CodeGazer

Around the world

Yvo van Beek — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:19:08 +0000

Team CodeGazer is going on a trip, a world trip that is. For the coming 4.5 months we won’t be able to offer support on our applications (or at least maybe a little if we can find an internet connection).

Recently we’ve released a new version of PixelCryptor and VistaGlazz. We’ve taken the time to make them easier to use and made them more robust. Feel free to post your questions/thoughts/comments on the site and in the forum.

Take a look at our travel blog at http://globegazer.com

VistaGlazz 1.1

Yvo van Beek — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:07:19 +0000

We’re pleased to release VistaGlazz 1.1. Thank you for all your comments and your patience. We’ve been working on many ways to make the tool easier to use and we’ve developed a few failsaves to prevent (old) problems.

Here’s the changelog:

- Support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1
- Enhanced patching process
- Enhanced information messages and dialogs
- Removal of patch anyway functionality
- Disclaimer limited to first run
- Help file included

Earlier versions and beta’s are now removed from our website. Please use this new version for both non-SP1 and SP1 Windows Vista systems, SP2-beta is not supported.

Website is available again

Yvo van Beek — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:48:22 +0000

Last weekend we had some problems with the server that hosts the CodeGazer website and downloads. All problems should have been resolved now. The site, downloads and forum are fully operational again. Sorry for the inconvenience.

No news on VistaGlazz yet, we’re trying to get it released as soon as possible, but we have to ask for a bit more of your patience.

PixelCryptor 1.2 has been released!

Bernd de Graaf — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:56:30 +0000

We are pleased to announce the release of PixelCryptor 1.2! The new version now codes in record time and uses much less memory than its predecessor. For a complete overview of all changes, please visit the download page. Be aware that the version currently offered on Download.com is still 1.1, since the new version is yet to be processed by them. Version 1.2 can be downloaded directly from our site using this link.

VistaGlazz 1.1 is on it’s way

Yvo van Beek — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:19:26 +0000

We are working hard on some small bug fixes and features to make VistaGlazz 1.1 more stable and easier to use. After that we have to fix our new installer and we’re ready to release. Expect the new (full) version soon.

Update 2008-09-17
VistaGlazz is currently in the approval process of a third party. We can release it as soon as it is approved. We’ll keep you up to date.

Not only VistaGlazz is getting an update, PixelCryptor as well! The new version is blazing fast and memory management is greatly improved. Prepare for version 1.2.

We’re back

Bernd de Graaf — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:52:42 +0000

Yvo was away on holiday and I have been busy working on a major software release at work. Yvo will be back somewhere this morning and my software was released yesterday. What does this all mean? Well, we’ll be here to finally reply to some forum posts and blog comments. I’m leaving in a few minutes on a small family trip, but will be back in the afternoon, Yvo might want to grab some sleep first (he’s been flying through the night), but you can expect to see some replies today.

Yvo is currently working, or rather, he was before he left, on the setup of the new VistaGlazz. I’ll be working on the problems some of you guys apparently had.

VistaGlazz SP1 beta3

Bernd de Graaf — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:53:59 +0000

Good, it is still Saturday. We’ve modified some code and everything seems to work like it should. Beta3 will be able to fix 32bit SP1 systems that have been patched with VistaGlazz 1. VistaGlazz should identify your system as “patchable” (as opposed to “original” for untouched systems). If VistaGlazz identifies your system as corrupt or if you encounter any other problem, please let us know.

We do not have a solution for 64bit SP1 systems that are patched with VistaGlazz 1 yet, since that problem is a little bit more complex.

Download VistaGlazz SP1 beta3 now!
(Remember download it to disk first, do not run it from your browser)

RunDll32 Update

Bernd de Graaf — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:51:26 +0000

So far we’ve only seen rundll32 problems after patching a VistaSP1 system with the original VistaGlazz, using the “patch anyway” option. It seems somewhat unlikely that anybody did in fact use the “patch anyway” option from the old VG on their SP1 system, but we want to be sure that this is not the cause of the rundll32 problems. You can expect a new beta release in the next few days that’ll address that specific point.

Update 2008/05/21:
We ran into some problems while creating a fix for the 64bit systems suffering from the problem described above. Yvo patched his 64bit Vista with VG 1.0 using the patch anyway option, so we could see firsthand what that would lead to. Apparently Vista didn’t like it. While Vista32 just throws some rundll32 errors, Vista64 will no longer boot in normal mode. A trip to safe mode and some file copying via the command prompt is what it took to restore things. We’ve not decided yet on what the best way is to help those of you running Vista64 and suffering from these kind of problems.

Long story short: It’s taking a little bit longer than expected. Though we will probably have a new version ready by Friday, we really want to perform some tests before uploading it to our site. Expect a new release somewhere Saturday.

In the meanwhile: If there is anyone with rundll32-problems that didn’t use the patch anyway of VG 1.0, please let us know exactly what steps you took that led to your problems. This way you will help us in identifying what went wrong and may lead to a fix for this problem.

RunDll32 errors after VistaGlazz beta 2

Yvo van Beek — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:59:40 +0000

We’ve received numerous reports on RunDll32 errors after patching your system with VistaGlazz beta 2. We are looking into the problem, until then we advice (the brave among you) to await beta 3 or our next well tested release version of VistaGlazz.

Read the forum and comments in the VistaGlazz beta 2 post for more information. This issue seems to occur on SP1 systems only.

Update 2008/05/10:
We like to note that VistaGlazz isn’t compatible with Vista Home Basic. Microsoft has deliberately removed Aero from Vista Home Basic, and we would violate probably 10 pages of Terms of Use if we were to make it Vista Home Basic compatible.

Also make sure that you are using Beta 2. Unfortunately the link on our download page linked to Beta 1. Beta 2 should fix any errors caused to you by Beta 1 after patching.

Some more work ahead

Bernd de Graaf — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:13:16 +0000

Though beta2 seems to work for most of you, there are still people suffering from some rundll32 related problems. So far we still haven’t been able to reproduce the described problem, but hopefully we will be able to do so.

There are some other issues we want to address in the upcoming release, being:

-> Version information in the app - Currently not available and it would definitely help you to identify which version of VG you’re using

-> Liability waiver at app startup - Apparently it is deemed a little aggressive and annoying, so we might remove it altogether or make it a onetime only thing

-> Restore points - Some people, especially those using beta1, had some “Vista kind of like died on me, now what?” moments, so we’re considering to add a ‘Create Restore Point before playing with VG’ option

You might also have noticed a slight, erm, “change” in the look and feel of our site. WordPress released an update and our skin is not yet compatible with this update. Currently we’re waiting for our friends at K2 to release their new WordPress 2.5 compatible skin. Please bear with us as that release is due in the near future.