Jun

17

Dial-a-fix public beta update 2

Filed Under Dial-a-fix, Fixes, Software, Technical 

Dial-a-fix is now being referred to as v0.60, due to the insane amount of changes taking place. :)
Download: Dial-a-fix 2006-06-17 (md5sum: 97fc12c4278d771eed64639bf7dbf831)
(and secedit.exe, if you need the repair permissions tool)

edit: Yeah, I didn't change the titlebar or the "0.58" in any place else but the version area, no big deal. I'll fix it next time :P

Changelog:

* Merged "Repair Windows Firewall" and "Repair networking interfaces" tools
* Erroneously referred to Windows Installer 2.0 as "InstMsiW" in the notes (the file that comes with DAF Full was the correct one, but named incorrectly) - the correct name is "InstMsiA" (W being Unicode (2k/XP) and A being ANSI (Win9x)), but that does not matter now:
x Removed *all* installers
* Added list of installers to the Notes pane of the Help dialog
* Added webvw.dll to the list of IE7 ignores
* Fixed misspelled policy - ForceActiveDesktop to ForceActiveDesktopOn
* Added new Add/Remove programs policies: NoAddRemovePrograms, NoRemovePage, NoAddPage, NoWindowsSetupPage, NoAddFromCDorFloppy, NoAddFromInternet, NoAddFromNetwork, NoServices, NoSupportInfo
* Added new Explorer policies: NoWebView, NoHardwareTab, DisallowRun, RestrictCpl, DisallowCpl, DisableLocalMachineRun, DisableCurrentUserRun, NoFileAssociate
* Added new IE policies: NoBrowserBars, NoBrowserClose, NoBrowserContextMenu, NoBrowserOptions, NoBrowserSaveAs, NoFavorites, NoFileNew, NoFileOpen, NoFindFiles, NoSelectDownloadDir, NoTheaterMode, NoOpeninNewWnd, NoViewSource, NoNavButtons, NoPrinting, AlwaysPromptWhenDownload
* Added new IE CPL policies: Advanced, Autoconfig, Cache, CalendarContact, Check_If_Default, Connection Settings, Certificates, Colors, Fonts, History, Languages, Links, Messaging, Profiles, Proxy, Ratings, Wallet
* Now checks for net.exe, net1.exe, sc.exe, and regsvr32.exe on startup, and lets the user know of missing files (when applicable). Also speeds up usage of these files (except regsvr32.exe, which is not used by DAF)
* Main dialog now highlights the current item being processed
* Added error handler for -2147312566 (TYPE_E_CANTLOADLIBRARY)
* Added check for MSHTML.TLB
* Policy scanner was rewritten (again) and is about twice as fast, but the painting of the new progress bar slows it down a bit

The installers have been removed for several reasons:
* Language problems (most of the packages I had in DAF full were for English only)
* Scripted install problems (a lot of them don't properly silently install)
* Size (most people were downloading DAF full when all they needed was DAF light to begin with - but this was my fault for not making it clear)
* New packages keep coming out (VC2005 redist, for instance)

I've setup a page of links to these installers in case you need them. It's on the Notes pane of the Help dialog. No more DAF full. Just DAF medium (secedit) and light.

edit: oops, beta update 2, not 3. It's beta 3, but update 2. hah.

edit 2: The policy scanner now finds entries that are present, but turned off. I think I'm going to add a checkmark to toggle this functionality on or off in the next update.

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One Response to “Dial-a-fix public beta update 2”

  1. # Dr JD Azil on June 17th, 2006 9:11 PM

    Awesome! I look forward to using it and seeing the changes you have made. Thank you for all of your hard work.

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