Profile mode
Profile mode is now the default operation for BlueZone 3.3 and higher. 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.
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, are converted to session profiles (configuration files).
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.
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.
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 Session Manager. BlueZone uses the Registry Key name as the session profile file
name.