EMCO OS License Modifier - Release Announcements

Version 2.4.2 is available

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:55:00 GMT

Brand new Office 2010 skin

This version comes with new Office 2010 skin, that looks similarly to the latest MS Office user interface. This skin is defined as default, but you can switch application to use another skin that you like.

Messages grouping in the Application Log

Messages in the Application Log are grouped by domain, to simplify browsing and finding information for a particular PC.

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Introduced an ability of resetting view layouts
Introduced more flexible configuration of automatic check for updates
Improved netwrok scan perfromance
Improved diagnostics of problems while connecting to remote machines
Improved application icon set
Improved Alternate Credentials pop-up to not close window if the password and confirmation do not match
Improved adding PCs to the Custom Grouping - groups and Active Directory containers without Machines are filtered out

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Live Update does not work on Microsoft Windows XP and earlier
False positive detection of a virus in the application modules
Potential error while specifying Alternate Credentials
Wrong main window size is loaded when Windows is switched from aero to simple theme
Splash screen is still visible when the main window is already opened
Check boxes on the Ribbon have wrong color for some skins
Potential errors while opening Live Update wizard and About dialog

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Version 2.3.5 is available

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:10:00 GMT

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Increased Active Directory scan speed and reliability
Introduced validation for renaming items within the Network Browser and Custom Grouping

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Compatibility issues with .NET Framework 2.0

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Version 2.3.3 is available

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:14:00 GMT

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

A problem of a mistakenly shown nag box on start up

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Version 2.3.0 is available

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:00 GMT

UAC requirements support

The new version follows all Windows requirements regarding UAC support. Application doesn't require to be launched As Administrator since the beginning anymore. Instead, it requires administrative access only for Change License Info operation. When this operation is executed, Windows shows confirmation for switching to the administrative mode and application is restarted with administrative permissions. This approach is fully compatible with Windows 7 and Vista UAC requirements.

New icon set

Most of application icons were reworked or improved to use the same color palette and same style. New icon set is more compatible with different application skins now.

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Improved Network view. If NetBIOS name differes from DNS one, the correspondent entry in the Network view is displayed with brackets.

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Incorrect display of domain hierarchical structure in specific cases
Problem with authentication while connecting to forest roots

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Version 2.2.0 is available

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:38:00 GMT

Extended scan network options

Network scan settings available on the application Preferences dialog were extended and now provide an access to manual network scan performance tuning. Depending on number of computers in your network and available resources on your computer, you can configure from 1 up to 50 parallel scanning threads to reach an optimal workload and scanning time for your environment.

New option for administrative access assurance was added to scan settings. It allows checking an administrative access to remote computers during their scan. If it's turned on, after a scan you can find in the application log a list of computers where you don't have an administrative access to modify their OS registration information. Making this check you can ensure that you have enough rights to complete modification of OS registration information on all selected PCs before you actually start modification.

Task management area

This version introduces a new approach for executing tasks visualization. Now you can see all tasks executed at the current moment in the special Task Management area. By default it's displayed next to the Application Log tab, but as other areas, it's dockable and you can change its location, if required. Using this area you can not only preview executed tasks and their progress, but also can cancel every particular task and task groups. For example, you can cancel scanning of some PC or terminate scanning of the whole domain.

Computer entry in the Network Browser

If you need to check or modify registration information on the local computer you don't need to make a scan. A special Computer entry in the Network Tree represents the local computer and allows OS registration info modification by just one click.

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Added on-fly input validation on Preferences dialog
Added visualization of active and inactive credentials on Alternative Credentials view
Added strong encryption of stored passwords
Added new skins, including the one with Windows 7 style
Improved an overall performance due to a new graphics shell engine

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

If help is opened while the application is hidden to the System Tray, the application window can't be displayed on restore from the Tray
Application doesn't handle system events for closing
Drag and drop computers to Custom Grouping is impossible when this area is empty

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Version 2.1.1 is available

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:52:00 GMT

Input validation in dialogs and wizards

All dialog windows and wizards were improved to include input data validation. Now all entered data is validated to display data input tips about allowed or expected data format and prevent invalid input.

Extended Tray pop-up menu

Set of options, available in the pop-up menu in the System Tray was extended to include access to Preferences, application information links. You can also manage Tray options directly in pop-up menu, without opening the Preferences dialog.

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

About dialog can be closed by pressing Esc button
Various application icons were replaced by better images
Proxy settings can be configured on Preferences dialog
Integrated Help was included into the application distribution

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Menu shortcuts continue to work even if menu was closed

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Version 2.1.0 is available

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:39:00 GMT

Detached owner and organization editing

In this version you can edit registered owner and registered organization data separately with ability to change one field and keep existing value for another field. This feature is extremely helpful for group update operations, when, for example, you need to change an organization name on multiple computers at once, but keep registered owner information untouched.

Automatic check for updates

New updates checking feature keeps you informed about new releases. It works in automatic mode at the application startup and informs you if any updates are available, so you can migrate to new version quickly.

New look of the network navigation bar

Network navigation bar was reworked to reduce the bar height and free space at the top and bottom. A new look of the navigation bar is not close to the Microsoft Office navigation.

Improved computer availability detection

All remote operations now use remote host pinging to detect if remote computer is available at the current moment. It helps to reduce a timeout for waiting a response from unavailable PC and allows increasing performance or remote operations.

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Impossibility to update to the latest version using Live Update feature.
Potential database corruption when machines are added manually.
Potential NullReferenceException while network enumeration or machines addition.
Application crash at start on some environments.

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Version 2.0.0 is available

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:09:00 GMT

Brand new UI

Application comes with a brand new interface, benefiting from modern design and usability concepts. New interface is based on Ribbon UI with elegant style similar to MS Office 2007. Network and Log areas become foldable and moveable, so you can place them to another location on the screen or hide them. Windows registration information, extracted from remote PCs, is displayed by advanced data grid that allows grouping data by particular value and applying sorting to simplify data search and browsing. In addition to these features you can find other cool stuff that makes application usage easier.

Custom grouping of network PCs

New custom grouping feature allows you to define subset of network PCs, that will be accessed remotely, and organize them to a custom structure. On the Custom Grouping area you can create own hierarchical structure, consists of groups and PCs, and use it in the network operations. You can easily fill custom groups by dragging selected PCs and groups from the actual network configuration automatically detected by application.. This feature can be helpful for you if you need to work with particular subset of PCs or need to reorganize PCs grouping by your own way.

Alternate credentials

If you have complicated network structure with multiple domains, workgroups or protected PCs that require different credentials, you can access any of them by defining access credentials on the Alternate Credentials tab. You can setup specific credentials for entire network, domains, workgroups, Active Directory organization units or even particular PCs.

New network engine

All network operations now work faster because of new network engine that contains a set of important improvements. First, application now can connect to the Active Directory to retrieve information about hierarchical network organization. As the result, you get in application and can work with the same network structure, including domains, organization units and PCs, as it's defined in the Active Directory. Second, all networks operations are executed in parallel to increase performance. Third, you have detailed progress information about every executed operation and can cancel selected operation without any delays or termination of other operations.

Application logging

Now you have detailed logging information to track an execution of any operation and find an exact reason in case of failure. Logging information is displayed on the separate Application Log area, which can be configured by various settings on the Preferences page. There you can define what kind of messages you would like to get and configure log presentation.

Data filtration

If you have hundreds or thousands PCs in the network and you need to check Windows registration information according with particular criteria, new data filtration option can save a lot of your time. Instead of manual reviewing of registration information for every PC, you can define conditions to be applied and as the result you will get only those entries that meet these conditions. You can define criteria of any complexity by operating with multiple fields at same time, using masks and logical operations.

Changeable UI skins

If you don't like standard UI look, you can change it to another one. Application comes with a set of various UI skins, so you can customize interface according with your taste. You can switch it from the top menu and choose between a set of strict skins or have a fun and choose some informal one.

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