      Advanced Registry Tracer: version history
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CHANGES BETWEEN 1.58 and 1.60

    * Import from the old REG file format (regedit 4) and from the new one (regedit 5)
    * Possibility to choose format of export into REG file (Unicode (w2000) or old)
    * Generated undo / redo REG are now easier-to-read and more functional, because no INF files are generated any more. Now values are also removed by a REG file using undocumented capabilities of the format.
    * Scanning either of the entire registry or of any part of it.  It is particularly useful when the connection between the computers is slow.

    * XP style support
    * Slight changes in the design, more convenient interface in some windows
    * New option has been added to Find ("Find path" that allows key opening by path)

     The following bugs are fixed:

    * scanning in the command prompt mode caused error.
    * one main node remained visible after Closed Files
    * substring was detected incorrectly in the Exclude Lists when adding a path
    * white main node icon if there is only one node, impossible to open
    * in a very few instances, empty screen appeared after scanning


CHANGES BETWEEN 1.57 and 1.58
    * An option that makes possible to search according to the types of data has been added. Now you can easily find such exotics as REG_FULL_RESOURCE_DESCRIPTOR, RESOURCE_REQUIREMENTS_LIST (2000,XP)

     Some bugs are fixed.



CHANGES BETWEEN 1.50 and 1.57
    *For NT-based systems  there is an opportunity now to search keys according to the date of their modification.

   The following bugs are fixed:

   *Hanging up that was occuring during  huge key opening has been fixed
   *The problem that was occuring in the recording of the following types has been fixed: 
      REG_FULL_RESOURCE_DESCRIPTOR,  REG_RESOURCE_REQUIREMENTS_LIST while generating REG files under 2000,  
    *The errors of Compare Find have been fixed.



CHANGES BETWEEN 1.43 and 1.50
   * Windows XP compatibility
   * It becomes possible to compare any keys, not only keys with the same names
	for example:     HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT and HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18
   *It is also become possible to compare any previously scanned key with its current state in the registry.
   * Following types are added: Reg_QWORD,  Reg_QWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN
   * "Properteis" option for a key is added. It enables to view the date of creation/modification of key, and how many subkeys and values this key contains.
   * "Type" column is added to the main window and to the "Comparison" window.
   * The windows become visible on the Task Bar
   * The button "Expand" is added to the main window 
   * The speed of drawing the tree and the list in the main window and in the    "Compare" window is multiplied.
   * In the main window comments appear as "Hints"
   * Key Del is actualised for deleting main nodes
   * Switching to a relevant node in RegEdit from "Compare" window
   * The function of viewing such "approximately similar" keys is added
  

   The following bugs are fixed:

  *  Occuring during the register scanning if none of main keys was opened in the tree
  *  Occuring when you were jumping from "Special Comparison List"/"Bookmarks" to the main window
  *  Occuring during generation of Undo, Redo files 
  *  Occuring during the implementation of Undo, Redo functions
  *  Occuring when the registering key from "Expired" window was entered


CHANGES BETWEEN 1.4 and 1.43

   * Possibility to store results of comparison in text file

   The following bugs are fixed:

   * Occuring when reading some large RGF files
   * Hang up, which sometimes happens under Win 2000.
   * Hang up, that happens in 16 color mode (for example Safe mode)
   * An error of settings saving.

CHANGES BETWEEN 1.37 beta and 1.4
   * Windows 2000 compatibility has been improved (bug in "jump to RegEdit" fixed)
   
CHANGES BETWEEN 1.36 beta  and 1.37 beta     
   * bug "Warning! Different mashine ..." fixed 

CHANGES BETWEEN 1.20 and 1.36 beta     
   * Windows 2000 compatibility
   * Scan the Registry on a remote computer
   * Bookmarks
   * Optional command-line interface for automated Registry scanning
   * Some bugs are fixed

CHANGES BETWEEN 1.4 and 1.43

   * Possibility to store results of comparison in text file

   The following bugs are fixed:

   * Occuring when reading some large RGF files
   * Hang up, which sometimes happens under Win 2000.
   * Hang up, that happens in 16 color mode (for example Safe mode)
   * An error of settings saving.

CHANGES BETWEEN 1.37 beta and 1.4
   * Windows 2000 compatibility has been improved (bug in "jump to RegEdit" fixed)
   
CHANGES BETWEEN 1.36 beta  and 1.37 beta     
   * bug "Warning! Different mashine ..." fixed 

CHANGES BETWEEN 1.20 and 1.36 beta     
   * Windows 2000 compatibility
   * Scan the Registry on a remote computer
   * Bookmarks
   * Optional command-line interface for automated Registry scanning
   * Some bugs are fixed

CHANGES BETWEEN 1.20 beta 1 and 1.20

         The following bugs are fixed:

   * Occuring when deleting last node from *.rgf file
   * An error that occurres after the program installation when launching it with
     opening a file and when exiting the program, is acompanied by the message:
              "---DetectOpenNode--- Open more then 2 main node!"
   * Some misprint, misspellings in menu items and hints.



CHANGES BETWEEN 1.11 and 1.20 beta 1

   * Direct Undo(Redo) (with no *.reg or *.inf files)
   * A possibility to use different exclude lists
   * Saving sizes and splitter positions of main window and compare window
   * Switching to the respective node from one scan to another in the main window
   * Switching to the respective node from one tree to another in the compare window
   * Search window is modified (merged with the Search Results window)

         The following bugs are fixed:

   * Failure to show differences in data in the key compare is done for (upper key only)
   * Occuring when long dates are set
   * Occuring when invoking help in some browser versions


CHANGES BETWEEN 1.1 and 1.11

   The following bugs are fixed:
   
   * On tree click
   * On Popup menu eppearance
   * On close program
   * Memory and resource releasing 


CHANGES BETWEEN 1.0a and 1.1

   * Possibility to run comparing in a chosen key 
   * Possibility to form an aggregate list of keys excluded from comparing
   * Search by comparing results
   * Switching to a relevant node in RegEdit
   * Changes to generating Undo/Redo *.reg and *.inf files 
   * Import of any key into *.reg file 
   * Possibility to invoke an external text editor to view/edit *.reg and *.inf files
   * Function of navigation over the tree
   * Some bugs are fixed 


CHANGES BETWEEN Regfix 0.95 and ART 1.0a:

   * Undo and Redo files in *.reg and *.inf format
   * Unlimited quantity of snapshots (copie of Registry) in one file
   * Optimised usage of memory by limiting the number of snapshots
     to be loaded at a time
   * Allowing to add comments to snapshots
   * Improved presentation of search results
   * A lots of cosmetic improvements
   * Some small bugfixes

The older version of Advanced Registry Tracer (ART) v1.0a is Regfix 0.95.