Remote Process & Shutdown Service Version History *********************************************************** NOTE: Gaps in version numbers indicate "in-house" test releases. Only public releases are documented here. *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.1h Product Release Date: 07/28/2005 Fixes: 1. Fixed a problem with the default shutdown mode dialog box in the control panel applet. *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.1g Product Release Date: 07/27/2005 Fixes: 1. Added option to force power down after shutdown. We found that some ACPI systems did not always power down as expected when a shutdown command was issued. 2. Eliminated dependency on Windows Messenger Service. This was done because many users wished to disable the Windows Messenger Service to block Messenger spam. *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.1f Product Release Date: 07/15/2005 Changes: Changed contact info. *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.1e Product Release Date: 03/22/2005 Changes: Changed contact info. *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.1d Product Release Date: 01/06/2000 Fixes: 1. Changed code for reporting Windows Exit errors. Version 1.2.1c did not always report the correct error code when the shutdown process failed. *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.1c Product Release Date: 11/06/98 Fixes: 1. Fixed problems with control panel applet in which and endless loop could occur when if "Execute this Command" was checked using the keyboard. New: 1. Added new Shutdown options of Quiet & Time: nnn. These options allow inhibiting the shutdown warning dialog box & setting the delay time to other than the default value of 20 seconds. *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.1b Product Release Date: 05/05/97 Fixes: 1. Updated the about and registration dialog boxes to contain the correct toll free number for the registration process and for tech support. 2. The "Execute This Remote Command" shutdown command now remembers the operating mode (no longer defaults to the "minimize" mode). New: 1. Added a new Shutdown option "Require Command_name" to allow the "Execute This Remote Command" shutdown option to either require the command_name from the client or to execute the command when the remote shutdown command is received (just like the other remote shutdown modes). *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.1a Product Release Date: 05/02/97 Fixes: 1. Updated the documentation to better explain how to use the new "Execute This Remote Command" shutdown option. 2. The control panel applet now disables the "Execute This Remote Command" mode if another shutdown mode is selected. Also, if the "Execute This Remote Command" is again selected, the Command Builder is invoked so that changes may be made if required. Bugs: 1. Not really a bug, but the Toll free number in the about and registration boxes was incorrect. 2. The "Execute This Remote Command" shutdown mode does not allow remote shutdown unless the client request includes the command_name. This does not allow the network wide shutdown broadcast to work. This was by design, but it is inconsistent with the other remote shutdown modes. 3. The configured "Execute This Remote Command" would be set to "minimize" mode anytime the contol panel applet was terminated with "OK". *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.1 Product Release Date: 04/14/97 Fixes: 1. None required, this release was for the purpose of updating the documentation and on-line help to show new Compuserve SWREG options and to include the URL of our new website "http://www.digconsys.com". New: 1. Added an option to the "Shutdown" mode to allow execution of a batch process for orderly shutdown of applications before calling "shutdn.exe" to actually shutdown the system. 2. Improved the "browse" function for the control panel remote command builder. It now will analyze the pathname of the selected command and enclose it in "quotes" when a space is detected in the pathname. Bugs: 1. The "Execute This Remote Command" shutdown mode was not documented very well. In particular, we did not explain that the Command_Name assigned to this remote command, would need to be included in the client's command line just like the other remote commands. Also this command was not being disabled by the control panel applet when it was deselected. *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.0e Product Release Date: 01/25/97 Fixes: Installed fixes for the version 1.2.0d bugs. New: 1. Added a stand-alone shutdown executable (ShutDn.exe) which may be used locally or executed remotely with a user configured remote command. This program accepts command line parameters of "-Force", "-Logoff", "-Reboot", and "-Shutdown". If executed without command line options, it uses the shutdown mode configured via the Remote Process control applet. *********************************************************** Product Version Number: 1.2.0d Product Release Date: 05/04/96 Version 1.2.0d was the second public release. Bugs: 1. Install program could not handle drives graater than 2 gigabytes. 2. The Windows NT Remote Process Service could not handle more than 10 stored remote commands. 3. If more than one protocol stack is loaded, the remote command would be executed more than once. 4. There was no provision for a remote reboot. ***********************************************************