InfoSpy v2.51 (10/26/95) $$$ Now you can register using your VISA / MC and immediately receive a registration key that changes your shareware version to a registered version.. NO MORE SNAILMAIL! $$$ ** Reviewed by Computer Shopper May 1995 - recommended! ** ** Recommended by Windows Magazine Superior Shareware Column - May 1995 ** ** America Online Windows Forum Top Pick Mar-May 95 ** ** Recommended by the Granunke Report - May 1995 ** ** America Online Software Center - Top Software Downloads April 95 ** InfoSpy is a general purpose Windows environment viewer allowing you view Heap, Tasks, Windows, Classes, Modules, File Handles, DOS and Memory Information. You can trace messages, stack and set up automatic timers to provide real-time tracing on virtually every aspect of Windows. The new System Sentry library lets you monitor Windows program usage, control what Windows programs can be executed, disallow users from running programs, disable the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys under Windows, and disable entire directories. InfoSpy has been updated to run under Windows 95. Still a 16 app but ALL functions work and provide accurate information for the Win95 environment!! InfoSpy has full task scheduling capability allowing you to schedule the execution of programs, Windows shutdown, Windows Restart, System Warmboot & Coldboot and the termination of any task. The Screen Capture Utility allows you to capture the entire desktop, a specific window or cut a portion of the screen to the clipboard. You can save the captured image as a bitmap too. The DLL search utility will examine any local or network drive for all programs that reference DLLs in order to provide a list of unreferenced DLLs. In addition, all duplicate DLLs are displayed with an option to delete the duplicates. The ICON search will examine any file, directory or drive for files containing ICONS and will list them (and draw them) in a convenient list. You can copy any of the listed ICONS to the ClipBoard! Ver 1.xx was highly praised by shareware magazines and software reviews and was published in several books including "Byte Magazine's Programmer Cookbook for Windows" and WUGNET's "Windows Configuration Secrets" as a powerful,easy tool to inspect your Windows environment. InfoSpy now includes STRESS functions that let you use InfoSpy to really put the pressure on Windows and other applications. You can grab Global Heap, GDI Heap, User Heap, File Handles, Disk Space and Timers. There is also a function that continually does disk I/O to help simulate a busy disk. Real time tracing of stack, windows messages and serial comm ports has been added as well as IntelliLib (tm) technology that lets you customize InfoSpy by specifying with DLLs to load to add\remove functionality. Installation ============ To Install: From Program Manager Run A:SETUP You will be asked to Confirm your SOURCE directory. You will be asked to Confirm or change the InfoSpy Destination. You can customize the initial libraries and the INI path. InfoSpy will require 1 megabyte on your hard drive and there are no memory or configuration requirements. Registration ============ InfoSpy now supports REGISTRATION KEYS. We would be happy to provide you with a registration key that will instantly convert your shareware version of InfoSpy into a registered version. Please specify this option when registering. 1. Send $19.99 to Dean Software Design P.O. Box 13032 Mill Creek, WA 98082-1032 2. use CompuServe's Online Registration SWREG. (id 1846) 3. Use your Visa/MC to order by sending us an EMAIL with your visa info, name, address and quantity, or call (206) 316-8645 to place your order. 4. Call (206) 316-8645 and leave a voice-mail for further purchase options. U.S. orders please add $1.00 for postage. Canadian/Mexican orders please add $2.00 for postage. Orders from all other countries please add $2.50 for postage. Please use the Registration form found under the "Registration Information" menu option of InfView. See the "Disclaimer / Registration Agreement" for multiple copy and site license registration. You can also register on CompuServe's SWREG forum: registration id 1846 ** What is your incentive to register? There is now an annoying splash screen that appears when starting the unregistered version as well as the word generously placed througout the program. The code size of the registered version is 50k smaller too! We had to add these features since we were getting lots of support calls from people who had not registered. In other words, you get support when you register! ** Version History =============== Ver 2.51 - Added Option on {\b SPY} menu to lookup local atoms. - Corrected DLL search on all drives so that it doesn't hang halfway through. - Enhanced DLL search on all drives to only prompt for drives that exist. - Added ability to 'Delete' global and local atoms by Double Clicking on the atom in the list. This procedure is restricted to very specific types of atoms, so do not expect it to work globally! - Added ability for Keyboard Trace to be started automatically when InfoSpy is invoked. Set checkbox on Keyboard Trace Setup window. - The Setup program has been improved so that it correctly adds the device driver to the SYSTEM.INI file and also has a stronger uninstall feature that scans the SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI files for InfoSpy references. - New TEXT SEARCH library. This library contains a highly functional Text Search utility that can be used to search for text in any type of file. Included is an unlimited size File Viewer that loads any file at the location of the found text. - New DUPLICATE FILE SEARCH and FILE FIND functions on the System menu. The Duplicate file search will search a single or multiple local or network drive(s) looking for duplicate files. The File Find will find any files matching your criteria. Both searches allow for file size & date to be part of the selection criteria. The resulting list will load an unlimited size file viewer with a double click or will delete the selected file with the right button click. Also Print, Clipboard and Save functionality. - Removed the old File & Text search functions from the mini-File Manager. - Corrected a bug in the Task list routine that caused a GPF in certain circumstances. - Updated System Snapshot so that you can specify a daily time for the snapshot to take place (as well as every x minutes). For example, this would allows users to automatically have a snapshot done every evening at 9:00pm. Ver 2.50 - Added new InfoSpy Scheduler program. This 17k program contains all the functionality to perform the InfoSpy program and system event scheduling using the Scheduler DLL. - New function to get a SYSTEM SNAPSHOT saved to a disk file. The snapshot can be set to happen every x minutes automatically and you can select the file name and optionaly select any of: Running Tasks, Loaded Modules, Open Files, Memory Usage by Task, Memory Information and Heap Information. Each report in the snapshot contains comprehensive details. - Added Registration Key capability. You can now change your shareware version to a registered version by entered a coded Registration Key that you will receive from Dean Software. - The Setup program now has an UnInstall feature to remove InfoSpy from your system. - The Setup recognizes the prior use of a registration key so that when new software is installed it will remain registered. It will also detect registered versions of v2.42 that did not use Registration Keys. - Corrected bug that prevented InfoSpy from starting with a mini status window. - Added new scheduler option to schedule a job list. Job list allows you to sequence 8 programs to run one after another, each one waiting until the last one is finished before starting. You can place a time limit on each job. - Updated the scheduler setup window to contain an edit field showing the name of the job list file, thus allowing multiple job files to be maintained. - Corrected bug in scheduler setup window that did not retain certain settings. - Corrected bug that would cause InfoSpy to crash or hang with RamDoubler 1.2. - Added enhanced Windows version recognition for Windows 95 and Windows NT. - InfoSpy no longer indicates what operating system it is running on at the top of the main Window, ie: OS/2 or Windows 95. - The Memory Usage option no longer GPFs on Windows 95, though the memory figures are incorrect or zero due to the 32bit heap usage. This will be corrected in the Win95 version later this year. - Corrected bug on Preferences window that did not allow you to change radio button for space seperation on logs. - Default User ID on Preferences window now specifies 5 characters minimally requied. - Fixed RESOURCE LEAK in Task List window. - Removed call to BIVBX11.DLL in the SENTRY.EXE file. If a user did not have this DLL on their system then SENTRY would not run. ** See the Online for more Version History ** Disclaimer - Registration Agreement =================================== Users of InfoSpy must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "InfoSpy is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of InfoSpy." InfoSpy is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using InfoSpy and continue to use InfoSpy after a reasonable trial period, you must make register it! The registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. Commercial users of InfoSpy must register and pay for their copies of InfoSpy within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Dean Software Design. In general, multiple copies of InfoSpy can be registered at the following rates: 1 - 10 copies: $ 19.99 per copy\line 11 - 20 copies: $190.00 + $19.00 per copy over 10 21 - 50 copies: $360.00 + $18.00 per copy over 20 51 - 100 copies: $850.00 + $17.00 per copy over 50 101+ or site licenses call (206) 316-8645, Email or Write us!) Anyone distributing InfoSpy for any kind of remuneration must first contact Dean Software Design at the indicated address for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering InfoSpy immediately (However Dean Software Design must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of InfoSpy). You are encouraged to pass a copy of InfoSpy along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registers user receive free technical support for 90 days from the date of registration. Also all registered users receive a free upgrade (on request excluding a $1.00 shipping charge) to the next version of this program when that version becomes available. To report bugs, receive help and bug fixes please send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to: Dean Software Design [75240,65] or, if you do not have access to CompuServe, write to us! Definition Of Shareware ======================= Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee - if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.