What's new in PerfectDisk 2008 Build 64

• Bug Fixes
1. Several bug fixes and enhancements in PerfectDisk's defragmentation driver.
2. System tray icon shows that PerfectDisk is idle while defragmenting.
3. Potential vulnerability of calling CreateProcess() or ShellExecute() functions without using quoted paths.
4. Defragmentation of Virtual Machine host files does not work with all options unchecked.

What's new in PerfectDisk 2008 Build 63

• New Features
1. Support for per-user quotas set with File Server Resource Manager.

What's new in PerfectDisk 2008 Build 61

• New Features
1. PerfectDisk 2008 for VMware is bundled with VMware DiskMount Utility.





• Bug Fixes
1. PerfectDisk works incorrectly if per-user quotas are being used.
2. Active Directory tree does not display child domains.
3. Active Directory tree does not display containers that have a slash character in their names.
4. If PD91Agent is set to manual, PerfectDisk fails to start on some machines.
5. PD Exchange still tries to compact after unmounting store error.
6. PD Exchange - Stop button is disabled during compaction of datastore.
7. PD Exchange - Compaction fails if mapped network drive used. Need to verify that UNC path is used.
8. PD Exchange - GUI does not display log entries.
9. "Maximum Duration hours" setting ignored.
10. "Do not start a defragmentation pass while on battery power" option does not work.
11. Time lag between the start time of a scheduled task and the actual start.
12. Offline schedule created without "Override drive Properties Settings" doesn't use drive property setting.
13. Problems with AutoUpdate in Windows 2000 environment.
14. Upgrade from PerfectDisk v8 to PerfectDisk 2008 migrates the date and time of last defragmentation.
15. Upgrade from PerfectDisk v8 to PerfectDisk 2008 migrates empty offline defragmentation drive settings.
16. VMware guests with linked clones or snapshots are not supposed to be defragmented.
17. Invalid file error on attempt to add a virtual machine
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18. Defragmentation of a virtual machine fails with unspecified error when it has an additional disk setup.
19. Machine goes into sleep mode during the defragmentation of a virtual machine.
20. After Analyze, Summary and Most Fragmented Files Disagree.
21. On Windows Vista, PerfectDisk periodically changes status causing Task Bar tray icon to "light up".
22. Statistics Incorrect/Inconsistent for Number Of Fragmented Files & Size.
23. Drive properties notebook opens minimized on certian screen resolutions.
24. Initial column width does not accommodate text.

What's new in PerfectDisk 2008 Build 52

• New Features
1. Improved boot time defragmentation performance.





• Bug Fixes
1. Fixed boot time defrag issue on very large drives.
2. Occasionally boot time defragmentation passes cannot move a file. Changes were made to minimize this condition.
3. A change was made to the boot time defragmentation code to work around changes in Vista SP1. Previously user may have received a driver conflict message and the boot-time defragmentation pass was skipped.
4. When querying files with more than 1000 names, PD91Engine may some times crash. This has been fixed.
5. During a boot time defragmentation pass on Vista the computer sometimes failed to reboot after the defragmentation pass completed. This has been fixed.
6. Fixed defragmentation schedules that would run "in series" while scheduled "in parallel".
7. Added to the Excluded Files tab all files excluded from defragmentation by default.
8. Formatted the display of file and drive sizes as xxx.xx.
9. Put a higher resolution PerfectDisk icon that is displayed when switching applications via Alt-Tab.
10. The file $Secure:$SDS is no longer excluded from online defragmentation.
11. Fixed inconsistencies and omissions in PerfectDisk's Support Info.
12. Fixed negative value of Number of Clusters on the Drive Properties dialog.
13. Fixed not working "?" (Help) icons.
14. Fixed statistics errors saved to a file in File Organization Summary section.
15. Fixed network port configuration via Config.ini file.
16. Fixed find files selection on the drive map for small (~300Mb) drives.

What's new in PerfectDisk 2008 for Windows Home Server Build 48

• New Features
1. PerfectDisk Add-in for Windows Home Server Management Console.
2. Ability to disable the splash screen via Config.ini file.


• Bug Fixes
1. Fixed misleading statistics results that a drive is optimized for peak performance when free space fragmentation is listed as Poor.
2. Added support for A: and B: non-floppy drives.
3. Disabled VSS defragmentation options on Windows 2000 environment.
4. Added Ctrl/C and Ctrl/Break signals to stop the defrag pass initiated from command line interface.
5. Made AllowTrayIcon setting persistent when initially set from the ini file.
6. Fixed a drop-down menu for an Exchange schedule on AutoPilot tab.
7. Made PerfectDisk 2008 and PerfectDisk v8 Command Center co-exist on one machine.
8. Change Disk I/O threshold to provide higher likelihood that StealthPatrol will run.
9. Made a first drive in the drive list selected by default on Defragmentation tab.

What's new in PerfectDisk 2008 Build 44

• New Features
1. Improved defragmentation speed.
2. Added ability to work in lower screen resolutions, such as 800x600 or 1024x768.
3. Added print statistics functionality.
4. Updated help files.
5. Added ability to set license key via Active Directory Group Policy.
6. Added the logging of a reason why the StealthPatrol schedule was suspended.
7. Added "Every X weeks" field to the Exchange weekly schedule.
8. Added Help Button in PerfectDisk Settings window.
9. F1 opens Help.
10. Added a warning when manually starting Exchange Defragmentation that this will dismount the datastore/stop the services.
11. Added data validation check on Exchange schedule wizard.


• Bug Fixes
1. Fixed boot time defragmentation "Insufficient Space" error on Vista.
2. Fixed installation on a remote computer problem.
3. Fixed setting of the Exchange server name to allow the usage of PerfectDisk 2008 for Exchange on cluster servers.
4. Fixed the problem of initiation of boot time defrag on a remote computer that would lead to reboot of the local computer.
5. Fixed persistence of boot time defrag settings for FAT16 drives.
6. Fixed problem when system tray icon shows idle state even though PD is currently defragmenting a drive.
7. Fixed US-only non-localizable date format on Performance tab.
8. Fixed file size displayed incorrectly for large files after defragmenting selected files.
9. Fixed issue when sometimes fragmented files do not show up in the most fragmented files list.
10. Fixed limit for "Every X weeks" field for weekly schedules.
11. Fixed PerfectDisk crash when USB drive is removed during a defragmentation of another drive.
12. Fixed incorrect saving of statistics to a file.
13. Fixed screensaver defragmentation that used to stop when monitor turns off.
14. Fixed the display of Daily schedules set to run on Weekdays or Weekends on AutoPilot tab.
15. Made Free Space tab hidable in the server version of PerfectDisk 2008.
16. Fixed setting of "Stop if any shadow copies exist" option.
17. Fixed value of settings for "Every X Days" field when Daily schedules field edited.
18. Fixed settings of "Defragment the selected system files on EVERY reboot"; made the behavior consistent with PerfectDisk v8.
19. Fixed problem when some file extensions could not be added to the extension list on Free Space tab.
20. Made default extension lists consistent on Free Space tab.
21. Fixed the problem of the system tray icon not updated after a USB drive was removed.
22. Made extension list fields read-only on Free Space tab.