10.2005 - Added fix for Adobe Acrobat. Made several minor text changes to documentation and helpfile. Made changes to text within software which displayed incorrectly on some international computers. * 3.1.3.2005 - Made corrections to typos within documentation, made changes to graphical problems on main form. * 3.12.27.2004 - Fixed problem with software closing; on certain machines software would cause error messages during Windows shutdown. * 3.12.20.2004 - Made changes to anti-piracy functions. * 3.12.13.2004 - Made small changes to online check routine both on server and client side to fix problems with some computers and software registration check. * 3.12.6.2004 - Made minor graphical/functional changes to a few forms, fixed problem with software startup, removed portions of online check routine. * 3.11.29.2004 - Decreased optimization routine timer to make application boosting faster. * 3.11.22.2004 - Minor graphical changes with main form, fixes problems with registration routines and piracy detection. * 3.11.15.2004 - Added support for Intel and AMD 64 bit processors. * 3.11.8.2004 - Modified and enhanced anti-piracy measures within the software. * 3.11.1.2004 - Fixed another problem with the authenticode signatures, verisign systems were temporarily down causing the timestamp not to be written to the installer file. * 3.10.25.2004 - Fixed problem where on systems which updated to Windows XP SP 2 the software would crash and terminate unexpectedly. * 3.10.18.2004 - Fixed authenticode date/time stamp problem on the installer. Also removed compression on main executable as it caused crashes/slowdowns on early versions of windows. * 3.10.11.2004 - Added fix for game Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude; where game would freeze up during multiple NPC on screen. * 3.10.4.2004 - Modified all urls within software to account for our software affiliate program. * 3.9.27.2004 - Minor update to address piracy; banned several illegal serials. Also used new version of setup installer which fixed problem with users which did not have administrative rights for their user accounts under NT, 2000, 2003 and XP. * 3.9.20.2004 - Fixed problem with timer within software which would terminate the software if the computer was not rebooted within 3 months. Added fix for Adobe ImageReady which would cause the application to freeze up when loading large images. * 3.9.13.2004 - Optimized cpu utilization routine to run faster, also detects which window is currently active faster. * 3.9.6.2004 - Fixed problem where on certain versions of Windows the executable when compressed would cause an error and not run. Compression disabled on all future releases. * 3.8.30.2004 - Fixed problem with game Doom 3, which would cause screen to lag and mouse movement to freeze up. * 3.8.23.2004 - Fixed problem where software on certain Windows 95, 98 and Me computers be recognized as corrupted and not run at all. * 3.8.16.2004 - Added secure digital certificate to installation program to confirm to users the download is safe and has not been modified during download. * 3.8.9.2004 - Used new setup installer as well as compressed exe to be smaller; resulting in more compact distribution for software. * 3.8.2.2004 - Added fix for Linksys Wireless G-Notebook Adapter monitoring software, which would cause signal strength and link quality meters to jump and not report correct values. * 3.7.26.2004 - Made changes to the cpu optimization routine to tighten and speed up performance of PcBoost. * 3.7.19.2004 - Fixed problem which caused problems for Windows XP SP 2 users. * 3.7.12.2004 - Fixed problem with installer which would cause files already on the system not to update when new version was installed. Updated to new version of installer as well. * 3.7.5.2004 - Added fixes for the games FarCry, Unreal Championship and Morrowind. * 3.6.28.2004 - Added fix for several Windows XP utilties which would either freeze or respond slowly on machines with less then 100 Mb RAM and with certain AMD chipsets. * 3.6.21.2004 - Added fix for the game FarCry which would cause it to crash and freeze up on certain machines. Also added update to address anti-piracy: banned several illegal serials. * 3.6.14.2004 - Made major fix to engine, fixed problem where software would after a period of time terminate or cause system resources to become completely consumed - requiring a reboot. * 3.6.7.2004 - Made small changes to software to fix problem with low resolution computers, as well as made small changes to license agreement. * 3.5.31.2004 - Fixed problem with executable compression which would cause software not to run on certain Windows 95 and 98 machines. Also new version of installer used which may fix any installer bugs/problems. * 3.5.24.2004 - Fixed bug where taskicon images would not appear correctly on Windows 95 and some Windows 98 machines. * 3.5.17.2004 - Added another fix for Internet Explorer. Rewrote portions of the CPU utilization/process routine to detect the active window much faster. Also fixed a bug from previous version which would cause double icons to run in the system tray. * 3.5.10.2004 - Fixed major problem which did not allow multiple computer users from accessing the software correctly. Also added ability for multiple computer users to have their own software settings and styles. Also updated installer to force the computer administrator to install the software. * 3.5.3.2004 - Changed the online check routine to poll every six hours rather than every hour, this fixes problem where dialup users would be prompted to connect every hour. * 3.4.26.2004 - Compressed executable down another 50 kb to reduce entire build size of distribution. * 3.4.19.2004 - Improved speed of cpu optimization by several milliseconds. Added fix for Counter Strike and Paintshop Pro. * 3.4.12.2004 - Added fix for Adobe Acrobat and several games. Added routine to notify of software updates when software becomes expired/old as well. * 3.4.5.2004 - Updates to anti-piracy measures, updates to registration check which would not function when licenses over 15 copies were issued and updates to the software license agreement. * 3.3.25.2004 - Made changes to anti-piracy measures within the software. * 3.3.18.2004 - Updated internal components for GUI - Windows XP theme component and TrayIcon component. * 3.3.11.2004 - Administrative release which bans several illegal serial numbers from the software from functioning. Updating of license agreement. * 3.3.3.2004 - Fixed problem where if GridSize was set to 1 this would cause software to freeze up until modification to ini was made manually. * 3.2.25.2004 - New installer used to reduce overall distribution size. * 3.2.24.2004 - Added fix for Star Wars Galaxies which would cause slow mouse interaction on some computers. * 3.2.17.2004 - Further added for for the game Beach Head. Added support for larger font dpi resolution computers, where previously application would not display correctly on any dpi above/below 96 dpi. * 3.2.10.2004 - Fixed problem with game Beach Head 2000 and Beach Head 2002 where system would freeze up. * 3.2.2.2004 - Changed pricing, made further changes to the license agreement and some small gui changes. * 3.1.26.2004 - Made small changes to the gui, also made some changes to the license agreement and help file, and added list of contributors to the software. * 3.1.19.2004 - Third major version of PcBoost released. Major changes to gui, order form and documentation all made. Added changes to the taskicon to update in realtime with the actual priority of the application being boosted. * 2.1.5.2004 - Added fix for Adobe ImageReady and with Opera. Fixed problems with registration routine and made minor graphical changes/additions. * 2.12.29.2003 - More modifications to registration routine to thwart piracy. * 2.12.21.2003 - Fixed registration routine to thwart piracy. * 2.12.15.2003 - Added fix for the game Halo. * 2.12.8.2003 - Added another problem with Unreal Tournament. * 2.12.1.2003 - Added fix for mouse/touchpad problems with some Toshiba computer/laptops. * 2.11.24.2003 - Added fix for Microsoft Snapshot viewer, which would cause the screen to temporarily flash. * 2.11.17.2003 - Changed compression level of exe to reduce file size/footprint - to make the setup/package smaller in size. * 2.11.14.2003 - Fixed incompatibility with Microsoft Office Help, would cause Windows to freeze up. * 2.11.10.2003 - Removed previous patch/fix for FAR Manager - as it was not necessary. Another fix for the registration routine, problems with Japanese/Chinese characters wouldn't work properly with the serial/name system. Also repackaged with new installer setup package. * 2.11.5.2003 - Fixed problem with FAR Manager which would cause Windows to freeze up. * 2.11.3.2003 - Fixed problem which would cause a crash to occur on older model computers with Windows 95/NT and without Internet Explorer 4 or higher installed. * 2.11.1.2003 - Added fix for the game Call Of Duty which caused the game to crash. * 2.10.27.2003 - Fixed problems with setup installer displaying incorrect/invalid langauge on machines that were not setup to display English as primary language. * 2.10.22.2003 - Added fixes for Mozilla, MSN Explorer and Windows Dialup Networking. * 2.10.18.2003 - Fixed registration system to block more illegal usage. * 2.10.12.2003 - Added fixes for Winamp and Unreal Tournament. * 2.10.8.2003 - Repackaged PcBoost in new version of the setup installer to reduce distribution size and fix bugs with the installer. * 2.10.1.2003 - Added fix for Freedom Fighters and Halo demo games. * 2.9.25.2003 - Fixed problem with game Operation Flash Point Resistance. * 2.9.22.2003 - Fixed problem with registration window on closing would crash on some computers. * 2.9.18.2003 - Fixed glitch with the taskbar popup menu, upgraded to use new component. * 2.9.11.2003 - Fixed issues with the registration mechanism. * 2.9.2.2003 - Fixed outlying issue with registration routine triggering randomly causing multiple processes to continuously to open. * 2.8.26.2003 - Fixed problems with gui and lower resolution monitors. * 2.8.18.2003 - Fixed problem where online check would launch multiple processes and never stop. Fixed issues with several games and with the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. * 2.8.17.2003 - Fixed online check routines and users with dialup connections being constantly prompted to connect. * 2.8.11.2003 - Added fixes for both Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger, small gui glitch occured when using either instant messenger and PcBoost. * 2.8.6.2003 - Fixed another bug with the registration system. * 2.8.5.2003 - Fixed skipping issue with Crystal Player. * 2.8.4.2003 - Fixed problem within registration routine and math decimal point international issues. * 2.8.1.2003 - Fixed issue where the taskicon would display incorrectly when display settings for the computer were set to us 16 bit color mode. * 2.7.25.2003 - Added fix for Lotus Notes. * 2.7.22.2003 - Fix for eMule and Avant Browser. * 2.7.21.2003 - Changed taskicon text to reflect cpu priority percentage and application name being boosted. * 2.7.17.2003 - Second major version of PcBoost released. Major changes to gui as well as core engine of PcBoost rewritten from the ground up. * 1.7.13.2003 - Added Windows Server 2003 support. * 1.7.11.2003 - Added fix for Medal of Honor. * 1.6.30.2003 - Added fix for Adobe Photoshop 7. * 1.6.18.2003 - Added fix for DOS applications/games. * 1.6.16.2003 - Added fix for Postal Inspector. * 1.6.13.2003 - Fixed problem with Age of Empires II where the mouse would slow down. * 1.6.3.2003 - Added code for the preperation of version 2, soon to be released. * 1.5.21.2003 - Fixed problem where applications with long title names would cause PcBoost to crash with repeating error messages. * 1.5.16.2003 - Fixed gui issue with the scope control which flickered and caused the color to change on some computers with low resolution monitors. * 1.5.10.2003 - Added fix for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003. * 1.5.1.2003 - Recompiled and removed exe compression. * 1.4.29.2003 - Added fix for Adobe Illustrator and MAME. * 1.4.19.2003 - Re-addressed problems with Acrobat and CounterStrike Half-Life. * 1.4.6.2003 - Added fix for Adobe Acrobat where files would load and close slowly. * 1.3.22.2003 - Added possible fix for the game Half-Life in which some game mod's would cause awkward behavior with the mouse. * 1.3.19.2003 - Fixed problems on some systems where no program name is displayed as being boosted, bug still remained from fix in 2.24.2003 release. Should be fixed for all systems now. Also removed the minimize icon and made the close icon minimize/close respectively. * 1.3.13.2003 - Small changes to the registration routine. * 1.2.24.2003 - Fixed problems on some systems where no program name is displayed as being boosted. * 1.1.24.2003 - Fixed problems where on some systems an error regarding "Processor Performance Object Not Found" would occur. Also all system processes are now no longer boosted, this was causing system slow downs. * 1.1.10.2003 - Modifications to registration system to fix problems with older keyfiles. * 1.12.23.2002 - Recompiled with Delphi 7 to decrease file size and memory footprint. * 1.12.21.2002 - Removed compression from executable. Was causing icon cache problems with some computers. Also now using Inno Setup 3 as default Installer. * 1.12.18.2002 - Changed priority settings to slightly higher values. * 1.12.2.2002 - Changed distribution over to setSystems. Updated all documentation and files to reflect new distribution partner. * 1.11.29.2002 - Fixed small gui related bugs within about screen. * 1.11.13.2002 - Fixed registration problem with multi-license purchases. * 1.11.7.2002 - Bug with registry write fixed. * 1.10.31.2002 - Minor bug fixes. * 1.10.29.2002 - Fixed typo's and incorrect information within the helpfile. * 1.10.25.2002 - Using new installer, added Mutex to register PcBoost into Windows to prevent install & uninstall without closing previous version if opened. * 1.10.24.2002 - Addressed issue with some Canon scanners. * 1.10.17.2002 - Fixed bug where REALTIME & HIGH priority options where switched around. * 1.10.16.2002 - Minor graphical changes to the pie chart and help file. * 1.10.13.2002 - Initial public release of PcBoost.