LOGINventory 4 Version HistoryIf you still work with an older version, find out here which changes, improvements and bugfixes LOGINventory experienced in the meantime. The following listing is ordered chronologically. The upmost standing version is the current one. Changes refer to the respectively preceding version. | ||
| Version |
Module | Description |
| 4.5.7 Build 1637 14-Apr-09 |
LOGINfo |
Workaround for WMI reverse lookup errors |
| LOGINventory | MMC crash fixed while drag-n-drop analyse nodes | |
| " | More steps for defining max. history for tables in the Settings node | |
| 4.5.7 Build 1507 04-Feb-09 |
LOGINfo |
Workaround for invalid CPU name via WMI |
| " | Workaround for WMI data from wrong PC | |
| 4.5.7 Build 1327 24-Jun-08 |
LOGINfo |
Loginfo.ini will be executed too under Windows 95/98/ME |
| " | Fix: Netinstall prefix is evaluated again | |
| 4.5.7 Build 1263 04-Apr-08 |
LOGINventory |
Fix: MMC crash when deleting rows in existing analyse. |
| LOGINfo | Monitors under DEFAULT_MONITOR will now be displayed when scans run via WMI Invalid monitor production dates (EDID) will be disabled |
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| 4.5.7 13-Feb-08 |
LOGINventory |
MMC: In Manual Properties and Journal https:// URLs are now valid too |
| " | Software Key and Name in table LI_ARPSW renamed to 'Software Key ARP Cache' and 'Software Name ARP Cache' | |
| " | MMC-crash when a large numer of duplicates were displayed in a History Query or query with more than 32,000 rows | |
| LOGINfo | If RemoteRegistry service isn't running on target PC, try to start it | |
| " | flushed output to console | |
| " | enhanced DEBUG output for PCNAME and USER | |
| " | 'LOGINfo.ini' flags can be set in command-line: //NAME VALUE; LOGINfo.ini has preference | |
| " | PCNAME overwrite, if 1st logon failed | |
| " | on Windows 2003 SP1/2: No more use of Credential Manager | |
| LOGINquiry | on Vista or Windows 2008: No more use of secondary logon (RunAs) | |
| 4.5.6 10-Dec-07 |
LOGINventory | Manual Property values may now contain URLs (file:// oder http://) that can be opened by a double-click |
| LOGINfo | LOGINfo and LOGINfoR are now interchangeable | |
| " |
DontScanUninstall flag does now also exclude MSI-Scans | |
| LOGINquiry | Scanning from Vista is now possible by using credentials without preceding domain name or using UPN ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) | |
| 4.5.5 09-Oct-07 |
LOGINventory | Duplicates in Software 'Packages' and 'Hotfixes' eliminated |
| LOGINfo | SNMP fallback if Ping fails now disabled per default (to enable, use !SET UseSnmpFallback=1) |
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| 4.5.4 17-Sep-07 |
LOGINventory | Values and strings containing '/' are now properly processed |
| " | Reports now contain every visible column from loginventory.msc file | |
| " | Configuration: Task scheduler settings do now work in Windows Vista | |
| LOGINfo | Crashing now creates a mini-dump within the data directory ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) | |
| " | Bugfix scanning monitor types in Vista | |
| " | UserFullName is detected across domain boundaries | |
| " | Enhanced software and hotfix detection | |
| " | Vista and Windows 2008 updates and hotfxes are now detected | |
| " | SNMP now supports 32/64 bit values | |
| " | LastBoot is rounded to minutes | |
| LOGINfo.ini | assignments will be executed only if method is available (e.g. SNMP, WMI) | |
| Setup | LOGINquiry, LOGINsert and documentation may now be installed separately | |
| 4.5 15-Feb-07 |
LOGINventory | Computers and Devices are moved to the Recycle Bin. |
| " |
The Time Machine enables you to select the point in time you want your data to be displayed and reported. | |
| " |
Switch Table is shown on Devices (Switches). | |
| " |
New node Package Usage below Computer, Software. | |
| " |
Spanish and French language support. | |
| " |
Nodes below Computers, Devices are now refreshable (contextmenu, F5). | |
| " |
Windows Vista support. | |
| LOGINfo | SNMP values can be gathered over LOGINfo.ini. | |
| " |
WMI values can be gathered over LOGINfo.ini. | |
| " | New flag SNMPCONNECTTIMEOUT for LOGINfo.ini. | |
| " | Cores and Logical Processors are now scanned for Windows Vista. | |
| " | Snmp-*.ini sample files added. | |
| " | Computers containing * in computername can be scanned now. | |
| " | LOGINfo now runs BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY to provide better user experience. | |
| " | Windows Vista Support. | |
| LOGINsert | It is now possible to run a command after inserting data . | |
| " | LOGINsert now runs BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY to provide better user experience. | |
| " | Spanish and French language support. | |
| Setup |
No installation on Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server possible. | |
| " | Spanish and French language support. | |
| 4.3 08-Aug-06 |
LOGINventory |
Clients scanned non-recurring or for the first time are marked with a star. |
| " | Page orientation is pre-configurable (Portrait/Landscape). | |
| " | Hotfixes are not listed additionally in the Software Node | |
| LOGINfo | Windows-x64 support. | |
| " | new flag DONTSCANSERVICES for LOGINfo.ini. | |
| " | new flag DONTSCANCURRENTUSERUNINSTALL for LOGINfo.ini. | |
| " | Detect serial number of HP LaserJets with JetDirect-Card. | |
| Setup | Install-Directory of previous installation is suggested on update. | |
| General |
Adjustments and corrections regarding Oracle and MS SQL-Server 2005. | |
| " | Detailed improvements. | |
| 4.2 29-Apr-05 |
LOGINventory | Move, Cut, Copy and Paste for Analyses. |
| " | Copy of lists into clipboard. | |
| " | Optional filterbar for lists. | |
| " | Highlighting of clients, which where not gathered in a certain timeframe. | |
| " | Sorting of views by IP address. | |
| " | Labeling of "Manual Properties" by angle brackets. Sortable View. | |
| " | History data for tables can be deleted without changing the validity time ("Max. History"). | |
| " | Improved input and output of unicode characters. | |
| LOGINquiry | Output of elapsed time per client. | |
| LOGINfo |
Scan of additional information: Hardware Abstraction Layer, Network Card Speed, Number of Batteries, Floppy Drive, USB Periphery, Services, Shares. | |
| " | Inventory of custom string values within HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LOGIN\LOGINfo. | |
| " | Expansion of "User defined Rules" e.g. for assignment of software serial numbers or suppression of software packages. | |
| " | Increased scan timout values. | |
| " | Consideration of "User defined Rules" for Non-Windows clients. | |
| Configuration | Database export and import on the command line. | |
| General | Spanish language support. | |
| " | Adaptations and error corrections for MySQL 4.1. | |
| " | Minor cosmetic changes. |
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| 4.1 08-Oct-04 |
LOGINventory | The node "PCs" is called "Computers" now. Non-Windows computers are listed in "Devices" node. |
| " |
The category list within "License Information" dialog is equivalent to the current packages list. | |
| " | Enhanced compatibility for user defined DPI settings. | |
| " | Increased performance. | |
| LOGINquiry |
Option for logfiles. | |
| LOGINsert |
Problem with existing .lck file through already started LOGINsert fixed. | |
| " | Window position is maintained on "Reset". | |
| " | Revised Logfile | |
| LOGINfo | SNMP used for the inventory of Non-Windows computer respectively "Devices". | |
| " | Determination of further information: Canonical Name, SMBios UUID, Last Boot, Software Publisher, Drive Status. | |
| " | More precise memory detection. | |
| Configuration |
Unicode database construction (SQL-Server/Jet). |
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| " | Unicode database export (.ldd). | |
| General | Windows devices and Non-Windows devices will be counted separately. With the 20-client version for example you can have a maximum of 20 Windows and 20 other devices in your database. | |
| 4.0.11 11-May-04 |
LOGINventory |
New folder for "Manual Properties". "Manual Properties" can be deleted by 'Del' key or by "Delete" within context menu. |
| " |
Editing of Info Queries, History Queries, Folder, Manual Properties and Journal Entries is possible with "Edit …" inside context menu. "Properties" context menu was removed. | |
| " | Improved keyboard navigation of dialogs. | |
| " | When setting manual properties the fields "LogInfo Version" and "Scan Result" will not be overwritten. | |
| LOGINquiry |
LOGINquiry allows selecting of IP ranges on the command line, when scanning automatically. Just specify the value in the "From" field or "Description" field, and only this range will be unattended scanned. | |
| LOGINsert | Last journal entry of each device was duplicated per process. | |
| " | Dependency on the selected time format (regional settings) removed. Some time formats led to an error. | |
| " | LOGINsert is now pickier about wrong formatted property names in LogInfo.ini or self made .LI4 files. | |
| " | LOGINsert will not insert scans aborted by a LogInfo.ini STOP-statement. | |
| LOGINfo |
Additional operators in LogInfo.ini. Wildcard comparisons and Boolean operators (see LogInfo.ini). | |
| " | Windows 9x sometimes scanned OK even though no data was gathered. | |
| " | Windows 9x sometimes was detected as UNIX system. | |
| " | Sometimes wrong memory size was gathered on Windows 9x with WMI installed. | |
| " | Problem with disabled "Netbios over TCP/IP" solved. | |
| " | The machine SID is additionally collected. To check for duplicate SIDs when deploying operating system images. | |
| General | Detailed improvements. | |
| 4.0.9 08-Mar-04 |
LOGINventory | Hidden packages are marked again by appropriate symbol. The flag is also shown in the status column. |
| Revision of property names and translations. | ||
| LOGINsert | Insert problem with exhausted license repaired. | |
| " | Insert procedure can be interrupted and continued later. | |
| " | .li4 files are linked with LOGINsert and can be processed by doubleclick and/or drag & drop. | |
| " | Enumeration of data files is shown on user interface. | |
| LOGINfo | Consideration of the NT4 Hotfixes. | |
| " | Timeout of 60 seconds for not responding computers. | |
| General | Error corrections. | |
| 4.0 20-Feb-04 |
LOGINventory | Journal for logging warranty or servicing contracts, notes etc. |
| " |
Analyses are stored in data base. They are available with multiple installations now. | |
| " |
Restriction of special character with manual properties excluding "’" and "/" reversed. | |
| " |
New nodes Memory, SCSI/IDE, Sound, Monitor, Hotfixes, Software History. | |
| " |
Software packages can be hidden independently of categories. | |
| " |
Adjustable validity for history data. | |
| LOGINquiry | Adjustable order for IP-address ranges (Move Up / Move Down). | |
| " |
Direct execution of selected IP-address range (Start Range). | |
| " |
Context menu with right mouse button over address range list. | |
| " |
Option for automatic insertion of data after the scan. | |
| " |
More: see LOGINfo. | |
| LOGINsert | New user interface with data file list and status messages for insertion process. | |
| " |
Option for keep done files. | |
| " |
Option for logfiles. | |
| LOGINfo | Additional hardware information about CD-ROMs, hard disks, streamers, controllers, sound cards, RAM chips, monitors. | |
| " | Network printers of the current user are determined. | |
| " | Network shares of the current user are determined. | |
| " | Answer of ICMP Echo Request (Ping) is not required anymore. | |
| " | Determination of installed hotfixes | |
| Configuration | Import an export of the database as LOGINventory DB Dump. | |
| General | The data base structure changed completely! New tables offer higher speed, simpler access from outside of LOGINventory and larger flexibility. | |
| " | Support for MySQL and PostgreSQL. | |
| " |
Option to create own translation tables for additional languages. |

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