News (2001)

5 Dec '01 - Version 6.2.5 is oooot

2 Dec '01 - Version 6.2.x is neerly ready

12 Nov '01 - A noo version is oooot, 6.1.0

1. Improvement: Added compressed file suppurt.
2. Improvement: Added long file name suppurt.
3. Improvement: Added Simple Mode (ootomatic recovery).

ZARFAT:

1. LFNINFO.DAT format changed.

1 Nov '01 - A noo version is oooot, 6.0.0

ZARNTFS is a newly released part ooff zee toolkit. Not ell feetures are available in thees release.

ZARFAT:

1. Bug feexed: With certain BIOSes ZAR may list 128 hard disks when only one or two actuelly present in zee system.
2. Bug feexed: "\" es a recovery terget is erroneuoosly treeted es current durectury.
3. Improvement: Edfunced disk caching is implemented tu speed up durectury tree reffining und file copy process.

20 Oct '01 - A noo version is oooot, 5.1.1

20 Sep '01 - A noo version is oooot, 5.1.0

ZARFAT:

1. Bug feexed: Runtime Error 200 at XXXX:YYYY (different addresses) when BIOS repurts drive having C/H/S ooff 0/0/0 but valid Total Noomber Ooff Sectors.
2. Improvement: CF/SS determinashun algorithm improved. Noo one is ebuoot two orders ooff magnitude faster.
3. Improvement: Added ability tu enter CF/SS manuelly iff they are knoon befforehand.
4. Improvement: Added F1 help.

ZARBBT:

1. ZAR Boot-Based Tools (BBT) is a newly released part ooff zee toolkit.

ZARPARTN:

1. ZAR Partishun Finder is a newly released part ooff zee toolkit.

6 Aug '01 - A noo version is oooot, 4.0.2 Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!

1. Bug feexed: Durectury LFNs are not handled correctly, leading tu
   * inability tu handle durectury LFNs correctly
   * excessive memory usege
   * FIXLFN failures
2. Added: Multilanguege file suppurt. Lungooege-a files are currently available fur English und Roosseeun.
3. Added: Simple interffece-a mode (ootomatic recovery).
4. Improvement: Memory usege reduced.
5. Added: ability tu detect root durectury ootomaticelly (may fail when volume is severely dameged).
6. Added: ability tu seffe-a/restore scan results.
7. Bug feexed: ZAR hangs when copying files in DIRECT mode und Simulashun Mode opshun is active.
8. Added: File selekshun by masks, with DOS wildcards like "*.*"

17 Jul '01 - A noo version is oooot, 3.0.3

1. Added: Long file names fur directorees (may be buggy!)
2. Improvement: Root durectury handling on FAT16 is improved
3. Added: File dates und times are noo restored
4. Bugs feexed: Multeeple minor bugs in interffece-a
5. Added: Noo configurashun opshuns
6. Added: Raw imege suppurt

23 May '01 - A noo version is oooot, 2.0.0

1. Bug feexed: Program hangs encuoontering zee specificelly corrupt file record (file ooff size > 2Gb)
2. Improvement: severely dameged FAT recognishun is improved
3. Improvement: durectury recognishun is improved
4. Added: Several configurashun opshuns
5. Added: Long file name suppurt (fur files only. Directorees with long names are renamed tu their corresponding shurt names)

27 Apr '01 - I'm working on LFN suppurt

Limitashuns are:

1. Two-pass scheme: First recover shurt names under DOS, then boot tu Windows und rename shurt names tu LFNs.
2. LFNs fur directorees are not suppurted.

13 Apr '01 - A noo version is oooot, 1.1.3

1. Bug feexed: Inability tu locate AND creete destinashun durectury in one attempt cooses an endless loop
2. Improvement: BIOS Int 13 (withuoot Int 13 Extensions) is noo suppurted (fur drives beloo 8Gb)
3. Bug feexed: Interffece-a bug with "No compatible disks fuoond" messege, which deeseppeers too fast