Release Notes for Thin Desktop® 2.3.2

Current Version: 2.3.2, Released une 1, 2009

  • Enhance process monitor to understand applications involving multiple processes and relaunch original command only if all child processes have terminated. Fixes Citrix XenApp infinite relaunch issue.
  • Allow userinit.exe to execute before shell is started as ThinDesktopUser
  • New switch to allow Thin Desktop to function as shell only
  • Updated documentation with a new User Guide

New from Version 2.3.1 (December 15, 2008)

  • Improved installer logic to handle reinstallation without uninstall
  • Support for installation on non-English localized editions of Windows
  • Improved strong password generator to guarantee higher complexity requirements
  • Improved command line parsing to understand quoted long filename paths correctly
  • Changed working directory of monitored application to be its own folder
  • Fix licensing message after activation dialog if no license key is entered
  • Allow providing a license key during silent install
  • Automatic activation of provided license key during silent install
  • If automatic activation fails, the user will be prompted to enter a license key and activate it
  • Use proxy configured in Internet Explorer during unattended license activation
  • Allow browse dialog to select additional common executable file patterns instead of just *.exe
  • Fixed bug if username creation fails where user cannot log in after uninstall
  • Fix problem on installing to computers where auto-logon is already enabled
  • Restore all previous winlogon key registry values on uninstall
  • Improve reliability of finding userinit.exe if renamed or in non-standard location before installing Thin Desktop
  • Enable shutdown button by default for ThinDesktopUser
  • Fix corrupt ICA file issue with Citrix Xen App when specifying a preconfigured ICA connection stored in appsrv.ini

New from Version 2.3 (October 6, 2008)

  • ThinDesktopUser no longer in Administrators group after first run
  • Randomized password for each unique computer on which ThinDesktop is installed
  • Auto logon password moved to Local Security Authority and no longer stored as clear text
  • .NET 2.0 Runtime no longer required to install or run Thin Desktop
  • Improved Internet-based Licensing Activation Process

New from Version 2.2

  • Unattended Silent Install from Command Line
  • New Thin Desktop Program Icon
  • CTRL-ALT-DEL may not present the Windows Security Dialog in certain configurations of Windows XP

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