I apologize for the length of time between release lately. There have been a few pesky bugs that I’ve been working on that I want to make complete sure that they are fixed before releasing the next version.

There are so many cool features in the program already that I’m having trouble finding new things to add without turning VENM into bloat ware. If you have ideas, please let me know. I love adding things that make life easier on overworked Network Admins. Even the smallest addition or tweak could make a big difference.

Another contributor to the length of time between updates is the work on the Vista compatible push mechanism. The guys at UltraVNC have been working hard on a stable Vista compatible release of VNC and I’ve been working with them to work out the best way to deploy it remotely.

The changes that Microsoft has made to Vista have made it very difficult to remotely manage the operating system with third party tools like we did in XP. It doesn’t help that the guys at UltraVNC decided to pick now to make a change from using the Windows registry to store VNC configuration data to using INI files. Typically, I’d welcome the change but things are already tuff to adapt to with Vista. This adds even more of a barrier that we need to overcome.

For now, you can download the standard UltraVNC server 1.0.4 beta from their website and install it manually on a Vista computer. If you do this, you can remote control it using VENM with no problems. I’ve even created a silent install for our customers that you can download here.

So, anyways, I plan to release the bug fix release with a couple of new features on April 2nd. It would probably be available on the 1st but I don’t want people thinking it’s an April Fools joke because it has been so long.

Comments are welcome.

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Release Notes:

2007.12.12.122

• New: We put a line in the help/about box to tell you how many more days of free upgrades are left for your product key. Also, when you click the link inside of the console to download an update, it will warn you if your free upgrade period has expired.
  
• New: Included AutoIt scripting as an available language for remote scripting. If you are running any remote AutoIt scripts that you wish the end user to see, be sure to check the box that tells the script to interact with the desktop.
  
• Fix: There was a bug that prevented you from using the upgraded version in trial mode if your free upgrade period had expired. This version fixes that.

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This was supposed to be just a bug fix release but I decided to slip in a couple of features to make it worth the download. I know that the new features weren’t blockbuster features but there are more coming that should make up for it.

The main visible new addition is the support for TightVNC view-only password in the deployment wizard. This has been requested a number of times so I hope that it is something that makes VENM more valuable to you.

I know that a lot of people are eagerly awaiting Vista support in the VNC deployment wizard. We’ve been waiting on the guys at UltraVNC to finish the 1.0.4 release that will be fully Vista compatible but until then, there has been a lot of behind the scenes coding inside the VENM software in preparation.

One small hint of that development can be seen in a new file that is created in your My Documents\VNCScan\profiles\ folder called ultravnc.ini. The new version of UltraVNC server will use this file for it’s settings instead of the registry. Theoretically, you could download the setup from http://www.uvnc.com, install it, and copy the binary files into c:\fastpush\vnc7\ultra and deploy it to Vista. This has’t been fully tested, yet, but that’s the idea.

Thank you for taking an interest in VNCScan Enterprise Network Manager.

Sincerely,

Steve Bostedor

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