What's new in Xiret 2.1.0
Mar 8, 2021
- New:
- Added new assessment code with many enhancements
- Added one new theme color
- Added new graphic to form title bars
- Bump WinSAT Reader to v5
- Decimal separator is now read from the system
- Fetch WinSAT exit code
- Enumerate string from exit code
- Added Help > Donate
- Removed Donate link (About)
- Enhancements:
- Major user interface and scaling improvements
- Moved version label is now clickable (Main form)
- Renamed Tools > 'Cleanup' to 'Reset'
- Renamed explorer menu item 'Reset Application' to 'Restart Application'
- Enabled deletion of WinSAT and Xiret data simultaneously (Tools > Reset)
- Concatenate 'What is Rated?' text when hardware mode is enabled
- Font Installer updated to utilize new font
- Added Segoe MDL2 assets font as a resource
- Removed deprecated files
- Launch diagnostics (prelaunch. *)
- Updater settings (paths. *)
- Modified settings load order
- Changed how WinSAT executes (Add -v command)
- Switched back to SHA256 for crypto
- Stability and speed improvements
- Also removed the garbage collectors as it’s pointless
- Bugs:
- Fixed an issue where the font installer could prevent application startup
- Fixed an issue where the progress bar would not redraw (Assessment)
- Fixed radio buttons not matching their corresponding theme color (Settings)
- Fixed UI framework font bugs
- Fixed UI framework progress bar background transparency
- Fixed missing text when a section has no data (Metrics)
- Fixed a scenario where the UI could be crashed (Metrics)
- Fixed graphical issues on win build 9200
- Fixed UI element text out of bounds
- Fixed settings file not deleting when stored in the local path (Tools > Reset > Configuration)
- Fixed graphical glitches when a theme color is applied to form borders
- Fixed Win32 Exceptions when opening specific files (MS changed something)
- Other various fixes that aren’t noteworthy
- Misc:
- Troubleshooting file updated
- Update copyrights to 2021
New in Xiret 2.0.2 (Oct 22, 2019)
- New:
- Added acknowledgements (Help > Acknowledgements)
- Some information was moved from the 'About' section
- Added the option to save some resources to disk (Options > Save Resources to Disk)
- Concatenate version label text when an update is available (Main Form)
- Enhancements:
- User Interface improvements
- The notification system has been redesigned
- Improvements have been made to the hotfix installer
- Install exit codes are now determined and a reboot is avoided in most cases
- Exit codes are shown after install in case an error occurs
- Added a wait animation
- Did some sorcery with threading that should vastly improve stability
- Changelog keyboard shortcut has been switched from ALT+O to ALT+L
- Bugs:
- Fixed the hotfix installer failing to patch the system
- Misc:
- Hotfixes have been added as resources and are no longer downloaded
New in Xiret 2.0.1 (Oct 16, 2019)
- New:
- · Added thanks and a link to Majorgeeks (About)
- · Added thanks to MyDigitalLife (About)
- Enhancements:
- Transferred the entirety of Core.dll and Gambol.dll back into the executable
- Removed library checking as it's no longer necessary
- UI improvements throughout the application
- Removed large resources from the project
- Missing hotfixes are now downloaded instead
- Reduced the application file size by approx. 1.2 megabytes
- Detection of missing fonts has been improved
- Checking is no longer limited to Windows Vista
- All fonts used by the application are now checked and installed if missing
- Removed duplicate application channel from assessment logging
- Reduced ram consumption by 10-15%
- Various stability improvements
- Bugs
- Fixed double-click repositioning not working after the user invokes an aero snap shortcut
- Fixed explorer context menu being bound to an incorrect control
- Fixed one form that was scaling via font and not DPI (Score Metrics)
- Fixed a rare situation where the hotfix installer would enter an unstable state
- This was caused by a task being blocked that would eventually crash the installer thread
- Misc:
- The troubleshooting file has been updated
New in Xiret 2.0.0 (Oct 8, 2019)
- New:
- - User interface has been redesigned from the ground up
- - In-depth assessment mode added which can be set as default in settings
- - Added the ability to show system hardware
- - Users can now view key assessment information (Score Metrics)
- - WinSAT or Xiret can be reset automatically (Tools > Cleanup)
- - Some handy system information can now be viewed (Tools > View System Details)
- - Full changelog has been made accessible (Help > Changelog)
- - System scores can now be refreshed from the menu (Options > Refresh Scores)
- - Added new settings system (Options > Settings)
- - Added assessment logging (Options > View Xiret Log)
- - Pre-launch diagnostics are now stored each time the application is started
- - Recreated the explorer shortcut menu (Right click the main form icon)
- - The application now saves Imgur upload links (Options > View Imgur Links)
- Enhancements:
- Any forms position can be reset by double clicking the top left icon
- Application screenshots now include operating system details
- Improved uncaught exception handling
- Application shortcuts have been added
- Improved application support system
- JPEG options added for screenshots
- Full Windows Vista compatibility
- Full DPI scaling has been added
- Added WSR4
- Misc:
- Application specific files can be found in ‘%Appdata%Xiret’
New in Xiret 1.22.1020 (Nov 21, 2017)
- New:
- Applied WinSAT Load Reader Version 3
- Enhancements:
- UI ClassStyle and general changes
- Improved UI thread handling
- Checksum generation changed to SHA256
- Moved invokes to delegates
- Improved OS version checking
- Bugs:
- Version checking issue fixed
- XML serializing issue fixed
- Misc:
- This application now requires Windows 7 or higher
New in Xiret 1.21.2016 (Oct 24, 2016)
- New:
- User interface improved
- Updated xml parsing method added
- Auto removal of corrupted scores feature added
- Enhancements:
- Memory management system removed
- WinSAT execution method changes
- Multiple instance messagebox removed
- Messagebox changes to follow the UI
- Core reconstruction applied
- The escape key can now be used to exit dialogs
- Bugs:
- Path formatting issue fixed
- Missing file issue fixed
- Score files force read in descending order to eliminate loading incorrect formal assessments
- Misc:
- CLR changed to .net framework 3.5
New in Xiret 1.3.3 (Jul 6, 2016)
- Fixed a typo in the main UI
- Altered formatting of text files
New in Xiret 1.3.1 (Jul 6, 2016)
- User Interface redesigned
- Print-screen manager removed
- Added an update system
- Added troubleshooting information
- Added operating system name, architecture and build to the main UI
- Screenshots now capture only scores and information
- Changed WinSAT execution command
- Fixed a bug that could prevent reading of the latest formal assessment scores
- Core code edits to further prevent WinSAT from exiting spontaneously
- (appended) Added thanks to the about section
New in Xiret 1.2.6 (Apr 14, 2016)
- Added a new notification system
- Handled a new WinSAT error code
- UI enhancements
- Removed redundant code and resources
- Added donate link to the about section
New in Xiret 1.1.5 (Apr 14, 2016)
- Fixed prinscreen bounds issue with scaling over 100%
- Spelling and grammar corrections
New in Xiret 1.1.4 (Apr 14, 2016)
- Advanced error reporter added
- Changed how WinSAT executes
- Users without multimedia support are now prompted to download the Media Feature Pack upon error (K/KN)
New in Xiret 1.0.3 (Apr 14, 2016)
- Fixed a spelling mistake
- UI edits and colour balancing
- Image buttons replaced with links
- Added information about WEI scoring
- Blocked printscreen manager on unrated systems
New in Xiret 1.0.2 (Apr 14, 2016)
- Added useful links to the about section
- Screenshot manager UI edits
- Scaling is now set via DPI
New in Xiret 1.0.1 (Apr 14, 2016)
- Enumerated and incorperated error codes generated by WinSAT
- Added screenshot manager