BlueZone Modes of Operation

Overview

Starting with version 3.3, BlueZone has two modes of operation, Registry Mode and Profile Mode.  Previously, BlueZone only had Registry Mode.  These "modes" refer to the way BlueZone saves and recalls configuration settings.

Profile Mode

Profile Mode is now the default operation for BlueZone 3.3.  BlueZone saves all of its settings in files, called Session Profiles.  All parameters for each session are saved in a single file.  BlueZone registers the file extensions to Windows during setup so simply clicking on a Session Profile file launches BlueZone and loads the saved settings.  Clicking the Session Profile multiple times results in multiple, identical BlueZone sessions.

Existing Customers - Very Important!

If you are installing BlueZone version 4.1 or above, on top of an existing pre-3.3 BlueZone installation, all your existing Session Profiles that are currently stored in the Windows registry, will be converted to Session Profiles (configuration files).

SEE  Converting to Profile Mode and Upgrading BlueZone for more information.

Registry Mode

Registry Mode was in previous versions, the default mode of operation, and is now an optional mode.  In Registry Mode, BlueZone saves all of its global and user settings in the Windows Registry.  Each BlueZone Session  (S1, S2, etc.) has a unique set of parameters that are loaded by clicking the BlueZone icon.  The sessions launch in order, starting with the first unused session number.  This was the default operation for BlueZone prior to version 3.3.

Existing Customers - Very Important!

If you want to continue to use Registry Mode (we highly recommend that you convert to the new Profile Mode), you must make a change to the SETUP.INI file before you install BlueZone.

SEE  Enabling Registry Mode if you want to BlueZone to be installed in Registry Mode.

BlueZone Session Manager

Session Manager has been completely redesigned for BlueZone 3.3, in order to support Profile Mode.  When using Session Manager, the End User can view all of their saved Profiles and launch one or more sessions by clicking on the Profile entry.  Session Manager uses the \Config folder in the End User's Working Directory.  Session Manager still works with Registry Mode and displays the session information in the same format it did in previous versions.

Converting from Registry Mode to Profile Mode is a function built into the Session Manager.  The first time the Session Manager runs in Profile Mode, it checks the Registry for BlueZone configurations and converts them to Session Profile files.  Once converted, the Session Profiles appear in the Session Manager.  BlueZone uses the Registry Key name as the Session Profile file name.

SEE  Converting to Profile Mode for more information.