Legend:
[!] - Important note
[+] - New feature
[#] - Bug fix
[*] - Changes
Disk Write Copy 1.5.0.2913 Personal (01.24.2008)
[!] All executable modules are now signed with the CCS Company digital certificate; now you can check the
integrity of files contained in the package and the package itself
[!] The server version of Disk Write Copy Server for IA64 (Intel Itanium II) platform has been released
[!] Starting with this release, Disk Write Copy completely supports Windows VISTA operating systems
and newer including 64-bit versions (x64) of these operating systems
[!] The time limit of the trial period is increased from 15 to 30 days
[#] When copying large amounts of data, sometimes an error prevented the copying process from finishing successfully
[#] On Server WINDOWS versions and on 64-bit WINDOWS versions after disabling the protection mode and restarting,
the WINDOWS loader prompted to load WINDOWS in Safe Mode
[+] The tray icon now dipslays mode states of all volumes
[+] Added new storage for volume configuration (stored when the device is turned off)
[+] It is now possible to customize the font used to display information on the desktop
[#] Errors in the volume list on the desktop were not displayed
[#] Some bugs in the list control were fixed
[#] Errors in the menu and Quick Mode Change dialog were not handled
[#] Fixed error occuring when seeking the window to display information on the desktop
[*] Fixed the algorithm for seeking the window to display information on the desktop
[#] Fixed display of popup windows in the taskbar
[#] Fixed leaks in popup windows
[+] Added highlighting of the sorting column in the list control
[#] In the list control, when a column is hidden, the sorting mark is moved to the first column
[+] Added the ability to change font for the information displayed on the desktop
[#] Errors in volumes were not displayed on the desktop
[#] Sometimes the second copy of DWC aborted during startup
[+] The status bar containing the "Program Information", "Connection Information", "Connection Type" panels was added
[+] In the Desktop Display configuration added the "Display new volumes on the desktop by default" checkbox
[+] Added display of connection information in the tray
[#] Fixed tab order in the configuration dialog
[#] Fixed focus loss when the control located on the dialog is disabled
[+] Added popup window warning about the expiration of the license or trial period
[#] When using the quick mode change feature, the configuration selected by the user for other volumes was not changed
[#] Registration was unavailable in the Read Only mode
[#] Fixed the ability to run the volume integrity check according to the connection
[+] Added display of information about the sector size, cluster size, location of the Pagefile
[#] Fixed error with pre-boot control, it was impossible to set the password for pre-boot control
[+] Added possibility to control the program by multiple users simultaneously (local computer)
[#] Fixed the mode to change the control password, it was possible to change the password without knowing it
[#] Fixed error, which lead to prompting for reboot when changing the protection mode though reboot was not actually required
[#] Fixed error (0x00000057-incorrect parameter) when switching the protection mode
[#] Fixed error with updating volume information, in some cases it required a significant amount of time to update it
[+] Added interactivity for the Pie Chart in the main window, now the information about distribution of space is displayed
when moving the mouse over the corresponding part of the chart
[#] Fixed error: sometimes the Pie Chart in the main window was not completely drawn
[#] Fixed popup hint for window elements, now it is completely compatible with VISTA
[#] Fixed tray notifications about lack of free space (the "Minimum free space" column" in the main window)
Disk Write Copy 1.5.0.1887 Personal (07.31.2007)
[!] This release is available at the company website
[+] Protection of operating system startup with a password
[+] Protection of pre-boot Disk Write Copy management with a password
[+] Added: popup warning dialog if the disk protection was disabled at startup
[!] For users' convenience, changed algorithm for counting trial period and displaying information
about unregistered version at the desktop. Now trial period begins after you first time
used Disk Write Copy protection and information about unregistered version at desktop
is displayed only if there are disks with Disk Write Copy protection enabled or there are
three days or less are left before the trial period is over. Also if there are more
than 3 days left before the trial period is over, the unregistered version reminder
dialog will not have 15 seconds delay
[#] Fixed: background of the edit control in the "read only" style
[#] New version release didn't appear if the new version was available at our website
[+] Distributions for 64-bit Windows x64 (EMT64) are available for download at the CCS Company website
[#] GDI leaks fixed in menus and dialogs
[#] Minor bugs in context help fixed
[#] Fixed DVD-ROM drive display in the statistics window
[#] Russian language was unreadable in the header of a popup winodw (if the OS language is not Russian)
[#] Settings dialog sometimes didn't close after pressing ESC or Enter
[#] While in the Settings dialog, disks and statistics could still be updated by pressing F5
[+] Added animation when opening/closing the main window to tray
[#] Fixed bugs in modal dialogs
[#] Fixed erroneous control alignment when changing dialog size
[+] Added popup window alignment according to the task panel location
[#] At program startup, the main window was moved upward/leftward if the task panel was hidden and located at the top/left
[#] Fixed drawing of the control background with information in the popup window
[+] Added warning popup dialog if the disk protection was disabled at startup
[+] Added the ability to configure the location of the displayed information at the desktop
[+] Information about errors added to the popup window containing information about modes
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.1487 Personal (05.01.2007)
[!] This release is available at the company website
[#] The installer didn't install licenses from network drives
[#] In Windows Vista during uninstallation a warning was displayed that the ccsbcoreu service must be stopped
[#] In Windows Vista Disk Write Copy window sometimes dind't display after repeated launch with user privileges
[#] Under Windows XP the dropdown list wasn't displayed if it was empty
[+] Scrolling using mouse wheel and mouse wheel click is now supported
[#] In windows top/bottom and left/right scrolling didnt' work
[#] Fixed memory leak in the skin support control
[*] Desktop display of disk information is now turned off by default
[#] In the list control the context menu for scrollbars didn't display
[#] The program aborted when the "Utilities" menu item was selected if there were no selected disks in the disk list
[#] Fixed bug with icon drawing in Windows Vista hint
[#] Fixed: appearance of the "Do not show this message again" checkbox under Windows Vista
[#] Focus wasn't stored for main window when switching between applications
[#] Newly added disk might be incorrectly displayed when drawing on the desktop
[#] Information drawn on the desktop was overlapped by the task bar
[#] Fixed: desktop display under Windows Vista
[+] The list control now can take into account the size of the column header
[#] Scrollbars sometimes weren't drawn in XP style
[#] Sometimes, Disk Write Copy control texts before OS boot were displayed distorted
[#] Fixed: display of help after pressing the 'F1' key before OS boot
[#] Fixed: Press Esc or Enter keys in the main window cause failure on dialog paint
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.1401 Personal (04.02.2007)
[!] This release is available at the company website
[*] Increased speed of the Disk Write Copy engine on heavily fragmented volumes
[#] Disk protection for compressed and/or encrypted volumes sometimes didn't activate
[*] Disk information took very long to update when pressing the "Update" button, especially when intensively working with disks
[#] Windows XP and newer could hang when intensively exchange data with disks
[#] Error fixed when displaying hint on an empty combobox control
[#] In the new version reminder dialog, the reminder control wasn't filled (in Eng version)
[#] Fixed incorrect saving of reminder parameters in the new version reminder dialog
[#] Fixed: control panel buttons were allowed after changing the mode using the fast mode change
[*] Fixed list of available modes for quick mode change
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.1303 Personal (03.18.2007)
[!] This release is available at the company website
[#] (BSOD 0x000000B8) incompatibility with Microsoft VSS provider (Windows XP SP2 and higher)
[#] (BSOD 0x0000002B) in loading OS, low resources (Windows XP SP2 and higher)
[+] Check for installed Disk Write Copy license is added to the installer as well as the ability to install a new license
[+] Full disabling of Disk Write Copy before system startup
[#] 'ccsbcoreu' service aborted at system startup
[#] Settings dialog appeared above notification dialog
[*] Technical support dialog now has input focus set automaticaly
[#] Small and incorrect disk icon in statistics sometimes appeared
[#] Changed main window class name, which caused failures in 3rd party programs (Genius mouse etc.)
[#] Bug in license checker
[#] Design of the Welcome page in the help file
[#] Bug in new version notification dialog
[#] XML serialization under Windows 2000
[*] For users' convenience, the amount of key data required to register the program is decreased
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.1143 Personal (02.17.2007)
[!] This release is available at the company website
[+] At program startup, the password field now acquires input focus
[#] Mode could be changed with the Read-Only mode enabled
[#] Some settings weren't saved at program exit
[#] In some cases, the "Apply" button was disabled in the Settings dialog
[+] Until the operating system is loaded, the program can be controlled by pressing the "F4" key
[#] License installation from the installer didn't work
[#] Technical support dialog didn't work
[#] Some web links in the program didn't work
[#] Popup help in the English version is fixed: changed from Russian into English
[#] Help contents in the English version is fixed: changed from Russian into English
[#] Protection control was unavailable if the system was loaded in Safe Mode
[!] The disk/volume protection engine is improved (increasing operation speed)
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.943 Personal (01.07.2007)
[!] This release is located at the CCS Company website
[+] Added: Tip of the day
[+] Added: context help for resize gripper
[#] Fixed: repeated invocations of the program unload dialog
[#] Fixed: program unload dialog appeared after pressing [X]
[*] - Changed algorithm for finding the top modal window
[#] Fixed: failure after program unload
[+] Added: digital signature for all executables, drivers and libraries
[#] Fixed: registration error if more than one active user
[!] Changed license storage format for registered users
[#] Fixed: protection couldn't be disabled after the trial period is over
[#] Fixed: bugs with Disk Write Copy password protection, read-only access etc.
[*] For more protection, protection management has been moved into the service and enabled only for
Administrator
[+] Added: location of the page file (pagefile.sys) is displayed
[!] Changed storage of protection configuration data, PROTECTION WILL BE REINITIALIZED
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.694 Personal (11.26.2006)
[!] This release is located at the CCS Company website
[#] Fixed: bug with 3DPieChart drawing
[+] Added: utility to check disks for errors
[+] Added: command line utility
[*] Changed tray menu
[#] Fixed: options dialog wasn't modal when being invoked for the second time
[#] Fixed: Color of the version display at the desktop was open for editing
[#] In some dialogs, if they were displayed before the main program window, help invocation is fixed.
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.642 Personal (11.06.2006)
[!] This release can be located on the CCS Company website
[#] Fixed bug related to the FAT(12,16,32) filesystem, which resulted in system hanging
[#] Dialog bug fixed when checking for new version from Parameters - General
[#] Fixed license parser bug, in some cases the program couldn't be registered
[#] Fixed fault when quitting the program if the configuration dialog was displayed
[#] Fixed fault when quitting the program if the new version dialog was displayed
[+] Added separate help entry for each item in the configuration dialog
[+] Added extended techincal information in the Technical support dialog
[#] Fixed repeated launch of the configuration dialog from the tray area
[+] Added quick mode change for the system disk
[*] Changes made to the Management passwords dialog
[+] Added error code for redirector when invoking help
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.623 Personal (10.22.2006)
[!] This release can be located on the CCS Company website
[#] Fixed bug of the new version notification dialog
[+] Added plugin support
[+] System service CCSBCore_Exe added
[+] Added EventLog support
[#] Fixed help invocation in dialogs when clicking the Help button
[+] Added filesystem type to the Technical support dialog
[+] Added user selection dialog in the Management passwords dialog
[*] Changes made to the Desktop display dialog
[#] Registration reminder dialog could be closed by pressing Alt+F4
[#] In some situations the Apply button could not be pressed in the configuration dialog
[#] Fixed problems with painting of color chooser controls
[#] Not all program options saved when finishing the session
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.616 Personal (10.18.2006)
[!] This release can be located at the program website
[#] Fixed redirect error when requesting new version
[#] Fixed redirect error when trying to leave feedback
[#] Fixed redirect error when requesting technical support
[#] When trying to shutdown the computer with disk protection turned on, the computer sometimes hanged
[+] Added inforomation about the program, operating system, memory and disks to the Technical support dialog
[+] Added context help support to the Management passwords dialog
[*] Control sizes in the configuration dialog didn't change when switching pages
[*] In some situations controls didn't paint when changing dialog size
[*] Configuration list sorting worked incorrectly when applying and cancelling
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.599 Personal (10.11.2006)
[!] This release can be located on the CCS Company website
[#] Icon painting in the horizontal menu fixed
[#] New version notification line didn't display completely
[#] ID of the Hide button in the pop up window is fixed for the context help
[+] Added handling of context help in the separator
[*] Data structures changed
[+] Added help to the status bar for technical support and how to purchase
[+] Added context help IDs for the main window controls
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.587 Personal (10.06.2006)
[!] This release can be located on the CCS Company website
[+] Added main menu icons
[#] Fixed bug with changing sizes of the list headers
[+] Added context help IDs for the main menu and configuration dialog headers
[+] Added context help to the Technical support dialog
[+] Added hints to the list items
[+] Added minimal size of the column in the list
[*] Made changes to ensure correct work of help in the dialogs
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.544 Personal (09.15.2006)
[!] This release can be located on the CCS Company website
[*] Changed menu control (new painting, XP style etc.)
[+] Added disk sorting in the tray hint and in the pop up window
[*] Fixed: registration dialog appeared under the main window
[+] New menu added to the main menu and to the list
[*] Fixed icon display bug in hints under Vista
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.524 Personal (08.20.2006)
[!] This is the first version to be publicly released on the CCS Company website
[+] Help added to all dialogs
[+] Added "What's this" support for the main window
[#] Fixed: clicking the list header resulted in accessing the non-existent item
[+] Added difference between F1 and [?] for pop up dialogs and menus
[+] Added help handling for dialogs of the main window
[+] Added Confirmations configuration dialog
[+] Added Management passwords configuration dialog
[#] Fixed fault when invoking context help in the pop up dialog
[#] Fixed failure to remove highlighting from the list item when moving the mouse pointer over the header
[#] Fixed empty structure serialization if error happened at program startup
[*] In the list, the Mb postfix is taken from API
[+] Added "Full volume size" column
[+] Added header to the configuration dialog
[*] Fixed display of percentages as "0.00%" to "less 0.01%" when applicable
[#] Fixed incorrect display of GROUPBOXes that didn't change size
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.320 Personal (07.18.2006)
[#] Fixed GDI leaks for disk icons
[+] Added highlighting of edited items in the list
[+] Added "By default" button to the configuration
[#] Fixed truncated text on the progress control
[#] In parameter dialogs, Apply was called twice
[*] Changed tooltip for the tray icon
[+] Added initialization of context help (WinHelp)
[+] Added help error handler
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.320 Personal (07.04.2006)
[!] Driver initialization at system startup made faster
[#] Fixed: new device didn't appear on the desktop
[+] Added show/hide disk statistics
[+] Added accelerators for buttons
[#] When adding new device, it appeared in the list without an icon
[+] Fixed painting of borders, icons, background and header buttons
[+] Added multicolor progress control
[+] Added registration dialogs
[+] Added dialog notifying about updates for Disk Write Copy on the CCS Company website
[#] When chaning screen mode, product and driver mode lines weren't removed from the desktop
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.240 Personal (06.10.2006)
[+] Added display of driver virtual mode
[+] Added equating of disk name color to its mode (display on the desktop)
[+] Added message that version is obsolete
[+] Added declensions for the Russian language
[+] Added options to the general parameters
[+] Added checkbox for the confirmation dialogs
[+] Saving/loading of confirmations
[+] Added painting of header of the pop up window
[+] Added pop up window animation
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.199 Personal (05.12.2006)
[#] Fixed incorrect recoveery of splitter
[+] Saving of current position in the option dialog
[#] Fixed reset of configuration when running second copy and quitting the first one using Task Manager
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.192 Personal (05.02.2006)
[+] Fixed handling of extension change for display on the desktop
[#] Fixed list recovery leak
[+] Saving/Loading of Desktop display configuration
[*] 3D Pie Chart painting made faster
[#] Fixed: Apply buttons on the toolbar and control dialog were not synchronized
[*] Changed desktop display options
[+] Added dynamic notification when the list parameters are changed
[#] Fixed control blinking when scroll bar appeared in the dialog
[*] List painting made faster
[+] Added disabled state for the color choose control
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.147 Personal (04.05.2006)
[+] Added display of version on the desktop
[+] Added color choose control
[+] Added Desktop display configuration
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.138 Personal (03.28.2006)
[+] Support for Striped-Set, Volume-Set and Mirror-Set volumes
[+] Added saving/loading of the toolbar
[*] Changed saving/loading of list headers
[+] Added saving/loading of the splitter
[#] Fixed: editing control was displayed in empty list item
[#] Fixed: configuration weren't saved
[+] Added Desktop information column in the configuration list
[#] SW_HIDE state for the main window wasn't saved
[+] Added XP style painting of list
[#] Fault when dynamically creating the list
[+] Added display of all disks and their modes on the desktop
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.91 Personal (03.10.2006)
[+] General options added
[+] Added display of the current system mode on the desktop
[*] Changed control that displayed errors
[+] Added handling of errors related to drawing on the desktop with DrawOnDesktop
[+] Added saving/loading of the main window position
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.82 Personal (03.03.2006)
[+] Added help support
[#] Fixed: misuse of color in the list
[+] Added: pop up dialog at startup
[#] Fixed: bug when switching from the normal shadow mode
[+] Added DLL for drawing on the desktop
[+] Added notification of which disks are operating in the shadow mode at user logon
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.59 Personal (02.20.2006)
[#] Fault of the About dialog
[#] Fixed: display of toolbar icons in Windows 2000
[+] Added icons for displaying modes
[+] Added Registration dialog
[+] Lots of improvements in the list
[+] Added double-buffering for the list
[+] Added Volume type and Filesystem type columns in the management list
[+] Added dialog size change control
[+] Added configuration dialog
[*] Non-disappearing tooltip
[#] Fixed sorting of lists by each item
[+] Support for 16-color tray icons for Windows 2000
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.43 Personal (02.01.2006)
[+] Added list of loaded modules in the About dialog
[+] Added confirmation dialogs
[+] Added saving/loading of list parameters
[#] Fixed memory and GUI resource leaks
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.35 Personal (01.25.2006)
[+] MSI installer
[+] Support for DYNAMIC disks
[+] Added virtual list sort
[#] Fixed: drawing of list when scrolling
[+] Monitoring and invoking the launched copy
[+] Added hints for list headers
[#] Fixed: menu item forbidden to hide didn't turn off
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.14 Personal (01.05.2006)
[#] Fixed haning of 3D PieChart
[+] Added new list control
[+] Added check for server version of Windows
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.10 Personal (12.30.2005)
[#] Fixed hanging when loading from FAT and FAT32 disks
[+] Added 3D Pie Chart for displaying amount of used space, free space and space used by the shadow image
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.8 Personal (12.17.2005)
[+] Added splash-screen
[*] Language resources are moved to a resource DLL
Disk Write Copy 1.0.0.1 Personal (12.10.2005)
[!] First release of Disk Write Copy Personal
[+] Added enabling/disabling of the shadow mode
[+] Added control via GUI