Version Updates
Version 4.00
This is a major version which includes Windows 7 and Vista 64 bit support, as well as several performance and stability improvements.
Also includes:
- Enhanced removable devices protection capabilities
- Enhanced support for Enterprise Deployment
Version 3.42
This is a minor version which includes a small number of bug fixes.
Bug fixes (partial List)
- Several situations where keyboard input was scrambled in Firefox running inside BufferZone.
- Improved handling of Office ® 2007/2010 documents which contain macros.
Version 3.41
This is a minor version which includes a small number of bug fixes.
Bug fixes (partial List)
- Several situations where UAC prompt was minimized when running applications inside BufferZone.
- Improved compatibility with Windows Live Messenger 2011.
- Improved compatibility with Check Point ZoneAlarm ®.
Version 3.40
This version includes new features as well as bug fixes and minor enhancements.
New features
- Trusted Installers
- Using this feature the user can allow selected installers and updates to run outside of BufferZone.
- This allows Trusted applications to be installed or updated properly outside of BufferZone, even if they usually run inside BufferZone. - Improved Anti-Keylogging capabilities
BufferZone now provides better protection against key logging.
Bug fixes (partial List)
- Several situations where Java ® installations inside BufferZone failed
- Situations where the list of programs running inside BufferZone was incorrect
- Rare cases where incorrect paths were created when installing applications inside BufferZone
- Improved compatibility with Office ® 2010 applications
Version 3.31
This version includes a BufferZone Free Version as well as several bug fixes.
Bug Fixes (partial list)
- Several rare situations which might result in an Operating System instability.
- A situation where automatic emptying of BufferZone was not performed as scheduled.
- A situation where sometimes installations of applications outside of BufferZone were not performed correctly.
- An occasional corruption of email attachments only when using Outlook® connected to an Exchange® server.
- An occasional failure to restore a BufferZone snapshot.
Version 3.30
This version includes Windows 7 32 bit support as well as several bug fixes.
Bug Fixes (partial list)
- Random hang situation when using BufferZone in conjunction with Spyware Doctor®.
- A situation where copy operations of virtual shortcuts on Windows Vista sometimes failed.
- Several GUI bug fixes.
Version 3.21
This version includes general performance and stability improvements as well as several bug fixes.
Bug Fixes (partial list)
- Several hang situations related to FireFox 3.0.x and Internet Explorer 7.0.
- A situation where moving between networks causes inability to browse the Internet inside BufferZone.
- A situation where some installations performed inside BufferZone are considerably slower.
- Minor GUI issues.
- Updated Remote troubleshooting module.
Version 3.20
This version includes full Windows Vista 32 bit support as well as several bug fixes.
New features
- Localized version of BufferZone
This version is now localized for French, Italian and English. - Windows Vista 32 bit - General Availability
This version is now fully compatible with Windows Vista 32 bit.
Bug fixes (partial List)
- Applications running inside BufferZone might see the names of forbidden files
- Incompatibility issue with TrendMicro Internet Security Pro
- Some registry keys are not updated properly while running Windows Vista with UAC on
- Web Privacy sometimes caused Internet Explorer to shutdown unexpectedly
- Several bugs related to Internet Explorer 8 running inside BufferZone
- Several GUI changes regarding product activation
- Rare Operating system crash related to Windows Drivers installation
- A situation where JAVA do not initializes properly inside BufferZone
- Error when trying to open PNG files inside BufferZone
- An occasional error when trying to install new services inside BufferZone on Windows Vista
- An error when trying to open a Microsoft Excel file from a web browser inside BufferZone
- On Windows Vista, some elevated processes were not seen as running inside BufferZone even when they run inside
- Excessive UAC warnings for applications running inside BufferZone
Version 3.10
This version includes several performance, stability and compatibility improvements as well as several bug fixes.
New features
- Remote Technical Assistance
This version includes a remote session tool which improves our ability to troubleshoot issues on customers' machines. - Windows Vista 32 bit - Release Candidate
BufferZone version 3.10 works with Windows Vista 32 bit. This current version of BufferZone includes better compatibility with Windows Vista and is considered a Release Candidate version.
Bug fixes (partial List)
- A situation where Windows startup process is excessively slow
- A compatibility issue with Spyware Doctor
- Improper data migration when upgrading from BufferZone 2.7
- A situation where an application running inside BufferZone can cause an Operating System restart
- A freeze situation caused when installing BufferZone on a computer with many eMule temporary files
- Possible instability after Emptying BufferZone without a restart afterwards on Windows Vista
- Sometimes applications running inside BufferZone do not show a complete list of folders
- A hang situation when browsing a network path from Microsoft Outlook
- A situation where Windows offline files did not synchronize well
- A situation where Thunderbird mailer could not send email if run inside BufferZone
- Improved anti key logging capabilities
- Improved Microsoft Windows Update compatibility
- Improved support for Microsoft Office 2007 documents
Version 3.01
This is a minor version which includes Windows Vista 32 bit UAC support and a small number of bug fixes.
New feature
- Windows Vista 32 bit UAC support - Beta
BufferZone version 3.0 Beta works with Windows Vista 32bit. This current version of BufferZone is compatible with the User Account Control (UAC) feature of Windows Vista.
Version 3.0
This is a major version which includes Windows Vista 32 bit support, few bug fixes and some new features.
New features
- Windows Vista 32 bit support - Beta
BufferZone version 3.0 Beta works with Windows Vista 32bit. This current version of BufferZone is incompatible with the User Account Control (UAC) feature of Windows Vista. - Web Privacy
Web privacy features allows the user to define a list of addresses that, by default, run outside of BufferZone (i.e. without protection). This allows the user to create a white-list of addresses (such as eBanking, internal corporate resources etc.) that will be browsed outside of BufferZone therefore separated from the untrusted environment inside BufferZone. The features works only with Internet Explorer (6 or higher). - Icons of protected applications
Icons of protected applications and files inside BufferZone will no longer show a red border around them. They will be marked as protected by the BufferZone icon at their bottom-left corner.
Version 2.70
This is a maintenance version which includes few bug fixes and improves performances and product security.
New feature
- Create and restore BufferZone snapshot
This function allows the user to create a backup of all contents of the virtual repository and restore them in a future time. The backup contains all applications installed inside the BufferZone, all registry information and all files saved inside the Virtual repository.
