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Time-Sync Changelog

What's new in Time-Sync 1.89

Jan 31, 2023
  • New Features:
  • Command line parameter "/CONDITIONINSTALL" has been removed. Instead, the new command line parameter "/FORCE" has been added. NOTE: The use of the command line setup should be checked, because the update behavior has changed. Further details can be found in the help of Time-Sync (Key "F1").
  • Validation of the response packets of the NTP protocol optimized
  • Optional disabling of fallbacks to the Time protocol
  • Optional activation of an additional plausibility check before synchronizing the time
  • Improvement of the debug function
  • Improvement of the description in the help
  • Signing of the Time-Sync binaries and setup
  • Announcement:
  • This version of Time-Sync is the last version that supports the deprecated Time protocol (RFC868). In the future version, the protocol will be removed for the server and the client version of Time-Sync.

New in Time-Sync 1.88 (Nov 5, 2021)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • If the complete log text was too long, the message "A connection to the service could not be established! Please restart the service and execute this application again!" occurred and no log was displayed.

New in Time-Sync 1.87 (Oct 12, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Windows 11 is now supported
  • Minor optimizations of the language files
  • Minor optimizations of the help
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • If the option "Collect protocol entries and write every full hour" was deactivated all events collected up to that point are no longer discarded and will be written to the Windows Event Viewer.

New in Time-Sync 1.86 (May 17, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • A synchronization is now always executed after a stand-by, regardless of the configured interval.
  • The first synchronization after the system startup/standby is attempted until it is successfully. After the first successful synchronisation the configured interval will be used. There are cyclic log entries about this actions after about one minute.
  • Number of log entries increased to 200
  • Added "Info"-Tab
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Log entries are now inserted correctly in the Windows Event-Log when Windows shuts down (>= Windows Vista). With Windows < Vista, this is not always the case, because Microsoft's Event Log service is often terminated before Time-Sync.
  • Memory leak fixed

New in Time-Sync 1.85 (Dec 21, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Windows Server 2016/2019 is now supported
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Server: Windows Firewall rules for Time-Sync will be added if Windows Firewall is deactivated
  • Server: Windows Firewall rules for Time-Sync will be removed correctly during Silent-Setup

New in Time-Sync 1.84 (May 27, 2019)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Client: First synchronisation on startup works now as expected if "Quick Launch" is activated in Windows 10

New in Time-Sync 1.83 (Nov 21, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • Client-Synchronization: Network tolerance implemented on first synchronization after the service has started. If you using fast hard disks (for example M.2) there will be no more failed syncs after the system has been started.
  • Updated server list for new installations: By default, NTP pool servers are now used. If you update your Time-Sync version it is recommend to update the server list because the old servers are not maintaned anymore. For the english version the new servers are: 0.pool.ntp.org, 1.pool.ntp.org, 2.pool.ntp.org, 3.pool.ntp.org

New in Time-Sync 1.81 (May 24, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Supports Windows 10.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Server: Reference timestamp will now send correctly if the client function is deactivated.

New in Time-Sync 1.80 (May 24, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Supports Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 now.
  • Serverlist refreshed.
  • New logo.
  • New splash screen.
  • Client function is activated by default (Server-Version only).
  • Removed Features:
  • Removed setting "Internet Connection".
  • Removed setting "Add only the most important messages".
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Protocol entries are now written correctly in the Windows event log based on the Time-Sync settings.
  • Bugs fixed on installations by the Silent-Setup.
  • Language dialog will not be displayed on update installations.

New in Time-Sync 1.72 (May 24, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • DNS-Caching implemented. Therefore protocols will be processed now faster.

New in Time-Sync 1.71 (May 24, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Time-Sync protocols can be insert in the windows event log every full hour.
  • SNTP implementation is now complain to RFC 5905.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed Stratum bug in SNTP implementation.

New in Time-Sync 1.70 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Supports Windows 7 now
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • The update procedure works now if not the default installation path was used

New in Time-Sync 1.63 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • The timeout value was increased to ensure that the first synchronization will be executed successfully
  • The firewall exceptions will not be used for the Time-Sync Client
  • Donation link implemented
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • The frontend functions were optimized if no connection can be established to the service
  • The service can be started if another application already uses a time port

New in Time-Sync 1.62 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • The protocol will be refreshed automatically now
  • The time synchronization can be started manually now (Use the context-menu in the protocol view)
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed Blue-Screen problem with an unplugged network cable and KAV 6.0.3.837 installed. The Blue-Screens occurs due to an incorrect firewall implementation of KAV
  • The view will now be displayed correctly at 120DPI
  • Update-Setup will only be continued if the Time-Sync service is really stopped

New in Time-Sync 1.61 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Changed the Windows event entry IDs
  • 53100 - Informations
  • 53200 - Warning
  • 53300 - Error
  • Setup now updates previous installations
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Some virus scanners have been incorrectly identified some setup files as a virus ("False-Positive"-Message)
  • Memory leak after writing event entries corrected

New in Time-Sync 1.60 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Time-Sync runs now on Windows 2008 Server
  • Improved SNTP server support
  • DNS resolution will now be done in a separate thread
  • Improved time-synchronization after resuming from Stand-By
  • Only on Windows Vista: Firewall exceptions are now done in every firewall profile
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Time will now be synchonized if the DNS configuration is not correct
  • After Stand-By the time will not be sychronized for every missed interval

New in Time-Sync 1.51 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Potential time synchronization error, which may result in an incorrect time change
  • Minor changes

New in Time-Sync 1.50 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New features:
  • Time-Sync runs now on Windows Vista
  • Implemented SNTP server and SNTP client
  • Time-Sync can be added to the Windows Firewall exception list during the setup
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Deinstallation is now only possible with administrator rights

New in Time-Sync 1.23 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Improved update-setup
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • XP Themes bugs fixed
  • Fixed bug in update-function
  • Fixed some minor bugs

New in Time-Sync 1.22 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Setup improved

New in Time-Sync 1.21 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Improved Setup
  • Command-line setup was integrated now (read more about this feature in the help file "Topic: Command Line Setup")

New in Time-Sync 1.20 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Time-Sync is now available in German and English
  • New icons added
  • Servers can be moved in the serverlist now
  • Added a message if no server exists in the serverlist
  • Added Feedback-Form to the uninstaller
  • Changed license terms
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Server-Entries which are pasted into the serverlist will be checked for invalid characters

New in Time-Sync 1.11 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New features:
  • Improved frontend usability
  • Adding a new server is now easier
  • The frontend always starts in the middle of the current screen now
  • Improved communication between the service and the frontend
  • Server version only: Prefixes "CONFIG:", "SERVER:" and "CLIENT:" added to the protocol entries to clearly arrange the protocol

New in Time-Sync 1.10 (Feb 18, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Added buttons to add/remove a server
  • After 30 protocol entries the log will no longer be erased completely. Only the oldest entry will be deleted
  • The protocol entries can be logged in the Windows Event-Viewer now. Optionally only the important entries can be logged to the Windows Event-Viewer
  • Improved communication between the services and the frontend
  • Settings are now saved immediately. After saving the settings Time-Sync will start a time synchronization
  • Protocol can be refreshed with F5
  • Server version only: IPs are now resolved to names