Update Notes

Version 2.1

Beta 3

•Scanning for Product Keys.

•Added options to configure the Windows Service Manager TCP Connection.

•Added a built-in collection for Internet Explorer 10.

•Fixed an issue importing collections with relative date filters.

•Improved exporting to Excel to use proper column widths.

•Fixed an issue duplicating reports.

Beta 2

•Improved performance of background collection membership updating.

•Fixed a problem where certain collections could fail with "Circular Reference".

•Fixed an issue where Active Directory collections weren't always being deleted.

Beta 1

•New Report Engine use by Collections and Reports allows more flexible filters and shares the same interface.

•Added Custom Items to allow for additional data to be manually tied with a computer.

•Improved speed of connecting to target computers in some environments.

•Added Processor Cores to computer scanner.

•Added BIOS Asset Tag to computer scanner.

•Added option to AD Sync to not sync disabled computers.

•Improved display of process memory to make more readable.

•Fixed an issue where the upgrade could reset the background service credentials to Local System.

•Added Printer Driver column to reports and collections.

•Added Remote Repair tool to Help menu to quickly open for selected computer.

•Fixed importing of collections using the collection filter referencing another collection.

•Set scan user to Active Directory user when importing computers from Active Directory.

•Fixed an issue with AD Sync where renames in Active Directory could cause sync errors.

•Default WMI Timeout increased to 90 seconds from 45.

•AD Sync no longer imports Windows 2000 computers.

•Fixed an issue reading the proper name for certain Intel processors.

•Fixed an issue with extra spaces in some processor names.

Version 2.0

Release 5

•Fixed an issue which could cause a refresh of the main window to hang.

•Fixed an issue connect to Active Directory over VPN.

•Fixed an issue with false positive on Needs Reboot when certain Logitech camera software is installed.

Release 4

•Added ability for scans to be started by PDQ Deploy after deployment (requires version 2.2 or later of PDQ Deploy).

•Fixed an occasional error message while updating menus in background.

•Fixed an issue where Needs Reboot would incorrectly show true.

•Added /norestart to MSI uninstall commands.

•Fixed a possible problem scanning files in paths with certain whitespace characters.

•Fixed an issue with entering a local user name in the initial credentials window.

•Fixed possible database error after upgrading from 1.1.5.

•Fixed possible issue where the default scan profile would switch back to Standard.

Release 3

•Fixed an issue with scanning incorrect computers when IP address changed.

•Fixed an error in printing the computer panel in the computer window.

•Fixed possible permissions error when running remote commands.

•Fixed occasional non-fatal null reference error logged to event log.

•Fixed an issue filtering the Hot Fixes panel in the Computer Window.

Release 2

•Fixed a performance problem with heartbeats in certain environments.

•Fixed an error that can happen when deleting collections under certain circumstances.

•Fixed an issue preventing resetting a computer's scan user to the default credentials.

Release 1

•Moved to .NET 4 for the PDQ Inventory service and user interface (.NET 3.5 SP 1 is still used for scanned computers)

•Direct access to database SQLite console.

•Optimize database for top performance.

•Main window loads collection computers in background for more responsive interface.

•Fixed bug where multiple credentials with the same name but different descriptions weren't being used properly.

•Fixed an issue with opening database files with certain languages.

•Fixed error message when .NET installer file isn't visible to background service user.

•Changed computer icon in collection page to show online/offline status.

•Active Directory browsing uses the same set of credentials as the rest of the application.

•Added option to Credentials to test the password while editing.

•Added option to not create Active Directory collections.

•Add "- Copy" to Collection and Reports names when importing or pasting duplicates.

•Added Needs Reboot flag to Computer Scanner.

•Fixed an issue when copy/paste would fail with remote control software running.

•Increased ping timeout to 2 seconds to deal with slower WANs.

•Fixed an issue viewing processes on computers where the scan user is different than the console user.

•Fixed issue where heartbeat and scan would fail on invalid DNS result.

Version 1.1

Release 6

•Fixed a possible crash when opening a computer from a report.

•Fixed an issue where disk and memory sizes may show incorrectly.

•Fixed an issue where the IP Address of a computer was being cleared at the end of a scan.

Release 5

•Support for scanning Windows 8 computers.

•Fixed possible error when in resizing grid columns.

•Improved error reporting of service scanner failure.

•Improved error reporting of application scanner failure.

•Extended .NET version scanner to check for version 4.5.

•Fixed an issue where collections where left in the database when their parents were deleted.

Release 4

•Computers will now use their short (NetBIOS) name when their long host name doesn't resolve.

•Added Accessed Time to the File scanner.

•Fixed a possible null reference when selecting a PDQ Deploy installer.

•Improved IE version scanner with additional version information.

•Improved performance of starting PDQ Deploy in certain situations.

•Fixed possible crash when scanning from Main Window.

•Added aborting of Remote Commands.

•Added Success Codes to Remote Commands.

•Fixed an issue where some Uninstall commands weren't surrounded by quotes.

•Allow scanning of computers from the Report Window.

•Fixed issue with margins when printing.

•Fixed an issue with editing recently duplicated collections.

•Fixed an issue switching between fixed and relative dates in collection and report filters.

•Fixed issue showing file modified time in wrong time zone.

•Fixed an issue where the Service Scanner would fail in certain circumstances.

•Fixed an issue where scans would show duplicates when the console was manually refreshed.

•Added Host Name to collection filters and reports.

•Changed memory display fields to use use decimals (1.3 GB instead of 1 GB).

•Changed computer scanner to use installed memory instead of total memory (which Windows usually reports slightly lower).

•Renamed report and collection columns for Files to 'Date Created', 'Date Modified', and 'Date Accessed'.

•Computers created by AD Sync have their scan user set to the user that was used to connect to AD.

•Fixed an issue with PDQ Deploy integration on XP with large numbers of computers, requires PDQ Deploy 2.0 (release 2).

•Removed unnecessary event log warnings while scanning Active Directory data.

•Added workaround for copying files to certain virtual machines.

Release 3

•Added Uninstall to the Application Scanner and Applications Panel.

•Fixed issue using Wake-on-LAN with some IP Addresses.

•Fixed WMI Not Found error on some Windows Features scans.

•Fixed issue with deleted custom tools not being removed from menu.

•Fixed disabled Export menu on Report Window.

•Fixed possible duplicate key issue in the printer scanner.

•Added support for a PDQ Inventory Rollup server.

•Fixed issue with collection count displaying in the bottom of the Main Window.

•Added integration with PDQ Deploy 2.

•Trimmed hidden white space from computer Model and Manufacturer.

Known Issues

•Processes can show blank user names in some situations.
Closing the processes panel and re-opening it after a couple minutes will usually correct it.

Release 2

•Added version comparisons to collection text filters and basic report filters.

•Added Operating System Serial Number value.

•Updating to new version creates backup of database in database directory.

•Fixed an issue where scans were showing up multiple times in the scan or computer window.

•Added Value Type to the Basic Report columns and Collection filters for Registry data.

•Fixed issue with Active Directory renames not being properly synchronized.

•Changed the default scan log auto cleanup to 14 days.

•Fixed occasional "CreateProcess error 32" when anti-virus software would lock the scanner program.

•Fixed bug preventing credentials in name@domain format.

•Added Install Date to application collection filters and report columns.

•File scanner row limit configurable.

•Registry scanner row limit configurable.

•Added registry entry to disable hardware rendering.

•Fixed issue comparing empty date/time values in report filters.

•Added a filter header to the top of the report window.

•Fixed an duplicate key error in scanning certain computer Windows Features.

•Fixed an issue with the Design Report menu being disabled.

Release 1

•Fixed problem with storing the report column settings (width, sorting, etc.) between runs.

•Added ability to open shares on a computer.

•Printing header/footer can be aligned (left, right, center).

•Added created and modified dates to the file scanner.

•Fixed an issue printing reports.

•IP Address now is updated during a Heartbeat and not just a Scan.

•Fixed a problem duplicating an SQL report.

•Added scanner for .NET versions.

•Creating a new report now sets the scope to the selected collection.

•Fixed issue closing the console while viewing processes in the computer window.

•Added share permissions to collection filters.

•Scanning of Windows Features.

•Added BIOS Version and Manufacturer values to the Computer Info scan.

•Descriptions added to credentials to distinguish between multiple local accounts with the same name.

•Allow selection of scan user when computers are added manually.

•Optionally perform Wake-on-LAN to offline computers before scanning.

•New customization of items to break the collections into sections.

•Allow simultaneous scans from more than one PDQ Inventory console to the same computer.

•Added ability to clear the command history in the Remote Command Window.

•Ability to open computers directly from the report viewer.

•Fixed problem scanning some Hot Fixes on XP computers.

•Implemented workaround for problems when scanning some services that would stop with their status was read.

•Fixed issue with the updating of Attempted Scan Date on a computer.

•Fixed issue when changing the collection used for a basic report.

•Fixed an issue where the selected Active Directory domain wasn't being persisted between sessions.

•Automatically created collections for Active Directory containers.

•New and improved data grids for presenting data.

•Extended options for deleting computers with AD Sync.

•Fixed cutting of computers from static collections.

•Show proper value for binary values in registry scanner.

•Added configurable timeout for installing .NET.

•Allow computer tools to be used from reports.

•Fixed an issue causing the vertical scroll bar to be hidden on the main window when resized.

•Allow scanners and scan profiles to be copied and pasted.

•Fixed possible crash opening remote admin repair.

•Added User Name and User Domain to collection list, collection filters, and reports.

•Fixed an issue that may cause scans to fail with SQLite error 14.

•Allow collections matching empty date values (equals and does not equal).

•Added Successful Scan Date to the computer object with the date/time of the last successful scan.

•Added Time Zone to computer scan data.

•Fixed error when scanning printers on a core server.

Version 1.0

Release 2

•SQL Reports.

•Fixed a problem pasting collections to the root of the main window tree.

•Added a description to collections which shows on the main window.

•Improved interaction with background service.

•Update service credentials when the user's password is changed.

•Fixed bug preventing dynamic collections from referencing static collections.

•Fixed an issue where computers synchronized from AD would appear twice in some windows.

•Fixed a bug preventing use of empty text collection filters.

•Renamed Scan Date computer attribute to Attempted Scan Date.

•Added collection filters for Local User, Local Group, Local Group Member, and Share.

•Fixed a problem preventing .NET installations in certain circumstances.

•Fixed a problem that could cause some preference panels to not display correctly.

•Fixed possible crash while navigating Active Directory computers.

•Fixed a couple of problems selecting and opening computers from the collection page.

•Improved performance of Active Directory browsing.

•Fixed problem right-clicking on a grid's scroll bar.

•Fixed issue printing some non-built-in reports.

•Improved start up speed of service.

•Allow the Active Directory browsing window to be refreshed without restarting console.

•Fixed problem where filter on the collection page wasn't re-applied when the collection was changed.

•Fixed problem double-clicking on the scroll bars of a list box.

•Fixed a problem where wake could fail if invalid data was scanned.

•Fixed some problem where using local user credentials would authenticate to an Active Directory domain.

•Fixed invalid class error on scan of some Windows 2003 computers.

•Improved the boot time scan on older versions of Windows.

•Allow for auto update checking to look for new beta versions.

Release 1

This is the first version, everything is new.