BiLPDManager Server Version History

  Version History

DATE : 02-19-2024
Version : 2.87 (revision: 319)
– Stability improvement for printing in RAW format to XPS-based printer drivers (#17165)
– Stability improvement for printing Postscript and PCL using Ghostscript version 10.02.1 (#17176)

DATE: 12-05-2023
Version: 2.85 (revision: 314)
– Added supported printer number management to License Management (#16939)
– Merged BiLPDManager 10/25/50/Unlimited installers into a single installer (#16939)

DATE : 11-30-2023
Version : 2.83 (revision: 312)
– Disabled updating if BiLPDManager was registered manually (#15887)
– Stability improvement for handling page break characters in TEXT mode (#16961)

DATE : 09-12-2023
Version : 2.82 (revision: 310)
– Stability improvement for restarting the BiLPDService after adding a new port (#16627)
– Stability improvement for detecting the number of used printers (#16695)
– BiLPDManager does not print 0-byte print jobs (#16696)
– Minor user interface improvement for the BiLPDManager (#16717)

DATE: 08-12-2023
Version: 2.81 (revision: 307)
– Minor user interface improvement for the BiLPDManager installers (#16015, #16016, #16017)

DATE: 07-24-2023
Version: 2.80 (revision: 305)
– Added separate 64-bit Interactive and Microsoft MSI installers for the BiLPDManager (#15109)

DATE: 06-26-2023
Version: 2.76 (revision: 301)
– Stability improvement for printing to shared network printers using the Postscript and PCL data types (#16594)
– Stability improvement for uninstalling BiLPDManager with the MSI installer when the license is not valid (#16599)
– Improved logging when a printer is offline or not available (#16610)

DATE : 02-23-2023
Version : 2.75 (revision: 296)
– Added label to the Service Settings tab to show the status of the BiLPDManager service (Running/Stopped) (#16214)
– Minor user interface improvements for the Service Settings tab (#16213)
– The BiLPDManager Service prints the print jobs from all queues, regardless of which user created the queue (#16127)
– The user name of the BiLPDManager is visible on the Service Settings tab if the service is installed (#16292)
– Made some of the licensing related error messages clearer (error 35) (#15890)
– Updated eLicense dll version to 6.35.316

DATE: 01-23-2023
Version: 2.74 (revision: 293)
– The MSI installer custom action DLL functions are not called when another Black Ice product is already installed by the MSI installer and the product has a higher version number (Critical update)
– Added the product name to the Manual Registration dialog (#15707)
– Minor user interface improvements for the BiLPDManager (#15826)
– Minor user interface improvements for the BiLPDManager installers (#15774)
– Updated BuRegister.dll to version 17.12.2886

DATE : 07-13-2022
Version : 2.73 (revision: 287)
– Changes to static license validation for subscription-based licenses (#15332)
– Stability improvement for activation and license checking on certain systems (#15304)
– Updated eLicense dll version to 6.33.304
– Updated BuRegister dll version to 17.00.2851

DATE: 05-20-2022
Version: 2.72 (revision: 286)
– Minor user interface improvements for the BiLPDManager when the BiLPDService cannot start (#15204)
– Stability improvement for updating BiLPDManager with installers that support a different number of printers (#15199)
– Corrected Technical Support email address on the BiLPDManager About tab (#15200)

DATE: 05-11-2022
Version: 2.71 (revision: 285)
– Enabled manual registration for eligible licenses
– Version checking improvements in the licensing (#14541)
– Updated eLicense dll version to 6.30.301
– Updated BuRegister dll version to 16.92.2819

DATE: 01-18-2022
Version: 2.70 (revision: 281)
– Optimized memory management of the BiLPDManager service (#14733)
– Made error message clearer in case of a connection error during updating the BiLPDManager (Error 19) (#14748)
– Manual registrations are limited to the maintenance/subscription expiration date (#14264)
– Minor user interface improvement for the BiLPDManager installers (#14792, #14793)
– Minor user interface improvement for the manual registration (#14782)
– Updated eLicense.dll to version 6.27.294
– Updated BuRegister.dll to version 16.80.2748

DATE : 08-06-2021
Version : 2.66 (revision: 273)
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager log generation in c:\temp\ directory (#14281)
– Added a description for the BiLPDManager services (#13931)

DATE : 04-28-2021
Version : 2.65 (revision: 270)
– Added RAW protocol support (Default port: 9100) to BiLPDManager (#13847)
– Updated manual

DATE : 04-01-2021
Version : 2.60 (revision: 266)
– Added timeout to receiving the data file in the BiLPDManager (#13835)
– Updated eLicense.dll to version 6.18.263
– Changed some licensing related error messages to be more meaningful (#13452)
– Updated BuRegister.dll to version 16.48.2646
– Added “Test Proxy Connection” button to the Proxy Settings window to help troubleshoot connection problems during registration (#13438)
– Updated manual

DATE : 11-24-2020
Version : 2.58 (revision: 261)
– Switch to subscription based licensing
– Minor user interface improvements for the BiLPDManager (#13311, #13313)
– Updated manual

DATE : 11-06-2020
Version : 2.57 (revision: 257)
– Stability improvement for PCL file printing if the file name of the printed document included space characters (#13262)

DATE : 11-04-2020
Version : 2.56 (revision: 256)
– Stability improvement for manual registration (licensing is not subscription based) (#13250)
– Updated BuRegister.dll to version 16.29.2562

DATE : 11-02-2020
Version : 2.55 (revision: 255)
– Stability improvement for Unix filtering (#13162)
– Minor user interface improvements for the BiLPDManager (#11817, #13155, #13157)
– Updated manual

DATE : 09-24-2020
Version : 2.53 (revision: 246)
– Added feature to install the BiLPDService from the BiLPDManager (#13083)
– Added the extended log information to “Filter Unix text file [CRLF]” option (#13084)
– Updated manual

DATE : 08-17-2020
Version : 2.52 (revision: 244)
– Added warning message when enabling the Debug Logging, if the BiLPDManager Service is running (#12821)

DATE : 06-26-2020
Version : 2.51 (revision: 243)
– Added option to configure number of printing threads assigned to printer assigned to a queue (#12675)
– Separated debug logging and BiLPDManager application printing logging (#12670)
– Stability improvement for receiving a print job with the control and datafile with the same name twice (#12676)
– Stability improvement for renaming and deleting queues when printing is in progress (#12665, #12690)
– Stability improvement for spool folder (#12688)
– Stability improvement for printing getting stuck on systems with very limited resources (#12695)
– Minor user interface improvements for the BiLPDManager (#12639, #12657, #12674)

DATE : 06-16-2020
Version : 2.50 (revision: 232)
– Added parallel printing support to the BiLPDManager (#12618)
– Minor user interface update for the BiLPDManager installer (#12627)

DATE : 05-14-2020
Version : 2.45 (revision: 227)
– Stability improvement for the BiLPDService for receiving multiple print jobs in parallel (#12391)
– Showing the partially received print jobs in yellow in the Queue (#12404)
– Stability improvement for removing print jobs from the INI files if the data file was manually deleted (#12433)
– Changed the default font size to 9 in the TEXT printer data type (#12415)
– Minor user interface improvements for the BiLPDManager (#11874, #12425, #12421, #12422, #12429, #12430, #12431, #12432)
– Minor text improvements for the BiLPDManager logging (#11982, #12428)
– Minor user interface improvements for the BiLPDManager installers (#11953)

DATE : 05-04-2020
Version : 2.44 (revision: 199)
– Stability improvement for deleting control files (#12330)
– Added the Empty Queue function to BiLPDManager (#12329)
– Added extended logging to the BiLPDManager (#12331)
– Changed the file names if it contains special characters such as semicolons ‘;’ and equal ‘=’ characters to underline ‘_’ character (#12332)
– Updated manual

DATE : 04-23-2020
Version : 2.43 (revision: 191)
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager uninstallation when running BiLPDManager as service (#12302)

DATE : 04-21-2020
Version : 2.42 (revision: 188)
– Enabled automatic restart for BiLPDManager services (#12300)
– Updated manual

DATE : 04-16-2020
Version : 2.41 (revision: 185)
– Enabled space characters in the Queue name (#12297)
– Updated manual

DATE : 04-15-2020
Version : 2.40 (revision: 183)
– Added PCL file printing support to the BiLPDManager (#12292)
– Minor improvements on the user interface (#12294, #12295)
– Updated manual

DATE : 10-17-2019
Version : 2.36 (revision: 176)
– Minor user interface improvements for the BiLPDManager installers (#11789, #11784)
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager if BiLPDManager is running under Administrative privileges (#11788)
– Added the maintenance expiration date checking to the BiLPDManager update condition (#11800)
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager MSI registration (Error code 57) (#11804)
– Updated eLicense.dll version to 6.10.235
– Improvements for online license checking (computer validation for all users) (#11811)

DATE : 09-18-2019
Version : 2.35 (revision: 171)
– Added the Update feature to BiLPDManager installers. Update compatible from (2.00) (#11714)
– Stability improvement for receiving multiple print jobs with the same document names (#11699)
– Stability improvement for logging (#11700)
– Detecting if the BiLPDManager is running at the beginning of the uninstallation (#11713)
– Updated manual

DATE : 07-15-2019
Version : 2.30 (revision: 164)
– Added feature to BiLPDManager to detect Black Ice Printer and automatically disable the Save As option during print job printing (#11452)
– Stability improvement for the Printing Progress dialog not closing automaticaly (#11503)
– Minor improvements on the user interface (#11234, #11504)
– Added version number to log file (#10824)
– Updated eLicense.dll to version 6.04.225
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager registration on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
– Updated BuRegister.dll to version 15.56.2216
– Stability improvement for registration on Korean systems. (#11202)
– Updated manual

DATE : 02-25-2019
Version : 2.27 (revision: 157)
– Added current date to log file name (#10474)
– Updated manual

DATE : 01-25-2019
Version : 2.26 (revision: 155)
– User interface update for IP address settings on General Settings tab (#10438, #10441)

DATE : 01-24-2019
Version : 2.25 (revision: 153)
– Supporting Windows Server 2019
– Added Unix text file format support (#10311)
– Added detecting the Microsoft LPD Service feature (#10308)
– Changed the user account and queue name validation to not case sensitive (#10325)
– Stability improvement for printing the print jobs if owner is local System (#9781)
– Stability improvement for canceled print job if printer data type is TEXT (#9782)
– Stability improvement for printing if spooler directory location changed (#9780)
– Stability improvement for installing the BiLPDManager as service (#9768, #9762)
– Stability improvement for logging if the logging directory is not accessible (#9767)
– Stability improvement for printing if printer is not assigned for a queue (#9744)
– User interface update for better usability of the BiLPDManager and simplified error messages BiLPDManager (#10304, #10302, #10299, #10298, #10300, #10317, #9770, #9771, #9773, #9774, #9769, #9772)
– Added the version number to title bar of BiLPDManager installers (#10033)
– Updated manual

DATE : 07-30-2018
Version : 2.22 (revision: 145)
– Upgraded build process for the BiLPDManager components and installers (#9844, #9845)
– Improvements for serial number checking for BiLPDManager MSI installers (#9875)
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager MSI uninstallation when the license has been changed from transferable to static (#9876)
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager MSI uninstallers when aborting the uninstallation (#9872)
– Stability improvement for aborting installation of the BiLPDManager MSI installers in case of registration errors (#9834)
– Minor user interface update for BiLPDManager installer (#9874, #9910)
– Disabled the BILPDManager disable MSI installer repair mode (#9903)
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager installer when installing on machine where a demo already expired previously (#9893)
– Stability improvement for Print2Email MSI uninstallation when the network card is disabled (#9921)
– Stability improvement for Print2Email MSI uninstallation when the internet connection is disabled (#9920)
– Updated manual

DATE : 07-23-2018
Version : 2.21 (revision: 142)
– Added SYSTEM=1 parameter to BiLPDManager MSI installers, that allows installing the BiLPDService using the SYSTEM account (#9891)
– Updated manual

DATE : 07-06-2018
Version : 2.20 (revision: 141)
– Added font configuration feature to TEXT print mode (#9568)
– Added account configuration to installers for BiLPDService (#9798, #9842)
– Minor improvements on the installer user interface (#9850)

DATE : 06-14-2018
Version : 2.19 (revision: 135)
– Improvements for registry cleanup during BiLPDManager uninstall
– Added the BiLPDService status to BiLPDManager Service Settings tab
– Minor improvements on the user interface
– Stability improvement for counting pending print jobs

DATE : 03-22-2018
Version : 2.18 (revision: 129)
– Updated elicense.dll to version 5.15.207
– Made some error messages clearer
– Improved error messages
– Stability improvements for version checking (error 338 during license checking)
– Manual registration window was not shown on some connection errors (43 and 44)
– Stability improvement for duplicated print jobs
– Minor improvements on the user interface
– Added warning message to BiLPDManager when remaining evaluation/demo period expires.
– Updated manual

DATE : 01-02-2018
Version : 2.17 (revision: 122)
– Updated manual

DATE : 12-27-2017
Version : 2.16 (revision: 120)
– Added the Run the BiLPDManager as service feature
– Added demo registration for BiLPDManager MSI installer
– Added registration dialog for BiLPDManager MSI installers
– Updated elicense.dll to version 5.10.199
– Improved error messages
– Stability improvement for handling connection problems
– Stability improvement for registration during installation on some Windows 2008 64 bit systems
– Stability improvement for registration on certain systems
– Stability improvement for uninstalling the BiLPDManager after the registration number was entered instead of the serial number during manual registration
– Stability improvement for registration with some VPN virtual network interfaces
– Stability improvement for registering with certain WiFi adapters (Error 41)
– Stability improvement for multi-user, parallel license checking (Error codes 47 and 24)
– Updated manual

DATE : 10-24-2017
Version : 2.15 (revision: 111)
– Stability improvement for executing the lpq command on Linux
– Updated manual

DATE : 08-04-2017
Version : 2.14 (revision: 109)
– Stability improvement for handling illegal characters in document names
– Stability improvement for the MSI installer AUTOSTART parameter
– Stability improvement for changing the spooler directory on the user interface
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager uninstaller when the Serial number is suspended
– Stability improvements to the BiLPDManager when ” Start the BiLPDManager when Windows starts for the current user only ” is enabled during installation
– Updated manual

DATE : 06-26-2017
Version : 2.13 (revision: 102)
– Minor text improvements for Printer Data Type selection

DATE : 06-06-2017
Version : 2.12 (revision: 101)
– Stability improvement for BiLPDManager if the demo period expired
– Stability improvement for printing multiple jobs in quick succession
– Storing the incoming print jobs in a separate INI file (To prevent the BiLPDManager service from restarting on some incoming print jobs)
– Minor improvements for message box captions
– Added revision number to MSI installers
– Changed the BiLPDManager to start with Windows only for the current user
– Added the Ghostscript option for Printer data type
– Added permission checking for queues (Printing is only allowed for creator user or administrator)
– Stability improvement for multi user environments
– Updated manual

DATE : 10-26-2016
Version : 2.11 (revision: 76)
– Added BiLPDManager MSI installer
– Changed the permission from full-access to read from the registry

DATE : 09-22-2016
Version : 2.10 (revision: 68)
– Added separated spooler directory feature for each print queue
– Minor improvements on the user interface on the About, General and Queue Settings tabs
– Minor improvements for job title
– Minor improvements for entering IP Address or Range
– Changed printed output file name to the same as the original file name
– Unified product name to BiLPDManager
– Updated manual

DATE : 08-24-2016
Version : 2.09 (revision: 61)
– Stability improvement for restarting BiLPDService while processing print jobs
– Increased speed of processing print jobs

DATE : 08-17-2016
Version : 2.08 (revision: 59)
– Stability improvement for starting the BiLPDService
– Changed license registration communication to HTTPS
– Added Proxy handling during the license registration
– Added transferable license handling
– Updated the .NET Framework to 4.0
– Updated the information in the About window
– Extended the BiLPDManager logging with debug information
– Stability improvement for TCP listening in the BiLPDService
– Minor improvements on the user interface
– Stability improvement for print job handling if the print jobs were deleted
– Updated manual

DATE : 06-15-2016
Version : 2.07 (revision: 46)
– Added new feature to minimize the BiLPDManager to system tray
– Added new feature to start BiLPDManager when Windows starts
– Updated manual

DATE : 04-28-2016
Version : 2.06 (revision: 39)
– Minor improvements on the user interface
– Stability improvement for queue names containing uppercase letters
– Updated manual

DATE : 10-27-2015
Version : 2.05 (revision: 36)
– Stability improvement for incorrect (blank) job file name
– Improved registration for using the products with multiple users on the same computer
– Updated manual

DATE : 09-03-2015
Version : 2.04 (revision: 32)
– Stability improvement for uninstalling the BILPD Manager
– Updated install/unistall user interface with new design
– Updated the BILPD Manager user interface with new telephone number
– Added uninstall icon to Program and Features
– Improved formatting of text mode prints
– Updated manual

DATE : 03-18-2015
Version : 2.03 (revision: 29)
– Stability improvement for uninstalling the BILPD Manager

DATE : 09-29-2014
Version : 2.02 (revision: 28)
– Stability improvement for uninstalling the BILPD Manager

DATE : 11-01-2012
Version : 2.01
– initial version