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Changes in GetRight® 6.3e:

A pretty complete list of all the big and small changes and fixes in the 6.x versions of GetRight.

Major Changes in GetRight 6.3 (vs 6.x and 5.2x version)

  • 6.3e: Many fixes and small improvements. (Details)
  • 6.3d: Many fixes and small improvements.
  • 6.3c: Added a "Brand New User Wizard" and made a few changes to help get setup easier for a new GetRight user.
  • More fixes, see below.
  • 6.3b: Fix a crash on startup for some people
  • 6.3b: New SSL files.
  • 6.3a: New installer tool.
  • 6.3a: Fixes for some Vista issues.
  • 6.3a: Maintenance and lots of little fixes (see below).
  • 6.3: New graphics. Greatly improved appearance for Vista and XP..
  • 6.3: New "Find Files" button links to convenient categories of software on our new FindFiles.com. (A button with the same menus as the one below.)
  • 6.3: Fix several Vista issues with detecting web browser clicks.
  • 6.3: Improved the Shutdown when Done so the options are all in one easy menu.
  • 6.3: Fixed issues with Vista/XP/2003 and DEP (Data Execution Protection.)
  • 6.3: Quite a few more fixes and improvements...full list is below.

  • 6.2: Added Games button so you can play a game in the download window. Something to do rather than watch the progress bar moving!
  • 6.2: A variety of bug fixes.
  • 6.1: Added so when your download has finished, GetRight will show a simple tip window to let you run the file, open the folder, etc.
  • 6.1: Added support for the BitTorrent DHT Network protocol.
  • 6.1: Added GetRight Channels. Allows us to recommend things we use ourselves to you.
  • Added support for BitTorrent downloads.
  • Added Podcast Downloader to automate downloading files in a RSS feed.
  • Added ability to pick a playlist (from iTunes or Windows Media Player) so when a download is completed, it's automatically added to the playlist. This is part of the Podcast Downloader too, so it can automatically put files from a podcast source into the playlist you choose.
  • Totally redone graphics and logos.
  • Added support for FTPS downloads (both explicit ftps:// and implicit on port 990).
  • Added support for Anti-Leech.com protected downloads.
  • Added support for MD5 and SHA1 checksums to verify files.
  • Added a Language configuration item, to make it easy to use translations.
  • Added File Compare to the download status history mode, so can compare the size/date for a file you downloaded to the current file on the server.
  • Added support for Metalink
  • Lots and lots of changes, fixes, and improvements.

Detailed Changes in GetRight 6.x

GetRight 6.3e:
  • Fixed click monitoring with Opera 9.5.
  • Fixed NTLM proxy/website authorizations.
  • Added some more checks for leftover windows (especially in Auto w/ lots of little files.)
  • Added to the right-click menu for the "tip" message to turn it off when Automatic Mode is on.
  • Added more tries to remove .GetRight from a file if it's locked.
  • Improved some disk space checks and messages.
  • Fixes for daylight savings time on the day of the time change.
  • Fixed recover-lost making things uppercase (if done by double-clicking a .GetRight file.)
  • Changed some default values and settings.
GetRight 6.3d:
  • Changed how segmenting/accelerating data is stored. This allows breaking up a file into many more pieces and storing more efficiently.
  • Changed how "Open" saves files back to the old way....but added the option on the Advanced--Saving about where to save files clicked as "Open" on the "Save/Open" window.
  • Added one-time-prompt about detecting URLs on the clipboard.
  • Added so Verify should save states better; if add something in the middle, shouldn't make it restart, etc. (Pressing F5 will reset all the verify states.)
  • Added "GetRight Import Types (*.grx;*.urls;*.lst)" as a quick convenience default for when importing.
  • Added so QuickSync does some "make unique filename" so INDEX.HTM?xyz would get saved better.
  • Added so Importing a list of URLs will do the "make unique filename" too.
  • Fixed saving comments entered on the Save As
  • Fixed so Verify won't override user-given filenames if the file type is the same. (So it will still fix xyz.php to abc.zip; but not zyx.zip to abc.zip)
  • Fixed restoring the "Save As" window location--didn't work right all the time.
  • Fixed problems/messages if cancel a drag-dropped torrent file.
  • Fixed to move to Recycle Bin for any files in a multi-file torrent download that is deleted.
  • Added so Quicksync will do podcasts now.
  • Fixed a resource leak when downloading as tray icons.
  • Fixed a couple of buttons that didn't do "screen reader" mode.
  • Separate "AdminPrivSetting" to set the things that need administrator in Vista,etc. Runs as a separate program so Vista will prompt to allow it.
  • A number of things on the Lightning/Gozilla compile side (including there now being a whole Gozilla build!)

GetRight 6.3c:

  • Added a "Brand New User" wizard. To help get some things setup right, test connections, introduce features, etc. (Combined some old separate windows with some new messages into one wizard).
  • Changed so "Open" on the Save/Open uses the default folder for the files rather than the Windows Temp folder.
    1) easier to find; 2) avoids a disk cleanup deleting a partial file; 3) avoids needing a message about disk cleanup deleting a partial file :)
  • Some BitTorrent fixes.
  • Fixed to always use "Classic" graphics for Windows95/98/ME/NT4. They don't do the newer Alpha channel things so looked funny.
  • Added a registry setting so you can change the place temp files are saved.
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Headlight\GetRight\Config TempFolder={FOLDER}
  • Fix so will adjust settings for some sites that return an error code when resuming.
  • Some changes to Pro's Web Access so GetRight can be aliased/redirected--so it works if something like:
    http://123.4.4.4/GetRight/
    redirects to the GetRight Pro port.
  • Added extra "close window" timer to try and avoid any getting left open when Automatic downloading.
  • Fixed so "Download Finished" tip window will disappear after moving.
  • Fixed some refresh things on the Server Synchronizer windows.
GetRight 6.3a:
  • Switching to use InnoSetup for the installer.
  • Fixed GetRight Browser so HTTPS browsing is done right.
  • Fixed some RapidShare downloading things.
  • Some Linux and newer file types that should have sent URLs to FindFiles/FileMirrors weren't (.rpm .7z)
  • Fixed : colon character in podcast filenames causing problems.
  • Some FileMirrors->FindFiles text changes.
  • Real DEP fix for Vista.
  • Added registry setting to hide the tray icon button.
  • Added "wife request", a prompt the first time to ask about skipping the Save As window.
  • Added caching for tray Icons to avoid leaks and be faster.
  • Fix so "add sequence of URLs" doesn't crash if Start equals Finish.
  • Fix crash when using ServerSync.
  • Added WhenAllDone.GRM script option; to be run when Automatic mode has finished everything.
  • Fixed crash if tried to run a file from the History that had been deleted.
  • Fix some text highlighting for FindFiles menus.
  • Fix URLs added by scripts not refreshing the Download Status
  • Added so R-click on header lets you choose Download Status columns

GetRight 6.3:

  • Alpha channels for many graphics...8 bits prettier!
  • Added "Find Files" button to link to categories of software on FileMirrors
  • Fixed issues with Vista/XP/2003 and DEP (Data Execution Protections.)
  • Improvements that will help the IE integration with Vista.
  • Added a message if privileges (from a Vista limited account) are preventing GetRight from deleting the Startup shortcut.
  • Added a button on the Save As "Options" button window--to change the default folders--just is a shortcut to the right config page. (Had a couple people email they couldn't find where to change it...hopefully that's the sort of place they were looking.)
  • Fixed how the port got cropped to por on the FTP Proxy tab.
  • Fixed the .getright file type icon (fix is in the installers, so can't see in these test builds.)
  • Fixed some images on the download window buttons when using the "classic" XP look or older versions of Windows.
  • Fixed several BitTorrent things.
  • Fixed download status menu/toolbar items not being grayed out correctly when opening.
  • Fixed uninstalling old Opera plugins.
  • Increased daily download registered user limit to 500
  • Improved some podcast processing speeds and problems, especially for very large ones.
  • Fixed HTTP proxy for FTP downloads.
  • Fixed restoring window locations, X and Width was mixed up in one spot.
  • Added so internal DNS cache is cleared every hour (to help with dynamic sites.)
  • Fixed podcast downloader to handle some podcasts better (if new items are added at the bottom vs added at the top.)
  • Changed the "shutdown when done" so the options (shutdown/hibernate/etc) are in the menus and toolbar button instead of on the Advanced tab.
  • Adjusted the Schedule Start and Stop options to match the new Shutdown (so choices there too.)
  • Fixed alignment on Import window.
  • Added so Pro's Web Access can accept a list of URLs to add multiple downloads at once.
  • Fixed some "classic" graphic items (didn't have them for Podcasts or Scripts).
  • Fixed some XML processing for large XML files (Podcasts, Metalink, etc.)

GetRight 6.2a:

  • Fixes and visual improvements for Vista; better looking toolbar and graph colors.
  • Fix how small files could show the byte size in the percent spot.
  • Fix filefront downloads that all were named X6
  • Added %TITLE% and %ITEMTITLE% as variable options for Podcast downloader default folders.
  • Fixes for the Games button (hide better when a small window, fix missing icon in XP Classic look, etc.)

GetRight 6.2:

  • Added Games button so you can play a game in the download window as your file is working.
  • Added so semi-transparent window fade to solid when you mouse-over them.
  • Added Window menu to the "Options" button on the download window...to change semi-transparent, hide the window, etc.
  • Improved some speed and stability when doing many small files.
  • Improved some BitTorrent things.
  • Fixed for some websites that use "type these letters" sorts of protections.
  • Fixed a rare crash when finishing a accelerated FTP download.
  • Fixed running a virus scanner twice.

GetRight 6.1:

  • When your download has finished, GetRight will show a simple tip window. Clicking the text or image will let you easily run the file. You can click the little buttons or right click the window for more options--such as to open the folder where the file was downloaded.
  • Many BitTorrent improvements.
  • Added support for the BitTorrent DHT Network protocol.
  • Added GetRight Channels. Allows us to recommend
  • things we use ourselves to you.
  • A few fixes for Windows Vista.
  • A variety of other fixes and improvements.

GetRight 6.0c:

  • Changed some things to fix the 469 error that a few people get.
  • Fix starting from Firefox/Opera if GetRight wasn't running.
  • Change some default directory things, for new installs and if still the C:\Downloads default.
    So Picture types will default to MyPictures, music to MyMusic, etc.
  • Changed the graph's look, can right click to select from several colors.
  • Added some checks to make sure the save-to folder wasn't too long for Windows.
  • Added so GetRight Browser gets a default folder if opened for a Server Synchronizer or Podcast item.
  • Fix downloading an updated translation file.
  • Had mixed up height & width one place for remembering the window sizes.
  • Added so %MON% sorts of variables will work for any of the Save To config items.
    So could use one default folder of C:\Downloads\%MONTH%-%YYYY%\ to get ...\August-2006\
  • Fixed so SaveAs will cleanup temp files better, and not connect as much for looking for redirects.
  • Added a message if CyberPatrol seems to be causing problems (blocking all access!)
  • Disabled the gzip encoding...seems to cause some files to be corrupted
  • Fixed a few more Torrent things. Another cause of slowly losing peers.
  • Fix so drag-drop files to GR Browser to upload will start them if you click Now.
  • Added so ServerSync items in the Download Status tree have a GetRight Browser menu to open them in the browser.
  • Fix so \\server\share\path sorts of folders are remembered correctly.
  • Fixed a couple script commands (automatic and set speed limit).
  • Added a Podcast config page (and a button from the Podcast Downloader window to open it).
  • Changed how the Tip window appears when adding a download, so will re-use if one was showing.
  • Little toolbar change, a different Config button.

GetRight 6.0b:

  • Fixed something that could cause 100% CPU use for some people when starting.
  • Fixed the problem with file downloads when using Japanese/Chinese/? versions of Windows.
  • Fixed one cause of the "slowly loosing peers" in BitTorrent™ and improve several other BitTorrent things.
  • Fix a bug that caused multi-file Torrents™ to be slowed down if sharing and other speed improvements for BitTorrent.
  • Added so Minimize to Tray Icon button does the "mouseover" state for XP.
  • Fix so translations will have the right version in the About image, even if the translation works in several versions. And so translations can include the Folder/Filters on the Download Status.
  • Fix to give warning if a file is larger than the disk format will allow.
  • Fix to save the window height & width better.
  • Fix server synchronizer where some FTP things could get out of sync and make it slow down a lot.
  • Made the new tray icon colors a bit darker for more contrast, and fix so some icon choices on the Icons config page don't reset to the default.
  • Fix a few scripting things for GetRight Pro: %N% for numbers to make unique should work, and depending on how a file is redirected, the names should stick better.
  • Some improvements to the installer, especially for users of Firefox and Opera.
  • Worked with BitTorrent, Inc. so we can officially use their BitTorrent™ and Torrent™ trademarks.
  • And as usual, more other little fixes and improvements.

GetRight 6.0a:

  • Fix problem when resuming a >2GB file when it was past the 2GB point.
  • Added so Podcasts will use the Title as the description for an item.
  • Fixed installer so uses the right icon for in-progress downloads.
  • The newer graphic when downloading as a tray icon with XP didn't with some custom XP themes (custom ones only?). Did a different way, won't match as exactly (grays with very subtly faded GetRight logo), but is prettier than the older style!
  • Fixed so Edit/Delete from right clicking on an server in the report at the bottom of the download window itself works and doesn't crash.
  • Refresh the main tray icon if you turn off the animation for it.
  • A few little text fixes, found by Italian translator M.Leuzzi
  • Didn't handle Content-MD5: header right (so just didn't get the MD5 from it at all--the Windows Vista beta was the first file I'd seen use the header!)
  • Fix so updated translations shouldn't get duplicate items on the Languages page.
  • Added a new script command for whendone scripts: if filename xxx.xyz
  • Fix so config pages with sub-tabs (Proxy, Browser) enable the Apply button right.
  • Fix so config messages about restarting your browsers will only happen once, even if Apply is clicked several times.
  • Fix for the "Prompt in Web Browser..." option on the Types & Options; so the prompt uses the new logo icon.
  • Should have done it before...Signed EXEs for the Installer and GetRight.exe
  • Fix to handle those few servers that don't like a "Range:0"; (resuming from the beginning.)
  • Fix to handle an odd case with Content-Disposition:

GetRight 6.0:

  • Bought one of the trouble-some routers which helped find and fix some Port Forwarding crashes.
  • Fixed click monitoring for Windows Vista Beta #2.
  • Changed how the "download as tray icon" tray icon looks when using Windows XP, so will match the XP style much better.
  • Added so when Syncing, for some errors it will write a log file in the GetRight folder to help debugging.
  • And a few more things too.

GetRight 6.0 beta 7:

  • New GetRight Logo and Graphics.
  • Added a Language config page, to make it easy to download and use a translation (more languages will be available when the 6.0 release is done.)
  • Fixed a number for torrent bugs and issues.
  • Fixed some resource leaks.
  • Fixed so click monitoring works for Windows Vista (beta 2 at least.)
  • Fixed so if the GetRight folder isn't writeable, it uses some other locations for its files.
  • Fixed some speed issues with HTTPS downloads.
  • Fixed so Download Status will accept drag-and-drop files properly.
  • Added "Go All" button to the Daily Downloads.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for the Podcast Downloader.
  • Fixed so the Apply button on the config works better (enables when something changed.)
  • Fixes and improvements to MD5 checkusm checks, with some automatic ways to get them if the website supports it: http://serv.com/file.exe#!md5!abcde... Plus in the GRX import/export files.
  • Added /BROWSE (URL) command line item to open the GetRight Browser for a URL.

GetRight 6.0 beta 6:

  • Fix the problem where completed downloads would reappear in the list or the percent done would be too small.
  • Improved the right-click menus in Internet Explorer, will better pass cookies and the source webpage which will help many sites that use logins.
  • Fix some torrent timeout things.
  • Added Priority to Podcast download options.
  • Fixed so setting the comment for a history item was saved right.
  • Fixed some display things if History is turned off.

GetRight 6.0 beta 5:

  • Fixed a couple things that could have been causing all the crashes with segmented and automatic mode.
  • Added a prompt to hide any toolbar buttons you haven't used. (Will take about 3 weeks for the prompt to appear as it sees which ones have been touched.)
  • Changed so the default toolbar has far fewer buttons turned on. (For a brand new install.)
  • Fix a Torrent bug if some timeouts were triggered, it didn't try again right.
  • Fixed so if the target file for the torrent exists (either with or without the .GetRight suffix) and is the right size, it will us it and compare the checksums to find any previously finished pieces.
  • Improved Torrent messages and timer if no peers.
  • Fixed a bug loading skins (makes sure to use the DLL from the GetRight folder so no DLL version problems)
  • Added a torrent config item so you can set the maximum number of uploads and downloads per file.
  • Added a torrent config so can either be the default .torrent handler, or just do any .torrent files it downloads.
  • Fix to allow clearing of existing MD5 values.
  • Speed limit and Acceleration had some odd conflicts in the past, I've improved some things, so trying again to enable them to work together.
  • Added File Compare to the download status history mode, so can compare the size/date for a file you downloaded to the current file on the server.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause finished/deleted items to reappear if a second copy of GetRight was run.
  • Little improvement for grabbing the right form for the Log Into Web Site if the page has several forms.
  • Fix some crashes when first adding some torrents; a timing thing where it was trying to do some status before it was really setup, and torrents using announce-list would crash too.
  • Fix crash in automatic mode if disk where GetRight was saving a file is removed.
  • Fix so some click monitoring messages "you need to log out of Windows..." are just skipped when GetRight starts if no Internet Explorer windows are open--since in that case you shouldn't need to log out.
  • Added so file verifying can use SHA1 in addition to MD5.
  • Added so the main tray icon can be animated (option on the Interface--Icons config page.) Off by default.
  • Found an odd lock/timing problem that I think caused at least some of the problems renaming files to remove the .GetRight. The problem also added an extra unneeded delay for some automatic mode things, so should be a bit faster if doing many small files.
  • Fixed the Torrent things so that turning Off on the config works right and restored the previous values.

GetRight 6.0 betas:

  • Added support for BitTorrent protocols! (GetRight & BitTorrent notes and info...worth reading.)
  • Added a "stop" button for turning off all Podcast checking.
  • Fixed a number of other bugs.
  • GetRight 6.0 beta 3:
  • Added support for FTPS downloads (both explicit ftps:// and implicit on port 990).
  • Better Podcast scheduling.
  • Added checking when adding a Podcast for any files that were already downloaded
  • Fixed that GetRight didn't get the last playlist from iTunes.
  • Added so you can choose the "classic" graphics for toolbars, etc.
  • Fixed a bug that GetRight Browser didn't add files with spaces correctly.
  • Fixed a number of other bugs.
  • GetRight 6.0 beta 2:
  • Totally redone graphics. A much newer look and style.
  • Added "Podcast Downloader" feature! GetRight can now scan RSS feeds to download podcasts!
  • Added so GetRight Browser can process RSS feeds and other XML data.
  • Added ability to pick a playlist (from iTunes or Windows Media Player) so when a download is completed, it's automatically added to the playlist. This is part of the Podcast Downloader too, so it can automatically put files from a podcast source into the playlist you choose.
  • Added the option to hide the drag-drop window from taskbar.
  • Fixed some settings for click monitoring in Opera 8.
  • Changed so if you do "Change Local Filename" when several files are selected, it now has the option to either search/replace or move them all into one folder.
  • Some pretty big speed improvements when adding (especially visible when Importing or doing the Add Sequence.)
  • If doing "Exact order" downloading, added so adding as First/Last in the order is an option in the Download Status--Options--Download Order menu.
  • More minor fixes than I can remember.
  • Jumped to beta 2 to match the version number in the new GetRight Pro betas
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