Bitser Changelog

What's new in Bitser 1.5.0.0

Sep 3, 2018
  • Added Dutch translation by Stephan Paternotte.
  • Added Traditional Chinese translation by jlgdot369.
  • Added Greek translation by geogeo.gr.
  • Added option to show Bitser's icon on the Windows Explorer context menu.
  • Added option to calculate SHA-512 checksums from the Windows Explorer context menu and in Bitser.
  • Added option to create new folders within archive using the context menu.
  • Added option to use alternate icons for supported extensions.
  • Added the ability to search for a matching checksum value after calculating file checksums.
  • Added .zab (zipped audio book) to the list of extensions that can be associated to Bitser.
  • Added 64-bit and 32-bit versions of unRAR to improve performance on 64-bit system.
  • Added option to send anonymous feedback about Bitser. Feedback option is located in the main help menu.
  • Changed progress window so that it allows resizing when warnings and logs occur.
  • Changed progress window text to show total archive count when creating/extracting multiple archives.
  • Improved the speed of checksum calculations.
  • Improved logging to help troubleshoot issues and errors.
  • pdated unRAR version from 5.20 to 5.40 which includes valid digital certificate.
  • Updated Bitser's digitally signed files with the latest SHA-256 code signing certificate from Digicert.
  • Note digitally certificate will show as invalid on Windows XP as SHA-256 cert is not fully supported.
  • Updated Bitser's underlying 7-zip version to 16.04 which fixes the 2 vulnerabilities listed below.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - Vulnerability - https://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0093/
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - Vulnerability - https://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0094/
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - now can extract ext2 and multivolume VMDK images
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - now can extract ext3 and ext4 (Linux file system) images
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - now can extract GPT images and single file QCOW2, VMDK, VDI images
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - now can extract solid WIM archives with LZMS compression.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - now can extract .zipx (WinZip) archives that use xz compression.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - created incorrect ZIP archives, if ZipCrypto encryption was used.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - could not correctly extract ISO archives that are larger than 4 GiB.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - could not open some 7z archives created by another software.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - "Compress shared files" and -ssw switch didn't work.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - NSIS support was improved.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - ZIP, NSIS, HFS, AR, DMG support was improved.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - Improved compression ratio in some 7z format for EXE and DLL files > 16 MB.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - could not extract ZIP archives encrypted with PKWARE-AES method.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - LZMA decompression speed was improved.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - now can unpack UEFI BIOS files.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - Installer and SFX modules now use some protection against DLL preloading attack.
  • Updates/fixes in 7-zip 16.04 - Some bugs were fixed in 7z, NSIS, SquashFS.
  • Fixed bug in Bitser's file extension registration.
  • Fixed bug in archive comment text window not showing scroll bars for large comments.
  • Fixed bug in rar archive comment option having no effect.
  • Fixed bug that occassionally caused the file counter on the main progress window to show 0.
  • Fixed bug in archive info window which would sometimes show buttons off the screen.
  • Fixed bug in drag and drop from archive that caused incorrect message about user cancelling operation.
  • Fixed bug which caused Bitser to open as small blank window when user config settings became corrupted.
  • Fixed bug in context menu "Add to zip" where folder names containing "." resulted in a truncated zip filename.
  • Fixed bug where RAR exe failed to open if in RAR4 format.
  • Fixed bug in some threaded code.
  • Fixed bug which caused Bitser to not respond when opening an encrypted file and entering a blank password.
  • Fixed bug in drag and drop that could cause it to fail.
  • Fixed minor bugs and optimised some code.

New in Bitser 1.4.0.0 (Aug 24, 2015)

  • Added new custom icons for zip, rar and 7zip file extension associations in Windows Explorer.
  • Added Simplified Chinese translation.
  • Added support for opening .xpi files.
  • Changed how compression level and update mode is set when adding files. Added new options button.
  • Changed how recently opened file lists are managed. Files are no longer removed if they dont exist.
  • Changed colour of text to grey in progress windows which was affecting some XP colour schemes.
  • Changed password and report tables. Increased row height and removed double borders on headings.
  • Changed digital certificate used to sign Bitser assemblies to the latest as it was due to expire.
  • Changed shell extension GUID.
  • Fixed some bugs in icon sizes.
  • Fixed bug in archive info window which showed archive type as unknown.
  • Fixed bug where the selected folder in 'folder view' didnt remain highlighted when losing focus.
  • Fixed bug which prevented some tar files from opening when data exists at the end of the file.
  • Fixed bug which cause slow startup if recently used file no longer existed.
  • Fixed bug when dragging from network location to root folder in archive.
  • Fixed bugs in file extension associations.
  • Fixed bug where temporary drag and drop folder was not deleted.

New in Bitser 1.3.0.0 (Jan 12, 2015)

  • Added support for opening and extracting RAR 5 archives.
  • Added support for displaying archive comments.
  • Changed compiler from Visual Studio 2010 to 2013.
  • Fixed bug which caused progress window to show behind Windows Explorer on some context menu jobs.
  • Fixed bug which caused extract jobs to ignore setting to hibernate computer after job completed.
  • Fixed bug which caused extracting of selected items to fail if certain folders already existed.
  • Fixed minor bugs and optimised some code.

New in Bitser 1.2.0.0 (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Added option to check archives for viruses or malware using VirusTotal.com's online virus scanner.
  • Added Explorer context menu option to check any file for viruses or malware using VirusTotal.com.
  • Added split archive details to archive information window.
  • Added split archive file name number to progress window when creating split archive.
  • Added 'view files' button to window prompt asking to delete modified archive files when exiting Bitser.
  • Added Turkish translation.
  • Changed and improved the way in which files opened and modified from within archives are handled.
  • Changed Bitser's download zip to an exe file to allow 'setup' to extract and run automatically.
  • Bitser's setup and msi files can be obtained by extracting the exe file using Bitser.
  • Fixed bug in calculation of archive size when adding or updating existing files in archive.
  • Fixed bug which caused Bitser to not show compression progress when creating a split archive.
  • Fixed bug which caused correct password to fail when opening some split/multi-volume encrypted archives.
  • Fixed bug which could cause Bitser to crash while opening some archives.
  • Fixed bug which prevented Bitser from closing when Windows is shutting down.
  • Fixed bug in some yes/no prompts that would assume yes if prompt was closed using the "X" button.
  • Fixed bug which caused double password prompt when pressing F5 to refresh the archive.
  • Fixed bug which caused progress window to reposition itself when minimized during archive conversion.
  • Fixed bug which caused prompt to incorrectly state that no files were selected for backup.
  • Fixed minor bugs and optimised some code.

New in Bitser 1.1.0.0 (Jul 13, 2014)

  • Changed digital certificate used to sign Bitser assemblies to the latest as it was due to expire.
  • Changed progress bar style to 'marquee' when calculating archive sizes.
  • Changed Bitser's start-up code to improve start times on some systems.
  • Changed some language translation files.
  • Fixed some bugs in Bitser's multi-threading code to make it more stable.
  • Fixed bug which allowed attempts to modify split archives.
  • Fixed bug where opening files within archive immediately prompted to update the archive on some systems with McAfee Anti-virus.
  • Fixed minor bugs and optimised some code.

New in Bitser 1.0.0.0 (Apr 1, 2014)

  • Added search function to password manager.
  • Added translation - Hungarian.
  • Added translation - German (Beta).
  • Added translation - Bulgarian (Beta).
  • Added the column widths in the manage tab to settings that are saved when Bitser is closed.
  • Removed 2 year timeout that was on beta versions.
  • Fixed bug where Bitser failed to associate with a file extensions even after applying it from the options tab.
  • Changed and improved the way Bitser handles file extension associations in the options tab.
  • Changed and updated some translations.

New in Bitser 0.9.9.8 Beta (Mar 10, 2014)

  • Added new main progress window with many new features including hibernate, view files, pin window etc.
  • Added new progress window for explorer context menu actions with progress and logs all in the same window.
  • Added full text translation to the new progress window for non-English languages.
  • Added new right click menu to archive root node to view properties, folder and change Character encoding.
  • Added new "Properties" button to archive Info window to view archive file Properties.
  • Added ability to change destination folder When creating multiple separate archives from explorer context menu.
  • Added right click menu to archive node to support working with archives using UTF-8, Windows or DOS encoding.
  • Added warning and errors received during archive jobs to main report.
  • Fixed checkbox drawing bug on file and folder selection window in create tab on Windows XP.
  • Fixed bug in built in explorer not showing hidden items when adding files and folders.
  • Fixed issue which prevented mouse cursor from being used until Drag and drop operation complete.
  • Fixed bug which caused archives containing filenames with paths greater than 260 characters not to open.
  • Fixed bug in Custom Parameters not being applied correctly when creating archives.
  • Fixed bug in reports not showing compression ratios for extract jobs.
  • Fixed many minor bugs and improved overall performance. Large Archives with lots of files open faster.
  • Changed archives to always use utf-8 for non-ascii characters(-mcu) when created/updated in UTF-8 mode.
  • Changed recently open archives list from 6 to 10 files.
  • Changed drag and drop code to improve performance on windows 7 and above.
  • Changed Windows admin shield icons and alternate tab icon set.
  • Changed and updated built-in file and folder browsers.
  • Changed and updated some translations.

New in Bitser 0.9.9.6 Beta (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Added - Recently opened files in the archive dropdown menu now have icons.
  • Fixed - Some folders within archives were not displaying their modified date.
  • Fixed - Opening files from archives with a "." in the path would not open correctly.
  • Fixed - Compression ratio % was not being calculated in file view.
  • Fixed - Help file would take a long time to load if offline.
  • Fixed - Profile settings no longer lost when upgrading versions (starting from last version).
  • Fixed - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations.
  • Changed - Improved Bitser startup speed when opening archive file from Explorer, Outlook etc.
  • Changed - Main Bitser app icon and setup image have been updated.
  • Changed - Improved speed of folder browsing within archive.

New in Bitser 0.9.9.5 Beta (Aug 26, 2013)

  • Added - Bitser files are now signed by a VeriSign digital certificate to prove identity and integrity
  • Added - Some improved icons for start menu and admin functions. Improved icon appearance in Windows 8
  • Fixed - Crashing when opening some zip files on Windows XP
  • Fixed - Folder view of archive did not always refresh correctly after deleting items on Windows XP
  • Fixed - Some bzip2, xz, rpm and z files would not open or extract correctly
  • Fixed - 7zip was not always closed correctly when reading large files
  • Fixed - Minor fixes, changes and code optimizations

New in Bitser 0.9.9.4 Beta (Jun 6, 2013)

  • Added - New French Translation
  • Added - New Portuguese Translation
  • Added - New Swedish Translation
  • Added - New Danish Translation
  • Added - Improved progress indicators when opening all archives.
  • Added - Improved performance and reduced memory usage when opening archives, especially those with millions of files.
  • Fixed - Uninstalling Bitser prompted to close explorer which if selected caused desktop gui to crash (no icons/taskbar)
  • Fixed - The above issue will still occur when uninstalling older versions. If prompted select "Do not close application"
  • Fixed - Couldnt open some Linux archives with "." in the folder path such as rpm and tar
  • Fixed - Pressing the "enter" key when creating archives from Bitsers context menu is now the same as clicking "OK"
  • Fixed - Updated Folder and file explorers to resolve a number of bugs
  • Fixed - Many fixes, changes and code optimisations
  • Changed - Reverted Bitsers main form back to 32bit until slow startup issues are resolved. Archiving functions still remain 64bit
  • Changed - Updated icons used in Bitser start menu
  • Changed - Updated Spanish and Italian Translations
  • Changed - Improved translation system
  • Changed - Updated manual with Profile info

New in Bitser 0.9.9.2 Beta (Jan 9, 2013)

  • Bug Fix - Bitser was failing to prevent the computer from sleeping during backup
  • Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

New in Bitser 0.9.9.1 Beta (Dec 23, 2012)

  • Added - Additional text translations for some components
  • Added - Updated icons for Bitser and password files (.bpw)
  • Change - Allow resizing of columns in password manager including autosizing
  • Change - Double clicking cells in password manager copies more quickly to the clipboard
  • Change - 'check for updates' in help menu takes u to the download page. Version check was failing with proxy
  • Change - Updated Bitser manual
  • Bug Fix - Bitser would hang on Windows 8 if you tried to open an encrypted file
  • Bug Fix - Password Manager ctrl+c in editmode would copy the entire row not the selected text
  • Bug Fix - Password manager would not prompt to save changes when opening or starting a new password file.
  • Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

New in Bitser 0.9.9.0 Beta (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Added - Prevent Windows from hibernating if backup or other task hasnt finished.
  • Added - Automatically detect regional settings during installation and set language if available.
  • Bug Fix - Installing Bitser on computer with non-english adminstrators group name failed.
  • Bug Fix - Installing Bitser on non-english computer could return error codes instead of messages.

New in Bitser 0.9.8.0 Beta (Jul 13, 2012)

  • Added - "Extract selected items" option to right click context menu (listview window)
  • Added - .zipx .cbr and .cbz to list of supported formats
  • Added - Check for updates from the main menu
  • Bug Fix - Detect if opening setup.exe from archive for new version of Bitser and close main form.
  • Bug Fix - Calculate folder size context menu option now shows folders sorted alphabetically
  • Bug Fix - All items processed via the context menu should now appear alphabetically
  • Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations

New in Bitser 0.9.6.0 Beta (May 17, 2012)

  • Change - Removed OK prompt after creating archive
  • Bug Fix - Archive filenames with uppercase extension caused context menu to fail (eg ".ZIP")

New in Bitser 0.9.0.0 Beta (Jun 10, 2010)

  • Bug Fix - Browsing folders with very large zip files could caused bitser to stop responding
  • Bug Fix - Taskbar icon in Vista/Windows 7 was shown in low resolution
  • Bug Fix - Minor fixes, changes and code optimisations