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Version 3.0.6, released February 25, 2011.

• The Comparator tool now saves its settings from one session to the next. Also, when comparing folders, you can now choose whether or not to parse subfolders and whether or not to include file sizes and dates.

• Fixed a bug that prevented certain new actions from being saved for the * (all files) and Folder file types.

• Fixed a bug that prevented certain actions from appearing for the Folder, Directory, and Directory Background file types.

• Fixed a bug that prevented the software from starting in Windows Server 2008.

• Improved Windows Control Panel integration in 64-bit Windows.

• Added support for context-menu tools in standard (non-administrator) accounts; see Help for details.

• A few minor bugs have been fixed.

• The Repair Permissions feature in File Type Doctor has been improved. Plus, you can now use the feature from the command line (see Help for details).

• The FTP files on the fly tool now lets you pick a connection right from the context menu.

• You can now set exceptions for the Show the full path in file dialog title bars, Quickly access recently-used folders, and Save file dialog size and view settings tools to avoid problems with incompatible programs.

• Fixed a bug affecting the Clear out the Temp folder tool.

• The Comparator tool now shows the sizes and dates of files when you compare two folders.

• Fixed a bug that would cause the Startup module to become unresponsive if the Clear out the Temp folder tool was enabled. (When this happened, several tools stopped working, including Configure Hotkeys and Quickly create new folders.)

• Fixed a bug that prevented the software from starting on Windows Server 2003.

• New tool: Repeat lets you quickly repeat the last Power Rename, Change Date, Copy To, or Move To operation on selected files without any interaction.

• Power Rename now supports folder renaming.

• File Type Doctor can now repair broken file type permissions (see Help for details).

• The Quickly create new folders, Fix the Windows Search Tool, Show shortcut targets, and Delete in-use files tools are now fully supported on 64-bit Windows.

• All context-menu tools have been upgraded with better performance and more predictable positions in context menus.

• The UAC shield icon now appears next to any context menu tools requiring Administrator-level access on Windows 7 and Vista (both 32-bit and 64-bit).

• The Show the full path in file dialog title bars, Quickly access recently-used folders, and Save file dialog size and view settings tools have been improved.

• Windows Server 2008 is now supported. Windows Me is no longer supported. (Details here.)

• A few minor bugs have been fixed.

• KNOWN ISSUE: due to a bug in Windows 7, the context menu tools will never report more than 16 selected files. But the tools still work with any number of files; just disregard the number shown in parenthesis in your menus. Earlier versions of Windows are not affected.