knas Restarter Changelog

What's new in knas Restarter 2.0.0.0

Dec 28, 2011
  • Fixed some WMI compability issues with Vista & Windows 7.
  • Optimized code for better performance
  • Redesign of the GUI to make it more intuitive/pedagogical
  • Redone the 'start with parameters' code; Changed options for starting the application via shortcuts. The application now reads most of the startup options from the config file. (shortcuts from older versions of restarter are no longer compatible)
  • Let the user chose location of where the shortcut should be saved
  • Increased logging for traceability reasons + Included OS information in logfile when starting monitoring session.
  • Color coded status messages for clarity.
  • Option to chose the Window state (Normal/Minimized/Maximized) for the restarted process
  • Option to force focus on the restarted application.
  • Option to chose logfile + location of the logfile.
  • Option to chose soundfile + location of soundfile.
  • Option to clear/reset status.
  • Added icon to each process in the list of available process to monitor.
  • Added functionality to run an external script as an action.
  • Added sample scripts for execution: example_Send-SMTP-Mail.vbs, example_Reboot-Computer.vbs
  • Selected text in the status window should be able to be copied to the clipboard.
  • Tooltips and help texts for Main form controls.

New in knas Restarter 1.2.2 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • Added option to always start the Restarter itself minimized.

New in knas Restarter 1.2.1 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • Fixed a problem with the process enumeration not working on all computers

New in knas Restarter 1.2 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • Added option for sound notifications.
  • Added notify icon message when monitoring is active
  • Added main form title for the currently monitored application.
  • Reworked the process listing code to list all processes associated with the current user, even if they don't have a visible window/form.
  • Reworked the GUI to be more esthetic.
  • Changed shortcut generation to avoid interpreting of some escape characters in paths.

New in knas Restarter 1.1 (Dec 28, 2011)

  • Added posibility to automatically start monitoring of a specific application from a command-line argument or shortcut.
  • Added "create shotcut" function from within the application.
  • Added Documentation and ChangeLog.
  • Added warning messages if application is closed while monitoring is active.