Version History

The information below summarizes what has changed in each version:

5.20 (April 12, 2010)

• New: Screenshot logger is able to take screenshots from a secondary monitor when active.
• New: Screen Control feature is able to monitor and control a secondary monitor when available.
• Fixed: Minor tweaks to improve Windows 7 compatability.

5.11 (August 11, 2009)

• Updated: Improved the Disk Activity Logger for non-administrators under Windows Vista.
• Updated: Improved detection of an idle workstation in the screenshot logger.
• Fixed: Suppress the "MapFileMemory" error message under Windows Vista/IE8.
• Fixed: Desktop Scout Viewer no longer shows the UAC prompt under Windows Vista.

5.10 (June 28, 2009)

• New: Supports IE8 web browser logging.
• Improved: Better handling of damaged log files (Stream Read Error).
• Fixed: Screenshot viewer under Windows Vista showed unnecessary scrollbar.
• Fixed: Log files are written to the disk more frequently and available sooner in the Viewer.

5.01 (March 05, 2008)

• New: Improved support for monitoring users under Windows Vista.
• Fixed: Monitoring and controlling the users desktop under Windows Vista.
• Fixed: Hiding the program from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

4.05 (February 02, 2007)

• New: Web Sites logger now includes support for Internet Explorer 7.

4.04 (September 13, 2006)

• Updated: Improved keystroke logging when running Microsoft Global IME (East Asian languages).

4.03 (May 4, 2006)

• Fixed: Screenshot quotas were not maintained correctly.

4.00 (March 26, 2005)

• New: Disk Activity Logging records folders and files created, moved, renamed or deleted by each user.
• Updated: Changed log folder location.

3.1 (January 21, 2005)

• New: Send Ctrl-Alt-Del command in Screen Control.
• Fixed: Change screenshot interval without restarting.
• Updated: Less susceptible to anti-spyware software.

3.0 (January 14, 2004)

• New: Version 3 was rewritten entirely from scratch.
• New: New user interface, layout and icons.
• New: Interface can be translated into any language.
• New: Web site logger, logs web page titles and URL's.
• Updated: Improved connection security and compression.
• Updated: Remote screen control feature is more efficient.
• Updated: Logs can be instantly sorted by any column.
• Updated: Logs can be exported to CSV or Tab-delimited format.

2.21 (January 2003)

• Updated - Improved detection of public IP addresses for IP Fetch.
• Updated - Some cosmetic changes to the user interface.
• Fixed - Uppercase "Z" problem with key capturing.

2.20 (November 2002)

• New - Improved support for Windows XP controls.
• New - Import and export Application Blocking rules.
• Updated - More sample rules for Application Blocking.
• Fixed - Screen Logging halting when system clock is set forward.

2.11 (October 2002)

• New - Added new Support options into Client.
• New - Added Tip of the Day message on startup.
• Fixed - Shortcut to help file has been corrected.

2.10 (August 2002)

• Fixed - Log off problem in Windows 2000/XP.
• Fixed - Client generating invalid security key.
• Updated - Product renamed from GlobalPatrol to Desktop Scout.
• Updated - Added support links into client.

2.00 (March 2002)

• New - Windows XP and Terminal Server support.
• New - File Explorer for browsing, downloading and executing files remotely.
• New - Remote screen control, click and type into the remote users screen.
• Fixed - Encrypted logs and many bug fixes.

1.31 (January 2002)

• New - Support for Windows XP style controls.
• New - Multiple screen logs or application logs can be deleted at once.
• Fixed - User name matching bug in Application Blocking.
• Fixed - IP Fetch save in Administration utility
• Fixed - Stability bug in Windows 2000.
• Fixed - Server performs clean uninstallation in Windows 95/98.
• Fixed - Application Blocking user names not matching.
• Updated - Documentation now included in download package.

1.30 (December 2001)

• New - Block out applications, web sites and documents.
• New - Server can now be fully configured from the client side.
• Fixed - Improved international date, time and number support.

1.20 (September 2001)

• New - Key logging has been added to the Application Log.
• New - Remotely shutdown or restart the server or log off the current user.
• New - Export the Application Log and Screen Logs.
• Updated - Icon pack and other minor cosmetic changes.

1.10 (August 2001)

• New - Dynamic IP address support using a feature called IP Fetch.
• Fixed - User name tracking now works under Windows NT/2000.
• Updated - New installer resulting in smaller downloads.

1.00 (July 2001)

• New - Initial release.