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General Information
Get detailed system and all hardware information on your system; helps you to find out the missing Registration codes of Microsoft product; show all detailed information of running processes and threads on your machine; WinXP Manager offers optimization Wizard feature for the user without having any advanced knowledge.

Optimizer
Tweak your system to improve windows startup and shutdown speed; monitor and free your Physical Memory; tweak your hardware to increase system speed and performance; disable some unnecessary services which start with windows; repairs Internet Explorer and certain other System Components to restore these functions.

Cleaner
Find out which files or folders engross your disk space and shown with chart; Find and clean junk, unnecessary wallpaper and screen saver files to increase Hard Disk space; Registry Cleaner can easily checks your registry and repair incorrectly linked registry entries, automatically remove invalid entries; Registry Defrag rebuilds and re-indexs your registry to reduce application response time and registry access time; smart uninstaller can uninstall and logoff installed programs neatly.

Customization
Control what is started on Windows startup; edit context menus of mouse Right-Clicking; customize system desktop, menus, toolbar and notifications settings, change Windows logon background; change system icons; custom OEM information; automatically change your desktop wallpaper on background.

Security
You can improve desktop, menus, control panel, windows logon securities, and enable numerous hidden performance options of system, disable system updates and error reports; hide and restrict to access drives, specify which applications are not allowed to be executed on your computer; encrypt/decrypt and shred files, camouflage folder to hide its content from Windows explorer, change the location of system folders; Privacy Protector can maintain your personal privacy by eliminating the tracks that you leave behind; create lots of randomization password once.

Network
Optimize your Internet connection speed, manage all shares items, search for and find out opened ports on your system; Tweak your Internet Explorer easily; backup all data in Outlook Express; automatically check the invalid URLs in your favorites and parse domain name; Message Sender can easily send messages to others.

Misc. Utilities
Show the collection of Windows utilities; control your computer when you're not at home; apply XP visual style to any Windows applications; appoint logging on time of any account users.

Source: http://yamicsoft.com/xpmanager/

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Making Windows XP Start 60% Faster

Stopping Unneeded Startup Services

Along with the core operating system and programs that Windows XP runs when it starts, there is also a host of services involved. Many of these services are necessary for Windows XP to operate correctly. However, many of them are for features in Windows XP that you may not use at all. You can peruse the services and disable any service that you do not want to run. The fewer services that run, the more quickly Windows XP will boot.

Caution:
Exercise caution when stopping services. If you do not know what a service does or are unsure of the ramifications of stopping the service, leave it alone. Some services are critical to Windows XP's operations, so make sure you understand what the service is before you disable it.

To reduce the number of services that start on bootup, you can access two different areas of Windows XP. The first is the System Configuration Utility. The Services tab shows you the services that start when the computer boots.

You can stop a service from starting by simply clearing the check box next to the service and clicking OK. However, before you do so, there is another way to disable services that you may prefer because the interface gives you more information about the service in question.

Open Control Panel/Administrative ToolsServices or else select Start/Run, type services.msc, and click OK. Either way, you see the Services console.

I prefer to use the Services console instead of the System Configuration Utility because it describes what the service does. Additionally, you can double-click a service and examine its properties.

Notice the Startup Type column in Figure 4-2. This information lists whether the service is automatic or manual. Manual services are only started in Windows XP when you start a process that requires the service. Some other process may require the service that has a "dependency" relationship with it; in this case, the dependency service will start, as well. Because these services do not start automatically when you boot Windows XP, you do not need to do anything with manual services.

However, all services listed as automatic start when Windows XP boots. These are the services that increase boot time. As I have mentioned, many of them are necessary and important, so you should not stop automatic services from booting unless you are sure of the ramifications. You can get this information by looking at the Description column. Here's a quick look at common services you may want to live without:

Automatic Updates: This service enables Windows XP to check the Web automatically for updates. If you don't want to use Automatic Updates, you can disable the service. You can always check for updates manually at the Windows Update Web site.

Computer Browser: If your computer is not on a network, you don't need this service. If you are on a network, leave it alone.

DHCP Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are on a small workgroup, you can still increase boot time by configuring manual IP addresses (which I explore later in this chapter).

DNS Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are, leave it alone.

Error Reporting and Event Log: You don't have to use these services but they can be very helpful, so I would leave them configured as automatic.

Fax: If you don't use your computer for fax services, you can disable this one.

Help and Support: If you never use the Windows XP Help and Support Center (found on the Start menu), you can disable this service.

IMAPI CD-Burning COM: This service enables you to burn CDs on your computer. If you never burn CDs, you can disable the service.

Indexing Service: Your computer keeps an index of files but if you rarely search for files, the service is just a resource hog. You can stop it and turn the service to manual.

Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing: If you do not use these features, you can disable them.

Infrared Monitor: If you do not use infrared devices, you can disable this service.

Messenger: This service sends alert messages on a local area network (it is not the same as Windows Messenger). If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.

Print Spooler: If you do not do any printing from the computer, you can disable this service. If you print, make sure you leave it as automatic.

Remote Registry: This service allows remote users to modify the Registry on your computer. If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.

System Restore Service: This service allows you to use System Restore. If you have turned off System Restore anyway, you do not need to turn off the service. If you do, you turn off System Restore.

Themes: If you do not use themes, you can disable this service.

Windows Image Acquisition: If you do not use scanners or digital cameras, you can disable this service.

Wireless Zero Configuration: If do not use wireless networking devices, you can disable this service.

You may have a number of other automatic services, depending on software and other configurations on your computer. So it's a good idea to look through the services and learn more about them. If you double-click a service, a Properties dialog box appears

Notice that on the General tab, you see a Startup Type drop-down menu. If you want to change an automatic service to manual, select Manual here and click OK. As a general rule, don't disable a service unless you are sure you will never use it. However, manual configuration allows the service to be started when you find it necessary, thus speeding up your boot time.

However, before you change a service to manual, look at the Dependencies tab (see Figure 4-4). This tab shows you which other services depend upon the service you are considering changing.

Keep in mind that services are necessary for the vast functionality you get with Windows XP. Change only those services that you understand and do not use. How you use your Windows XP computer should be the best guide in terms of optional startup services.

Tip:

The Indexing service and the System Restore service take up a lot of disk space and system resources across the board. You can live without the Indexing service but I suggest that you keep using System Restore. It works great when you are in a bind and this is one case where the loss of speed may not be worth the ramifications of not using System Restore.

Speed Tips and Tricks for Windows XP Startup

Aside from startup programs, services, and the Prefetch folder, there are a number of other startup procedures and issues you can modify to help Windows XP start faster. The following sections explore those tips and tricks.

Manual IP Addressing on Small Office/Home Networks

Windows XP is configured to help you take care of networking. It uses the TCP/IP protocol for networking in workgroups, or what you might call small office or home networks that do not use a dedicated server.

The problem is that automatic IP addressing can be slow. When your computer boots, it has to query the network to see what IP addresses are already in use and then assign itself one. If you want to speed up the boot time a bit, consider manually assigning IP addresses to all computers on the network. This way, the network computers do not have to worry about locating an automatic IP address. Because one is manually configured, the operating system doesn't have to spend time solving this problem.

This isn't a networking book, however, so I won't delve into the implications of using a manual IP address, but if you are using a computer that functions as a host computer to the Internet (using Internet Connection Sharing [ICS]), you can get into connectivity problems if you change the configuration of the IP address. However, you can still work around this problem by starting with the ICS host computer.

Select Start/Connect To/Show All Connections. Right-click your network adapter card and click Properties. On the General tab, select TCP/IP in the list of services and click the Properties button.





In the TCP/IP properties, you can see if you use an automatic or manual IP address.
In the example in Figure 4-5, I have configured a manual IP address of 90.0.0.1 and a default subnet mask. The other computers on my office network each use a different IP address in the same class, such as 90.0.0.2, 90.0.0.3, 90.0.0.4, and so on. This way, each computer has a permanent IP address, which helps increase boot time. Note that if you change the IP addresses of your computers, they must all use the same subnet mask. A default subject mask of 255.255.255.0 will keep you in good shape.

Make sure you understand the implications of changing IP addresses on your network. If you have no networking experience at all, you may be wiser to leave the automatic IP addressing as is and try to gain some speed using the additional suggestions in this chapter.

Disabling Recent Documents History

Windows XP includes a feature that keeps track of all recent documents you have opened or used. The idea is that you can select Start/Recent Documents History and quickly reopen any document you have recently used. I use many documents each day and never use the feature myself. In my opinion, I can keep up with what I want to use without Windows XP doing it for me.

The bad thing about Recent Documents History is that Windows XP has to calculate what should be put there each time you boot Windows, which can slow things down. So, if you never use the Recent Documents History, it's a good idea to disable it. Here's how:

1) Open the Registry Editor (select Start/Run, type regedit, and click OK).
2) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
3) Create a NoRecentDocsHistory D_WORD key. Double-click the value to open it once it is created.
4) Set the Data Value to 1 to enable the restriction.
5) Click OK and close the Registry Editor. You'll need to restart the computer for the change to take effect.

Disabling the Boot Logo

You can remove the boot logo that appears when you start Windows XP. This little tweak probably shaves only a few seconds off your boot time but seconds count if you are serious about trying to get Windows XP up and running as quickly as possible. The only negative is that if you remove the boot logo, you will also not see any boot messages, such as check disk. (But if you are not having problems with your computer, this isn't such a big deal.)

To remove the boot logo, follow these steps:
1) Select Start/Run, type msconfig, and click OK.
2) In the System Configuration Utility, click the BOOT.INI tab.
3) On the BOOT.INI tab, click the NOGUIBOOT check box option. Click OK.

Removing Unwanted Fonts

One trick that increases your boot time a bit is to lose any fonts in the Fonts folder in Control Panel that you never use. The more fonts you have, the more processing Windows XP has to do to prep all of those fonts for use. You must be a bit careful here to not remove fonts that you might want, but there is a good chance that you can live without many of them. For instance, you may have foreign language fonts and other symbol fonts (such as Wingdings) that you never use.

To delete unneeded fonts, follow these steps:
1) Open the Fonts folder in Control Panel.
2) Select Edit/Select All and then Edit/Copy.
3) Create a new folder on your desktop, open it, and select Edit/Paste.
4) In this new folder, delete any of the fonts you do not want.
5) Return to the Fonts folder in Control Panel. Right-click the selected fonts and click Delete.
6) Go back to your new desktop folder and click Edit/Select All.
7) Return to your Fonts folder and click Edit/Paste. You now have only the desired fonts in the Fonts folder.

Tip:

You can directly delete fonts from the Fonts folder without creating the secondary folder. However, I recommend the preceding steps to help ensure that you do not make a mistake in the deletion process.

Stopping Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing

In Windows XP Professional, you have two remote networking features called Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing. These remote networking features are very helpful in a variety of situations but if you don't use them, it is good idea to disable them to save boot time. You can always enable them later if you want to use them.






Note:
If you are interested in using Remote Desktop or Remote Assistance, see my book Windows XP for Power Users: Power Pack published by John Wiley & Sons.

1) Open the Start menu, right-click My Computer, and choose Properties.
2) Click the Remote Tab.
3) Clear both check boxes to disable Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop.

Speeding Up the Dual-Boot Timeout

If you dual-boot your computer with Windows XP and another operating system, you see an operating system selection menu on startup. If you typically boot into Windows XP and not the other operating system, you can speed up the dual-boot timeout value so that you do not wait so long for the boot process to select your default operating system and continue with the boot process. The default timeout value is 30 seconds but you can change this setting to 10. This gives you enough time to select the alternate operating system if you want but also speeds up the boot process. You can skip this section if you do not use a dual-boot configuration.

Follow these steps:
1) Locate the boot.ini file on your computer. It is a hidden file by default; mine is located in C:\boot.ini.
2) Open the file with Notepad (which is what opens it by default).
3) Change the Timeout value to 10 (see Figure 4-11).
4) Select File/Save and close Notepad.

Speeding Up Your PPPoE Connection

If you use a Point-to-Point Protocol connection over Ethernet (PPPoE), you may notice a delay in using the PPPoE connection after startup. By default, there is a 120 second delay but you can stop this behavior by manually configuring an IP address for the network adapter card. If you do not use a PPPoE connection, you can skip this section.

1) Select Start/Connect to/Show All Connections.
2) Open the TCP/IP properties for your LAN network interface card.
3) Manually set the IP address on the TCP/IP properties to an appropriate IP address and subnet mask for your network.

Reducing the Wait Time

When you start to shut down Windows XP, it has to quit, or "kill," any live applications or processes that are currently running. So close all applications first. However, some applications and processes are always running in the background. You can reduce the amount of time that Windows XP waits for those applications and processes to close before Windows XP kills them. Edit three different Registry settings to change this:

1) Open the Registry Editor.
2) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Select WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000.
3) Select the HungAppTimeout value and set it to 1000 as well.
4) Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop. Set the WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000. Select the HungAppTimeout \newline value and set it to 1000 as well.
5) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control. Select the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value and set it to 1000.
6) Close the Registry Editor.

Automatically Killing Tasks on Shutdown

You know the drill. You start to shut down the computer, you wait a few moments, and then you see a dialog box asking if you want to kill an application or service that is running. Instead of prompting you, you can make Windows XP take care of the kill task automatically. Here's how:

1) Open the Registry Editor.
2) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
3) Highlight the value AutoEndTasks and change the value to 1.
4) Close the Registry Editor.

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What is eMule?
At dawn of May 13th 2002 a guy called Merkur was dissatisfied with the original eDonkey2000 client and was convinced he could do better. So he did. He gathered other developers around him, and eMule Project was born. Their aim was to put the client back on track where eDonkey had been famous before, adding tons of new features and a nice GUI. They couldn't imagine what impact this decision would have...

As of today, eMule is one of the biggest and most reliable peer-to-peer file sharing clients around the world. Thanks to it's open source policy many developers are able to contribute to the project, making the network more efficient with each release.

What does eMule mean?
The name "eMule" comes from an animal called "Mule" which is somehow similar to a donkey

How often is eMule updated?
eMule is not updated regularly, but at the moment the frequencies are between 1 and 3 months. Don't take this for guaranteed.

A list of a few features available.

* Clients use several networks to create one reliable network. (ED2K, Source Exchange, Kad)
o Kad is now in an open testphase, eMule v0.42 can be enabled to use Kad
* eMule's Queue and Credit system helps to ensure that everyone will get the file he wants by promoting those that upload back to the network.
* eMule is completely free. eMule is also completely free of any Adware, Spyware, and ect. We do this for fun and knowledge, not for money.
* Each file checked for corruptions while downloading to ensure an error free file.
* The eMules Intelligent Corruption Control helps to speed up the correction of corrupted parts.
* Auto priorities and Source management allows you to start many downloads without having to monitor them.
* The Preview function allows you to look at your Videos and Archives before they are completed. For video previewing, we recommend the Video Lan Client.
* The eMule features webservices and a webserver that allows you to have quick access to and from the internet.
* You can create categories for your download to organize them.
* To find the file you want, eMule offers a wide range of search possibilities which include: Servers (Local, and Global), web based (Jigle, and Filedonkey), and Kad (Still in Alpha).
* eMule also allows you to use very complex Boolean searches that make the searches much more flexible.
* With the messaging and friend system, you can send messages to other Clients and add them as friends. In your friend list, you can always see if a friend is online.
* With the build in IRC client, you can chat with other downloaders and chatters around the globe.

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Change Log:

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0.48a

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- May, 13. 2007 -

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.: Happy Birthday eMule smile.gif

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- May, 12. 2007 -

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.: Fixed some bugs in UPnP and changed the behavior for ADSL devices a bit
.: Fixed a bug concerning double adding friends
.: If Vista is running with Aero, eMule will enable Minimize to Tray on Minimize by default (can be changed in the display options)

0.48a BETA2

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- May, 08. 2007 -

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Ornis: Changed to wizzard to set file proper file permission on installed config files
.: Fixed another Bug in the SourceExchange, which caused eMule to not response to requests in certain cases [Xman1].: Sorting for cumulative stats in the sharedfiles list is now properly remembered when restarting eMule
.: The "Disable UDP" and Enable "Kad" options now exclude eachother [leuk_he]
.: Fixed a bug in UPnP when the UDP port has been disabled by the user [leuk_he]
.: IRC optional serverports should work prorperly now
.: Fixed a bug in IRC when receiving ed2k links from other users
.: Added a excess flood protection for eMule IRC responses

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- May, 05. 2007 -

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.: The Spam indicator icon has been replaced [icon by Daan]
.: The first time wizzard is now using the proper ports when testing UPnP in case a user has changed the ports in the wizzard
.: Fixed eMule (error-)handling for files whose paths exceed the operation system pathlength limit
.: If eMule started the Windows UPnP Service but failed to forward ports via UPnP it will shutdown the service afterwards
.: Added an option to disable smileys
.: Fixed a small memleak in the smileyselector window


0.48a BETA1

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.: The "official" development environment for eMule has switched to VS2003 SP1. VS2002 is no longer supported (but should still compile fine)

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- April, 28. 2007 -

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.: Sorting in the ipfilter dialog has been fixed on Vista
.: Tooltips now have the proper size on Vista
.: All file related tooltips should look a bit nicer now (on all systems)
.: Added tooltips to the shared files list

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- April, 21. 2007 -

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.: Sparse files have been disabled on Vista, due to a faulty / limited Vista implementation of them, which cannot be worked arround by eMule

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- April, 15. 2007 -

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.: Added a spamfilter for search results. It mainly works by remembering files a user has marked as spam and marking files
which seems to be very similar as spam too.
.: Spam results are drawn gray and always put to the end of the list
.: Spam results count max. 5 sources towards the 100 sources global search limit

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- April, 9. 2007 -

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.: The default paddingsize for obfuscated TCP connections has been increased to 128 bytes (from 16) in order to be harder detectable by size pattern matchings
.: The paddinglength can be changed manually by adding "CryptTCPPaddingLength=[1-256]" into the eMule section in the preferences.ini

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- March, 12. 2007 -

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.: eMule now supports multi-user installations, which especially is supposed to fix the folder permission problems on Vista
In short: for Windows Versions before vista, nothing will change by default, on Vista eMule will use the current userspecific folders by default
Please consult the onlinehelp for a detailed explanation. The setting can be changed at the extended options.

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- March, 11. 2007 -

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.: On Vista the half-open connection limit is now properly set to 9 by default (instead of 50)

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- Feb, 20. 2007 -

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.: When using autoconnect on startup or pressing the Connect button while UPnP is still busy, eMule will wait for it to finish
or timeout. You can enforce on isntant connect by clicking the button again

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- Feb, 18. 2007 -

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.: Added UPnP support [merged from Shareaza]
.: Added UPnP test button into the first time wizzard

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- Feb, 09. 2007 -

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Ornis: added Farsi translation [translated by Mory Abdi & Ali Mojarad]
.: The calculation of credits given for the first 9MB (less than one part) has been changed slightly to decrease the reward for clients who upload less than one part

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- Jan, 20. 2007 -

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.: Fixed a obfuscation related bug in the sourceexchange
.: Changed the sourceexchange protocol to avoid backwards compatibility problems and bugs in the future
.: Added support for multi-related files searches [serverside implementation by lugdunum]

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- Jan, 14. 2007 -

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.: Fixed crash in Statistics window.
Ornis: added Valencian translation [translated by "Valencian"]
Ornis: major update of Slovenian translation [Gusar]
Ornis: label of category tabs are now displayed in category color
Ornis: return of the context menu on message tabs (Details, Add/Remove Friend, Close)

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- Jan, 5. 2007 -

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.: Prepared Kad for support of obfuscated packets. This is only passive in this version yet.

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- Dec, 13. 2006 -

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.: Fixed memory leak in list controls [eklmn]

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- Dec, 12. 2006 -

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.: Fixed performance problem with too large eD2K links and enabled 'Monitor Clipboard' option.

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- Dec, 9. 2006 -

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.: Several changes to make eMule work better under 640x480 resolutions.

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- Dec, 6. 2006 -

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.: Fixed saving/restoring of size/position in collections dialogs.
.: Win98: Fixed missing volume labels and shell icons in directories property page's directory tree control.
.: Win98: Fixed not supported multiline tooltip in tray bar.
.: Win98/WinME: Fixed not supported toolbar customization.
.: Win98/WinME/Win2000: Fixed toolbar chevron.
.: Win98/WinME: Fixed vertical axis labels in statistics graphs.
.: Win98/WinME: Fixed saving/restoring of expanded sub trees in statistics tree.
.: Win98/WinME/Win2000: Fixed invisible buttons in transfers window.
.: Win98: Fixed bug with "ShowActiveDownloadsBold=1" setting in Transfers window.

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- Nov, 22. 2006 -

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.: Reduced long time memory usage for GUI.
.: eMule stores now hashs of filehashs in the cancelled.met for privacy reasons

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- Nov, 21. 2006 -

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.: Both windows in Transfere window are showing a toolbar to select the window contents.

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- Nov, 18. 2006 -

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.: Edit controls for Message and IRC window are using slightly larger fonts.

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- Nov, 17. 2006 -

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.: Fixed bug in IRC window with nick change messages which were not always shown.
.: Fixed bug in IRC window with URL detection with special chars at end of URLs.

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- Nov, 15. 2006 -

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.: Minor visual improvements for IRC window and Message window text format buttons.
.: Multiline messages in Message and IRC chat windows are intended for improved readability.
.: Some visual improvements in Collection dialogs.

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- Nov, 12. 2006 -

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.: IRC channel filtering is performed on IRC server to reduce network load, the filter string now supports the wildcard character '*'. (e.g. "#emule-*" to match all channel names which start with "#emule-")
.: IRC window: Activity is now also shown for the 'Channels' window to give some response when user explicitly invoked the "/LIST" command.
.: IRC window: Nick list shows joined modes and names.

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- Nov, 11. 2006 -

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.: Fixed a bug with single clicking on emule tray bar icon.
.: Fixed bug with requesting eMule friendship via IRC.
.: Changed: By default the IRC channel list will contain only eMule-Help channels.
.: Added: IRC server can optionally contain a port (seperated by ':' character)
.: Fixed bug with background color not reset in IRC colored messages.
.: Added title window for IRC channels.

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- Nov, 9. 2006 -

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.: Added smiley selector window to Message and IRC window.

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- Nov, 7. 2006 -

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.: Fixed bug with not outputed IRC notice messages.
.: Fixed Message window splitter.

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- Nov, 6. 2006 -

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.: Fixed IRC window splitter.

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- Nov, 5. 2006 -

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.: Fixed bug with reversed sort orders for fresh emule installations.
.: Fixed bug with already used IRC nick when connecting.
.: Fixed bug with changing font size in IRC windows.

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- Nov, 1. 2006 -

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.: Added showing of smileys to Chat and IRC windows [Smileys by Daan]
.: Reworked AutoScroll feature in all log and chat windows to automatically disable AutoScroll while viewing content not at the end of the window.
.: Fixed right click problem in IRC and chat windows.
.: Fixed some bugs in IRC color code handling.
.: Fixed bugs with black background color in IRC windows.
.: Skins: Fixed problems with foreground skin color in RichEdit controls.
.: Skins: All icons can be read from all file formats which are supported by GDI+ (GIF, PNG, ...)

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- Oct, 26. 2006 -

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.: Fixed: "exit" command line option no longer starts eMule if it was not already running [DreamWalker]
.: Fixed edk2-URL handling for better support of copying URLs from webpages.
.: Fixed bug in file disk space statistics for pre-allocated files. [AnPapaSeiBua]
.: Fixed bugs in Comment dialog with copy to clipboard functions.
.: Fixed bug with "ed2k::<hash>" search expressions when combined with other search attributes. Note: "ed2k::<hash>" can still only be used in ED2K searches, not in Kad.
.: Fixed bug in local search result filter with changing column.
.: Fixed bug with Unicode strings in category properties.
.: Added optional drawing of filled graphs in Statistics window.
.: Several performance improvments and minor bug fixes in IRC module.

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- Sep, 23. 2006 -

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.: Fixed a potential crash when shutting down eMule [DavidXanatos]

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- Sep, 21. 2006 -

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.: Added support for RealMedia files to 'Content' dialog (any optional available MediaInfoLib will no longer be used for RealMedia files).
.: Added support for publishing meta data for RealMedia files.
.: Added several Kad optimizations to reduce overhead as well as memory usage:
- Redundant meta data will no longer get published.
- File format meta data is no longer published explicitly and handled special in search expressions.
- Removed (currently not used) data from Hello packet.

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- Sep, 16. 2006 -

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.: Fixed bug with invisible text in search filter control for high contrast color scheme.
.: Taskbar Notifier: Added support for alpha channel background images.
.: Taskbar Notifier: Changes made to "notifier.ini" file while eMule is running are read automatically without needing to do a restart.
.: Added Unicode support for id3lib (Content dialog and metadata stored in Kad).