AnyReader 3.18
Released on August 15, 2017
Effectively copies corrupt data from any type of disks or erroneous connections
if standard copying methods fail. AnyReader supports resumed downloads
from the remote PC if the connection was broken during the copy process (especially
useful for unreliable Wi-Fi networks).
AnyReader is great for copying files from scratched data CD/audio CD/DVD/BDs
or defective floppy/hard disks. Normally when your computer is unable to copy files from
a damaged disk it will abort and delete the part of the file it has copied.
AnyReader will continue copying the file right to the end; any data that
hasn't been recovered after several retries is replaced with blanks. This will
allow you to effectively read every byte of information that can be read at
all.
Release Notes
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All rights reserved.
The Release Notes lists important information you should know prior to deploying and using the product.
For detailed documentation on AnyReader, see the product built-in help
and product home-page.
In order to function properly the product requires the following:
Operating system requirements:
- Microsoft Windows (.Net 4.5)
Administrator privileges for the installation.
Please, use the following guides to install the product properly:
- Double-click "anyreader_setup.exe" to execute it.
- Setup will guide you through the rest of the installation process.
You have downloaded a trial version. If you like the program, you must buy
a license. Below is the pricing for the fully functional, unrestricted version
of the program.
The price for a single copy is:
USD $29.95, EUR 22.95 *, GBP 15.95
* For EU customers: VAT is included in the price, your card will be charged
only the above amount.
As a registered customer, you are entitled to:
- Free updates that released within 1 year from the date of purchase.
- Information on updates and new products.
- Free technical support.
We accept credit card orders, orders by phone, and checks. Prices, terms and
conditions are subject to change without notice, please check our web site for
the latest product offerings and prices.
http://www.essentialdatatools.com/order/
This section explains the product usage basics.
- After the installation (see Installation Notes)
you need to read the Quick Start Help topic (Menu Start - All Programs
- AnyReader - Help).
You can always uninstall AnyReader using Add/Remove Programs
applet in the Control Panel.
- Open the Windows Control Panel.
- Double-click the "Add/Remove programs" icon.
- Search the list for the item "AnyReader" and double-click on
it.
Our technical support service is always glad to help you and to answer your
questions. Please, keep to the following rules when contacting Support:
If your query is related to erroneous software operation, please provide the
following information:
- version number of the software product you are using. We also recommend
you to visit our
web-site: probably, the problem you encountered has already been solved
in a new program release available on our
web-site;
- version number of Windows and update packages installed (you can find out
this information in the Properties of the My Computer icon on
the desktop or the System icon in the Control Panel);
- please try to provide as much information as possible so that our experts
could reproduce the error.
Please remember to provide your registration details: the registered name and
the email address you used -- this will allow a faster processing of your request.
You can contact our technical support online at www.essentialdatatools.com/support/.
We do our best to reply to user queries the same day we receive them; anyway, you will get the answer no later than in two business days.
Also feel free to suggest new features for our products and web-site at www.essentialdatatools.com/support/.
- Version 3.18 (2017-08-15)
+ Improved bad sectors handling
+ Improved overall speed of disk reading
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.17 (2016-06-01)
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.16 (2016-02-29)
- Removed unnecessary files from installation
- Fixed critical bug with parameters saving
- Fixed critical bug with copying of files with invalid date
- Fixed access error to an deleted object during copying
- Version 3.15 (2015-10-08)
+ Support of Windows 10 added
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.14 (2015-04-22)
+ Support of Windows 8 added
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.13 (2012-10-28)
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.12 (2012-12-25)
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.11 (2012-09-01)
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
+ Czech language added
- Version 3.10 (2012-04-24)
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.9 (2011-12-24)
+ General optimization of the program
- Version 3.8 (2011-08-24)
+ New program activation system
+ New language added: Turkish
- Version 3.7 (2011-04-27)
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.6 (2011-03-11)
- Fixed bugs with Win7
- Version 3.5 (2010-12-7)
- Fixed Win7 copy algorithm
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.4 (2010-07-30)
+ Added user notification if a newer version of the program is available
- Version 3.3 (2010-06-12)
+ new feature: audio CD ripping
- Version 3.2 (2010-04-27)
+ New languages added: Kazakh, Bulgarian
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 3.1 (2010-03-29)
+ Audio CD ripping implemented
+ ISO disk imaging enhanced
+ Improved program interface and graphics
- Version 3.0 (2009-05-07)
+ Redesigned for the modern .NET platform
+ Improved program interface and graphics
+ Better Unicode support
- Version 2.7 (2008-07-04)
+ New languages added: Turkish, Slovenian, Hungarian and Bulgarian, Arabic language updated
– Minor algorithm corrections
- Version 2.6 (2008-02-20)
+ System standby is disabled while the program is running (except Win95, Win98, WinMe)
+ File copying algorithm further improved
– Fixed an intermittent error reported by users of some builds of Windows
– Fixed a bug in the algorithm related to reading a damaged sector
– Fixed a bug in the algorithm related to writing a damaged sector to a file
- Version 2.5 (2007-11-22)
+ Disk imaging introduced.
+ Original date/time of source files is now preserved during copying
+ Some language files added/updated
– Minor algorithm corrections
– Another registry processing error fixed which could impede memory-related operations
- Version 2.4 (2007-09-17)
+ File size calculation algorithm has been revised
+ Double-layered DVDs and BluRay disks can now be copied
- Version 2.3.2 (2007-08-10)
+ New languages added (Farsi, Hebrew, Brasilian)
– Fixed an algorithm error in creating the file list prior to Step 4
– Fixed a Windows Explorer context menu error
– Fixed a bug in command-line functionality
– A few minor Unicode-related fixes
- Version 2.3 (2007-06-07)
+ Main window can now be resized
+ Main window size and position are saved
+ File list column width is saved
+ Fast Copy option introduced, badly damaged DVDs can now be copied several
times faster
+ New languages added (Korean, Danish, Chinese Traditional) and some updated
(English, French, Russian, Chinese Simplified)
– Error-free loading implemented by using appropriate defaults where necessary
- Version 2.2 (2007-04-25)
+ Rewritten code dealing with Windows registry operations to fix sundry errors
on program startup
+ Unicode support implemented for filenames and GUI captions
+ National flags are displayed in language selection
+ New languages added (Belarusian, Greek, Dutch, Ukrainian)
– Minor algorithm fixes to increase stability
- Version 2.1 build 101 (2007-01-22)
+ Degree of damage to media dialog added to streamline the copying routine
+ Swedish language added
– More file properties are shown when selecting files for copying (type,
size, last modified)
– Two algorithm-related bugs fixed
- Version 2.0 build 85 (2006-12-18)
+ A tree-like visualization of the copying routine has been implemented,
enabling the user to view any error reports, as well as additional information,
by expanding a file’s branch
– Fixed a bug that interfered with saving the log file
– A few algorithm errors corrected
– Fixed a major error in resuming the copying of a file off a damaged
medium
– Fixed an error in handling different Windows date/time formats
– Fixed an error in calculating the percentage of data copied from damaged
media and over a network
- Version 1.9 build 55 (2006-10-30)
+ Files with bad sectors can be renamed as [!_filename]
+ The log is now much more detailed and stored in the program folder
+ New languages added (Polish, Indonesian), Bulgarian language updated
- Version 1.8 build 52 (2006-09-18)
+ Windows Explorer's context menu integration (optional), enabled by default
on the first run
+ Option to ignore file/folder icons implemented, to speed things up for badly
damaged disks (requires the program to be restarted)
+ New interface languages: Albanian, Bulgarian, Spanish
– A few misprints and grammar mistakes corrected
- Version 1.7 build 51 (2006-07-26)
+ Files in the queue are now color-marked depending on status
+ New interface languages: German, French, Chinese, Italian, Arabic, Serbian
– Fixed a bug that prevented more than 1700 files to be handled in one
go
- Version 1.6 build 48 (2006-06-26)
+ Added support for very large files (> 2 GB)
+ Fixed startup error under Windows 2003 Server
+ '% completed' is now shown on the taskbar
+ Some new icons in the GUI
- Version 1.5 bulid 29 (2006-05-04)
+ Updated Help and documentation
+ New interface languages: Russian, Czech
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 1.4 (2006-03-30)
- Now you can create a folder when selecting the destination
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 1.3 (2006-03-14)
+ Updated Help
- Minor corrections and bug fixes
- Version 1.2 (2006-03-06)
+ Copying from CD and DVD disks implemented
+ Extended statistics during file processing
- Minor corrections and fixes
- Version 1.1
- Fixed a bug causing LAN copying to stop on disconnection
- Version 1.0
+ First release
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http://www.anyreader.com
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