Core Configuration for Windows 2008 - Smart-X (Core Configurator) Release notes

Welcome to Core Configurator release notes.

Displayed in the table below are details about the different versions

of the software.

Click in 'Download msi file' to download the software's evaluation version.

(Pick the version you seek and click on the apropreate button).

Version Release date Main changes Download MSI

1.5.0.1 April 23, 2009
Features:

System Information – Presents a window with the "systeminfo" command output.

Regedt32 – Presents a Registry view for 32 bit applications on x64 machines.

Show Command Option – If the option is checked, before each shell execution, the command is presented to the user.

Bugs Fixed:
In some specific scenarios on x64 Machines, the "Features" tool failed to show the list of Roles.

1.4.0.1 April 06, 2009
Features:

1) Added support to the following Operating
    Systems:

Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Family
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

2) Changes in the License mechanism.

1.3.0.1

Fabruary 1, 2009

  Bugs Fixed:
In the services tool, the service start name (logon
account) was occasionally incomplete or missing.

Cosmetics:

1. When user presses the logoff or restart button,
    instead of always prompt the user with "are you
    sure..", the user may check the option to never
    present this message again.
2.
    a. Before downloading or installing updates at the
        advanced screen on Automatic Updates, There is a
        warning message that the operation may take
        some time, and must not be interrupted.
    b. Also the user may check the option to never
       present this message again.
3. While performing a long operation on Automatic
    Updates such as downloading, installing or searching
    for updates, the buttons on the screen are disabled
    and the mouse cursor changes to Hourglass to give a
    better feedback of the application state.
4. Logoff Icon on the main screen was changed.
5. A misspell on the Backup perf tool ,when trying to
   enter the screen with only one disk volume , was fixed.
6. Auto start Option on the main screen was moved from
    under Help menu, into a new Menu Options.
7. Version number was added to the about screen.
8. On Licensing mechanism – When adding a license file
    through the About screen, the license is backed up as
    before, but the backed up file name is the product
    name, regardless of the name of the file the user
    selected.

1.2.0.2

January 26, 2009

Features:

1.       Installation:
    a.   The executable file was shorten to
          CoreCFG.
    b.   The installation now adds the path to
          coreconfig to the %PATH% environment
          variable and to the App Path registry key.
    c.   The application is also added to the 'RUN'
          registry key so the program is launched at
          logon (This can be easily canceled
          through the application's menu)

2.       Functionality
    a.   Regional and Language options were
          added.

3.       Link to Registry editor.

4.       Link to Task Manager.

5.       Services panel (looks just like services.msc)

6.       Network Connections.

7.       A view of network connections and their
    status (Connected / Disconnected /
    Enabled /Disabled).

8.       The ability to Enable / Disable NICs.

9.       The ability to rename NICs.

10.      Information regarding NICs:

          a. MAC address.

          b. Manufacturer.

          c. Description.
    d. Address Type.

          e. Current IP settings (Important especially
         when configured for DHCP).

11.  A new feature to the Automatic Updates.
You can now see which updates are installed, which updates are pending and select the updates you want to download / install.

     Bugs Fixed:
   a.   You can now add domain members to
         local groups
   b.   The 'Users and groups' panel cannot be
         launched when the server is DC.
   c.   When changing display settings, the
         panel prompts you to log off instead of
         reboot.

1.1.0.5
December 14, 2008