Upgrade Notes for Windows Vista

If your prior ThumbsPlus installation had a shared database or separate database for each user, everything should upgrade correctly. However, older versions of ThumbsPlus defaulted to use an installation in a folder in the Program Files area for the database and preferences. On Windows Vista, this area is write-protected for users, so ThumbsPlus cannot use this location unless run with Administrator privileges. The ThumbsPlus installer will detect if a prior installation was done there and warn you about it.

In this case, the recommended way to install is to:

1. Make a copy of your existing database if you wish to preserve information (thumbnails, keywords, user fields, galleries). If you have just upgraded from XP, the database will be located in the ThumbPlus folder in Program files. If you ran earlier versions of ThumbsPlus on Vista already, Vista may have copied your database to one of the following locations:
   
   C:\ProgramData\Thumbs7
   C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Thumbs7
   
   Because of Vista's horrid and messy File System Virtualization for compatibility, this may be the case even if ThumbsPlus still shows the file as being in C:\Program Files\Thumbs7!
   
   If you do not find your database in any of these locations, search your disks (including hidden and non-indexed locations) for Thumbs.td4. The largest or newest is probably the correct database.
   
   If you have created databases with other names or in non-default locations, they will not be affected by the uninstall.
   
2. Use Control Panel - Programs and Features to remove the old ThumbsPlus installation.
3. Run the ThumbsPlus SP2 Setup program. In the final screen, note the location where ThumbsPlus will open the database
4. Copy the database you save in Step 1 to overwrite the empty database created by the installer in Step 3.

Another option is to install in a different location and organize your databases after installation.

Changes for Microsoft Vista and UAC compatibility

• The installer, all executables and the shell extension DLLs are now signed for Vista and IE compatibility.
• Shell extensions have been updated for Vista, Longhorn and 64-bit operating system compatibility.
• Functions requiring administrative privilege have been moved to ThumbsPriv.exe and ThumbsPriv64.exe (for 32 and 64-bit versions of Vista). You will now receive a Vista UAC (User Access Control) prompt rather than an error message when labeling disks and installing or removing fonts.
• ThumbsPlus now indicates on the menu bar (with a '+') and its icon (with a shield) when it is running with elevated privileges on Vista/Longhorn.
• Added Vista privilege shield overlay for toolbar buttons and menu images for functions requiring elevation (volume labeling and font installation and removal).
• Fixed Image - Remove Red Eye to work properly on Windows Vista with the Aero user interface.
• Changed the Thumbs.exe manifest to avoid file redirection on Vista.
• Modified the installer to disallow full installation into the Program Files folder (as this is prohibited by Vista standards).
• Fixed it so ThumbsPlus now properly handles internal errors and no longer asks whether to send them to Microsoft on Vista with UAC.

Other changes and fixes

Build 2251

• Fixed a rare problem where ThumbsPlus could hang during thumbnail generation.
• Fixed a problem where after batch processing, resultant files were marked as having an alpha channel even if the saved format did not support it.
• Fixed a bug in the plug-in manager which did not process incoming alpha channels properly.
• Fixed a rounding error during resampling that could cause a row of random pixels in obscure cases.
• Includes the Help file that should have been in Build 2250!

Build 2250

• SP2 is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 2003, and Longhorn. While it may run on Windows 98 and ME, we do not do any significant testing, and fixes related to Vista are likely to conflict with Windows 98/ME
• Fixed writing of bilevel (1 bit per pixel) PNG images.
• On Vista, ThumbsPlus now copies the Thumbs.typ and Thumbs.flt files to user folders for modification.
• Users who have tried previous versions of ThumbsPlus 7 get a new evaluation period.
• Fixed a problem with automatic launching of ThumbsPlus for scanner operations.
• Several crash fixes
• Fixed several installation problems that could occur on Vista or XP that could result in:
  • Databases being read-only (unable to create thumbnails).
  • Preferences not being saved.
  • File type configuration changes not being remembered.
  • Image filters being unavailable or uneditable.
• Modified the installer to fix a problem with Vista thinking the installation did not go correctly.
• Packaged the installer in a signed, manifested deployer.
• Right-clicking the tabs on the Location bar now brings up Options - Preferences - Disks & Folders.
• Additional location tree and tabs are available for My Music, My Videos, and several new shared folders on operating systems where they are supported.
• Enhancements and fixes to the context menus in Explorer (selected from Options - Preferences - General).
• Modified the installer to recognize upgrades on Vista where all files were installed to the Program Files folder.
• Fixed a problem where invalid network shares were sometimes recognized as valid folders.
• Fixed an irritating problem with extra mouse-wheel scrolling with some mice on some operating systems.
• Fixed problem where the secondary header in wizard dialog boxes was not changing to reflect the current tab on some operating systems.
• Made the default installation type "Shared database with separate settings."
• Improved appearance of main ThumbsPlus icon on XP/Vista.
• Text on the toolbar looks nicer now when anti-aliased fonts are enabled.
• Increased maximum text for catalog and contact sheet header/footer to 4000 characters (from 400).
• Program Updates now shows "ThumbsPlus" instead of "TP".
• Fixed problem where View - Enable color management was never enabled.
• Several tree performance improvements.
• Fixed so that Alt+0 (elliptical selection) didn't also set the zoom level.
• Fixed processor type display in System Info.
• Fixed crash that occurred with malformed or extremely long EXIF User Comments.
• Fixed a problem where ThumbsPlus was saving any 2-color images as grayscale JPEG even if the colors weren't gray.
• Fixed several crashes possible with multiple low-level database errors occurring simultaneously.
• Improved database error reporting.
• Fixed several additional crashes and spurious memory warnings.
• Additional minor bug fixes and aesthetic improvements.

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