InWatch 1.9c Information. (InWatch Copyright © 1994, Rick Green, all rights reserved) -What is InWatch? InWatch is a Windows program that "Watches" programs when they are being installed in Windows. Essentially what it does is create backup copies of your configuration files (AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, REG.DAT) and creates a list of the files that are in your Root, Windows and Windows System directories. After you install an application, you use InWatch's compare feature to compare your present configuration files and directory listings with the backups created previously. InWatch will create an ASCII file that will show you exactly every line that has changed in your configuration files, and every file and directory that has been updated in or added to your Root, Windows and Windows System directories. -What do I need to run InWatch? You need Microsoft Windows 3.1 and 1MB of hard disk space. -How do I install InWatch? Run the INSTALL.EXE program from windows. INSTALL will ask where you want to install InWatch, defaulting to C:\INWATCH. After selecting the directory, it will then copy the InWatch files to that directory. INSTALL will then create a program group and items in program manager. -Why should I use InWatch? Many applications, especially newer ones, make many changes to your configuration files and add lots of files to your windows and windows system directories. Some application suites add more than 100 lines to your WIN.INI file. By using InWatch you will know every modification each application has made to your system. If you later decide to remove an application, you can use the uninstall function to remove the application. -Is it hard to use? No. There is full on-line help available from the application, just click on the HELP button. Please note that this is a beta release and the on-line help in this release does not reflect the changes or added features. -How do I use InWatch? These are the steps you take to use InWatch: 1. Load InWatch. 2. Select the Backup directory. The backup directory can be any directory (but preferably the InWatch directory). 3. Press the BACKUP button (This makes back-up copies of the configuration files and directory listings). 4. Install any windows application. 5. Press the COMPARE button. You will be prompted for a description and filename for the COMPARE file. An ASCII (text-only) file will be created in the backup directory, with the name you supplied. YOU'RE DONE! That's all there is to it! Now when you need to remove this application from your hard disk, click on uninstall, select the compare file and InWatch will remove this program. -New features with this version of InWatch: 1. Version 1.9 adds an uninstall function. 2. Includes a few minor bug fixes. 3. Help file has been updated. 4. Now tracks files/directories added to root directory as well. 5. Option for a brief compare file. 6. Compare function works more reliably, and handles device= lines better. 7. Adds compare and uninstall of changes to REG.DAT (registration database) file. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INWATCH IS SHAREWARE!!!!!!! -What is SHAREWARE? Shareware is software that is freely distributed to people so they can try it before they buy it. When you receive a copy of a shareware program, you are given a specified period of time, in which you may decide if you like the program and find it useful. If you do like the program, or continue to use the program past the specified period of time, you MUST send a registration fee to the author of the program. When you register InWatch, you will receive an updated version of the program on disk and printed documentation. The updated version will include the Optimize feature, which looks at your configuration files and tells you what settings might work better for your setup, or what settings are available only through in-depth knowledge of these files. InWatch registration is US$14.95 or CAN$19.95. You may try this program for 30 days, at the end of which you MUST register it or discontinue using it. You are free to pass this program, in its original, unmodified form, to anyone you wish. If you find this program useful, or use it past the 30 day limit, please send a check or money order for the above amount to: Rick Green 513 Riverdale Ave. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 1S3 *Please specify 3 1/2" or 5 1/4" floppy disk format. You can use the included file ORDER.FRM to order InWatch. If you have any questions, or comments regarding InWatch, please write to the above address. Just as a reminder, you may try InWatch for 30 days, after which you MUST submit the above amount to register the program, or discontinue using the program. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT. ----------TECHNICAL NOTES--------------- BWCC.DLL: InWatch was designed using the 9/9/93 (152304 bytes) version of the BWCC.DLL, which is the Borland Windows Custom Controls. Several other popular programs use this DLL. InWatch may not appear properly if an older version of this DLL is being used on your system. If you experience any problems, you should rename the BWCC.DLL in your Windows System directory to BWCC.OLD, and COPY the version that comes with InWatch to the Windows System directory. BWCC.DLL is backward compatible, so there shouldn't be any problems using the new version of the DLL with programs designed for the older version. If this does cause a problem to other programs, delete the BWCC.DLL from the Windows System dir, and rename BWCC.OLD to BWCC.DLL. UNINSTALLING and .GRP files: Uninstall will delete the .grp file during uninstall, and remove the group from program manager. Occasionally the .grp file will be deleted from the Windows dir, but not removed from Program Manager. This usually happens when the group has a very odd name like: 'Test(R) group++><'. If the .grp file is deleted, but not removed from progman, Windows will give an error the next time to run it. Just remove the group by click once on it while it is minimized, and press the DELETE key. SHARE.EXE (sharing violations) If you have SHARE.EXE (or vshare.386) installed on your system, you may occasionally experience a 'sharing violation' when Autotrak runs, at Windows exit. This usually indicates that one of your configuration files was left 'open' by another program, and when Autotrak tries to access it, SHARE causes a violation. Usually just clicking on 'Retry' will clear the problem. MOVING INWATCH TO A DIFFERENT DIRECTORY: -move all inwatch files (see list below) to the new directory. -change references (Directory= and Location=) in INWATCH.INI, located in the Windows directory to reflect the new location. -Change RUN= line in [windows] section of WIN.INI to reflect new location of AUTOTRAK.EXE, if you had autotrak enabled. UNINSTALLING INWATCH: -If you created a new directory when installing inwatch, remove this directory and all the files in it, and INWATCH.INI from the Windows directory. -If you installed InWatch to an existing directory, delete the following files: INWATCH.EXE INWATCHH.HLP AUTOTRAK.EXE BWCC.DLL ORDER.FRM README.TXT INWATCH.INI (From Windows directory) *.IWB *.ATC *.ATB *.IWC *.ATU *.IWU *.LOG - - - -CONDITIONS AND LICENSE INFO - - - - Conditions under which this software may be copied and distributed: Individual user may freely copy this software and share it with friends and family. Nonprofit groups (including user groups and BBS's) may distribute copies of this software. A fee of no more than $6 may be charged to cover disk copying costs. Disk distributors may charge no more that $10 per disk for copies of this software. Anyone distributing copies of this software, whether for profit or as a nonprofit organization, must conform to the following: The files included with this software may not be modified or adapted in any way. All of the files provided must be distributed together. Individual files or groups of files may not be sold separately. This software may be combined on a disk with other programs. This software may not be represented as anything other that shareware and the shareware concept must be explained in any ad or catalog that includes this software and on any packaging used to display the disk. You must immediately stop selling/distributing copies of this disk upon notification from the author. --WARRANTY-- THE PROGRAM IS SUPPLIED "AS IS". NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ARE MADE AS TO IT OR ANY MEDIUM IT MAY BE ON. WE WILL PROVIDE NO REMEDY FROM FOR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM IT, INCLUDING SUCH FROM NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONTRACT, EVEN AFTER NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.