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VERSION
2.3 Build 101 - VERSION UPDATE (July 10
2026)
Enhancement -
User Interface:
Made numerous updates to the CARCare user
interface in keeping with recent Microsoft
Windows operating system design trends.
Enhancement -
Tip of the Day Database:
Authored several dozen additional tips to further cover
CARCare features, and added general automotive
maintenance procedures, and additional
automotive technical topics.
Enhancement -
Backup Monitor:
Developed functions to help ensure that your
backup settings are effective, and that backup
settings are correct. This feature is
controlled on the Messages tab under Options |
Preferences...
Enhancement -
Customer Guide:
Authored a comprehensive 100+ page Customer Guide for
CARCare based on customer requests. The
Customer Guide is included in the CARCare
installer and will be stored on your PC, and
accessed using the Help menu in CARCare.
Enhancement -
Auto Update Notice:
CARCare will now notify you when a new
software update
has been released. This message will
appear on the CARCare initialization window as
the software starts, and anytime you click the
Help | About... menu option in CARCare.
Enhancement -
SMS / Mail Tab:
An "SMS / Mail" tab is now featured
under Options | Preferences... in
CARCare. You will use this tab to define
settings that will enable the new Mail feature
in Report Viewer, and the Reminder Monitor
features. SMS text messaging is not yet
active, but is planned once we select an SMS
API provider. In the meantime, email
functionality is active.
Enhancement -
Email Reports:
The Report Viewer now features a Mail button
that will enable you to send a report to
anyone that you have added into your
Contacts. Each contact record will
require an email address. You will need
to define your email settings under the
"SMS / Mail" tab under Options |
Preferences... in order for this feature to
function.
Enhancement -
Reminder Monitor:
CARCare now features a small program that runs
in the Windows Notification Area (sometimes
called the system tray). This program
will send reminders into your email inbox when
you are not using CARCare. This is
beneficial if CARCare is not regularly opened
on your PC. This option my be turned off
if you prefer not to have it running. This
feature is controlled on the Messages tab
under Options | Preferences... You will
need to define your email settings under the
"SMS / Mail" tab under Options |
Preferences... in order for this feature to
function.
VERSION
2.2 Build 100 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (March 10
2024)
System Change -
Cosmetic Changes:
Altered several graphic elements within the
software.
System Change -
Co-Branding and Promotional Functions:
Developed functions to facilitate possible
future co-branding, and special promotional
campaigns that may materialize in the future.
VERSION
2.2 Build 99 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (February
11 2024)
Correction -
Trip Record:
Corrected an issue that may occur when adding
a trip record, that would produce an invalid
Departure Date, requiring that the date be
re-entered.
Enhancement -
Two New Maintenance Reports:
Added two new replacement parts reports to the
"Maintenance" report category in
build 99. These reports will list all
replacement parts by vehicle, and by part
description.
VERSION
2.2 Build 98 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (September
7 2021)
Correction -
VIN Decode:
Modified the software to accept only 16
characters of the block configuration element
during the VIN decode process.
System Change - User
Interface:
Made minor cosmetic adjustment to several
dialogs.
VERSION
2.2 Build 97 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (May 2021)
Enhancement -
User Interface:
Modified the software to present a cleaner,
more modern looking user interface.
Enhancement -
VIN Validation and Manufacturer Recall Lookup:
Added a new feature to attempt to decode a VIN
as you add a new vehicle to your
database. Also added a lookup function
to collect any manufacturer recalls that may
exist for your vehicle.
VERSION
2.1 Build 96 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (May 2018)
Enhancement -
Reports:
Modified the "Maintenance Details -
Alternate" and the "Accessory
Purchases" reports to display comments
made on the detail lines on maintenance and
accessory records.
VERSION
2.1 Build 95 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (Mar 2018)
System Change - Help:
Modified the Help menu to provide direct
access to the Test Drive lessons on the
CARCareSoftware.com Website.
Enhancement - Display:
Made several user-interface modifications to
better accommodate large and extra large
display settings on Windows.
VERSION
2.1 Build 94 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (Mar 2017)
System Change - Extended Characters in
Droplists:
Relaxed restrictions on non-English language
characters in most droplists in CARCare.
Enhancement - Reports - Extended Warranty
Information:
The Vehicle report category now features a
report that will list purchase, warranty,
insurance, loan, and extended warranty
information.
Enhancement - Reports -
Maintenance Details - Alternate Format:
Added a new Maintenance Details report that
provides an alternate layout that will include
more physical space for lengthy replacement
parts descriptions.
VERSION
2.1 Build 93 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (Jun 2015)
System Change -
Maintenance Dialog - Attachments Tab:
You no longer need to right-click and choose
View Image to view an attachment. You
may now double-click on the attachment record
to view it.
System Change - Date
Entry:
When manually typing a date value, the Up/Down
cursor keys can be used to manually
increase/decrease the date value. The
hyphen/minus (-) key on the numeric can be
used to enter the month, day, year separator
character.
Correction - Reports - Fuel Economy by State:
This report was damaged in a prior upload.
If
this report is not operating correctly for
you, close CARCare and repeat the
download/installation process to remedy the
problem.
Correction - Fuel Economy Statistics
by Vehicle:
Corrected an issue that would truncate the
date on the report if the date format was set to display a
four (4) digit year (MM-DD-YYYY). Also
corrected the fuel economy (HPL) statistic
when managing an asset by hours under the
Metric measure setting.
Cosmetic Change - Attachments/Images
Features:
The term "Attachment" is now
emphasized in features that relate to
associating various type of content with
CARCare data records. You can still
attach digital photographs using the
"Display Image" view mode.
However, the "Launch
Application" view mode is now clearly
labeled to indicate that other types of
content, such as "pdf", and
"doc" files are supported.
VERSION
2.1 Build 92 - MAINTENANCE RELEASE (Jan 2014)
Enhancement - Fuel Economy Reports:
Added additional average per fill calculations
to the "Fuel Economy Statistics by
Vehicle" report (formerly entitled Fuel
Economy Summary). Also added high/low
values for distance, consumption, and cost
columns, and an overall average cost per Gal/Litre.
Enhancement - Report
Viewer:
When the Report Viewer window is initially
opened, it will automatically report on the
vehicle that was last selected on the main
window, and will automatically select the
Report Type based on the topic tab selected on
the main window.
Enhancement - Program
Start-Up:
CARCare will now remember the topic tab
selected when you last exited the program, and
will select that tab when you restart.
Enhancement - Premium
Edition License:
A CARCare Premium Edition license will no
longer impose a 200 asset limit. The asset
count is now unlimited. There is
currently no additional charge for this
change.
System Change -
Installation Data Path:
As of build #92, CARCare will now
install all data related files into the
C:\Users\Public\CARCare folder, regardless of
the Windows version being used. This
includes the location of your database
file. Following is a list of new default
path settings:
Database File -
C:\Users\Public\CARCare
XML Report Files -
C:\Users\Public\CARCare\Reports
User Image Files -
C:\Users\Public\CARCare\Images
Database Backups -
C:\Users\Public\CARCare\Backup
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