Latest Changes
- Fix.Core: Fixed a possible failure to always exclude foreground processes from ProBalance restraint
- Fix.Core: Safety catch for rare condition where multiple instances of the governor, all managing the same set of processes, take restraint action on the same process at approximately the same time. Note that under the default configuration this scenario w
- Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log subsystem would fail under some circumstances, causing no log entries to be written
- Addition.GUI: Added multi-process context menu function: default priority
- Addition.GUI: Added multi-process context menu function: default affinity
- Addition.GUI: Added multi-process context menu function: excluded from ProBalance
- Addition.GUI: Added ProBalance option to not change priority class, only adjust CPU affinity.
- Addition.Core: Added support for ProBalance option to not change priority class during restraint.
- Change.GUI: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation and images, by Vitor Machado.

· Fix.GUI: Fixed issue when governor installed as a service, launching the GUI can sometimes result in redundant instance(s) of the governor launched as a normal process.
· Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where Process Lasso would exit after load during system startup when user had enabled 'Exit GUI on window close'.
· Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of process creation time in listview.
· Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of log entry times in actions listview.
· Fix.InstallHelper: Warning message about Pro only features now shown in localized language.
· Fix.Installer: Don't create shortcut for Vista Multimedia Scheduler Config tool when not present in free build.
· Fix.Installer: Fixed is_writable utility briefly opening console window.
· Addition.Localization: Japanese translation added.
· Addition.Core: Added new shell icon by Vitor Machado.
· Addition.GUI: Added CTRL-A keyboard short-cut to select all processes.
· Addition.GUI: Added message about Real Time priority class and how Windows may change it to High, unless the security policy is adjusted.
· Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning and confirmation when user is terminating, restarting, or closing multiple processes that include one or more system processes.
· Change.GUI: Made system tray icon type menu items more intuitive.
· Change.GUI: Single click on system tray icon opens main window, instead of double click. This was for better standards adherence in Windows 7 beta.
· Change.Core: Tweaked compiler settings.
· Change.InstallHelper: Enabled Process Lasso rights selection in XP, as it pertains there too for limited users who want to see 'all processes' (not recommended).
· Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation, by Vitor Machado.
· Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation by Dmitry Yerokhin.
· Change.Localization: Localization text files are now all saved as UTF-16-LE (Unicode).
· Change.Localization: Improved internal utilities and build environment. Resource changes are now automatically propagated to all languages. Untranslated new and changed strings remain in English until a translator updates the applicable language pack.
· Removal.Installer: Removed 'uninstall' shortcut from start menu folder. User should uninstall from Add/Remove Programs, to ensure administrative run mode.
· Change.Installer: Don't try to UAC self-elevate during uninstall, instead force user to run (or re-run) uninstaller with admin rights.
· [.1]Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation.
· [.1]Fix.Localization: Improperly converted (by NSIS) Japanese characters in installer section names removed pending proper fix.
· [.2]Fix.Localization: Improperly converted (by NSIS) Portugeuse/Brazilian section names fixed (Japanese fix pending).
· [.2]Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker component not localized.

· Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
· Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to 'highest' when running the core engine as a service, and disable lower rights selection.
· Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
· Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakSchedule for localization.
· Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
· Addition.Package: Included advanced tools TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC in freeware build.
· Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.

· Fix.Installer: Fixed second, redundant query for language selection in Vista+ /w UAC.
· Fix.Localization: Changed much internal string handling to wide-character (unicode).
· Fix.Localization: Fixed installer component names in Japanese translation.
· Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker not translated in Japanese.
· Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
· Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to highest when running the core engine as a service, and disable normal rights selection.
· Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
· Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakScheduler for localization.
· Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
· Addition.Localization: Added Serbian language by Оzzii, српски.
· Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.

* Change.GUI: Licensing system changes (unfinished).
* Fix.GUI: Reduction in virtual memory use under certain conditions.

· Fix.GUI: Fixed a very small memory leak under specific circumstances.
· Fix.Localization: Fixed InstallHelper untranslated string in Japanese.
· Fix.Localization: Several fixes and updates inherited from v3.48 post-release updates.
· Fix.Licensing: Fixed days installed counter.
· Change.Licensing: Use type (commercial or home) is no longer asked.
· Change.Licensing: Commercial installations no longer have a forced expiration.
· Change.GUI: Some minor data structure size optimizations.

* Change.GUI: Some internal optimizations and changes.
* Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.

* Fix.GUI: Fixed occasional failure to retrieve process icons for processes launched while GUI window is open.
* Addition.GUI: Added option to hide the graph.
* Addition.GUI: Main window now accepts drag and drop of a new INI configuration file.
* Change.GUI: Slightly improved performance of window painting.
* Change.GUI: Many internal optimizations and tweaks.
* Change.GUI: Renamed process context submenu 'Misc. advanced' to 'Other actions'.
* Change.GUI: Added 'Search for process name online' option to process context menu, in the 'Other actions' submenu.
* Change.GUI: Removed graph overlay message, 'commercial users: You must purchase a license within 7 days'.
* Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.44.

Changelog for v3.52 / 2009-03-08
* Fix.Core: Fixed licensing error in free build - the core engine would have mysteriously quit working after 7 days in v3.50.
* Fix.GUI: Fixed occasional failure to retrieve process icons for processes launched while GUI window is open.
* Addition.GUI: Added option to hide process icons in the listview, reducing RAM use by the GUI considerably when hidden.
* Addition.GUI: Added option to hide the graph.
* Addition.GUI: Main window now accepts drag and drop of a new INI configuration file.
* Change.GUI: Slightly improved performance of window painting.
* Change.GUI: Many internal optimizations and tweaks.
* Change.GUI: Renamed process context submenu 'Misc. advanced' to 'Other actions'.
* Change.GUI: Added 'Search for process name online' option to process context menu, in the 'Other actions' submenu.
* Change.GUI: Removed graph overlay message, 'commercial users: You must purchase a license within 7 days'.
* Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.44.
* Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.

· Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.

* Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'. [enterprise feature]
* Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes. [enterprise feature]

* Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
* Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.

Fix.GUI: Fix problems with 'reset to defaults' in ProBalance config dialog.
Change.Core: Added special ProBalance handling for certain common process(es) in certain conditions.
Change.Core: Changed default ProBalance parameters to decrease sensitivity some.

· Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations.
· Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting.
· Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting.
· Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling.
· Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes.
· Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive.
· Addition.GUI: Added thread count column.
· Addition.GUI: Added handle count column.
· Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column.
· Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab.
· Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI.
· Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current.
· Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency.
· Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters.
· Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times.
· Change.Core: Other tweaks and optimizations.
· Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint.
· Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations.
· Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized).
· Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently.
· Change.Licensing: Reduce nag annoyance.
· Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng (fix for laziness in original code).
· Fix.TestLasso: Fix continuous mode, as it wasn't actually consuming all available CPU cycles in some cases.

· The changes are a change to the default width of the CPU % column, a back port of fixes to TestLasso, language updates and fixes, and some tweaks to reduce nag annoyance.
· As for the revision history being rendered wrong.. I dunno about that. I will check the HTML to see if it has any gross errors.

This version adds several new features, extended process information, and more. One of the new features is the much requested CPU throttling, where a hard limit is imposed on the amount of CPU time a process can consume. Other new features include exclusions from foreground boosting, automated game mode toggle by indicating game processes, and the ability to suspend/resume processes. See the complete list below. This has been bumped up a few version numbers to represent the magnitude of its revisions.
Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations.
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting.
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling.
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes.
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive.
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column.
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column.
Addition.GUI: Added application name column.
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column.
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab.
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI.
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog.
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes.
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard.
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current.
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section.
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode.
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not).
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments.
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized).
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently.
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes.
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency.
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters.
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times.
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint.
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm.
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag annoyance.
Change.Licensing: Nag shown at 30 days instead of 14.
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng (now backported to last final release).
Fix.TestLasso: Fix continuous mode, as it wasn't actually consuming all available CPU cycles in some cases (now backported to last final release).

[.11]Fix.GUI: Fixed possible rare log display corruption (backported from new beta)
[.11]Fix.GUI: Fixed menu option 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - it was not unchecking (backported from new beta)
[.l1]Removal.GUI: Removed option to set 'unlimited' log lines due to possible problems when the log gets too large. A proper fix is in the new beta series
[.11]Removal.GUI: Removed menu item group 'Options / General Process Lasso Settings / Process Lasso GUI start type'. This feature wasn't working correctly, and the proper way to change the start-up type for the GUI is to re-run the installer (backported from new beta)
[.11]Change.GUI: the memory load line to smaller dashes that look better (backported from new beta)
[.11]Fix.Installer: for missing application icon in 'Add/remove programs' (XP) or 'Programs and features' (Vista) (backported from new beta)
[.11]Addition.Core: Process path is now recorded in the log for new process log events (when 'log all executed processes' is set) (backported from new beta)

· Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
· Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
· Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
· Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
· Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
· Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
· Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
· Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
· Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
· Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
· Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
· Addition.GUI: Added application name column
· Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
· Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
· Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
· Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
· Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
· Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
· Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
· Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
· Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
· Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
· Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
· Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
· Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
· Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
· Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
· Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
· Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
· Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
· Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
· Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
· Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
· Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
· Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
· Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
· Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
· Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
· Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
· Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
· Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
· Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
· Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
· Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
· Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
· Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
· Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
· Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
· Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
· Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
· Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
· Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
· Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
· Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
· Change.GUI: Edited new large application icon, removing the words since they didn't highlight well
· Change.GUI: Edits to governor not running icon
· Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to mitigate potential problems
· Change.Core: Changed default so that all new processes are logged
· Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
· Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
· Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
· Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
· Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
· Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
· Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
· Change.LocalizationPack: Improved clarity of translator instructions
· Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
· Removal.GUI: Removed menu items to set the GUI startup type. These are now found in the InstallHelper.exe program, which is run during installation.
· Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
· Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'.
· Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh)
· Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
· Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
· Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances
· Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
· Fix.Installer: Fixed missing PL application icon in Windows 'Programs and features' (Vista) or 'Add/remove programs' (XP)
· Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting)
· Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
· Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed initial position of lower slider/resize bar on low resolution screens
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed position limits of lower slider/resize bar, especially in Windows 2000

[.4]Fix.GUI: Fix issue where out-dated language warning 'do not show again' was not working
[.4]Change.GUI: Allow graph to be made resized smaller
[.4]Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation

[.5]Change.Localization: Updated and restored Russian translation

[.5]Addition.GUI: Added single process context menu options to set default and current CPU affinity via dialog (instead of checked menu items)
[.5]Fix.Installer: Fixed working directory of start menu shortcuts (fixes start/stop core engine via start menu)

[.6]Fix.Installer: Fix issue where x64 build availability message (shown when x32 build installed on x64) is shown twice in Vista+ UAC systems
[.6]Change.GUI: Tweaks to single-select process context menu ordering
[.6]Change.GUI: Reworded menu item 'Configure disagnated game processes ...' to 'Configure game processes ...'

This new beta series will, over the course of the series, make several new additions and changes.
- Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
- Fix.GUI: Fixed missing MessageBox icons in x64 build

[.7]Fix.GUI: Fix for possible rare theoretical crash of the PL GUI during startup (system tray icon would disappear)

http://www.bitsum.com/changelog/pl/changes.htm#revisions

http://www.bitsum.com/changelog/pl/changes.htm#revisions

[.8]Fix.Core: Fix a theoretical rare hang or crash of the GUI and/or core engine when working with user-designated gaming mode processes. It is unknown if this ever actually occurred, but a fix was appropriate [backported from v3.61.5 beta]

http://www.bitsum.com/changelog/pl/changes.htm#revisions

[.4]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
[.4]Fix.GUI: Some adjustments to new external process command line support that first appeared in v3.62

This beta series makes some improvements to the internal NT native process management engine. Some feature additions may also occur as the beta series continues, but regression testing of these internal changes is the primary goal of the beta series. It will therefore likely be a short beta series.

- Change.Core: Improvements to CPU Throttling (re: not ProBalance out-of-control process priority adjustment). These improvements should fix issues some had with throttling certain processes
- Change.Core: Other internal changes
- Fix.GUI: A couple misc fixes
- Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation