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{{Infobox software|title=Microsoft Agent|software_name=Microsoft Agent 1.5|logo=AgentSvrIconEnlarged64px.png|developer=Microsoft|latest release date=February 20th, 1998 ({{time_ago|February 20th, 1998}})|latest version=1.5.2.416|released=September 8th, 1997 ({{time_ago|September 8th, 1997}})|programming language=C++|operating system=Microsoft Windows|discontinued=Yes|screenshot=MSAgent1.5PropertiesMenuScreenshot1.png|caption=Screenshot of the Properties menu in Microsoft Agent 1.5.}}
{{Infobox software|title=Microsoft Agent|software_name=Microsoft Agent 1.5|logo=AgentSvrIconEnlarged64px.png|developer=Microsoft|latest release date=February 20th, 1998 ({{time_ago|February 20th, 1998}})|latest version=1.5.2.416|released=September 8th, 1997 ({{time_ago|September 8th, 1997}})|programming language=C++|operating system=Microsoft Windows|discontinued=Yes|screenshot=MSAgent1.5PropertiesMenuScreenshot1.png|caption=Screenshot of the Properties menu in Microsoft Agent 1.5.}}
Microsoft Agent 1.5 is the first public release of [[Microsoft Agent]]. It is an upgrade to to beta versions of Microsoft Agent, and dropped compatibility for characters created in the beta version. It replaced using multiple files for a character with a single ACS file that would be used for characters. It also simplified the API for developers and changed all mentions of "AgentX" to "MSAgent" or "AgentSvr". Microsoft Agent 1.5 also installed itself in the Program Files/Program Files (x86) directory. It's character folder was also named "Characters" instead of "CHARS", which is the name of the character folder in [[Microsoft Agent 2.0]].
Microsoft Agent 1.5 is the first public release of [[Microsoft Agent]]. It is an upgrade to beta versions of [[Microsoft Agent]], and dropped compatibility for characters created in the beta version. It replaced using multiple files for a character with a single ACS file that would be used for characters. It also simplified the API for developers and changed all mentions of "AgentX" to "MSAgent" or "AgentSvr". Microsoft Agent 1.5 also installed itself in the Program Files/Program Files (x86) directory. It's character folder was also named "Characters" instead of "CHARS", which is the name of the character folder in [[Microsoft Agent 2.0]].
==Development==
==Development==
Not much information is known about the development of Microsoft Agent 1.5, as Microsoft never included this version of Microsoft Agent in windows development builds at the time. The only two versions known to exist are build 232 and build 416. Build 232 is the earliest build of Microsoft Agent 1.5 compiled on August 20th, 1997, a few weeks before the initial public release. This version was included in the Microsoft Agent Development Kit to help developers at the time include Microsoft Agent in their software before the download went public and was also included in Internet Explorer 4 so that developers can already have it used as an ActiveX control on their website. Build 416 is the latest known build of Microsoft Agent 1.5 and fixes many bugs and exploits from the initial release while also updating the copyright date from 1996-97 to 1996-98.
Not much information is known about the development of Microsoft Agent 1.5, as Microsoft never included this version of Microsoft Agent in windows development builds at the time. The only two versions known to exist are build 232 and build 416. Build 232 is the earliest build of Microsoft Agent 1.5 compiled on August 20th, 1997, a few weeks before the initial public release. This version was included in the Microsoft Agent Development Kit to help developers at the time include Microsoft Agent in their software before the download went public and was also included in Internet Explorer 4 so that developers can already have it used as an ActiveX control on their website. Build 416 is the latest known build of Microsoft Agent 1.5 and fixes many bugs and exploits from the initial release while also updating the copyright date from 1996-97 to 1996-98.