RemoteShutdown History

v3.4 (24-May-06)

• Completely removed the requirement to purchase client licences, resulting in massive savings on the effective purchase price of RemoteShutdown.

v3.3.2 (23-Jul-05)

• Extended error reporting in command-line mode - all failures now result in an error log.

v3.3.1 (16-Jun-05)

• Fixed an error whereby the wrong version number was being displayed.
• Fixed an error in the time control - it was displaying as a date control.
• Corrected errors in the documentation, especially out-of-date screenshots.
• Updated documentation to mention the support fora.

v3.3 (25-May-05)

• Removed the limit on the number of days / uses you can evaluate RemoteShutdown for.
• Improved installer / uninstaller.
• Minor tweaks and fixes.
• Updated documentation to point to new website.

v3.2.3 (21-Jan-04)

• Minor change in response to customer request. When using command-line file mode, separate log files are now created for successful and failed shutdown attempts.

v3.2.2 (15-Jan-04)

• Recompiled the source code under Windows XP Professional to improve compatibility and performance of RemoteShutdown on XP.

v3.2.1 (02-Apr-01)

• Increased the flexibility of the licence manager to allow "named" clients.
• Revised documentation.

v3.2 (05-Feb-01)

• Added option to shutdown & power off (if your hardware supports it) on local shutdowns.
• Fixed bug for local shutdowns under Windows 95/98.
• Fixed bug in error reporting.
• Fixed bug that prevented you from doing a "remote" shutdown of your local machine.
• Fixed bug with selecting workstations in a workgroup.
• Revised documentation.

v3.1 (11-May-00)

• Modified to allow absolute times as well as relative (offset) times.
• Greatly improved the documentation.
• Demo period is now for 60 days / 120 uses (up from 30 uses)
• Rebadged as being published by Coruscant Ltd.
• Ordering info has changed following the move from PSL to DigiBuy & RegNow.  It is now extended to give a wider range of ways to pay, including Purchase Orders or a check / cheque in your local currency.

v3.0 (12-Apr-99)

• Heavily revised user interface now allows multiple clients to be shutdown.
• Can now save and load lists of machines to shut down (registered users only)
• Delayed local shutdowns are now supported.
• RemoteShutdown is now shipped as a self-extracting archive and provides a proper install and uninstall service, thanks to CreateInstall.
• The 60-day trial period is now enforced and RemoteShutdown will stop working after 60 days or 30 uses whichever comes first.
• Now uses the registry rather than an ini file to store its settings.

v2.1 (25-Feb-98)

• Much more extensive documentation than previous versions.
• Added ToolTips
• Improved feedback options.
• Added persistent settings via an ini file. In other words, some of the settings are carried over between sessions, and previous computer names are 'remembered'. 

v2.0 (08-Jul-97)

• Added command-line mode and improved user interface mode.
• Incorporated the local shutdown functionality of the Restart product.

v1.0 (12-Jul-97)

• First external release. Only had the user interface mode (no command-line) and did not do local shutdowns.
• Had no Windows95 functionality.