Fusion Installer 2.0

Build Date: 2010-06-21

New Features

  • New icons and imagery.
  • No longer requires Quicktime.
  • The list of possible applications to install has been simplified.
  • You aren't asked if you want to save the installation log anymore, unless there is an error.
  • Fusion Installer can now detect whether the application your are upgrading is still running and will not allow you to upgrade until the application is quit. Because the installer can automatically detect this now, you will no longer be asked to confirm that the application has quit before installing.
  • When another application asks Fusion Installer to do an auto upgrade, the process is now faster. It is also less error prone if there is trouble with the other application quitting.
  • When installing Fusion Server, you can now specify to place the Data Folder and/or Backup Folder on a different drive.
  • When installing Fusion Truck, you can now ask it to first remove the old data file automatically. This is useful is some cases to overcome problems with corrupt datafiles and when it is easier to just start with a fresh datafile and a New Sync.
  • A new Advanced menu is available for some advanced functions.
  • The Technician Install menu item has been renamed USB Drive Install and moved to the new Advanced menu.
  • A new menu item, Find Fusion Server, exists in the Advanced menu. It can be used to see if Fusion Server is available on the network and will show the server's IP address if it can be contacted. (Note that the preferences in Fusion Client must be set to expect communication with trucks on port 19820 for this to work.)
  • A new option to have the installer add a shortcut to the Task Manager to the desktop (Windows) or place the Activity Monitor in the dock (Mac OS X) is included under the Advanced Menu. This should make it easier to use these utilities on touch screens where it is difficult to type Alt-Ctrl-Del.
  • A new option to fix client resources is available from the Advanced menu. This should seldom be needed, but makes fixing some client corruption issues easier when explaining over the phone.
  • A new option to fix index files is available under the Advanced menu.
  • A new option to debug serial port devices is available under the Advanced menu.

Bug Fixes

  • Some issues when running in Mac OS X, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 have been fixed.

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