I purchased VE a while ago in lieu of Resco thinking it was a good buy and to show some support for a new program.  So far I am underwhelmed by the attention VE has received.  I visit the site and see frequent updates for Pocket Hakcmaster and Mechanic, but Virtual Explorer has the same bugs as it has always had.  Hidden files still show up, and not being able to edit the Navigation pulldown. 

So far I’m dissatisfied with this purchase.

vr,
Roderick

Roderick Pommier - 13 October 2007 11:35 AM

I purchased VE a while ago in lieu of Resco thinking it was a good buy and to show some support for a new program.  So far I am underwhelmed by the attention VE has received.  I visit the site and see frequent updates for Pocket Hakcmaster and Mechanic, but Virtual Explorer has the same bugs as it has always had.  Hidden files still show up, and not being able to edit the Navigation pulldown. 

So far I’m dissatisfied with this purchase.

vr,
Roderick

Hi Roderick,
The reason for not updating the software recently is because we are changing the existing architecture and will provide a major new version (v2) very soon. Virtual Explorer 2 will be a free upgrade to registered users. We will be announcing beta testing shortly.

That’s good to hear… I’ll be happy to test.

Roderick Pommier - 14 October 2007 05:37 AM

That’s good to hear… I’ll be happy to test.

Just to give you an update on the progress… We are currently redesigning part of the user interface to dramatically reduce the size of the application, add skinning support and support for alpha blending. We are also working on adding powerful search capabilities to the file and to the registry explorers. We should be able to release a new build this month. I will keep you updated.

Is there any news on the new version yet?

Desktopflame - 29 December 2007 05:45 AM

Is there any news on the new version yet?

Hello,
We will release a major new update of the application within a week. The list of changes is too long to be posted here, it will probably appear in our developer blog when we release the beta.

Still no sign of the “major update of the application within a week” any idea when it will be posted?

Simon Nissenbaum - 15 January 2008 08:33 AM

Still no sign of the “major update of the application within a week” any idea when it will be posted?

The release candidate is currently being tested internally. If we don’t face any stopper issues the build will be made official this week. I appreciate your patience!

1st Feb and still no update! Is there any news when it will be updated?

Desktopflame - 31 January 2008 09:48 PM

1st Feb and still no update! Is there any news when it will be updated?

Hello,
The new build will be released in 24 hours. Below is the partial change log for this major new update of Virtual Explorer:

User interface:
• Added a new status bar
• Added a new “Search” bar with history
• Reordered the tool bars
• New main menu (better navigation on square screen devices)
• Fixed menu access issues on WM5 devices
• Fixed tree refresh on WM5 devices

File system:
• Added “Search” feature
• Fixed focus issue during “Rename”
• Fixed possible bug in folder size collection code
• Removed “cluster chains” info from file/folder properties to improve speed. This feature will be brought back on in the next release

Encryption / decryption:
• Fixed decryption issues with files 4095 bytes long
• Fixed encryption progress bar update problem
• Fixed dialog flicker while decrypting
• Speed improvements, increased memory buffer

ZIP:
• Fixed navigation issues related to linked list w/ tree mode
• Reduced memory usage of unzip, increased stability
• Improved performance

Recycle bin:
• Added support for shortcut put / restore
• Fixed a bug with “folder restore” operations

Core code changes:
• Reduced memory usage
• Faster startup
• Major code rewrite and cleanup

Haven’t checked in awhile, good to see you are making progress.  Can’t wait to see how the new version operates.  I hope the application does well.

Roderick