Well, it only took 42 days of debugging, but Script Sentry 2.7 is now out of beta. Many thanks go to R2 and Scotterpops who helped during beta testing. (Especially Scotter whose system needed a complete reinstall of Windows XP, but uncovered a bug that will save many other peoples’ systems the same fate.) If you care to read about the whole beta testing affair, drop on by the Jason’s Toolbox Forums. (Warning, this debugging discussion is not recommended for the feint of heart.)



Here is a quick rundown of the changes in SS 2.7:



- DOC/XLS ddeexec settings will be preserved and migrated properly (fixing a bug which caused either error messages when a DOC/XLS file is run or no SS protection at all).

- Dialog boxes can now be resized

- Uninstalling Script Sentry now won’t require a reboot.

- Uninstaller removes registry keys the previous version left behind.

- Multiple bugs squashed



With this version also come new upgrade instructions. Due to problems with how the previous version of Script Sentry associated file types, some Windows 2000/XP users might experience difficulties once they uninstall Script Sentry. And installing over the previous version would not fix this bug. Therefore, here are the upgrade instructions for ALL users (not just Win2K/XP users):



1. Uninstall the previous version of Script Sentry.

2. Reboot your PC.

3. If you’re running Windows 2000 or Windows XP, download, unzip and run my Win2KXPFixer app.

4. Download, unzip, and install the new version of Script Sentry.

The next version of Script Sentry is still deep in beta testing, with some issues in Windows 2000 and XP still to be ironed out. While I can’t announce a new release of Script Sentry, I do have three new features to announce. First of all, to aid subscriptions to the Toolbox Update, I’ve launched the new Toolbox Update Subscription Center. Here you can subscribe, unsubscribe, and change your e-mail address.



I’ve also beefed up the Toolbox Donations page. While the Paypal option is still there, I’ve now added the option to snail-mail a check. I’ve also posted exactly how much Paypal removes in fees. I might look at alternative donation options, so if you know of one let me know.



Finally, I’ve added the first Toolbox Software Review. While setting up my computer to install Windows XP (to debug Script Sentry), I tried BootIt Next Generation — a $30 shareware program that can take the place of $140 worth of software. I’ve typed up my impressions of it at: http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/articles/BootItNG/.