WhoInstalled? 1.1.2 Quick Reference

1.1.2 Quick Reference

Introduction

If you look inside your System Folder, you will find many files and folders that were installed by other programs. You will also find that it is really hard to tell exactly which installer put them there.

In order to make managing your computer system easier, WhoInstalled? helps you by putting the name of the installer into the Info windows of files and folders which have just been installed into System Folder, Control Panels Folder, Extensions Folder and Fonts Folder right after running

WhoInstalled? is a $6 shareware. You should make a payment to the author when you decided to use this application continuously.

WhoInstalled? may be freely distributed as it is. However, if you are publishing an article about this application or containing this application itself on any media to publish, you must give the author advance notice and send a copy of your product(s) to the author as soon as possible.

WhoInstalled? must be used at user's own risk.

System requirements

WhoInstalled? requires System Software 7.0.1 or later.

WhoInstalled? is a 68k native software so you can run it on both PowerPC and 68k-based Mac OS compatible computer.

However PPC native version is also available once you register.

How to install

Copy the file WhoInstalled? 1.1.2.sea to your hard drive.
Double-click the WhoInstalled? 1.1.2.sea icon and follow the instruction.
If the archive file you downloaded is WhoInstalled? 1.1.2.hqx or WhoInstalled? 1.1.2.sit, you must extract it with StuffIt Expander.

After this step, the folder WhoInstalled? 1.1.2 will be created onto your hard drive and you can find WhoInstalled? 68k in this folder.

How to use

Drag installer icon (in this example, it's Apple QuickTime 4.0)...

... and drop onto WhoInstalled? icon.

The start up screen would appear.

Click anywhere in the window (or just wait a few seconds) in order to disappear it.
After that, another window would appear. The installer name is already entered into the dialog box.

Edit the name if you want.

Press OK to go.
The confirmation window would appear.

Press OK.
Then the file PutTheNameOfInstaller would be created in your Startup Items Folder...

... and the installer which you chose would be launched (in this example, it's Apple QuickTime 4.0).

After restarting your computer, the file PutTheNameOfInstaller in the Startup Items folder would activate the application WhoInstalled? automatically and the dialog would appear.

If you do not want to generate the installer log, click the check box to make it off.

Press OK.
If it completes successfully, WhoInstalled? would be quitted automatically and also the file PutTheNameOfInstaller would be deleted.

How to use initilise options

You may want to use these options, for example, when you install Mac OS onto your new hard drive, because you can NOT use WhoInstalled? before the system installed.

If you want "Install name" add to EVERY sub-folder, click the small triangle to show the options.

The window would expand.

Enter the name and check the box(es) where you want to initialise.

Press OK.
After this step, WhoInstalled? behaves similar to the general usage.

How to register

Double-click the application icon to launch.
Or choose About WhoInstalled?... from the Apple Menu.

Click Register button.

Enter your name and the registration number and press OK.
You would see this dialog after registering.

How to get the registration number

You'll be able to get the registration number as long as you make a payment to the author.

How to make a payment to the author

You can run the attached application Register in order to make a payment through Kagi to the author.

If you've got a credit card, you can pay on-line as well. Please visit the URLs as follows:

http://order.kagi.com/?Q7G&S (Secure SSL)

http://order.kagi.com/?Q7G (Not secure SSL)

How to contact the author

If you have any suggestions or comments on WhoInstalled?, please send an e-mail to the author at < mamoru@kagi.com>.

More Information

Do visit Mamoru's Mac On-line Software Page.

Version history

1.1.2: Other small bugs are fixed.

1.1.1: Some small bugs are fixed.

1.1.0: Drag and drop operations are now available. The interface has been also modified to simplify user operations.

1.0.4: Available to recognize even if exactly the same files are installed and overwritten.
1.0.3: Installer log generation has been available.
1.0.2: Available to launch the installer after quitting WhoInstalled?.
1.0.1: Add Register button on startup screen.
1.0.0: First release.