What's new in Windows Error Message Creator 1.40.32
Sep 16, 2019
- Added 2 new icons.
- Please use the new INI updater to add these new icons to an existing list.
- This will help to preserve any custom icons you may have added.
- Added a new button to the Manage Custom Icons screen that will recreate the original CustomIcons.ini file. This is handy if you've accidentally deleted something you shouldn't have (by editing the file outside of WEMC). Please note that this will also remove any custom icons you have added.
- CustomIcons.ini will now be created automatically if it is not found on startup.
- Fixed being able to add blank lines to the icon list.
- The Open File Dialog will now only display image files.
- Removed the 'Clear' button in the Customised Message Box Section.
- Replaced the 'Manage Custom Icons' button with a menu item. Go to 'WEMC > Manage Icons,' or press Ctrl+I.
- Added a missing tooltip.
- Fixed broken user guide link.
- Fixed broken changelog link.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.34.24 (May 29, 2015)
- Added 8 new preset icons.
- Added tooltips.
- Fixed the character limit of custom message box Line One, by increasing it from 64 to 128 characters.
- Fixed the character limit of custom message box Line Two, by increasing it from 64 to 128 characters.
- Fixed character runoff when creating custom message boxes with lots of characters.
- Fixed tab order on the Main Screen again.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.25.20 (May 22, 2015)
- Overhauled the BSOD creator. You can now choose to display one of the TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE error codes and its associated message.
- Fixed mouse cursor not being hidden when showing a Blue Screens Of Death.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.24.19 (May 22, 2015)
- Added the ability to display one of two Blue Screens Of Death.
- Removed the ‘Use Custom’ button. Custom images are now used if one is loaded and ‘Blank/User Defined’ is selected from the list.
- Fixed Left Button on custom messages not displaying when certain conditions were met.
- Fixed Centre Button on custom messages not displaying when certain conditions were met.
- Fixed Right Button on custom messages not displaying when certain conditions were met.
- Fixed tab order of the Format Dialog creation screen.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.22.15 (May 22, 2015)
- You can now set the default value of the progress bar on Format dialogs to anything between 1 and 99.
- Added the ability to use your own image in custom message boxes. Please note: images will be automatically resized to 48x48 pixels. For best results, use these dimensions.
- Fixed ‘Left Button Text’ not being reset properly.
- Fixed 'Centre Button Text’ not being reset properly.
- Fixed 'Right Button Text’ not being reset properly.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.20.12 (May 22, 2015)
- Added 6 new custom icons: Help, Warning, Error, Low Battery, Locked and Unlocked.
- The Format dialog creator now detects existing volume labels, and will use them where appropriate.
- Reorganised the custom icon list so that MLP related icons are now found at the bottom.
- Fixed error that appeared when trying to make a format dialog without selecting any value from a drop-down list.
- Fixed a colour issue with Doctor Haywick’s cutie mark.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.13.9 (May 22, 2015)
- Added eight new icons: Blank, Hard Drive, Webcam, Printer, Bookmark/Favourite, Folder, Envelope and Important.
- Fixed errors relating to missing or not ready drives when attempting to create a Format dialog
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.5.8 (May 22, 2015)
- Added the ability to create false Format dialogs.
- Added preview box for custom icons.
- Added 1 new custom icon: Cutie Mark - Doctor Haywick (OC)
- Fixed the red 'X’ on the main WEMC screen not asking the user to confirm program exit when clicked.
- Fixed the drop-down menu for custom icons not resetting when the 'Reset’ button was clicked.
- Fixed being able to create blank custom messages.
- Tweaked cutie mark icons to make them a bit less bland (bearing in mind that I am not an artist).
- All errors are now reported to the status strip, located at the bottom of the Main Screen.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.2.3 (May 22, 2015)
- Fixed the 'Reset’ button populating the 'Message Line Two’ textbox with ’(Optional).’
- Moved the 'About’ and 'Quit’ options to their own menu.
- Added the ability to create message boxes with customised icons and buttons.
- Aligned some text to make it look tidier.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.1.5 (Nov 27, 2008)
- Reduced on-screen clutter by hiding the main screen when you select another option from the "File" menu.
- Imposed a limit of 1,509,900bytes for VBS files - just enough to fit on a floppy disk.
- Added the little hourglass icon, shown when saving VBS files - just so you can be sure the program is actually doing something!
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.1.4 (Nov 27, 2008)
- Added ability to specify additional characters to make VBS files bigger on hard
- drives. A lot of people complained that a 1KB file wasn't fooling anyone, so I added this feature.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.1.3 (Nov 10, 2008)
- Shortened program-related error messages. They should now be more to the point.
- If you are new to error message creation, the interface can be a bit hectic.
- That's why I've implemented a "Hide Advanced" option, accessible from the "File" menu.
- Added an option to generate random names for your VBS files.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.1.2 (Nov 3, 2008)
- Removed "Darwinian" and "SOUNDMAN" icons, due to legal stuff.
- Added "Critical," "Information," "Exclamation" and "Question/Help" icons. You can now use them in custom messages.
- Added ability to create VBS files.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.1.1 (Oct 26, 2008)
- Added "Boss" feature. If your boss comes along, minimize the program to
- the system tray, complete with icon and tooltip! BE ADVISED THAT THIS FEATURE ONLY WORKS ON THE MAIN MENU.
- Tidied up interface.
- Added 9 new icons.
- Removed French and German language support
- Reduced maximum size of Shutdown Dialog message from 255 to 128 characters.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.1.0 (Oct 20, 2008)
- Added option to hide unwanted custom buttons. Only two can be hidden at any one
- time.
- Added option to specify a custom name for shutdown dialogs.
- Fixed translation errors.
- Fixed tab order.
- It is now not possible to run more than one copy of the program at a time
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.0.9 (Oct 11, 2008)
- Added abiltity to create fake emergency shutdown dialogs.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.0.8 (Oct 11, 2008)
- Message boxes with custom buttons will now display your custom icon (in the title).
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.0.7 (Oct 11, 2008)
- Added ability to create message boxes with custom buttons (please note that only two of the three buttons can be greyed out).
- Implemented character limits:
- 128 for message lines.
- 16 for title.
- 16 for buttons.
- Removed "Toggle Icon Preview" option.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.0.6 (Sep 16, 2008)
- Added French and German language Support.
- Added 2 new icons.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.0.5 (Sep 3, 2008)
- Added 7 new icons.
- Added Icon Previewer. One can hide or show this by pressing Ctrl+T.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.0.4 (Aug 21, 2008)
- Create message boxes with one of FIFTEEN custom icons! (Note, these icons are set by the program.)
- Prevented creation of message boxes with no Line One.
- The program doesn't have an icon any more, as it was visible in the taskbar when a
- message was created. A dead giveaway!
- Prevented creation of message boxes with no Title.
New in Windows Error Message Creator 1.0.3 (Aug 5, 2008)
- Added "Abort/Retry/Ignore" message options.
- Added "Retry/Cancel" message options.
- Resized application window to fit new options.
- Whenever you create an error, the EMC dialog hides itself.
- Added option to show a message after your intended victim clicks a button. This message puts across the point that they have been had.