Version	Date of Release	Changes
3.5.6	12/15/09	Added Numerous changes and fixes to the File/Folder Analysis tool Added INI file support to allow turning off of the hash progress dialog on the Compare Two Files window.  Clarified upgrade message wording for users who have already purchased the upgrade and want to enter in their key. Improved performance when reading file contents. Fixed black radio buttons problem on File Sync Method window. Fixed black radio buttons problem on Mass File Renamer window, "Other" tab. Fixed bug where sounds could not be turned off on Sounds tab of Options window. Fixed bug that happened when Browse button was clicked for an event which had no sound. Changed icon for permission denied folders. Added an "undocumented" means to turn off Hash Calculation Progress in Duplicate File Finder Updated several OCX/DLLs with the latest Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 Runtime Extended Files Changed initial folder used for Loading/Saving Session Settings to the application data folder. Removed the Microsoft Scripting Library v5.6 installation from our install.
3.5.5	2/04/09	Added a secondary folder permission checking method to ensure valid result Added additional error handling for folder permission errors
3.5.4	12/05/08	Modified folder enumeration routine to allow paths longer than 260 characters in length to be scanned Modified folder enumeration routine to allow UNICODE path names Improved folder enumeration routine performance by 200-300%! Fixed bug where folders whose names began with a dot character were not being processed Fixed bug where Ignore Daylight Savings Time (DST) setting was not working when DST ended More gracefully handle Error 161 in CompareDirs() with UNC paths.
3.5.3	10/01/08	Corrected DLL error problem with UNC folder paths Corrected missing folders problem in XP/Vista Resolved error messages in cSBSFolder.Size with Junction Points Resolved delete problem with the Send To Recycle Bin functionality not working Corrected error in Mass File Renamer where the Auto-numbering Length value was not being enforced.
3.5.2	09/03/08	Added Regular Expression Search and Replace to Mass File Renamer Mass File Renamer can now be run independently of the comparison results to rename files in ANY folder. Enhanced error handling to provide more information for errors occurring in Folder class. Numerous performance improvements
3.5.1	07/10/08	Added mscomctl.ocx to installation package Added option to turn off the folder permission check before comparison Resolved 'Invalid Property Value' error when cancelling a binary comparison Resolved some "Object is Nothing' type errors in the cSBSFolder class Improved error handling of 'Permission Denied' errors in cDir class Fixed 'Up to Parent Folder' problem with UNC paths Fixed drag and drop problem on the View Sub-folder Differences window Fixed column size problem on the Comparison Results Summary window Added a status bar to the Comparison Results Summary window to show the complete folder path Fixed problem where Sync Method window was not accessible when main window was minimized during comparison Switched from ANSI to Unicode version of GetFileAttributes API function in the FolderExists routine to help with non-English folder names
3.5.0	04/01/08	Numerous improvements for Vista-readiness Added support for Junction Points and Reparse Points (XP-Vista) New toolbar icons Replaced all COMCTL32 controls with new MSCOMCT32 versions  Browse For Folder window now supports new features such as "New Folder"  New installer being used to install program.  Installer now installs Windows Scripting library using Microsoft's own installers Corrected wrong resource string on Mass File Renamer window "Starts With" label.  Various improvements to folder existence checking routine.  Updated system DLLs installed by installer  Fixed problem of Confirm Sync window not fitting properly on some screens.  Ignore Daylight Savings time setting now defaults to True  Check System Clock at Startup setting now defaults to False  Corrected some MS Office document text differencing issues with new doctxt.dll  Fixed folder drop down list width off screen at startup issue    Added TrialPay payment option  Added additional error handling to some code routines
3.4.8	04/22/05	Added the ability to view text differences between Rich Text Format (RTF) documents. Changed the default contents comparison method in Duplicate File finder to CRC32 Duplicated File Finder window is now resizable Maintain Folder Lists window now allows folders to be moved around within the list
3.4.7	03/11/05	Registration information can now be verified without requiring access to the System Registry. Added the ability to view text differences between Excel spreadsheets and PDF documents. Fixed problem with folder existence test failure when file with same name exists. Fixed invalid "Unable to Launch MS Word" error when viewing MS Word document differences. Fixed incorrect sub folder size bug when size was greater than 2GB. Fixed problem with menus remaining disabled after folder comparison results Export process is cancelled. Fixed run-time error 364 when printing file differences on a system with no printers Fixed bug where some subfolder sizes were being incorrectly displayed. Fixed run-time error that occured when user cancelled out of Change Font dialog.  (Options window/Appearance tab)
3.4.6	10/04/04	Main window small icon toolbar now has tooltip text Resolved problem where removeable drives could not be removed after running a compare/sync on them. Resolved problem with files being locked after folder comparison using Binary Contents, CRC, SHA1 comparison methods
3.4.5	9/11/04	Enhanced the error handling during program initialization. Fixed problem with MD5 and SHA file hashing routines where the files where being locked and not released. Version number now automatically displays on splash screen.
3.4.4	8/31/04	MS Word document comparison now recognizes text in headers and text boxes Replaced CRC hash algorithm with more reliable and stronger MD5 hash in Compare Files window Resolved CRC crash in Duplicate File Finder
3.4.3	8/23/04	Fixed crash when using CRC comparison method Fixed Overflow errors when using binary comparison methods with large files (> 2 GIGS) Added the ability to Export comparison results to comma delimited file. Resolved HASHA.DLL loading problem that occurred on Win95/98/ME
3.4.2	8/12/04	Fixed defect with hash algorithms (CRC, MD5, SHA) of HUGE files Improved comparison results summary chart Added error detail logging to duplicate file removal process Fixed file size error with large files (> 1 GB)
3.4.1	8/2/04	Atomic Clock Sync Options menu no longer auto opens  window when mouse hovers over it "Access To Registry Denied" error is now handled more gracefully Various tweaks to user interface screens for localization purposes Fixed a bug where folder names containing Chinese characters were being slightly altered Recoded ProperCase routine to be fully Unicode compliant Added a MS Word Document converter DLL so that we don't need to invoke MS Word to compare two documents. Date/Times on Mass Renamer window are now formatted using Regional Option settings. Added Include filter capabilities to the Dupe File Finder tool. File Sizes throughout FolderMatch are now formatted using Regional Option settings. Improved the speed of hash calculations (CRC, MD5, SHA-1) Resolved problem where a valid registration name/key was failing in some European locales. First time user is offered opportunity to view online demo at startup Fixed bug where FileName only comparison method change was not being accepted
3.4.0	5/18/04	Corrected missing resource string (391) error when loading session settings Compacted folder paths to fit on several windows using ellipses
3.3.9	5/13/04	Fixed defect in Dupe Finder where a file exclusion that contained a ? wildcard character was not being properly interpreted. Fixed print dialog defect where default printer was not pre-selected from list of available printers Added functionality where the PC's system clock is checked for accuracy on startup of FolderMatch Added the ability to edit the list of time servers used to sync the system clock Improved error handling during a binary comparison (Content, SHA, CRC) Increased the number of duplicate groups that can be displayed in the Dupe Finder from 32,767 to 65,535 Increased the perceived loading speed of the duplicate groups list Browse for Folders dialog in Dupe finder now opens to the last path searched for dupes Corrected Overflow error in Atomic Time Sync Added ability to adjust for network transmission delays in Atomic Time Sync Added ability to adjust the connection to time server time out value in Atomic Time Sync Added ability to get Atomic time using HTTP protocol Time Sync window now receives and sends TIMECHANGED operating system messages. File Renamer can now strip characters from file names and extensions Fixed defect that occurred when exploring a subfolder whose name contained a comma in it Added another folder comparison method - File Name Only Added an option to turn off disk space checking before sync actions Added a confirmation dialog before removing marked duplicate files Fixed Overflow error when marking files for removal in Dupe Finder
3.3.8	12/05/03	Shortcut keys added for Save/Load Sessions Settings menu options Corrected File Not Found error with long file paths Fixed Overflow error when printing large file diff reports Added the ability to compare folders using file size only Fixed defect where file and folder sizes where displaying incorrectly in status bar Added difference detail options (Character, Word, and Line) to the View File Differences feature Added a Show Line Numbers option to the View File Differences feature Mass File Renamer now shows error messages on failures. Fixed defect in WinXP where duplicates search was including files in the Recycle Bin Fixed crash that occurred during multiple Dupe searches based on file content Various improvements to the Duplicate File finder interface Removed the Attributes option from the Duplicate File Finder search Improved the error handling in the Duplicate File Finder Duplicate search results can now be exported to a file Fixed error that occurred renaming multiple folders. Fixed error that occurred in Duplicate File Finder when folder contained no files. Added a Mark for Removal wizard to the Duplicate File Finder for faster removal of dupes. Command Line support added.  Two folders or two files can be passed to FolderMatch and automatically compared. Fixed defect where Exclude filters where being saved as the Include filters. Added Enter Registration Key to Help menu. Added two more predefined bi-directional sync methods: Add Orphans To Both Folders, Replace Older Files in Both Folders Added a new utility to correct the PC's system clock using an atomic time server
3.3.6	06/04/03	Fixed defect where only the first 255 bytes of an INI file line are read.  Added copy confirmation to the Sync Two Files window.  New WINXCOM.DLL which implements a true 'Ignore Whitespace' functionality.  Made speed improvements in the File Difference viewer - line diffs area.  Line Diffs area of the File Difference viewer now wraps long lines.
3.3.5	10/31/02	Sped up the loading of the several windows using the LockWindowUpdate API Fixed problem with Paused text when the main windows was resized. Fixed problem with toolbar image alignments when viewed in a Large Font display. Fixed Application Error occurring on a few users' systems. Changed where registration information is stored to allow multiple users to use FC on one machine.
3.3.4	9/02/02	Added an option to the Mass File Renamer that allows generated number sequences to be added to file names. Fixed Tooltip text of small toolbar buttons. Darkened purple and orange colors on View File Differences window to improve visibility on laptops. Darkened direction arrows on the synchronization method graphics to improve visibility on laptops. Added 'Save As' option to allow choices of text format when converting Word Documents.
3.3.3	8/21/02	Improved memory cleanup routine in Duplicate File Finder feature. Changed System Registry location to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE so that one reg code works for all users on that machine. Added register nag screen to Duplicate File Finder feature. Enhanced the Mass File Date/Time editor.  Now, all three file dates can be set - Created, Last Modified, and Last Accessed. The differences between two Microsoft Word documents can now be viewed. Ignore options selected on View File Differences window were not being reflected in the Main window's option menu.  Fixed.
3.3.2	8/1/02	Added Find Duplicate File feature HexDump viewer added Fixed "Invalid Procedure Call" error in PopulateDirComboBoxesFromIniFile routine. Fixed defect where the subfolder Include/Exclude filters were not working. Sped up LocalFileTimeToVBTime() routine and added some debug code to report information if an Overflow error occurs. Sped up the loading of several windows by using the LockWindowUpdate() API.
3.3.1	7/7/02	ASCII percentage is shown if file differences can not be displayed because files are not pure ASCII text. Fixed Defect where end of line characters were not being recognized by the File Difference Viewer.
3.3.0	5/14/02	Fixed WinXP defect with Min/Max/Restore buttons not working.  This required the removal of the titlebar gradient fill. Enhanced File Difference viewer Removed Unix file difference option Added STAMIN32.DLL to the application which provides some some third-party Assembly Language routines used in various ways within the program to speed up code execution. Fixed Defect where modal windows were causing FolderMatch to not appear in Alt-Tab task list. Removed Exit confirmation when X button is selected from Control Menu. Added ability to Maximize the Sub Folder Differences window. Added ability to quickly add a file type to the Include/Exclude filter by right-clicking on a file of that type. Other assorted performance enhancements made.
3.2.3	01/18/02	Binary Contents comparison method in File Compare Window was failing when file sizes were different.  This defect has been fixed. (v3.2.2 patch) Enhanced the error handling code to return more info when a corrupt file is encountered in a subfolder. (v3.2.2 patch) FolderMatch is now less likely to appear as if it is "not responding" during Sync Made registration code verification procedure less sensitive to leading/trailing spaces Fixed an error in the error handling routine so that we don't get errors with number 0 New Winxscom DLL Fixed crash with Show Next Selected Item (Run-time error '91')