Product History

Current Release (version 3.1.11.430 / 190):

• added support for perceived types (introduced in Windows XP) including a set
  of predefined PerceivedTypes: Image, Text, Audio, Video, Compressed and System;
• copy and paste for static and dynamic menu items;
• relaxed user priveleges for using of Fast Explorer Context Menu Extension DLL: administrative rights on local machine are required to edit, enable and disable dynamic menu items. Regular users can enjoy installed context menu items;
• updated installer to NSIS v2.39;
• fix: Windows Registration Server (regsvr32.exe) crashes after enabling or disabling dynamic menu items;
• fix: accidental crash on pressing Win+E or right clicking on My Computer;
• fix: incorrect reporting of Windows Server 2008 in the About box;
• fix: dynamic menu items didn't appear if the access to the Internet is restricted for Verclsid.exe;
• fix: crash on click on the Parameters label on the Submenu Items tab;
• fix: crash on pressing F1 when a context menu is shown.

Version 3.0.10.395:

• fix: accidental crash in Registry Bugs dialog when pressing F1 for help;
• fix: crash on click on the Find button for invalid or non-existing application path;
• fix: crash on loading of the associated icons when no 16x16 equivalent is available;
• fix: crash on switching of the viewing kind in the file types list;
• fix: accidental crash when a referred file type is no more registered in the system.

Version 3.0.10.393:

• enhanced Vista-style user interface;
• 64-bit version of Fast Explorer Context Menu Extension DLL (thanks to Free Pascal Compiler);
• partial Windows x64 Edition support: menu items added from the Submenu Items tab appear on context menus for both 32 & 64-bit apps (other tabs marked with [WOW64] are working with 32-bit applications only);
• new "Check for updates" feature;
• language selection option from the main window menu;
• core code optimizations (for better performance);
• new "send crash report via email" feature;
• fix: Windows Vista automatically prompts to elevate rights to run Fast Explorer with administrative rights;
• fix: batch files (.bat) didn't start from context menu when their paths contain spaces;
• fix: surrounding quotes were incorrectly stripped from the arguments in some cases;
• fix: shell extensions with empty name were hidden in the Shell Extensions Cleanup tab;
• fix: shell extensions with relative file names were marked as not found in the Shell Extensions Cleanup tab.

Version 2.2.9.312:

• added support for Portable Network Graphics images in menu icons (thanks to TPNGImage library);
• added generation of crash dump file (.dmp) on critical error before the application terminates;
• fixed incorrect displaying of icons with alpha channel;
• fix: "Not enough memory to load associated icons" fatal error while loading file types' icons from a damaged, invalid or missing file;
• fix: context menu items didn't appear for shortcuts;
• fix: empty parameter list was produced for commands associated with "All network server" file type.

Version 2.2.9.303:

• Included French and Russian localization files.

Version 2.2.9.301:

• localization support: Fast Explorer can be localized to any language using ini-like text files (thanks to Kryvich's Delphi Localizer);
• additional installation package is provided: ZIP archive for portable solutions;
• Static Items Cleanup tab: predefined menu items (canonical verbs) can be removed now: open, openas, openwith, opennew, explore, find, print, printto, properties, edit, play, runas;
• Static Items Cleanup & Shell Extensions Cleanup tabs: items can be disabled and restored later;
• fixed bug: sometimes it's unable to remove a shell extension from the Shell Extensions Cleanup tab.

Version 2.1.8.280:

• settings are stored in the FastExplorer.ini file located in the Fast Explorer folder (especially for portable solutions).

Version 2.1.7.278:

• added Shell Extensions Cleanup tab;
• automatic install & uninstall (provided by Nullsoft NSIS);
• fixed incorrect passing of single filename with spaces to target application.

Version 2.0.6.255:

• dramatically improved speed of loading the Fast Explorer shell extension;
• removed resource leaks in the Fast Explorer shell extension;
• fixed accidental crash on start when a referred file type is no more registered in the system.

Version 2.0.5.237:

• multiple bug fixes;
• internal optimization for execution speed;
• resizeable UI;
• no more compatible with Windows 95.

Version 2.0.4.120:

• shell extension module: fixed argument list processing for commands associated with the "File folder background" type;
• interface: added Windows XP themes support;
• interface: minor fixes and improvements.

Version 2.0.4:

• added support for new predefined shell objects;
• added menu schemes management;
• added custom-drawing support for dynamic menu items;
• added error logging by loading menu items at startup;
• enhanced "About" dialog functionality, added system info report;
• added Remove Icon, Select Recent commands;
• improved registry bugs detecting, added missing icon files reporting;
• interface: improved menu items updating;
• interface: fixed file type name and extensions list disappearing bug;
• interface: improved "Select Menu Item Icon" dialog;
• other minor user interface improvements.

Version 2.0.3:

• - added status screen at startup;
• changed functionality of app. exit confirmation dialog;
• many bugfixes;
• other minor user interface improvements.

Version 2.0.2:

• totally rewritten program kernel;
• totally rewritten program interface;
• menu items drag&drop.

Version 1.1:

• and so it begins...

The initial idea taken abroad by Oleg Ponomarev was implemented 1999 as Fast Explorer 1.0.
Many thanx to him and his mega idea!