FreeExtractor v1.44, March 20, 2001

   - When using non-standard dialog sizes, the intro bitmap now correctly scales. (No more ugly white gaps.)
   - Zip files can be converted using SendTo Menu (right click a Zip file -> SendTo - > Convert Zip to SFX)
   - MakeSFX: Build time and build rate calculated and displayed after compiling an SFX.
   - Execution of 16-bit applications (e.g. old InstallShield setups) fixed.
   - Added %sendto% path variable.
   - Website URL updated (again, for good) to http://www.disoriented.com.



FreeExtractor v1.43, February 18, 2001

   - SFX: "FreeExtractor" removed from title bar and replaced with more subtle watermark
   - SFX: Fixed metadata caching issue on Win98 when running multiple SFXs sequentially.
   - FEWIZARD: Fixed loading of return carriages in default.ini strings
   - FEWIZARD: Fixed issue with misdrawing of "Next" button on splash page in rare cases.
   - UI: Fixed dialog layouts when using non-standard system font sizes   
   - UI: Font style changed.
   - Cursor changes to hand when mousing over URLs
   - Updated visual style. New icons and bitmap included.
   - Source to bin2h.exe now included in source distribution.
   - Updated copyrights in code and documentation to include 2000 and 2001.
   

FreeExtractor v1.42.01, December 13, 2000

   - Fixed issue with execution command introduced in v1.42.
   

FreeExtractor v1.42, December 13, 2000

   - Added $quicklaunch$ path variable.
   - Added support for execution of batch files and .COM files.
   - Environment variables now expanded in path strings
   - Fixed display issues under non-standard Windows color schemes
   - Fixed issue with $startmenu$ path variable on non-English versions of Windows
   - The working directory of all shortcuts is set to the target directory   
   - Stricter path checking for UNC paths   

FreeExtractor v1.41, December 10, 2000

   - Added support for Authenticode code signing for SFXs
   - Faster loading of larger SFXs
   - SFX Name now defaults to "Unnamed Archive"
   - DEV: Cleaned up and optimized a bunch of functions.
   - Updated help
   

FreeExtractor v1.40.2, December 9, 2000

   - DEV: replace splitthepath with more tokenized, optimized version
   - DEV: Removed pragma / type warnings


FreeExtractor v1.40.1, November 28, 2000

   - Fixes an issue with creating multiple shortcuts
   

FreeExtractor v1.4, November 26, 2000

   - Added ability to change SFX icon
   - Added ability to create shortcuts.   
   - Added new path variables:

      $targetdir$    The extraction directory
      $sendto$       The SendTo Menu
      $favorites$    IE Favorites Menu
      $startup$      User's Startup Folder
      $startmenu$    User's Programs Folder in Start Menu
      $fonts$        System Fonts directory
         
   - FEWizard: Added ability to restart wizard after creating a SFX.
   - Path variables and command line parameters now work in exec command      
   - Updated Help Files


FreeExtractor v1.39.2, November 17, 2000

   - Updates to MakeSFX.exe
   - Internal header.exe restructuring

FreeExtractor v1.39.1, November 15, 2000

   - Minor updates to MakeSFX.exe
   
   
FreeExtractor v1.39, November 14, 2000

   - New option in FE Wizard to save your options as your default settings. (Useful when creating multiple self-extractors with similar options.)
   - Document packaging: You can package MS Office Documents, Adobe Acrobat PDFs, Photoshop PDF files and more, and they'll open with their associated programs after extraction.
   - You can package and auto-install applications to your Palm device. (Specify the .PRC to install in the execute field.)
   - Better help integration; Context help works within FEWizard.
   - Updated help documentation
   - Path variables can be delimited with either "%"s or "$"s. ("%temp%" is now equivalent to "$temp$")
   - Fixed minor help screen error with MakeSFX.exe.
   - Fixed warning logic error in MakeSFX.exe.
   

FreeExtractor v1.38, November 02, 2000

   - Brand new, expanded documentation in Microsoft HTML Help Format.
   - Removed option to create UI-less self-extractors due to abuse by virus creators.
   - Added ability to view properties in self-extractor (Right click -> Properties)
   - Cleaned up source code. Added better source documentation.
   - More descriptive error messages.
   - Removed MakeSFX.exe from FESetup.exe to reduce file size. It's offered seperately.

 
FreeExtractor v1.37, October 28, 2000
   - Fixed auto extract path bug
   - Improved source code comments.

FreeExtractor v1.36, October 26, 2000
   - Improved path checking and verification
   - Fixed URL positioning bug on Wizard splash screen when displayed with a non-standard font.
   
FreeExtractor v1.32, October 24, 2000
   - Fixed path parsing variable bug, which was introduced in v1.31 
   
   
FreeExtractor v1.31, October 23, 2000
   
   - Fixed minor gramatical error 
   - Fixed handling of '&' in the intro text and title of the splash screen 

FreeExtractor v1.3, October 22, 2000

   - Feature: Added option to delete files after extraction
   - Update: Added support for "mailto"s in the URL field
   - CRLFs allowed in the intro text
   - Fixed auto-open-explorer folder bug
   - Misc bug fixes   

FreeExtractor v1.21, October 07, 2000

   - Added MakeSFX.exe. MakeSFX.exe is a command-line version of FreeExtractor, which can be used to automate the creation of a self extractor via a batch file.
   - Added $curdir$ path variable.
   - Fixed a minor issue with file date/time after extraction.
   - Minor user interface updated, based on user feedback.
   


FreeExtractor v1.2, October 04, 2000

   - Path Variables: For the default extraction path, self-extractor authors can specify
     path variables. Supported path variables are: 

            $desktop$            The user's desktop folder
            $programfiles$       Computer's program files folder (i.e. "C:\Program Files")
            $temp$               System Temp Directory
            $windir$             Windows directory (i.e. "c:\WinNT")
            $sysdir$             Windows System Directory (i.e. "c:\WinNT\System32")

      Examples:
   
            $programfiles$\My Application
            $Desktop$\My Files

     Of course, hard-coded paths will still work. 

   - Files preseve their original date and time after file extraction (Jean-Paul Mesnage)
   - Updated user interface. Better comforms to Microsoft's Wizard 97 spec.


FreeExtractor v1.1, September 19, 2000

   -  Removed all dependancies on the C run time (msvcrt.dll). Converted CRT I/O and memory
      functions to their Win32 equivalents.
      
   -  Removed all unnessessary strings from header.exe and wizard.exe to reduce
      .EXE size. (The wizard is now down to 33kb.)
     
   -  Cleaned up verbiage. More concise.
   


FreeExtractor v1.0, September 9, 2000

   -  Initial Release