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new CDCheck! version 3.1.10.0

PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 4:01 pm
by dodecahedron
a new version of CDCheck is out: 3.1.0.0 beta

+ can report ISO incompatible long filenames/directories when creating hash file
+ supports many new hash algorithms and file formats .SFV and .MD5
+ supports filenames \\COMPUTER\SHARE (no visual support yet)
+ compare with similarity reports where the first difference is
+ check reports first reading error position
+ Audio CD support for Windows NT, 2000, XP (administrator privileges required)
+ CDCheck added to context menus of files, folders and drives for easier access
* process priority can be selected from a list
* faster recovery
* Volume names for CDs are retrieved in thread (=> much smoother startup if CD has just been inserted)
* Sounds settings in CDCheck replaced with Windows Sound Events
* special .wav file handling for easier comparing (hash or binary) with CD
- recovery keeps date, time and attributes

(+ Added feature; * Improved/changed feature; - Bug fixed )
info taken from the Version history page.

this great product is getting even better! :D
note especially these new goodies:
+ can report ISO incompatible long filenames/directories when creating hash file
+ supports many new hash algorithms and file formats .SFV and .MD5
+ Audio CD support for Windows NT, 2000, XP (administrator privileges required)
+ CDCheck added to context menus of files, folders and drives for easier access
* special .wav file handling for easier comparing (hash or binary) with CD


way to go, Mitja Perko! :P :P :P

hopefully it won't be long before this beta will become a final release!

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 4:26 pm
by cfitz
Thanks for the news, dodecahedron.

cfitz

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 6:14 pm
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.1 beta

PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 12:01 am
by eliminator
Thanks for the head-ups !! :D

PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:28 pm
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.2 beta

Changes:
+ added warning when creating hash file with filenames containing non-local characters
* improved unexpected error reporting (for easier bug fixing)
* virus protection disabled if no plugin available
* virus protection routines are protected from affecting other code as much as possible
- fixed Context menus bug
- fixed bug when checking MD5 format
- fixed Options window position bug

PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 2:13 pm
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.3 beta

Changes:
* Changes to bug report dialog (formatting)
* Note when hash created added
- fixed bug with reporting (showed only partial error report)
- fixed bug in report window causing exceptions quite often
- fixed compare bug (CDCheck did not show missing files)
- fixed .crf file loading
- Options dialog position saving

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2003 2:44 am
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.4 beta

Changes:
* added all hashes to custom hash file selection
- fixed "Invalid data buffer size for wave file!" when comparing (now it correctly ignores .wav files with extra information)
- fixed "Undefined error (code: 53)"
- fixed missing translation for message 1100
- fixed "Access violation at address 0042246E"
- fixed flashing of Options form if it is moved around and than cancel is pressed
- fixed timing issues when initializing processing and reading threads (fixes custom hash file issues)
- fixed the error history problem (errors were never removed from memory)

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2003 11:32 am
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.5 beta

Changes:
* ejecting is now done in thread => no more waiting for eject before showing result window
- fixed the function waiting for thread termination -> fixes "Access violation at address 0042277E" (was 42246E)
- fixed waiting for thread to end for full timeout period (causing delay when process was completed)
- different size selection for Result window which I hope will fix the issue with too small fonts

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2003 1:44 pm
by dodecahedron
i must say...
since the release of 3.1.0.0 beta over a month ago, most (all?) bugs have been fixed...
works great now, all the new features that i'm using work fine.

(hehe...most of these new features - i'm responsible for :D well some at least)

PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 6:55 pm
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.6 beta

Changes:
- fixed wrong first difference offset
- fixed an Access Violation when trying to eject CD

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2003 2:34 pm
by dodecahedron
warning!

just in case anyone is using the 3.1.0.6 beta:
i just stumbled on a bug in the Compare process, it (sometimes?) reports files identical when they're not! beware!

this has been confirmed by Mitja Perko.

a new beta will be released soon (probably next week).

PostPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 6:23 pm
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.7 beta

Changes:
* fixed compare bug when files are same except for extra bytes in first file (introduced in 3.1.0.6)

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:09 am
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.8 beta

Changes:
+ Media information feature added (not yet fully functional)

mmm...i like this!
i wonder how good it's gonna be compared with the likes of Nero InfoTool, Lite-On SmartBurn etc.

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 4:42 am
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.10 beta (December 10, 2003)

seems that i missed 3.1.0.9, it was out for only 2 days (December 8, 2003) and got replaced!

Changes:
3.1.0.10
- fixes "No translation for ..."
- fixes backup problems with media synchronization
3.1.0.9
+ Media information feature fully functional with online updates
+ ASPI support (automatic drive mapping available for Win9x, Win2000, XP?)

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 7:56 am
by integspec
Thank you for the info.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:40 pm
by dodecahedron
update:

new version of CDCheck out a short while ago: 3.1.0.11 release candidate 1 (February 2, 2004)

Changes:
3.1.0.11
+ pressing ALT-RIGHT key in compare (when focus on source) copies the source to reference
+ note is issued when no hash file is found during checking
* default behaviour for .wav file is now not to ignore anything (during processing)
* modified bug reporting window
* improved bad antivirus plugin handling
* modified CD Info - if unknown CD it asks for information
* changed stat. value when no good reads (was: 100% now: -1)
- recovery now removes existing file even if it has readonly attribute
- error message appeared when no ASPI was found during autodetection
- fixed support detection for ASPI (function did not return any value)
- fixed bug in ASPI causing some drives not to be listed and used

Comments:
Bugs from previous versions have been fixed so everything
should be fully functional. Software is also ready for translation
(language files have been updated). There are however still missing new
help files which will be provided in the next release candidate.
Installation has been upgraded and now supports multiple languages

[i take credit for the two new features of this version :D well, the credit for suggesting these features. the actual credit goes of course to Mitja Perko.]

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:45 pm
by dodecahedron
and while i'm at it, i'd like to urge all the regular users of this great program to help support it by registring it with a Support License (at the very least). a Support license costs $10.

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/helplink.p ... gistration

PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:10 pm
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.12 beta (March 22, 2004)

Changes:
3.1.0.12
+ added monthly synchronization reminder
+ CD Info supports DVD media information
* made a workaround for errors on CD-RW with empty directories when using DirectCD software
* installation does not overwrite minfo.ini
* When Device Access is set to AutoDetect, ASPI redetection occurs only when validation fails
* Drive mapping is done on startup -> on the second run should fallback to normal in case of a faulty ASPI driver
- fixed problems with adding CD manufacturers
- fixed problem when startup with command line parameters but CDCheck.ini was not present
- fixed a bug randomly causing exceptions (ErrorColThread error)
- fixed web script for media synchronization (media had old disc ID)

Comments: Most important addition is support for DVD media information.

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:34 am
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.0.15 beta (August 19, 2004)
(yeah, i skipped on 3.1.0.13 and 14...)

Changes:
3.1.0.15
- fixed bug in CDCheck ONLINE! synchronization causing some votes to be missed from synchronization
- fixed manufacturer ID bug in CDInfo with -R/RW DVDs
- Result windows is not shown anymore while process is still running
- fixed "silent" (internal errors that should be invisible) error messages showing
- changed the way of reporting critical errors, providing more meaningful information
- modified showing Help files from CDCheck
- fixed bug when recovering files with file size 0
- fixed bug when recovering directories with path longer than MAX_PATH
- fixed unexpected exception (threads ended work before being added to global thread list)

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:27 pm
by dodecahedron
update:

new version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.1.0 (September 19, 2004)

(note: this is a final release, not a beta version!)

Changes:
3.1.1.0
- fixed & character in status not showing correctly
+ added .crf file association when using setup installation
* added option to check readability only without using any hash files

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:26 am
by dodecahedron
update:

new beta version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.1.1 beta (October 14, 2004)

Changes:
3.1.1.1
+ added optional startup debuging for easier bug solving
* when opening options dialog the autodetected ASPI settings are kept the same
* errors are not shown when invalid wnaspi32.dll is set
- fixed "Access violation at address 0045A3C4" (file focus checked too early) on first run
- fixed "Invalid page fault in module at 0000:760e1470" or 0000:75f21470 (Windows original ASPI problem)
- during ASPI detection now all CD/DVD drives are listed and autodetected ASPI connections are now more reliable

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:29 pm
by dodecahedron
new version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.2.0 final release (October 21, 2004)

(note: this is a final release, not a beta version!)

Comments:
Unfortunately there remained some bugs in final release 3.1.1 which are now fixed in version 3.1.2. The bugs were NOT PRESENT in any part of the program which produces hashes, checks or compares CDs/DVDs!

Two most important bugs fixed:
- ASPI driver caused errors at startup on Windows 98 with Microsoft ASPI driver and in some other cases. Windows 2000, XP and 2003 were unaffected.
- Manufacturer ID of -R/-RW DVDs in CD/DVD Info was not extracted correctly under some circumstances.

Other changes:
+ added optional startup debuging for easier bug solving
* when opening options dialog the autodetected ASPI settings are kept the same
* errors are now not shown if invalid wnaspi32.dll is present
- during ASPI detection now all CD/DVD drives are listed and autodetection of ASPI ID-drive connections is more reliable

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:35 pm
by dodecahedron
new version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.3.0 final release (November 20, 2004)

(note: this is a final release, not a beta version!)

Comments:
The most important change is the fix of the bug in calculation of "Clean Read" transfer. But some small improvements have also been made.

Changes from 3.1.2.0:
* running licensed CDCheck from removable media creates no registry keys
* uninstall switch added for users of .zip versions of CDCheck
* improved media info file processing
- clean read was using random no. of bytes as "Clean read min. size", now the value in Options is used

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:54 am
by dodecahedron
new version of CDCheck just out: 3.1.3.1 beta (February 9, 2005)

Comments:
Update release will be available in a few weeks. It depends on any problems reported with this beta. This is otherwise mostly fixup release so it should function just fine.

Changes:
* cdcheck.ini from Windows directory is used if CDCheck is run from a network
- sound played on 1st error was incorrect
- error sorting reported an unexpected error if every item has not been at least once shown (initialized)
- report window volume names were current volume names instead of the volume names at the time of processing
- in Check setup dialog reporting options were ignored
- fixed problem with selecting drive by clicking on volume name
- DVD-ROM does not show "invalid parameter" in CD Info

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/Help/history.html
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php

PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:56 pm
by dodecahedron