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Minor update for Shell MegaPack 2008 for .Net and ActiveX released!
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We are pleased to announce the release and immediately availability of a
minor update (Build 581512) for Shell MegaPack.Net 2008 and Shell MegaPack
ActiveX 2008. The latest build changes the filenames of the ocx
files(ActiveX Edition) to conform to DOS 8.3 format. Common features in both
.Net and ActiveX editions include improved thumbnail functionality, greatly
improved overlay-icon support and some bugfixes. A complete list of all new
features can be found below. Download the latest version from
http://www.ssware.com/download.htm

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Upgrade Information
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The latest build is free for all v2008 customers. For v9.0 customers, v2008
is a free upgrade if you have an active Support And Upgrade Subscription.
Contact us to receive your new license. If you do not have an active Support
And Upgrade Subscription , contact us to upgrade your license to v2008.
Additional links of use are listed below :

Licensing FAQ : http://www.ssware.com/licensefaq.htm
Upgrade your License : http://www.ssware.com/upgrade.htm
Order Shell MegaPack : http://www.ssware.com/megapack/order.htm


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Upgrade Assistant for .Net Edition
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For the .Net edition, you can use the ProjectReferencesRename.exe utility to
change all references of v9.0 or earlier of the controls to the latest v10.0
(2008) . The ProjectReferencesRename.exe utility can be downloaded from :
http://www.ssware.com/megapack/project_references_rename.zip

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Download Shell MegaPack 2008
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Download Shell MegaPack.Net 2008 and Shell MegaPack ActiveX 2008 from
http://www.ssware.com/download.htm


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What's New!! in Shell MegaPack 2008 Build 581512
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.Net Edition
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FolderView
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NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for drag-drop from some external sources
such as Winzip.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added comprehensive support for overlay icons. Overlay
icons other than Shortcut and Share are now supported, overlay icons for
custom namespace extension items are supported and overlay icons are not
sourced directly from the OS.
BUGFIX : Crash occurred if AddCustomItem was called with '-1' as the
IconIndex parameter.
BUGFIX : Fixed internal crash and consequent 'random scrolling' bug when
dragdrop enters from some external locations.
BUGFIX : Fixed crash in VIsual Studio 2005 at design time when invoking
control property pages.
BUGFIX : Incorrect node gets selected when FolderView is linked to FileView
and FileView attempts to browse to an inaccessible location.


FileView
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NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for Alpha (transparent) thumbnails on XP
and Vista.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Thumbnails on Vista now show extra-large icons for items
which have no thumbnails
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for drag-drop from some external sources
such as Winzip.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added comprehensive support for overlay icons. Overlay
icons other than Shortcut and Share are now supported, overlay icons for
custom namespace extension items are supported and overlay icons are not
sourced directly from the OS.
BUGFIX : Crash occurred if AddCustomItem was called with '-1' as the
IconIndex parameter.
BUGFIX : If 'Starting Folder' set at design time is not present at run-time,
FileView resets to the Desktop.
BUGFIX : Some thumbnails were shown against a black background on XP and
Vista.
BUGFIX : Fixed internal crash and consequent 'random scrolling' bug when
dragdrop enters from some external locations.
BUGFIX : Fixed crash in VIsual Studio 2005 at design time when invoking
control property pages.


ShComboBox
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NEW FUNCTIONALITY : AutoUpdate works correctly when USB disks are connected
or disconnected.


ShellObjects
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NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Appbars can now be drag-docked even when dragging by the
caption/title area when in undocked mode.

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ActiveX Edition
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FolderView
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Filename of ocx file changed from fldrvw2008.ocx to fldrv080.ocx to conform
to DOS 8.3 format.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for drag-drop from some external sources
such as Winzip.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added comprehensive support for overlay icons. Overlay
icons other than Shortcut and Share are now supported, overlay icons for
custom namespace extension items are supported and overlay icons are not
sourced directly from the OS.
BUGFIX : Crash occurred if AddCustomItem was called with '-1' as the
IconIndex parameter.
BUGFIX : Fixed internal crash and consequent 'random scrolling' bug when
dragdrop enters from some external locations.
BUGFIX : Fixed crash in VIsual Studio 2005 at design time when invoking
control property pages.
BUGFIX : Incorrect node gets selected when FolderView is linked to FileView
and FileView attempts to browse to an inaccessible location.

FileView
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Filename of ocx file changed from filevw2008.ocx to filev080.ocx to conform
to DOS 8.3 format.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for Alpha (transparent) thumbnails on XP
and Vista.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Thumbnails on Vista now show extra-large icons for items
which have no thumbnails
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for drag-drop from some external sources
such as Winzip.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added comprehensive support for overlay icons. Overlay
icons other than Shortcut and Share are now supported, overlay icons for
custom namespace extension items are supported and overlay icons are not
sourced directly from the OS.
BUGFIX : Crash occurred if AddCustomItem was called with '-1' as the
IconIndex parameter.
BUGFIX : If 'Starting Folder' set at design time is not present at run-time,
FileView resets to the Desktop.
BUGFIX : Some thumbnails were shown against a black background on XP and
Vista.
BUGFIX : Fixed internal crash and consequent 'random scrolling' bug when
dragdrop enters from some external locations.
BUGFIX : Fixed crash in VIsual Studio 2005 at design time when invoking
control property pages.

ShComboBox
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Filename of ocx file changed from shcmb2008.ocx to shcmb080.ocx to conform
to DOS 8.3 format.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY: AutoUpdate works when USB disks are connected or
disconnected.
BUGFIX : Fixed crash in VIsual Studio 2005 at design time when invoking
control property pages.


ShellObjects
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Filename of ocx file changed from shlobj2008.ocx to shlob080.ocx to conform
to DOS 8.3 format.
NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Appbars can now be drag-docked even when dragging by the
caption/title area when in undocked mode.