Version 5.6 as of Dec 2008

1: Fixed a problem when Copying or Sending files to a Network drive.

2: Fixed a problem with re-connecting when a remote machine is woken up from Hibernate/Sleep mode. This occurred mainly on Windows Vista machines.

3: Fixed a problem with the Chat window text being cleared unexpectedly. This only happen when you are using the Chat windows as an Administrator the 'All' group is selected.

4: Fixed a random problem with the Tutor showing 'Invalid Connection Password', but if you then pressed 'Connect' again, it would connect OK.

Version 5.5 as of Oct 2008

1: Added nComputing (www.nComputing.com) support

2: Fixed bug where 'Open Office' was not being picked up as a running application on the remote machines

3: Added the option to 'Disable' the Find button for Classroom Groups. This can be used to prevent teachers from selecting different Groups if you force the Group selection via the Command line.

4: Fixed a problem with 5.4.2 and Logging web sites

5: New feature to prevent the remote Service from being 'Stopped' has been added. (See 'Tools' - 'Connection Security' - 'Additional' tab)

6: Fixed a problem where remote users could get round the 'Internet Block' policy.

Version 5.4 as of June 2008

1: Added Netware User name support

2: Fixed a bug that causes a crash then Connecting to Terminal Servers via the '' group

3: Fixed a bug when clearing policies that are set to re-activate after X mins.

4: Added a fix to prevent the remote user pressing 'Alt+F4' keys to close the 'Shutdown' message box.

5: Fixed a bug with 'Logging' on a Terminal Server. Log files were not being created.

6: Fixed a bug when viewing log files from Terminal Server sessions. The computer name shown was not the correct Client computer name for the session being logged.

Version 5.3 as of April 2008

1: Added Printer logging support. See 'Policies' - 'Log' policy

2: Added the ability to set a remote path for saving Log files instead of the default install folder. This is to prevent programs like DeepFreeze from removing the log files on reboot. (Press and hold the Ctrl key and select 'Tools' - 'Settings' - 'Advanced' tab)

3: Added patch to prevent the Tutor Program from connecting to itself as it was possible to 'Lock' your own screen!

4: Fixed bug with v5.2 where a debug message was being written to the debug.log file which caused the file to grow massively.

5: Added a fix to prevent Terminal Server connections connecting to the wrong client machine.

Version 5.2 as of Feb 2008

1: Fixed bug with the client service stopping. This was an intermittent problem and was caused when the IP address was changed/refreshed via DHCP or the wireless connection is refreshed.

Version 5.1.1 as of Jan 2008

1: Fixed bug with setting restrictions to drives via the registry policies.

2: Fixed bug when remotely logging on and the CAPS LOCK key is pressed. The Caps lock is now remove before logging on.

3: Fixed bug with Logging web sites on remote Vista machines using IE7

4: Fixed a problem when connecting to a Terminal Server AND selecting a group of computers expected on the TS AND 'Auto-connect to found computers' option was set. Previously the system would try to connect to the machine added to the list directly and not find it on the TS and hence fail.

5: Fixed a bug with launching applications located on shared network drives.

Version 5.1 as of 12th November 2007

1: Fixed bug with Show mode showing corrupt screens the first time it is used.

2: Fixed bug when installing onto Windows 98/ME machines. The Setup would not find a required DLL.

3: Added an option under the 'Run Application' to allow an Administrator to launch a program even when no user is logged on.

4: Fixed bug when Tutors apply policies. The wrong policy was being applied.

5: Fixed bug when the remote machine is booted up without a network connection. The AB Client program did not start even if the cable is re-connected.

6: Fixed bug with 'Blocking All Sites Except' policy

7: Added function to stop users manually overriding the Mute policy

8: Added 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' support under Windows Vista

9: Fixed bug when controlling a remote computer with dual monitors. The mouse did not work in second monitor.

10: Fixed problem with access to shared network drives via the 'File Transfer' command

11: Fixed bug with version 5 clients running on Windows 2000 machines.

12: Fixed problems when using the 'Reboot' command. The tutor could not reconnect unless the tutor program was restarted.

13: Fixed a bug with using the %MYDOCUMENTS% variable for saving Screenshots when the MYDOCUMENT variable points to a UNC network drive.

14: Fixed bug with blocked Web sites not being cleared when the policy it removed.

Version 5.0 as of 10th Sept 2007

1: Added Windows Vista Support.

2: Added a 'Lock Message' history selection box (See 'Tools' - 'Setting' - 'Lock Message').

3: [ComputerName] and [Date] inserts added to the lock message.

4: Terminal Services support added.

5: Improved multiple-monitor support. when you make the 'Watch' window Full Screen on a secondary monitor it doesn't jump back to the primary monitor.

6: New option to keep the AB tutor Control application windows visible during a 'Show' command. Useful for teaching how to use AB tutor Control to other teachers. (See 'Tools' - 'Settings' - 'View/Show' tab)

7: New feature to allow the Tutor/Administrator to 'Blank' the remote screen during a Watch/Control.

8: New Policies added: Mute, Lock and execute Action policy. (Action policy allows you to Shutdown/Reboot/Logoff or run/close an application. Usually used in conjunction with the Activate based on time of day)

9: Added Policy Security. Administrators can 'Protect' policies so Tutors cannot Add, Edit or remove them.

10: Added a 'Reapply' policy after X mins function. If the Policy is removed by a Tutor, then it will automatically re-apply in X mins.

11: Added the ability to Activate/Deactivate policies based on time of day.

12: Policies can now be Applied/Cleared from the Remote view windows.

13: With the 'Shutdown/Reboot/Log off' commands, you can now optionally display a count-down window on the remote computer. You can specify the text to display, the number of seconds and the ability to allow the user to abort the command.

14: Enhanced connection security. You can now prevent older versions of AB Tutor connecting to your clients and also block un-registered copies from connecting.

15: You can now 'Close' remote applications. Either by specifying its filename or application title (or part title by using wildcards).

16: The active running application is now shown as the first Icon in the application list.

17: You can now customise the text for the message boxes that are displayed when a user is blocked from running an application or accessing a web page. (See 'Tools' - 'Settings' - 'Messages' tab).

18: We've developed a new way to monitor/block Web sites at a lower level. Previously this only worked on with IE. Now it blocks ALL access to web sites independent of browser.

Version 4.4 as of 24th Nov 2006

1: New Application Monitoring Feature added. All running applications on remote computers are shown in the tutor control program as icons. By right-clicking on one of these icons, you can remotely close that application or apply a temporary application block to it.

2: Enhanced logging policy added. You can now add a 'Logging' policy to log remote activities - login, logoff, application launch, close and web pages visited. (See 'Policy Manager' and add an 'Enable Logging' policy)

3: New Log File Viewer has been created for analysing remote log file data. (See 'Policies' - 'View Log file' )

4: You can Sort, filter and export the log data to Excel

5: You can now Import/Export policies for transferring to other AB tutor Control installations. (See 'Policy Manager' )

6: Fixed a bug when accessing remote files located on network drives.

7: Fixed problems with connecting to our LMS server for licence validation. (Proxy/filter servers can cause problems)

8: You can now select the method for 'Finding' clients with the option of searching through a network Broadcast or via Multicast. (See 'Tools' - 'Settings' - 'Network' ) See also the User Guide for more detailed explanation on this.

9: Fixed bug with Registry Policies not working in 4.2 only.

10: The Lockout command now allows the Ctrl+Alt+Del command to be sent from the tutor program but not by the remote user.

11: Added function to 'Show' both monitors if dual monitors are being used on the tutor machine (Defaults to just showing the primary monitor)

12: Fixed problem when running on Windows 2003 servers where an 'access forbidden' error message was displayed.

13: Added an 'Import' button to the Web Filtering Policy to import multiple entries at once.

14: Block Internet policy is stopped when a user logs off. This is to prevent problems when applying GPOs during user login.

15: Added advanced setting option page to set an 'Apply Policy' delay when a user logs in. This is again to solve problems with applying GPOs or running login scripts. You can also control the frequency of network broadcasts by the clients and also the frequency of refreshing the status of a remote client. (To access this 'Advance' settings page, select the 'Tools' menu, press and hold the Ctrl key and select 'Settings' )

Version 4.2 as of 10th Oct 2006

1: The full 'Lock' command now acts like a policy in that if applied Permanently, it will be re-applied if the student powers off and then switches back on. (See 'Tools' - 'Settings' - 'Lock Message' tab enable this option)
WARNING: Use this option with care! Imaging the situation were you set a permanent lock, the student powers off the machine and walks away. You now unlock the other machines and close the Tutor Program. The next time the machine that was prematurely closed is rebooted, the Lock will get applied and the machine will be rendered useless until a Tutor Program once again connects and removes the Lock

2: The 'Lockout' command during a watch can no longer be cancelled by the remote user by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del.

3: Fixed a bug when policies were applied whilst the students are logged off. When they logon again, there normal GPO policies would not get set correctly.

4: Fixed bug when a connection is lost during a multiple 'Watch' command. Mouse commands to other views in the grid would be disabled.

5: Under certain circumstances, the 'Show' windows would not appear on the remote machines whilst the students were logged on.

6: When a Student requests ‘Help’ (via the Privacy Policy icon in the system tray), their computer is selected by default in the Tutor's Chat window so you can reply immediately without the need to select their machine from the list.

Version 4.1 as of 17th July 2006

1: Context Sensitive Help system added. Press the F1 key on any dialog box will launch the AB Tutor Control Help System.

2: Fixed a bug with Groups losing the background image and icon positions.

3: Checking for software updates now use the Proxy Server settings if used.

4: Usernames show correctly in the title bars of the remote view window when users logon/off whist viewing remote screens

5: Added a 'Request Student Name' function to ask the remote user to enter their name. This is used where common login accounts are used and you need to know who is on which machine. (See 'Commands' - 'Request Student Name')

6: Added new Policy to block Flash animations from running within IE web pages (See 'Policies' - 'Windows Registry Control'– 'Internet Explorer')

7: Fixed bug with remotely running some applications (e.g. Firefox)

8: Added a 'Transparent' background colour to the 'Lock' screen. This is so you can lock the screen and still see what was on the students screen at that time.

Version 4.0 as of 28th May 2006

1: A brand new 'Licensing System' has been developed to allow for easy software registrations/transfers and multiple configurations.

2: New and improved Policy Management:

• Multiple policies can be added to/removed from a remote machine.
• Application blocking now improved and will close un-wanted applications even if they are already open. You can also block/allow applications based on the application's title name and full path using a wildcard spec. E.g. Block All except 'c:\*' blocks all applications from running except from the C: Drive.
• A full Internet Block policy has been added. This blocks at the 'Port' level so covers ALL browsers and applications that access the Internet (NT2000/XP/2003 machines only)
• A new 'Privacy' policy added. This shows a small icon in the remote user's system tray (bottom right) and indicates when the Tutor is connected. Additionally, a student can block a tutor from watching them.