Version history for Portable Start Menu
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Changes for v3.3 - v3.4
- [+] Portable Start Menu works correctly with High DPI displays
- [+] .LNK files can be started
- [+] Programs from the Windows\system32 folder can be started under Windows 64bit systems
- [x] Variables such as %windir% were not recognized under certain circumstances
- [x] Right clicking the tray icon didn't work correctly on Windows 10.
- Smaller fixes and improvements
Changes for v3.2 - v3.3
- TrueCrypt support removed as development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2015
- Creation of Autorun file was removed since it is not supported by current Windows versions
- Smaller fixes and improvements
Changes for v3.1 - v3.2
- [+] Add new application: Remember path of previous added application
- [x] Fixed some conflicts on dual monitor systems
- [-] PSMenu could crash on exit under certain circumstances
- Minor tweaks
Changes for v3.1 Beta 1 - v3.1
- [+] TrueCrypt: Mounting containers significantly improved, especially under Vista with UAC enabled
- [+] TrueCrypt: Custom command line parameters
- Smaller fixes and improvements
Changes for v3.0 - v3.1 Beta 1
- TrueCrypt: Mounting containers significantly improved, especially under Vista with UAC enabled
- TrueCrypt: Custom command line parameters
- Smaller fixes and improvements
Changes for v3.0 Beta 2 - v3.0
- TrueCrypt-Integration (PSMenu can automatically mount and dismount a TrueCrypt Container. This includes full drive letter adjustments, etc. when you start programs from a TrueCrypt Container). See help file for more information.
- Portable Start Menu is "killed" automatically when you remove your USB Stick without closing PSMenu.
- Full Unicode support
- Applications: UNC paths supported
- Custom application icons
- Custom tray icon
- Portable Start Menu could crash when certain uninstall registry keys were damaged
- Smaller improvements/fixes
Changes for v3.0 Beta 1 - v3.0 Beta 2
- Smaller improvements/fixes
Changes for v2.1 - v3.0 Beta 1
- TrueCrypt-Integration (PSMenu can automatically mount and unmount a TrueCrypt Container. This includes full drive letter adjustments, etc. when you start programs from a TrueCrypt Container). See help file for more information.
- Portable Start Menu is "killed" automatically when you remove your USB Stick without closing PSMenu.
- Full Unicode support
- Custom application icons
- Custom tray icon
- Minor fixes and improvements
Changes for v2.0 - v2.1
- Better memory management
- PSMenu could crash under rare circumstances when building the icon list
- Some problems under Windows Vista fixed
- Minor bugfixes and improvements
Changes for v1.3 - v2.0
- Quick Start functionality (shortcut to launch the Quick Start window can be defined in program configuration, for example Ctrl+Alt+F12)
- Adding new applications: "Scan for EXE files" for mass additions
- URLs can be opened (eg. http://www.aignes.com in application field)
- Application configuration: Deleting an app automatically selects the next app
- Improved handling of defect configuration files
- Internal improvement: more reliable way to save configuration file
- Conflicts with duplicates fixed
- Minor fixes/improvements
Changes for v2.0 Beta 2 - v2.0 Beta 3
- Some incompatibilities with global "Quick Start" hotkey fixed
- Smaller fixes improvements
Changes for v2.0 Beta 1 - v2.0 Beta 2
- [+] Quick Start: PSMenu searches for all entered search words
- [+] Quick Start: Windows Start menu icons are now cached what results in a much faster launch
- [+] Quick Start: Uninstall entries from Windows Start menu are no longer listed
- [+] Quick Start: List icons from desktop
- [+] Quick Start: Don't show duplicates
- [x] Many smaller Quick Start improvements
- [x] Internal improvement: more reliable way to save configuration file
- [x] Smaller improvements
Changes for v1.3 - v2.0 Beta 1
- Quick Start functionality (shortcut to launch the Quick Start window can be defined in program configuration, for example Ctrl+Alt+F12)
- Adding new applications: "Scan for EXE files" for mass additions
- URLs can be opened (eg. http://www.aignes.com in application field)
- Application configuration: Deleting an app automatically selects the next app
- Improved handling of defect configuration files
- Conflicts with duplicates fixed
- Minor fixes/improvements
Changes for v1.2 - v1.3
- Faster startup speed due to icon caching
- Program icons with more than 256 colors supported
- Folders can be opened (eg. e:\data)
- Relative paths supported (eg. ..\editor\edit.exe)
- Variable %windir% supported (eg. %windir%notepad.exe to start Notepad on the host PC)
- Variable %ProgramFiles% supported (eg. %ProgramFiles%Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe to start IE on the host PC)
- Variable %AppData% supported (path to the Application Data folder)
- Variable %MyDocuments% supported
- PSMenu asks if you want to overwrite an existing autorun.inf file
- PSMenu creates bak files when saving an autorun.inf file
Changes for v1.2 - v1.3 Beta 1
- [+] Faster startup speed due to icon caching
- [+] Program icons with more than 256 colors supported
- [+] Folders can be opened (eg. e:\data)
- [+] Relative paths supported (eg. ..\editor\edit.exe)
- [+] Variable %windir% supported (eg. %windir%notepad.exe to start Notepad on the host PC)
- [+] Variable %ProgramFiles% supported (eg. %ProgramFiles%Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe to start IE on the host PC)
- [+] Variable %AppData% supported (path to the Application Data folder)
- [+] Variable %MyDocuments% supported
- [+] PSMenu asks if you want to overwrite an existing autorun.inf file
- [+] PSMenu creates bak files when saving an autorun.inf file
Changes for v1.1 - v1.2
- [+] New option: Show drive letter in Tray-Icon
- [x] Autorun file could not be created if an already existing autorun file had hidden or read-only attributes
- Minor Tweaks
Changes for v1.1 - v1.2 Beta 1
- New option: Show drive letter in Tray-Icon
- Minor Tweaks
