This version contains a number of changes including these major enhancements:

• Improved support for Windows 7 and Windows 2008.
• Support for 64 bit versions of Windows.
• New backup options.
• Restore Macro File menu option.
• Added a 'Window Move and Size' command that will move and size a window in a single command.

A complete list of changes is available on the version 3.8 Release Notes or the Revision History pages.

This maintenance release of Macro Express Pro fixes a number of bugs including:

• Fixed a crash that occurred when using the Logoff/Shutdown/Reboot commands with an automatic backup that displayed the backup status.
• Fixed a bug on x64 systems where the window title activation was not reliable with 64-bit processes.
• Fixed a bug in the 'ASCII File Begin Process' where the last line of the file was frequently skipped.
• Fixed a conversion error in the 'If Variable' command that occurred when the 'Ignore Case' option was checked.
• Fixed a lockup that occurred when displaying a dialog after using the 'Variable Set String: Prompt for Filename' command.
• Fixed a crash when selecting a system macro that has no assigned hotkey.
• Fixed a bug in the 'Repeat with Variable' command where a variable construct such as %T[%N[1]%]% was not processed correctly.
• Fixed a bug in the 'If Variable' command where a variable construct such as %T[%N[1]%]% was not processed correctly.

A complete list of changes is available on the version 4.1.5.1 Release Notes or the Revision History pages.

This technique uses a component of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). According to the MMC help file, it "hosts administrative tools that you can use to administer networks, computers, services, and other system components."

I was able to launch Device Manager on both Windows XP and Windows 7 using the shorter pathname of 'devmgmt.msc'. This technique can be used to launch other useful and interesting Windows tools.

Because we used Gary's tip, we will send him a Macro Express T-shirt.

Of the latest version, submitter Marshall Gatten says:

As I was checking Marshall's version of this macro I wondered if it could be improved even further. In 2001, when the Define Word macro was first published, Internet Explorer was used by the vast majority of Internet users. The only other mainstream browser was Netscape and its use was in decline. These days at least 5 browsers can be considered mainstream and many people are switching away from Internet Explorer and trying the alternatives.

I have five different browsers installed on my computers. They are used to check how our web pages look in each and also to make sure our programs run well with them. This made me wonder if the 'Define Word' macro could be revised to support any browser that is set as the default.

The biggest challenge was to come up with a reliable way to determine which browser was set as the default. There are many published techniques and we have even used some of them in our macros. However, many of the discovery methods stopped working with Windows Vista. The newly revised Defined Word macro contains a section that can detect the default browser for Windows 9x, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Even if you do not need this macro, you may want to look at how it detects the default browser.

Each submitter included their favorite list of online dictionaries. This new version of Define Word now includes 9 different sites to look up a word. You certainly do not need all 9 so I made it easy to choose which to use by simply disabling a line in the macro.

But, the best result for me, is that it is now much faster, at least when I am using Firefox. It turns out that the different browsers all differ in how quickly they will accept new page requests. Firefox and Chrome do not require any delay between page requests. Other browsers do. The details are in the macro itself.

For more information and to download this new, revised macro, visit the Define Word Take 5 page.

Marshall will receive a Macro Express T-shirt for his contribution.