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Upgrade Upgrade from Version 6 to Version 7.42

Existing Secure Desktop customers with version 6.xx can upgrade to 7.42 by contacting Visual Automation with your existing serial number. The part number is SDU-70-001 and is priced at $100.00 US, per unit.

Upgrade Upgrade from Version 7.xx to 7.42

ftp://ftp.visualautomation.com/sup742.exe (8.1M)

Secure Desktop 7 Revisions
New Features for 7.42
  • Added ability to disable LogOff and Shutdown in the Windows Security Dialog (sTools | Administrator tab | User Logon button | Ctrl-Alt-Delete tab)
Changes for 7.41
  • Fixed a problem related to the hot-key to bring the Secure Desktop shell to the top of the z-order. This was an intermittent problem possibly related to Internet Explorer 9.
New Features for 7.40
  • Can now disable Ctrl-Alt-Delete in Windows 7 and other newer versions of Windows by re-mapping keys system wide.
  • Fixed a small problem with timed application launches.
New Features for 7.31
  • Some customers reported a boot up delay with Secure Desktop as the shell. This no longer happens.
New Features for 7.30
  • Added Internet Explorer 9 support.
  • Fixed small naming bug with tab 9.
  • When choosing to launch the Explorer desktop in addtion to Secure Desktop, in 64-bit Windows, would launch 32-bit Explorer.exe. This has been fixed.
  • Dropped Mozilla Firefox support.
Changes for 7.25
  • Fixed a small user interface problem with the window wizard.
Changes for 7.24
  • Secure Desktop is now Theme aware. Errors would happen in Windows Classic mode of Windows 7. This has been fixed.
  • Fixed a problem with un-installing Secure Desktop in Windows 7.
Changes for 7.23
  • Disabling Ctrl-Alt-Delete is not available for the 64-bit version of Windows XP.
Changes for 7.22
  • Fixed problem with some passwords not working after upgrading from 7.00-7.11 to 7.20-7.21.
New Features for 7.21
  • Now tested in 32/64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7, and Windows 2008 Server.
New Features for 7.20
  • Secure Desktop 7.20 is designed and tested for Windows XP (32-bit) and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
  • Windows Vista support has been dropped.
Changes for 7.12
  • In Secure Desktop Tools | Manage Users, if your computer names were longer than the width of the two lists, you couldn't read the full user name. Now there is a horizontal scroll bar.
Changes for 7.11
  • Using the Window Wizard, if the minimize and/or maximize system menu items are removed, the minimize and/or maximize buttons in the upper right corner will be disabled.
  • If you remove one or the other, the buttons will be visible but disabled.
  • If you remove both minimize and maximize, the buttons will no longer be visible.
New Features for 7.10
  • Internet Explorer 8 Support
  • Added ability to force a window to be "Always-On-Top" using Window Wizard.
  • Added Shift-Right Mouse click support to sControl.exe.
Changes for 7.01
  • Icon tooltips may be causing an error, slight change was made to try to correct this.
  • If a value in the sDesktop.xml file should have been an integer, but wasn't, an error would occur. This has been fixed.
  • If Secure Desktop tried to start a program that didn't exist, an error would occur. Because Secure Desktop may be running in a 24/7 unattended environment, error boxes would pile up resulting in an eventual crash. These error messages have been removed.
  • Clicking on an empty icon slot would cause a File Not Found error. This error has been removed.
  • Clicking on a tab that was password protected would always result in an Incorrect Password error. This occurred because sTools was not encrypting the password, but sDesktop assumed that it was encrypted. This has been fixed, but customers should re-enter all tab passwords, causing them to be saved correctly.

Upgrade Upgrade from Version 6.xx to 6.86

ftp://ftp.visualautomation.com/updsd686.exe (4.5M)

Secure Desktop 6 Revisions
Changes for 6.86
  • Using the Window Wizard, if the minimize and/or maximize system menu items are removed, the minimize and/or maximize buttons in the upper right corner will be disabled.
  • If you remove one or the other, the buttons will be visible but disabled.
  • If you remove both minimize and maximize, the buttons will no longer be visible.
Changes for 6.85
  • Improved Administrator detection, previously we checked for local Administrator only.
  • Updated iLock to version 2.0, to support Mozilla Firefox 2.
New Features for 6.84
  • Added checkbox to enable opening a new window in Internet Explorer 6. Previously, it was always disabled when IE6 was in Full Screen mode. This checkbox also disables Ctrl-N system-wide.
  • Added Vista detection so that Secure Desktop 6.84 can not run in Vista. Secure Desktop 7 will be designed for Vista.
  • Added Internet Explorer 7 detection when the Internet Explorer button is clicked in Secure Setup. The settings in this dialog will not work for Internet Explorer 7, that support will be in Secure Desktop 7.
New Features for 6.83
  • Added checkbox to enable Local File access in IE6, but only when the URL can not be modified by the user.
New Features for 6.82
  • Internet Explorer 6 Dialog
    • Added Tab called Approved Sites to aid in creating a white-list using Internet Explorer's Content Advisor
    • Start in Full Screen Mode checkbox now disables Alt-E, Alt-F, Alt-T, and Alt-V system-wide
    • New checkbox to enable Printing and Print Button. If Printer Dialog is displayed, printer selection is disabled.
  • Supervisor Mode Dialog
    • Dialog completely re-designed in new style (like Internet Explorer 6)
    • Can Now apply 5-digit PIN number calculation to all passwords in Secure Desktop
  • Options Dialog | Alarms Tab
    • Audit Trail enhanced with new Secure Desktop events (programs started, tabs clicked, and toolbar buttons clicked)
    • Audit Trail now includes Firefox 1.5 URLs
    • Audit log file now tries to mask passwords and secure web sites. If a text field has the ES_PASSWORD flag (* character), it will log *. HTTPS sites in Internet Explorer or Firefox also log * characters.
New Features for 6.81
  • Added the ability to disable USB storage devices (OS Registry dialog).
  • Added Firefox dialog to easily start/re-start Firefox and install the iLock Firefox extension.
  • Fixed a couple of tab order user interface items.
New Features for 6.80
  • Added a Mozilla Firefox Extension, called iLock, to lock down Firefox also.
    • Native Mozilla Firefox Extension operates within Firefox system.
    • One password protects iLock options, Firefox options, about:config, and the Extension Manager.
    • Automatically clear private data due to inactivity, by re-starting Firefox when not on the home page.
    • One checkbox automatically sets Firefox to full screen mode and disable non-browsing keyboard shortcuts creating a kiosk mode.
    • Optionally run Firefox as a windowed program with no menu bar, still disabling non-browsing keyboard shortcuts.
    • One checkbox will disable all protocols not related to normal web browsing.
    • Set location bar (URL) to read-only.
  • Re-designed the Internet Explorer dialog to truly lock down IE 6 in full screen mode.
    • One checkbox automatically sets IE to full screen mode and disables non-browsing keyboard shortcuts creating a new type of kiosk mode.
    • Clear private data stored while browsing automatically when IE auto re-starts due to inactivity or when closed and auto re-started.
    • Turn Address Bar (URL) off in Full Screen mode or set it to Read-Only.
    • Disable Downloads or force to specified folder.
  • Fixed a small problem with Terminal Services detection.
  • Fixed a small problem with the Window Wizard.
  • Fixed a small problem with the tray icons.
Changes for 6.71
  • Fixed a problem related to the Window Wizard and very long window titles. There was a limit of 145 characters, which has now been extended to 256.
  • Extended the number of Window Wizard configurations from 10 to 100.
  • Fixed a small problem when typing into the command-line area of the classic setup.
New Features for 6.70
  • Added Office 2003 to the existing Office 2000 and Office XP registry restrictions.
  • Added a checkbox to Options | Alarm to close Internet Explorer if not on home page after x minutes of inactivity. We recommend the "re-start if closed" checkbox be checked, when starting Internet Explorer.
  • Added Internet Explorer URL to the list of things logged when keystroke logging is turned on.
  • Fixed a small problem in the Shutdown wizard when configuring a program to launch when shutting down.
  • Fixed a small display problem with the tray icon portion of the Secure Desktop window.
New Features for 6.65
  • Added a new toolbar icon to safely unplug a USB/Firewire device.
  • Fixed a problem with the background color in Supervisor mode, when switching tabs.
  • Fixed the detection of Terminal Services in Windows 2003 Server. Previously, Terminal Services was always detected, even if it had not been installed.
New Features for 6.64
  • Added Ctrl-Period, Ctrl-[, and Ctrl-] for Windows 2000/XP and Terminal Services for Windows 2000/2003.
Changes for 6.63
  • Improved the keystroke logging feature of Secure Desktop for Windows NT4 SP3, 2000, XP, and Terminal Services for Windows 2000/2003 Server.
  • This change will allow for keystrokes to be logged, even inside of a DOS program.
Changes for 6.62
  • Fixed a display problem for the user name found in the title bar, when Secure Setup is running in a Terminal Services environment.
  • In some cases, the checkbox for running Secure Desktop as the shell for only the current user, was enabled when it should have been disabled.
  • Sometimes, when regional time settings were changed, an error would occur. This has been fixed.
New Features for 6.61
  • Added Ctrl-Shift-Esc to the list of keystroke checkboxes in the options dialog for Windows 2000/XP. this is an alternate method of disabling the hot-key for the task manager, that can be enabled/disabled by the Supervisor mode.
  • Tested with Windows XP Service Pack 2.
New Features for 6.60
  • Added Ctrl-Shift-Esc to the list of keystroke checkboxes in the options dialog for Windows 2000/XP. this is an alternate method of disabling the hot-key for the task manager, that can be enabled/disabled by the Supervisor mode.
  • Shell Setting Per User - Can now set Secure Desktop for some users, and the Explorer Shell for other users.
  • Supervisor Dialog - Can now enable tray icon mouse clicks when logged in.
  • Supervisor Dialog - Can now set icon background color when logged in (was fixed at Yellow).
  • Options Dialog | Keystrokes Tab - New checkbox will check or clear all keystroke checkboxes.
  • Options Dialog | Keystrokes Tab - Added Up Arrow and Down Arrow to list of keystrokes that can be disabled.
  • Options Dialog | Startup Tab - Can now set icon background color (was fixed at Window background).
  • Options Dialog | Shutdown Tab - Added Restart to the options to disable in shutdown dialog.
  • Options Dialog | Shutdown Tab - Disabling shutdown options tab was removed in Terminal Services. Now the tab is there, but is only meaningful for Administrators. Non-Administrators will see Logoff only.
  • OS Policy Dialog - Renamed tabs to reflect appropriate versions of Windows OS.
  • OS Registry Dialog - Renamed tabs to reflect appropriate versions of Windows OS.
  • Non-Administrators in Windows 2000/XP can no longer edit non-specific user settings.
  • Express Setup Dialog - Re-designed, now 4 steps instead of 5 and many more shortcuts are now available.
  • New Uninstall program will check for the shell, task manager, and GINA settings to prevent uninstalling the software if the programs are in use via the registry.
  • Fixed a bug related to retrieving the computer name and domain name from a network.
  • Changed the drive hiding feature to display checkboxes for all drives, even those that do not currently exist. This way, if a drive is added via USB or Firewire, it could still be hidden.
Changes for 6.57
  • Range Check Errors have been popping up since version 6.50. We found and fixed the root cause of these errors.
  • This is a recommeded update for anyone with version 6.50-6.56.
New Features for 6.56
  • Added six more items to the startup group, now 18 instead of 12.
  • Fixed a different "Range Check" error associated with the Window Wizard.
Changes for 6.55
  • Fixed a "Range Check" error in older versions of Windows.
  • Limited Users in XP Pro would get error messages in Secure Setup about writing to an INI file. This has been corrected.
New Features for 6.54
  • Added another key to be disabled, the Applications Key. This key simulates a right-mouse click.
  • Fixed an issue with Terminal Services when starting the Explorer Shell for an Administrator.
Changes for 6.53
  • Fixed a problem associated with changing a user name in Windows 2000, 2003, and XP.
  • Version 6.5x exe files did not run in some versions of Windows NT 4.0 due to new Windows API calls. This has been corrected.
  • Added a Remove Button in Windows 2000, 2003, and XP. This provides a way to remove users from the user-specific list.
Changes for 6.52
  • Changed Ctrl-Pause disabling to Ctrl-Break disabling, as that was the original intent.
New Features for 6.51
  • Added Ctrl-Pause to the list of hot-keys that can be disabled.
  • Fixed a problem with the hot-key to bring Secure Desktop to the top, introduced in 6.50.
  • Added a tooltip to the pull-down of user names, to display full computer name and user name if lengthy.
New Features for 6.50
  • Added support for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Terminal Services
  • Enhanced configuration of User-Specific settings
  • Added sLog viewer for keystroke/alarm log file with print capability
Changes for 6.26
  • Fixed a bug with Alt-Tab and Shift-Alt-Tab in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 and greater.
New Features for 6.25
  • Added underline characters to buttons in main Secure Setup dialog to aid in keyboard-only access (Alt-letter).
  • Added /p command-line switch to sControl.exe to display Printers and Faxes only.
Changes for 6.24
  • In Windows XP, you must be logged in as an administrator to edit specific user settings for other users, due to XP security features.
New Features for 6.23
  • Windows XP Themes added to sControl and sFile modules.
  • New splash screen for Secure Desktop due to new product logo.
  • Updated installation scripts.
New Features for 6.22
  • Added 3 more hot-keys that can be disabled in NT 4 Service Pack 3 or later, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. These hot-keys are Sft-Esc, Ctrl-Sft-., and Ctrl-Sft-Q. These keys are used by some multi-media software programs to exit.
  • Re-compiled with new version of compiler, updating some components.
  • Tested with Windows XP Service Pack 1.
Changes for 6.21
  • Version 6.20 introduced a very bad memory bug that has been fixed in version 6.21.
New Features for 6.20
  • Each program setting now has a checkbox to re-start the program if it is closed. This is a very powerful feature that should work with most programs.
  • Some dialogs were improved a little bit visually for XP.
  • Fixed a small problem when a blank password was entered for the Supervisor mode.
  • Improved cold re-start message flag when GINA settings are changed.
Changes for 6.12
  • Some customers in Windows NT 4.0 could not choose between Classic and Express Setup. Now, there are 2 different buttons.
  • Fixed another bug introduced in 6.10 when clicking on an icon if a function key location was disabled and a blank space was not inserted.
New Features for 6.11
  • When shutting down Secure Desktop, can now disable Power Off aspect of the Shutdown.
  • Can now disable hot-keys that start accessibility options features StickyKey, FilterKeys, ToggleKeys, High Contrast, and MouseKeys.
  • Icon descriptions are no longer limited to 8 characters.
  • Version 6.10 introduced a bug when clicking on icon, if function keys were disabled. 6.10 users should definitely upgrade to 6.11.
  • The Group Wizard (Express Icon Setup) has been improved for XP and other small issues.
  • There was an XP related problem with the LogOff Screen Saver that has been fixed.
  • Only one instance of Secure Desktop Setup may run at one time, now.
New Features for 6.10
  • Improved Windows XP Theme Support.
  • Improved Tray Icon handling in Windows XP.
  • Added New Feature to Shutdown Wizard. Programs may now be started while exiting Windows via Secure Desktop.
  • Added New Feature to keep Secure Desktop Window behind all other windows.
  • When Secure Desktop function keys are disabled, the function key part of the caption is no longer displayed.
New Features for 6.01
  • Fixed a small problem with re-enabling the right mouse button when in supervisor mode with user specific settings.
  • Added the shift left mouse button to the list of items that can be enabled in supervisor mode.
New Features for 6.00
Windows XP Support
  • Secure Desktop supports XP Themes.
  • Dialog fonts changed to Arial.
  • Buttons re-arranged for OK, Cancel, and Help in lower right corner.
  • Toolbar buttons used rather than regular buttons in many places.
  • New higher color icons supported throughout.
Office XP Support
  • IE, Office 2000, and Office XP are seperate buttons/dialogs.
  • Office XP disabling features nearly identical to Office 2000 features.
  • Office XP applications supported include Word XP, Excel XP, Access XP, PowerPoint XP, and Outlook XP.
General Feature Enhancements
  • In NT 4.0 Service Pack 3, 2000, and XP, you can now disable Sft-F1, Sft-Ctrl-F1, Ctrl-Alt-F1, and Sft-Ctrl-Alt-F1 in addition to F1 and Ctrl-F1. These keystrokes are disabled for all applications, but they have been added to disable help in Internet Explorer.
  • For NT4/2000/XP, there are additional features in the OS Registry dialog. You can now toggle the Ctrl-Alt-Delete setting and the Automatic Login Setting when the shell is switched between Secure Desktop and Explorer. so, when Explorer is chosen, Ctrl-Alt-Delete would be re-enabled and Automatic Login would be disabled. When Secure Desktop is chosen, Ctrl-Alt-Delete would be disabled and Automatic Login would be re-enabled.
  • Help file modified throughout.
  • Manual Adobe Acrobat PDF file modified throughout.
  • Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock features improved.
  • Secure Desktop Always-On-Top feature improved.