February 17th, 2012Localization fixes:
· Badly broken localization after an upgrade from version 5.26: Some localization files were not updated properly during an upgrade.
· Language setting in DU Meter options did not reflect actual GUI language in effect.
· Several typos and other small errors in localized text are fixed.
· DU Meter title bar showed wrong text after a language change.
GUI Fixes:
· DU Meter taskband was not working properly on Windows Server 2008 R2 or when Windows 7 classic theme was in effect.
· Network connection Viewer did not show names for some processes.
· Network Connection Viewer now fully supports IPv6.
· Mini-mode is activated on double-click regardless whether DU Meter taskbar band is visible or not.
· DU Meter "beep" sound was clipping badly.
· Registration notification dialog is no longer shown if full-screen applicaton is active (game, video, etc.)
· Two registration notification messages were shown sometimes after the reboot.
Startup & shutdown fixes:
· DU Meter intermittently failed to start on Windows startup if auto-logon is enabled.
· DU Meter service sometimes failed to start properly on some Windows XP computers with SSD hard disks (and reported Error 111 to the Windows event log).
· Rare crashes on Windows shutdown are fixed.
Installation fixes:
· DU Meter installer should not proceed with the install if Base Filtering Engine (BFE) is not working properly on user's computer.
· DU Meter service was not explicitly defined as depending on Base Filtering Engine on Windows Vista and later.
· DU Meter service reinstall sometimes leaved service not registered properly during an upgrade.
Other fixes:
· Corrected DU Meter Service error reporting: errors were not always saved in the error log.
· DU Meter error log could grow without limit: new error reporting component prevents this.
· Token handle leak in DU Meter service fixed: DU Meter could leak handles if nobody is logged in and desktop notifications are scheduled to be run.
· IPv4 filter mask was not applied properly if custom IP address filter was specified in DU Meter options.
January 20th, 2012· This is an emergency update to fix one issue in the installer, which prevented a successful install of DU Meter on some computers.
January 19th, 2012· Incorrect help file shortcut in Start menu fixed.
· Windows Sidebar gadget files were not installed properly on 64-bit systems.
· Numerous localization corrections and improvements.
· Optimizied logging engine reduces overall computer resource usage.
· New bug reporting engine helps will help us resolve bugs faster.
· Several typos and other minor bugs fixed.
September 13th, 2011· DU Meter is available now in 5 languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Russian, which may be selected at the outset of the installation process. This new version also includes several bug fixes and optimizations.
January 14th, 2011· Taskbar band settings were not retained after a reboot - fixed.
· Statistics collection driver optimizations to lower system resources consumption.
· Several minor bug fixes and improvements.
September 1st, 2010· Minor bug fixes, compatibility updates and cosmetic improvements.
· Better compatibility with non-ASCII user names.
· New "check for new version" component.
August 27th, 2010Display improvements:
· Explorer deskband mode - DU Meter can attach itself to Windows taskbar for unobtrusive and prominent display.
· Full support for 64-bit Windows - including Sidebar and Windows taskbar integration.
· Several new types of graphs available, in addition to DU Meter "classic" mode.
· Numerical display can show either current throughput values, or total monthly traffic, or monthly charges (network traffic costs).
· Sub-pixel anti-aliased drawing for more visually pleasing display.
· Numerical display is highlighted if alert condition is in effect.
· "Click-through" mode - DU Meter window is visible and semi-translucent, and all mouse clicks go to the application below.
Reporting improvements:
· Reports network data transfer costs if configured.
· Report file names can be automatically based on computer name or current date.
· Many other improvements and bug fixes.
September 5th, 2009· Enhancement: Database corruption is handled automatically. Whatever data can be recovered is salvaged, and then the database file is recreated. User is notified after the fact.
· Bugfix: Uninstall sometimes left DU Meter service records in the registry.
August 12th, 2009· Compatibility updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
· Compatibility updates for TweakMASTER 3.0.
· Bug fixed: Sorting by the wrong column in totals.
· Bug fixed: Short period alert actions are not being run.
· Several additional minor bug fixes and usability improvements.
June 9th, 2008· Numerous issues in DU Meter service fixed, resulting in more robust startup and automatic restart of the service if needed.
· Failure to start in DU Meter monitor has been resolved.
· Several issues related to backup and restore functions are corrected.
· Stopwatch overflow on large data transfers corrected.
· Several instances of DU Meter on taskbar - fixed.
· Export of reports was missing last day or hour in some cases - fixed.
· Numerous speed optimizations for lower CPU consumption.
· Interference with DU Meter startup options if running on Vista with DU Meter sidebar enabled is fixed.
· Incorrect resizing of very small or very large DU Meter windows is fixed.
· Modified service dependency for faster startup.
· Dial-Up/VPN connection time on Vista was incorrect - fixed.
· Compatibility updates for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
· Compatibility updates for Windows Server 2008.
November 29th, 2006· DU Meter 3.50 introduces Microsoft Vista compatibility, adds command-line parameters to facilitate automatic report creation from batch files or other scripts, has reduced memory consumption and fixes several issues reported by our users. All current registers users can freely download and install this update, it will recognize previously entered registration information.
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