What's new in this version of Folder Guard

Version 7.92 (January 5, 2008)

An option to disable the protection of the password prompts against the password stealers has been added, to allow you to avoid possible conflicts with other password tools you may be using.
An option to unlock the password-protected folders for all users has been added.
A problem has been corrected that prevented the filters with areas longer than 256 characters to take effect.
A problem has been corrected that caused the "blue screen" errors in some situations.
Several minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Version 7.91 (February 26, 2007)

Many commands (such as the unlocking passwords, the hot key, and others) no longer work correctly in the stealth mode. The only way to disable the protection in the stealth mode is to use the Emergency Recovery utility.
The Emergency Recovery procedure has been improved: now if it detects that the protection is in effect when you run it, it only attempts to disable the protection first, without resetting the password. Only if you click on the Forgot your password link it would attempt to erase the password.
A minor problem has been corrected that prevented the permissions from being applied after the computer was restarted.
Several minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Version 7.9 (January 25, 2007)

Compatibility with Windows Vista has been implemented.
Several minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Version 7.82 (July 31, 2006)

Several minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Version 7.8a (April 20, 2006)

A problem has been corrected that caused a computer lock-up in some situations.

Version 7.8 (April 7, 2006)

A new silent install command has been implemented.
The protection driver has been optimized to improve its speed and stability.
The domain user acocunts can now have the user-specific restrictions.
A problem has been corrected that caused the permissions not to be applied correctly in some situations.
Several other minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Version 7.7 (March 17, 2006)

A new x64 Edition of Folder Guard has been created. Also, the support for Windows x64 has been added to the Professional edition, and support for Windows 98, Me has been removed from it.
A new option to display a message asking to lock the unlocked folder back when closing the folder's window has been added.
The password prompts are now protected from the key-logging utilities.
The automatic check for updates has been implemented.
The "one-time passwords" are no longer supported.
Several other minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Version 7.6 (June 20, 2005)

A minor problem has been corrected that caused the unlocked folders not to lock back automatically when the user logs off.
A minor problem has been corrected that caused the message "Could not unlock the item" to be shown when unlocking a file via a password-protected shortcut.
A prompt to disable all Folder Guard Advisor messages is now shown when you run Folder Guard for the first time.

Version 7.5a (May 23, 2005)

A minor compatibility problem between Folder Guard and PerfectDisk has been corrected.

Version 7.5 (May 10, 2005)

A new option has been implemented: Auto-lock folders when closing the browsing window or program, that makes Folder Guard to lock the unlocked folder automatically for you when you close the window that you used to unlock the folder.
A minor problem has been corrected that caused an error in Folder Guard at Windows startup on some systems.

Version 7.4 (April 3, 2005)

A minor problem has been corrected that caused the Import Working Set command not to work properly in some situations.
It's no longer necessary to restart the computer before proceeding with the uninstall operation: the files that are in use by Windows will be deleted automatically after you restart Windows next time.

Version 7.3a (March 14, 2005)

A minor problem has been corrected that caused the "hidden" attribute to be applied incorrectly in some situations.

Version 7.3 (March 5, 2005)

A problem has been corrected that caused a buffer ovberrun error message to be displayed by some third-party products when the Protect the driver from Task Manager option of Folder Guard was enabled.
A problem has been fixed that caused the Expand/Compact command not to compact folders that had no no-default restriction attributes.
Several other minor problems corrected and improvements made.

Version 7.2a (November 22, 2004)

A problem has been corrected that prevented the use of the User's Guide from within the program.

Version 7.2 (October 25, 2004)

A problem has been corrected that caused the "Cannot load driver" message and other errors to occur when the screensaver was starting and the a Re-enable protection after screensaver is active option was enabled on Windows XP systems.
It is no longer necessary to manually refresh the folders to update their views when the protection is enabled automatically due to the Re-enable protection after screensaver is active option.

Version 7.1 (September 1, 2004)

A new protection option added: Don't ask for password when locking folders or enabling protection.
A problem corrected: if installed on a Windows XP/2000/2003 computer on which the creation of the old-style 8.3 file names had been disabled by the user, Folder Guard did not operate properly. The installation utility of Folder Guard now detects this condition.
A problem with the Export Working Set command has been corrected that in some cases did not configure the target computer to automatically enable its protection after restart.
A problem has been corrected that might have caused the "blue screen" error on some systems.

Version 7.0 (August 1, 2004)

The XP and Classic editions of Folder Guard have been created; the Standard edition has been eliminated.
The User's Guide has been rewritten from scratch and is in the HtmlHelp format now.
The hot key and taskbar icon have been implemented.
The stealth mode of operation is now possible.
Back by popular demand: the permissions command can now be used with Windows XP/2000/2003 versions, too.
The Emergency Recovery Utility has been added.
An option not to display the password prompt for the locked folders has been added.
Many existing commands have been simplified: the Quick Start Wizard is now more straightforward; the Edit and Attributes menus have been merged into one Protect menu; the administrator's password has been merged with the Master Password; several rarely used commands (Build, Cut, Copy, Paste, etc.) have been eliminated; etc.
The registration reminder screen is now not displayed during the 30 days of the evaluation period.
The Filter Properties dialog box has been redesigned and the maximum size of the filter fields has been increased from 256 characters to 60,000.
Several other minor improvements made and problems corrected.

Version 6.0 (December 30, 2003)

Updated and improved user interface, with the high-color icons, support for Windows XP controls, and more.
Updated and improved Setup utility, that now automatically creates a system Restore point when you install Folder Guard on Windows XP.
Quick Start Wizard has been added, to guide you through the steps necessary to protect the folders, set up the passwords, and configure Folder Guard to protect your computer.
You can now skip the protection settings checkup procedure at exit of Folder Guard.
A new password encoding SHA1-based algorithm is now used. The old passwords are still recognized by the new version, but if you set up a new password, even using the same word or phrase, the new algorithm is used to encode it.
If an attempt is made to open a folder protected with the Unlocking Password, the password prompt is now displayed on the screen, instead of showing the Access Denied or a similar message.
The stability of the driver has been improved: several problems have been corrected which caused the "blue screen" errors to occur in some situations.
A much smaller, less obtrusive registration reminder is now displayed during the evaluation period.
Several other minor improvements made and problems corrected.

Version 5.5 (January 1, 2003)

Automatic re-enabling of the protection after a period of user inactivity has been implemented.
A compatibility problem with McAfee Antivirus software has been solved.
Several other minor problems corrected.

For the list of changes made in the versions prior to 5.5, please contact our customer support.