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Version 4 (June 2007):

Version 4 is a complete rewrite, in C# 2005. It looks much better, and has many new features.It also has a new name--"Dutch Duck Cache and History Reader."

New:

  • Compatible with Windows Vista. Reads history and cookies in protected mode.
  • Added a new program--Cache Explorer.
  • New Office 2007 look--using the various components of Developer Express.

Version 3 (February 2006):

New:

  • New Office 2003 look--using ActiveBar 3.0.
  • Added "select all" option
  • Expanded context menus
  • History Explorer:
    • Added "Read history using shell" under the file menu.The standard procedure to read Internet Explorer's history, while fast, is very sensitive to any errors that might creep into the history file. This often would result in a history display that contained far fewer items than was shown in Internet Explorer itself. The new, additional, method--while slower--shows the same items as Internet Explorer itself.
    • Option to delete entire history at once
  • Favorites Explorer:
    • New option: "Replace directory name". This adds abiity to rename a whole group (such as Links/News) and all of its records to a new name like (Links/Current).
    • New option to delete a whole group. Press a groupheader and press Del.
  • Cookies Explorer:
    • Option to delete all cookies at once.

Fixed:

  • History Explorer:
    • File, print was not working
    • Copy to Favorites Explorer gave error message
 

Version 2 (June 2004):

Note: the registration codes of version 1.x no longer work in version 2.
  • Version 2.11 (June 30th, 2005). Repair option added to setup program.
     
  • Version 2.0.8 (January 24th, 2004). Updated helpfile, changed license agreement, minor bug fixes.
     
  • Version 2.0.6 (August 3rd, 2004). Favorites were not backed up correctly
     
  • Version 2.0.5 (July 3, 2004). Release version. New version of Sharpgrid.
     
  • Version 2.0.4 (June 30, 2004).
    • Helpfile separated from program file. Should solve problem that helpfile does not load when F1 is pressed.
    • Pressing button with dropdown menu will drop down menu (no longer necessary to push arrow).
    • Fixed overflow error in grouping.
    • Fixed width of column with row numbers
    • Layout listbar fixed (blue bar at top has disappeared)
    • View menu in Cookies Explorer fixed.

     
  • Version 2.0.3 (June 27, 2004). Starting a new search will automatically clear previous search.
     
  • Version 2.0.2 (June 23, 2004). Fixed error in menu component at startup.
     
  • Version 2.0.1 (June 19, 2004). Fixed the width of the listbar.
     
  • Version 2.0.0 (June 19, 2004). Pre-release version. Updated helpfile; changed listbar.

     

Version 1:

Dutch Duck Utilities for Internet Explorer first came out in the fall of 2001. Initially it consisted of two separate programs--History Explorer and Favorites Explorer. They were later merged into one program, and a new program, Cookies Explorer was added.

Over time, a lot of improvements were made. The program became much faster (especially History Explorer), got more features and also became smaller in size (the first version was 8 MB).

The components used in the program also changed over time. Initially, it used Beegrid from Stinga; Beegrid was subsequently bought by Datadynamics and became Sharpgrid. The Crystal Report Viewer was replaced by the Active Report Viewer of Datadynamics; the toolbar component from VbAccelerator was replaced by ActiveBar; the Listbar component from Dinkit (who later went out of business was added.

A big change was also made in the installation program. Initially, the program consisted of a lot of separate files and components, which needed to be registered on the user's computer, but they were later replaced by just one file, which can even be installed by users that do not have administrator's rights. This file also includes tghe VB6 runtime files.