╖ Support French version of AIM for chat logging (Even though the English version still recommended).
╖ Changed the installer settings without the need of a reboot after installation.
Version 2.9.1 Dec 06, 2001
╖ Added a MSN and AIM screennames check for special characters like \/:?*<>| and change them to period when saving chat log file for Chat Logger. Windows OSes does not allows special characters for any filenames.
Version 2.9 Dec 05, 2001
╖ Changed Location Backup's path browse folder code to function properly on NON-English Windows OSes.
Version 2.8 Nov 1, 2001
╖ Removed "Add newer files only during backup" option.
╖ Fixed Check Update, it was broken from last version. Requires v2.8 higher to use this feature.
Version 2.7.7 Oct 29, 2001
╖ Fixed broken Check Update.
╖ Fixed Chat Logger's system tray icon blinking too fast when chatting from AIM IM chat program while chatting from MSN IM program chat.
Version 2.7.5 Oct 28, 2001
╖ Added chat logging support for new MSN IM v4.5 version.
╖ Added Contact List support featured by new ICQ IM version (v2001a).
╖ Added backup\restore code for new ICQ v2001a database.
Version 2.7.1 Oct 26, 2001
╖ Fixed when Chat Logger not able to save MSN chat conversations into a log file on Windows 2000 system.
Version 2.7 Oct 18, 2001
╖ Support for new Windows XP is now officially added in this release.
╖ New icon for Messenger Backup.
╖ Optimized for fast code start up.
╖ Optimized searching and files collecting information before zipping.
╖ Changed a bit the appearance of options screens, other screen forms used in Messenger Backup, keeping up with the latest trends. Additionally, active buttons, text boxes, borders (inside forms) in all forms are now given more appealing look.
╖ Progressbar showing in more accurate visual calculation during backup/restore process than previous versions.
╖ Added ability to save checkbox values in Scheduled Backup option for checking some or all ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, and MSN options.
╖ Fixed strange split-second appearing then quickly disappeared of Option screens when clicked on any icons (except Option's icon) in Toolbar.
╖ Fixed a bug in Chat Logger only found on Win2000 system, when closing a chat box and produced an error msg "Type Mismatch" while saving to a log file.
╖ Added 5 levels of backup archive compression, from Very Fast to Maximum (slowest).
╖ Added a check routine for Chat Logger to keep logging chats when a user uses 'direct connection' feature to another buddy on existing AIM chatboxes where Chat Logger stops logging once they both are connected each other.
╖ Fixed random "Out of stack space" error while running Chat Logger.
╖ Add optional external zip.exe (by Info-Zip) in Misc. menu can be use instead of internal's zipping component.
╖ Added some required DLL files check in setup package: during installation to check if user's system have necessary files to run Messenger Backup; if not, setup will prompt user with a message and able to download the necessary files from internet.
╖ Changed the Check Update code. Any previous versions of Messenger Backup's Check Update before v2.7 will not work when checking for an update via internet.
╖ Enhanced registration checks code.
╖ Added harddrive's free spaces code check where Messenger Backup resides on for available free spaces for creating temp zip file before proceeding backup.
╖ Other small minor fixes.
Version 2.6 Jun 24, 2001
╖ Added a new feature: Optional Chat Logger's saving log file username/date format.
╖ Added a new feature: Shows optional Chat Logger's system tray icon when active.
╖ Added a new feature: More visuals to Chat Logger's system tray icon changes that indicate every interval seconds passed and detected a chatbox on-screen.
╖ Fixed Yahoo Restore user's password for Yahoo IM Newer version v4.0.0.962.
╖ Minor bug that option timestamp feature stayed disabled after choosing Automatically logs chat conversation option after next run of Messenger Backup.
Version 2.5 Jun 11, 2001
╖ Added a new feature: Automatic Chat Logger for AIM and MSNIM. Ability to automatically log chat conversations!
╖ Added a new feature: Yahoo! newer version released an option for Yahoo! IM feature now ability to save and backup Message Archives and Received File folder.
╖ Added another check for Yahoo! newer version released v4.0.0.962 saved its user password in different location in registry when backing up username and password for Messenger Backup.
╖ Added a new tabbed window "Misc Options" in Options window.
╖ Added a history input for Name of Backup for easy selecting previous inputs within few keystrokes.
╖ Added saved chat conversation path box to be back up for MSNIM.
╖ Re-constructed timer code that only uses 1 or 2 percents of cpu usages instead of 99% during boot-up (alot faster) if Scheduled Backup feature enabled.
╖ Yahoo! Buddy Profiles now saves to a folder called "HTMLProfiles" instead of "Profiles" for folder name conflict reason.
╖ New Requirement for Messenger Backup to run is to have Microsoft Internet Explorer v5.0 or higher installed. Shdocvw.dll excluded from setup installer because if included, installed, and rebooted would cause some user's system to crashed after reboot. User would unable to restore the system if he/she did not back up old Shdocvw.dll file.
╖ Moved Revision History page from help file to this text file for easy updating so I won't have to re-compile the help file for each and every revisions :)
Version 2.0 Feb 25, 2001
╖ Added a new feature: Check Update.
╖ Re-wrote code to run Messenger Backup more smooth and less taking up RAM memory space.
╖ Combined all four IM Messengers' options together for quicker access when clicked upon.
╖ New installer interface.
╖ Setup .exe is much smaller because some most common dll and ocx files are unnecessary to be included in the setup since many systems already have it installed (if not, it can be obtainable with mbkit.exe).
╖ Restoring ICQ files sometimes don't restore on some user's system, fixed.
╖ When MSN Messenger was installed and using Scheduled Backup feature during boot up, it brings up Messenger's explorer window onscreen for no apparent reason, fixed.
╖ Stopped the annoying Scheduled Backup's text blinking countdown while minimized in taskbar during boot up.
╖ Fixed other minor bugs.
Version 1.8 Dec 21, 2000
╖ Uninstaller sometimes delete some Messenger Backup's necessary registry info when needed next time Messenger Backup installed, fixed.
╖ Windows 2k bug that don't work with richtx32.ocx very well for registered user that getting a "unregistered" message during running the program, fixed.
Version 1.5 Dec 10, 2000
╖ Fixed a bug when installed Messenger Backup to a C:\ drive, causing the backup path on other than C:\ harddrive, to froze up during backing up files in process.
╖ Installer bug fixed when it won't overwrite older .dll files during installation. Now it will asks you to reboot the system for certain .dll file to be replace with newer ones. (Make sure you reboot after install :) )
╖ On some systems, users reported that Messenger Backup frozed up during "Compressing files..." status message, fixed.
Version 1.2 Nov 14, 2000
╖ Minor proof-read of the helpfile.
╖ Enhanced some codes for a cleaner backup.
╖ Messenger Backup now can be minimized to taskbar.
╖ Fixed other minor bugs.
Version 1.05 Nov 10, 2000
╖Prevented Messenger Backup's window to pop up at screen before being minimized for Scheduled Backup feature at boot up for less annoyance.
Version 1.01 Nov 01, 2000
╖ Fixed where Yahoo setting stays on top of Messenger Backup to stay focus on screen until an user clicked Ok
