Release Notes
What's New!
Version 3.2.0 has included the following:
- Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
- New information to help track down unknown device drivers
- Additional information on who's account each service is running under
- Support for changed made by Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
- The default configuration has changed to not collect Event Log data
- Utilities that used the .Net Framework v1.1 have been dropped with this release
Release Notes
A "point release" (a change to the number at the first decimal place) indicates that a change to the database or config file is also required.
Since there is no formal notification process for changes, users are encouraged to periodically view this page.
| Version Date |
Notes |
| v3.2.0.2 13 May 10 |
Minor tweak to the Video routine to accept a null VideoRAM (snoop.vb) |
| v3.2.0.1 5 Jul 09 |
Minor tweak for Windows 7 wallpaper
registry settings (Wallpaper.vb) Added a new Service_AcctName field to Services table (many files) Small tweak for Norton AntiVirus on Windows 7 Beta (snoop.vb) SUS_Server detection now supports wild cards (snoop.vb) Tweak for System Center Configuration Manager network device names (snoop.vb) Added a new Device_PnPDeviceID field to the Devices table (many files) See Database Changes for required changes to the database |
| v3.1.0.6 22 Nov 08 |
Fixed a bug in decoding the Office 2007
version numbers (snoop.vb) Record additional Network adapters to accommodate Hyper-V (snoop.vb) Added yet another CPU detection routine More accurately detects physical and logical CPUs |
| v3.1.0.5 28 Jul 08 |
Easier configuration of CommandTimeout value (database.vb,
BackupSOSOS\main.vb) Tweak to GetRegistry to also try the 64-bit virtualized registry (snoop.vb) Fixed a bug in ConfigXML where you only have one entry in an array (ConfigXML.vb) Updates to GetSofware to use 32-bit registry for Office (snoop.vb) Additional CPU detection (MiscFunctions.vb) |
| v3.1.0.4 14 Feb 08 |
Added a new CPU detection routine for Via C7 processor Changed AntiVirus routine to detect Symantec Endpoint Security v11 All *.sln and *.vbproj files have been converted to Visual Studio 2008 |
| v3.1.0.3 8 Dec 07 |
New "Compiling Walk Through" section of
the documentation Additional improvements to the polling system, accepts a poll wait time of 0 (to mean wait forever) Fixed a bug when returning more than 1000 Active Directory objects Added a "My.Settings" class for the .Net Framework v1.1 programs which allows cleaner v2.0 code that still maintains backward compatibility Multiple minor bug fixes and tweaks |
| v3.1.0.2 29 Oct 07 |
Added a configuration option that will
eliminate the encryption of the database Connection String (useful for small organizations that don't need that scale of complexity in order to maintain security) Multiple improvements to the polling system, which includes a new behavoir for the PollTimeout. Threads that exceed the timeout value are now forcibly terminated rather than just abandoned. Multiple minor bug fixes |
| v3.1.0.1 12 Sep 07 |
Added ability to use file-based wildcards in FileInfo (snoop.vb) |
| v3.1.0 18 Jun 07 |
Major upgrade to support Windows Vista
and 64-bit OS versions Separate "build configuration" for WinXP and WinVista Includes a version of SOSOS targeted for .Net Framework v1.1 See Database Changes for required changes to the database |
| v3.0.0.6 5 Feb 07 |
(interim release) Many changes for Windows Vista compatibility (Accounts, Profiles, QFE, Tasks) Supports IPv6 Many other minor tweaks |
| v3.0.0 3 Jul 06 |
Added a compile-time option to include
the system drive letter in the ID field (to detect multi-boot PCs with the same PC name) Added PC_JoinedDomain column to record when a PC was first joined to the Domain (for use in organizations who "clone" PCs from a master image) Added new EventLogSettings table to help in gathering statistics for formulating the optimum audit setting for Event Logs Many cosmetic changes See Database Changes for required changes to the database |
| V0.9.9 21 Jun 06 |
Initial Beta Release Now requires version 2.0 of the Dot Net Framework |
Database Changes
The database for version 3.x is not compatible with the 2.x database. User of previous versions should consider a side-by-side migration to the new database.
| Version Date |
Required database changes |
| v3.2.0 5 Jul 09 |
The following changes are required from
the v3.1.0 release Add a column to the Devices table: Alter table Devices add Device_PnPDeviceID nvarchar(150) null Add a column to the Services table: Alter table Services add Service_AcctName nvarchar(100) null |
| v3.1.0 18 Jun 07 |
The following changes are required from the
v3.0.0 release Add a column to the Email table: Alter table Email add Email_ExchangeServer nvarchar(100) null Add a column to the PC table: Alter table PC add PC_SystemType nvarchar(50) null Add a column to the Devices table: Alter table Devices add Device_Status nvarchar(50) null |
| v3.0.0 3 Jul 06 |
The following changes required from the
v.0.9.9 Beta Release: Add a column to the PC table: Alter table PC add PC_JoinedDomain datetime null Add a new EventLogSettings table: CREATE TABLE EventLogSettings( ID_EventSettings nvarchar(50) NOT NULL, EventSettings_Logfile nvarchar(100) NOT NULL, EventSettings_CurrentSize int NULL DEFAULT ((0)), EventSettings_MaxSize int NULL DEFAULT ((0)), EventSettings_Retension int NULL DEFAULT ((0)), EventSettings_NumEntries int NULL DEFAULT ((0)), EventSettings_OldestEntry datetime NULL, CONSTRAINT EventLogSettings_PK PRIMARY KEY NONCLUSTERED ( ID_EventSettings ASC, EventSettings_Logfile ASC ) ON [PRIMARY] ) ON [PRIMARY] Add the foriegn key constraints for the new table: ALTER TABLE EventLogSettings WITH CHECK ADD CONSTRAINT] [FK_EventLogSettings_SOS FOREIGN KEY(ID_EventSettings) REFERENCES SOS (ID) ON DELETE CASCADE |
| V0.9.9 21 Jun 06 |
Initial Beta Release The base for database changes |