0.8.5 - New Year, New Release

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This update includes a refreshed, multilingual UI, updated information and is now multilingual🎉

Changes:

• New: TimVer is now multilingual Enahncement - Multilanguage GUI #5
• New: Updated UI
• New: Check for new releases of TimVer from the About page
• New: Disk Drive Information page
• New: Graphics (Video) Information page
• New: Environment Variables page
• New: Processor description on the Hardware Information page
• New: BIOS information on the Hardware Information page
• Updated: TimVer now uses .NET 8 runtime
• Updated: Computer Information page has been renamed to Hardware Information
• Updated: Build history is now optional
• Updated: History file format changed to JSON
• Updated: Darker theme
• Updated: Memory display now includes installed and usable
• Updated: Added content to the Wiki

Breaking change ⚡

Important

Build history is now optional, and the file format has changed. If you wish to keep your existing build history, you will need to download and run the history conversion program.

Steps to convert history

(Click to open)

• Find the history.csv file in the current TimVer folder.
  • This is usually located in C:\Users\<your user>\AppData\Local\Programs\T_K\TimVer.
• Copy the history.csv to another location, for example your desktop.
• Install the latest version of TimVer.
• Download ConvertHistory_0.1.0_Portable.zip which can be found in the Assets section below.
• Copy the folder contained in the zip archive to a location of your choice.
• Run ConvertHistory.exe. (ConvertHistory.exe uses the .NET 6 runtime. If you have a version of TimVer with history to convert, then you have .NET 6.)
• Enter the full path to the history.csv file in the box labeled Input CSV File.
• Enter the full path for the output JSON file in the box labeled Output JSON File or accept the default.
• Click the Convert button.
• If the conversion was successful, copy the history.json file to the TimVer folder.
• Start TimVer and verify the build history.
• If everything looks good, you can delete the history.csv file and the ConvertHistory folder.

Change to .NET 8

Important

With this release TimVer now uses the .NET 8 desktop runtime. .NET 8 is the current Long Term Support release of .NET and will be supported until November 2026. If you can't upgrade to .NET 8, you can still use TimVer by choosing one of the self-contained versions to download. If you want to upgrade to .NET 8, you can download it here.

New download and installation options ✨

With this release I'm adding Self-Contained versions both the portable and installer versions. In this context, Self-Contained means that the required .NET files are included. A self-contained installation does not require that the .NET runtime be installed. Of course, by including the required .NET files, the installation is much larger. Download the installer or zip archive that best suits your needs.

In addition:

• Publishing a Self-Contained build requires that either x86 or x64 be targeted. Consequently, there are versions for each x86 and x64.
• The filename of the Self-Contained builds will indicate the architecture, either x86 or x64.
• The name of the zip archives has been changed from NonInstall has been changed to Portable.

Translations ✍🏻

My thanks to all the people that have contributed translations for TimVer. You rock!

If you wish to contribute a translation, check out the Contribute a Translation topic in the Wiki. Your help would be awesome.

File Descriptions:

File Name	Description
TimVer_0.8.5.0_Setup.exe	Installer, requires .NET 8 runtime to already be present
TimVer_0.8.5.0_SC_x64_Setup.exe	Installer, x64 architecture, Self-Contained, .NET runtime not required
TimVer_0.8.5.0_SC_x86_Setup.exe	Installer, x86 architecture, Self-Contained, .NET runtime not required
TimVer_0.8.4.0_Portable.zip	Zip archive, requires .NET 8 runtime to already be present
TimVer_0.8.4.0_SC_x64_Portable.zip	Zip archive, x64 architecture, Self-Contained, .NET runtime not required
TimVer_0.8.4.0_SC_x86_Portable.zip	Zip archive, x86 architecture, Self-Contained, .NET runtime not required
ConvertHistory_0.1.0_Portable.zip	Zip archive, requires .NET 6.

Checksums :

File Name	SHA256 Hash
TimVer_0.8.5.0_Setup.exe	1bd07697991798bbfc97d32b73e0ba1e6a7378a330f47bb83d1c1cac93ceebb3
TimVer_0.8.5.0_SC_x64_Setup.exe	723e38d7be8077e4000a19f8144cd5823a8809d66caa7808d33f8195f6574b14
TimVer_0.8.5.0_SC_x86_Setup.exe	3ee67af3fcee81d0e4a6ab7a33f0bdd7b6b0d3c437f6738dcac9bf2812c12d1e
TimVer_0.8.4.0_Portable.zip	4b425a4e654c84cb0a1cf20091ca6e9679953fd20f97db5fd87e7fa06fdba7ac
TimVer_0.8.4.0_SC_x64_Portable.zip	c3fbe9f066a985930a73a042249e6851349c610d037e61737ecadca0d1a023b4
TimVer_0.8.4.0_SC_x86_Portable.zip	eda7b1534516778f66bca02461209ad973355f68b84a25cb8455ddc5728b8fe2
ConvertHistory_0.1.0_Portable.zip	3349cc2713a76cf2cc3c035fd8e3bfceb41ddc2ba3f5becc4761bfa78ec603b8

Full Changelog: v0.7.3...v0.8.5

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