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12017  Release Notes for Enhanced Windows Backup v1.1.1005 
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Created: 23-Dec-2005     Last updated: 28-Dec-2005

This version of Enhanced Windows Backup can be used as a fresh install or to upgrade all previous versions.

New Features (since 1.1.1004)

  • New icon for Enhanced Windows Backup
  • Log file now shows latest entries at the top and auto-scrolls to show latest at top
  • Backup engine automatically starts when the program is launched
  • The config, log and selections are moved to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SoftSwift
  • Only one instance of the program can run at a time to avoid confusion
  • Log file now has extra useful messages such as size of completed backup file
  • Installation has now got a repair feature
  • Notification Icon Context Menu has been simplified
  • New Support Incident menu item added to Help menu
  • The software defaults to auto-starting when a user logs in so that backups operate on schedule without having to remember to enable this feature
  • Configuration file missing warning message is not shown the first time a new version of the application runs
  • Release Notes now shown during installation

Fixes (since 1.1.1004)

  • Job Names cannot use non-filename characters to avoid problem with consistency between job name and selections file name
  • Cancel button on Job Editor works
  • The problem with the /START parameter not working is no longer an issue due to new features
  • If the software encounters a fatal error on startup, a message dialog is shown to help diagnose the problem
  • Fatal errors due to locale date/time format differences are eradicated
  • Uninstall removes the SoftSwift folder under C:\Program Files
  • Help sometimes failed to launch from menus - fixed
  • Various other small bugs fixed

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