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TracePlus®/Winsock Update

TracePlus®/Winsock version 8 is available for $80.00 for customers that have version 6.x.x.

TracePlus®/Winsock version 8 is available for $100.00 for customers that have version 5.x.x.

If you have version 8.x.x or higher

If you have version 6.x.x or lower

Release date: 10/24/2008 (Only for customers who have version 8.x.x)

Version 8.70.000

The patch below will only update retail versions of TracePlus®/Winsock

NOTE: If you are having problems installing the patch over your currently installed version (listed below), follow the following procedure.

Uninstall the product you currently have installed (be sure you have a copy of the original product you purchased).
Reinstall the original version you received when you purchased the product.
Reapply the patch you downloaded from here.

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The updater will upgrade the following versions of TracePlus/Winsock:

TracePlus/Winsock v8.01.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.02.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.03.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.11.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.12.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.15.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.20.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.22.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.24.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.26.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.30.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.40.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.42.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.44.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.45.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.48.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.50.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.60.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.61.000
TracePlus/Winsock v8.68.000

The patch includes all bug fixes up to 10/24/2008. We recommend that you apply this patch so that TracePlus/Winsock can operate at its maximum efficiency.

To apply the patch, unzip this file to a temporary directory and run SETUP.EXE from Windows.

If you cannot find the version number of your product in this list, or the update does not work with your product, please e-mail for a new copy of SETUP.EXE.

Please note that in order to receive a new copy of SETUP.EXE, you must provide us with a copy of the original SETUP.EXE from your purchased copy of the product.

Version History

Version 8.70.000 of TracePlus®/Winsock includes the following fixes and enhancements:

The "Open" option was not appearing on the File menu. (FIXED)
When saving a view as HTML, the application would crash. (FIXED)

Version 8.68.000 of TracePlus®/Winsock includes the following fixes and enhancements:

Updated to better compatibility with dual-core, quad-core, and 8-core processors.
Updated email activation dialog boxes for better explain how the eamil activation process works.
User interface has been changed to MDI (Multiple Document Interface) to facilitate easier cross-referencing of information. The following views display in separate windows: (NEW)

Diagnostics View

Connection View

Session View

Data View
Comprehensive tutorial for both new and experienced users. (NEW)

Added a second toolbar below the main toolbar which contains the following navigation buttons: (NEW)

Move to First Item	Move to First Selected Item	Move to First Highlighted Item
Move to Previous Item	Move to Previous Selected Item	Move to Previous Highlighted Item
Move to Next Item	Move to Next Selected Item	Move to Next Highlighted Item
Move to Last Item	Move to Last Selected Item	Move to Last Highlighted Item

Added a new View menu containing navigation shortcuts for the Diagnostics View. (NEW)
Added the ability to locate a specific item in the Diagnostics View by entering a sequence number. (NEW)

A "Select Related Items" feature has been added to the Edit menu which selects groups of objects in the Diagnostics View by the following criteria: (NEW)

Asynchronous Winsock Events	Microsoft Extension Completion Routines Called	Winsock 1.1 I/O
By Process ID	Remote Access functions and errors	Winsock 2.0 functions and errors
By Thread ID	Win32 Internet functions and errors	Winsock 2.0 Completion Routines Called
Microsoft Extensions functions and errors	Winsock 1.1 functions and errors	Winsock 2.0 I/O

Added the ability to hide selected items and unhide items in the Diagnostics View. (NEW)
Added a "Hide Conversation" option to the Edit menu which hides methods and responses in the Diagnostics View that are part of a conversation as described by the selected method or response. (NEW)

Added the ability to highlight items in the Diagnostics View with a fixed color for later reference. The status of all highlighted items can be saved to disk. The following items have been added to the Edit menu:

Toggle Highlight

Highlight Selected Items

Highlight All Items

Reset Highlighted Items

Version 8.50.000 of TracePlus®/Winsock includes the following fixes and enhancements:

Drag and drop applications and documents from the Windows Desktop, Start Menu, and folders onto the application main window in order to launch them from TracePlus. (NEW)

Version 8.48.000 of TracePlus®/Winsock includes the following fixes and enhancements:

Drag and drop applications and documents from the Windows Desktop, Start Menu, and folders onto the application main window in order to launch them from TracePlus. (NEW)
TracePlus has been modified to run with standard permissions instead of with administrator privileges in Vista. (NEW)
If the target application is Internet Explorer and TracePlus is running with standard user permissions under Vista, Protected Mode must be turned off. (NEW)
Applications requiring adminstrative rights will cause a warning message to appear in TracePlus if TracePlus is not running with administrative rights. (NEW)
Help files reformatted as HTML Help for compatibility with Vista. (NEW)
The maximum number of lines displayed in the Data View has been increased from 25,000 to 35,000. (NEW)
Socket option values and WsaIoctl() codes were updated to the latest definitions available. (NEW)
.PDF manual updated with latest product information. (NEW)
Large values would appear for socket numbers in the Session and Data Views when InternetReadFileExW() was called by the target application. (FIXED)

Version 8.45.000 of TracePlus®/Winsock includes the following fixes and enhancements:

API functions may not be captured as expected because of previous changes to the API hooking technology used by TracePlus. (FIXED)

Version 8.44.000 of TracePlus®/Winsock includes the following fixes and enhancements:

The maximum number of records displayed in the API View has been increased from 20,000 to 25,000. (NEW)
The maximum number of lines displayed in the Data View has been increased from 20,000 to 25,000. (NEW)
The base technology used to intercept Win32, Winsock, and WININET APIs has been been updated for more stability and speed. (NEW)
The function InternetOpenURL() may cause the target application to crash if long URLs were used. (NEW)

Version 8.42.000 of TracePlus®/Winsock includes the following fixes and enhancements:

The Setup application was modified to install certain TracePlus menu items under the "All Users" directory which means that they will appear for all user accounts on the PC. Note that this feature can only be obtained by requesting a new SETUP.EXE from the Support department. (NEW)
Updated to create, read, and write certain necessary files under limited user accounts.. (NEW)
Patch updater would not patch properly licensed products due an error in checking for a digital signature in previous versions of the product. (FIXED)

Version 8.40.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

Updated so that the product is compatible with 32 bit versions of Windows Vista Home/Business/Ultimate Editions. (NEW)
The DLL which intercepts browser requests and responses has been modified for faster execution and compatibility with Windows Vista. (NEW)
The ability to intercept applications launched from the Start menu or the Desktop will not be available in Windows Vista. The implementation of his feature uses functionality available in previous versions of Windows that was removed from Vista by Microsoft because of security concerns.
The filtering mechanism incorrectly caused some API functions not to be displayed even though they were being captured in the target application. (FIXED)

Version 8.26.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

Enhancements to the core API interception technology provide greater compatibility with applications running on all Windows platforms. (NEW)
An application may crash when intercepted by TracePlus while running on a HyperThreaded CPU (Intel processors only) on Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server. (FIXED)

Version 8.24.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

Minor GUI enhancements such as replacement of dark vertical lines in all grids with lighter colored lines, transparent painting of bitmaps, light colored (white) backgrounds in grids instead of dark colored (dark gray). (NEW)
Certain types of domain resolution calls made via the getaddrinfo() API may cause the target application to crash in certain circumstances on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server. (FIXED)
Newer versions of the Java Runtime Environment would pass an incorrect parameter to the Winsock connect() API causing memory corruption and termination of the target application. (FIXED)
Problems with Winsock 2 implementation caused data to be missing or out of sequence. Particularly effects .NET applications but can affect any application using Winsock 2 and GetQueuedCompletionStatus(). (FIXED)

Version 8.22.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

Added support for debugging applications utilizing AppleTalk via Winsock. (NEW)
Added support for debugging applications utilizing Bluetooth via Winsock. (NEW)
Added support for debugging applications utilizing Infrared Data (IRDA) via Winsock. (NEW)
Added support for debugging applications utilizing NetBIOS via Winsock. (NEW)
Added a Type column to the Connections View that displays the following protocol types: AppleTalk, Bluetooth, IRDA, IPv4, IPv6, IPX, and NetBIOS. (NEW)
A Port column was added to the Connections View which displays the port or IPX Socket number on which the connection was made. (NEW)
The Type column in the Session View was updated to display the following protocol types: AppleTalk, Bluetooth, IRDA, IPv4, IPv6, IPX, and NetBIOS. (NEW)
A Port column was added to the Session View which displays the host port or IPX Socket number which sent or was receiving the data. (NEW)
The Type column in the Data View was updated to display the following protocol types: AppleTalk, Bluetooth, IRDA, IPv4, IPv6, IPX, and NetBIOS. (NEW)
A Port column was added to the Data View which displays the host port or IPX Socket number which sent or was receiving the data. (NEW)
A Port column was added to the Connect Times View which displays the port or IPX Socket number on which the connection was attempted. (NEW)
Fixed issues with applications that use Winsock 2 and overlapped I/O. (FIXED)

Version 8.15.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

The "Time" column in the Diagnostics View was expanded to two columns titled "Called" and "Returned". This provides more information on API functions that take a long time to complete. (NEW)
Added a /PROMPT option which can appear before an executable filename on the TracePlus command line. This forces the Capture Settings dialog box to appear before the application specified after the /PROMPT option is executed. This option is useful when debugging NT services. (NEW)
The default behavior of the Capture Settings dialog box appearing when TracePlus is launched with an executable filename specified on the command line has been disabled. Use the /PROMPT directive before the application path if you need the Capture Settings dialog box to appear. (NEW)
Random timing errors would occur when running TracePlus on a dual-processor PC or a PC with a dual-core CPU. (FIXED)
Random hanging when exiting TracePlus may occur due to issues with waiting for certain threads to terminate. (FIXED)
Applications may crash when running inside TracePlus when calling WSARecv() or WSARecvFrom(). (FIXED)
Applications may crash when running inside TracePlus when calling various WININET API functions. (FIXED)
Removed the prompt to debug child processes since there already is a checkbox for enabling this feature on the Launch Tab of the Capture Settings dialog box.
Pressing the Pause button on the toolbar in the main window would disable the Stop button. (FIXED)
The splash screen logo would display when TracePlus was launched as a result of double-clicking on a .TPW file in Windows Explorer. (FIXED)
The splash screen logo would display when launching a service with TracePlus. (FIXED)
The demo dialog box would display when specifying an application on the TracePlus command line (only in demo versions of the product). (MODIFIED)
The demo dialog box would display when launching a service with TracePlus (only in demo versions of the product). (MODIFIED)
Certain applications such as Java Applets launched from a Web Browser may terminate unexpectedly. (FIXED)
When clicking on an .TPW file in Windows Explorer, it would be ignored if TracePlus was already running. (FIXED)

Version 8.12.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

All 32-bit versions of Windows Vista supported with this release. (NEW)
Added a new menu item "View Online FAQ" to the Help menu. This will launch the default browser with the URL of a new Frequently Asked Questions page containing information on how to use the product. (NEW)
Added support for debugging Windows NT services. (NEW)
No records would appear in any of the views after receiving the "Do you want to trace" message. (FIXED)
Child processes would not be debugged as expected. (FIXED)
Calls to recv() and recvfrom() may cause memory corruption in the target application due to incorrect handling of error conditions. (FIXED)
Incorrect interpretation of calls to getaddrinfo() may result in empty addresses appearing in the DNS Lookup View. (FIXED)
Double-clicking on a .TPW file in a "My Computer" or Windows Explorer window launches TracePlus but crashes before the file is loaded. (FIXED)
TracePlus would start up and exit immediately if purchased as part of the Software Development Bundle. (FIXED)

Version 8.03.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

Added column labeled "Process" containing the process name and ID to the Connect Times View. (NEW)
Added column labeled "Thread" containing the thread ID to the Connect Times View. (NEW)
Added column labeled "Thread" containing the thread ID to the Connections View. (NEW)
Added column labeled "Process" containing the process name and ID to the DNS Lookup View. (NEW)
Added column labeled "Thread" containing the thread ID to the DNS Lookup View. (NEW)
Added column labeled "Thread" containing the thread ID to the Session View. (NEW)
Updated the "Save as HTML" feature in all views to enhance the visual presentation of the data. (NEW)
Updated the page layouts in all views that support the Print feature. (NEW)
Running TracePlus as a service would not launch the service specified on the command line. (FIXED)
Launching TracePlus with an application specified on the command line would not launch the application. (FIXED)
Saving a view as HTML would display an "not available in demo" message. (FIXED)
If an inet_addr() functions returned INADDR_NONE, the application being captured would crash. (FIXED)
The API Colors tab in the Display Options dialog box would not save colors for the specified items as expected. (FIXED)
The .CNT file was not installed with the application help file. (FIXED)

Release date: 6/15/2007 (Only for customers who have version 6.x.x)

Version 6.80.000

The patch below will only update retail versions of TracePlus®/Winsock .

NOTE: If you are having problems installing the patch over your currently installed version (listed below), follow the following procedure.

Uninstall the product you currently have installed (be sure you have a copy of the original product you purchased).
Reinstall the original version you received when you purchased the product.
Reapply the patch you downloaded from here.

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FTP

The updater will upgrade the following versions of TracePlus/Winsock:

TracePlus/Winsock v6.00.002
TracePlus/Winsock v6.05.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.06.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.07.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.08.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.09.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.10.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.15.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.50.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.51.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.60.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.61.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.65.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.70.000
TracePlus/Winsock v6.72.000

The patch includes all bug fixes up to 6/15/2007. We recommend that you apply this patch so that TracePlus/Winsock can operate at its maximum efficiency.

To apply the patch, unzip this file to a temporary directory and run SETUP.EXE from Windows.

If you cannot find the version number of your product in this list, or the update does not work with your product, please e-mail for a new copy of SETUP.EXE.

Please note that in order to receive a new copy of SETUP.EXE, you must provide us with a copy of the original SETUP.EXE from your purchased copy of the product.

Version History

Version 6.80.000 of TracePlus®/Winsock includes the following fixes and enhancements:

Enhancements to the core API interception technology provide greater compatibility with applications running on all Windows platforms. (NEW)
The Setup application was modified to install certain TracePlus menu items under the "All Users" directory which means that they will appear for all user accounts on the PC. Note that this feature can only be obtained by requesting a new SETUP.EXE from the Support department. (NEW)
Updated to create, read, and write certain necessary files under limited user accounts.. (NEW)
An application may crash when intercepted by TracePlus while running on a HyperThreaded CPU (Intel processors only) on Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server. (FIXED)
Certain types of domain resolution calls made via the getaddrinfo() API may cause the target application to crash in certain circumstances on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server. (FIXED)
Newer versions of the Java Runtime Environment would pass an incorrect parameter to the Winsock connect() API causing memory corruption and termination of the target application. (FIXED)
Problems with Winsock 2 implementation caused data to be missing or out of sequence. Particularly effects .NET applications but can affect any application using Winsock 2 and GetQueuedCompletionStatus(). (FIXED)
Fixed issues with applications that use Winsock 2 and overlapped I/O. (FIXED)
Random timing errors would occur when running TracePlus on a dual-processor PC or a PC with a dual-core CPU. (FIXED)
Applications may crash when running inside TracePlus when calling WSARecv() or WSARecvFrom(). (FIXED)
Applications may crash when running inside TracePlus when calling various WININET API functions. (FIXED)
Certain applications such as Java Applets launched from a Web Browser may terminate unexpectedly. (FIXED)
Added a new menu item "View Online FAQ" to the Help menu. This will launch the default browser with the URL of a new Frequently Asked Questions page containing information on how to use the product. (NEW)
Calls to recv() and recvfrom() may cause memory corruption in the target application due to incorrect handling of error conditions. (FIXED)
Incorrect interpretation of calls to getaddrinfo() may result in empty addresses appearing in the DNS Lookup View. (FIXED)
If an inet_addr() functions returned INADDR_NONE, the application being captured would crash. (FIXED)

Version 6.72.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

When running in a Terminal Server or Remote Desktop session, the default window position assigned by Windows will be used instead of the saved window position. (NEW)
The process of intercepting applications launched from Windows Explorer has been modified so that changing directories within an Explorer view will not cause the "Do you want to trace" prompt to appear. (NEW)
Using Winsock 2 completion routines would cause packets to be labeled as UDP instead of TCP. (FIXED)
Launching applications from shared directories on remote PCs would not cause the "Do you want to trace" prompt to appear. (FIXED)A "Remote IP Resolution" option has been added to the View menu. If you are on an network where access is restricted to specific DNS lookups, you can uncheck this option, which turns off the DNS lookups by TracePlus only when WININET APIs are being used. (NEW)
Streaming video from sites such as ESPN or CNN may playback incorrectly while running inside TracePlus. (FIXED)
Applications using Winsock the 2 API (particularly overlapped I/O and completion ports) would result in packets being processed out of order or not at all. (FIXED)
If the functions WSAGetOverlappedResult() or GetOverlappedResult() was deselected, then overlapped data sent or received would not appear in the Session View or Data View. (FIXED)
Winsock 2 functions which use completion routines would create a memory leak if the function failed. (FIXED)
If the Winsock 2 function WSASendTo() was deselected, then the function would be called twice within the context of the application. (FIXED)
Timing issues caused by synchronizing access to connection records may cause applications to hang when running inside TracePlus. (FIXED)
Calls to the function getaddrinfo() would not return the correct Winsock error code if the function failed. (FIXED)
Calls to the function getnameinfo() would not return the correct Winsock error code if the function failed. (FIXED)
Various structures used by various RAS APIs would not display as expected. (FIXED)
The Packet Options displayed in the Data View tab of the Capture Options dialog box incorrectly stated that up to 8192 bytes would be displayed, although 4096 bytes were actually displayed. (FIXED)

Version 6.65.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

Fixed a memory leak in the Diagnostics View which did not free memory corresponding to each record displayed in the Diagnostics View. This would amount to a sizeable amount of memory if the capture is over 10,000 records. (MAJOR FIX)
Fixed double commas displayed when the error count exceeded 999 in the total errors pane of the status bar (Diagnostics View only). (FIXED)
Fixed a problem where TracePlus would crash with an access violation on startup if DEP support was enabled in Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 Server SP1. This problem is most likely to occur on PCs with AMD Athlon 64 Family processors, as well as newer Intel Xeon, Pentium 4, Pentium M or "Centrino" processors, and Celeron-D processors. (MAJOR FIX)

Version 6.61.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

The maximum size of the trace buffer has been increased from 10,000 to 15,000 records. (NEW)
Added option to the Launch Tab of the Capture Settings dialog box which enables the capturing of applications launched from a command prompt (NT 4.x/2000/XP only). (NEW)
Added option to the Launch Tab of the Capture Settings dialog box which disables the capturing of child processes spawned from the target process. (NEW)
Performance enhancements show a noticeable increase in execution speed for target applications. (NEW)
Fixed a problem where TracePlus would crash with an access violation on startup if DEP support was enabled in Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 Server SP1. This problem is most likely to occur on PCs with AMD Athlon 64 Family processors, as well as newer Intel Xeon, Pentium 4, Pentium M or "Centrino" processors, and Celeron-D processors. (MAJOR FIX)

Version 6.51.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

The Options dialog box, Data Options dialog box Triggers dialog box, and Launch dialog box have been consolidated into a single tabbed dialog titled Capture Settings. (NEW)
A socket handle column has been added to the Status and Connect Times tabs in the Connection View. (NEW)
A socket handle column has been added to the Session View. (NEW)
The maximum size of the trace buffer has been increased from 6,000 to 10,000 records. (NEW)

Expanded support for the RAS API. This includes the following API functions: (NEW)

RasClearConnectionStatistics()	RasGetAutodialParam()	RasHangUp()
RasClearLinkStatistics()	RasGetConnectionStatistics()	RasInvokeEapUI()
RasConnectionNotification()	RasGetConnectStatus()	RasRenameEntry()
RasCreatePhonebookEntry()	RasGetCountryInfo()	RasSetAutodialAddress()
RasDeleteEntry()	RasGetCredentials()	RasSetAutodialEnable()
RasDeleteSubEntry()	RasGetCustomAuthData()	RasSetAutodialParam()
RasDial()	RasGetEapUserData()	RasSetCredentials()
RasEditPhonebookEntry()	RasGetEapUserIdentity()	RasSetCustomAuthData()
RasEnumAutodialAddresses()	RasGetEntryDialParams()	RasSetEapUserData()
RasEnumConnections()	RasGetEntryProperties()	RasSetEntryDialParams()
RasEnumDevices()	RasGetErrorString()	RasSetEntryProperties()
RasEnumEntries()	RasGetLinkStatistics()	RasSetSubEntryProperties()
RasFreeEapUserIdentity()	RasGetProjectionInfo()
RasGetAutodialAddress()	RasGetSubEntryHandle()
RasGetAutodialEnable()	RasGetSubEntryProperties()

The Activation Wizard now offers three ways to activate your product: Direct (via the Internet), e-Mail, and via our Web site. (NEW)
The DNS Lookup view columns have been rearranged with the Requested time column appearing first.
Fixed a buffer overflow issue when an application called InternetQueryOption() which would cause the application crash when running inside TracePlus. (FIXED)
The Connect Times display in the Connection View did not have sort capabilities. (FIXED)
When running .NET applications under Windows 2000 and Windows XP using .NET Framework 1.1, received data would not be seen by TracePlus. (FIXED)
Received data would not display correctly if an application was using overlapped I/O or I/O completion ports. (FIXED)
Enabling the Display Packet Size feature in the Data View would use two lines in the Data View instead of a single line. (FIXED)
The Printer option available in the Options dialog box on the Trace menu has been removed.
All configuration information is now stored in the Windows Registry. (NEW)

Version 6.08.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

Improved microsecond timing accuracy. (NEW)
Copying over 3000 items to the clipboard in all views would take a significant length of time. (FIXED)
When used to trace an NT/2000/XP service, the service would appear to hang, or no Winsock or WININET information would appear in the Views. (MAJOR FIX)
Reading records from an RDF file and specifying a specific starting record number may not work as expected if the Diagnostics View was sorted before the RDF file was created. (FIXED)

Version 6.06.000 included the following fixes and enhancements:

A stack trace is now available for each function appearing in the API View that provides information on where the function was called. The stack trace appears in the Details pane, below the function parameters and return value. (NEW)
An error when intercepting the Winsock function accept() may cause the target application to crash or not work as expected. (FIXED)

Supports the date, time, and numeric formats of over thirty countries:

Australia	France	New Zealand
Austria	Germany	Norway
Belgium	Iceland	Paraguay
Bolivia	Indonesia	Philippines
Brazil	Ireland	Portugal
Canada	Italy	South Africa
Chile	Jamaica	Sweden
Colombia	Liechenstein	Switzerland
Denmark	Malaysia	United Kingdom
Finland	Mexico	Venezuela

(NEW)

The international date, time, and numeric formatting can be reset to English (United States) by selecting "Use English (U.S.) Formatting" from the View menu. This feature is enabled only if the user locale specified in Windows is OTHER than English (United States). (NEW)