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InfoSpy v2.42 (08/03/95)
$$$ Now you can register using your VISA / MC $$$
** 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
============
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 <unregistered> 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 2.42
- Added 'ID text' and 'Log File Field Format' fields to the preferences
window. This 'ID text' is like a default name or id that will be added to
all log files after the date and time. For network systems, if all users are
logging into a central log file then this ID text will allow you to identify
individual users. The Field Format lets you specify whether you want the log
file fields to be seperated by SPACES or by TABS.
- Added new monitoring option: 'AUTOMATIC RESOURCE LOG'. You can have GDI,
USER, MEMORY, DISK and TASKS (or any combination) logged to a log file at a
predetermined interval which you set, ie: every 30 minutes. This option will
allow you to 'see' what occurs on a terminal throughout the day. The 'ID
text' or the 'Sytem Sentry User Logon ID' are recorded in this file. There
is a menu option to on the 'MONITOR' menu that allows you to turn this
feature On and Off.
- The 'Automatic Resource Log', 'Application Usage Log', 'Resource Alarms
Log', 'Scheduler Log', 'System Sentry Log' and 'Keyboard Usage Log' are all
now Network Sharable, therefore multiple programs can write to them at
once. Therefore, InfoSpy can be set to record all these 3 logs into a
single disk file.
- Logs are now automatically appended to, not created new. Many users
complained that logs would be restarted without their control, so now
deleting and clearing logs is up to the user.
- Logging functions now only put 'Data' as described above into the log, no
headers such as 'Application Log Started'.
- Printing results of the DLL Search no longer GPFs if you reply NO to all
print requests.
- When you specify 'Hidden Icon' then the InfoSpy Startup does not display all
the 'Loading xx Library' information.
- Added first couple QUICK TIPS to the online help. These give summarized
instructions of how to use various features.
- Corrected problem that if 'START AS ICON' was set as well as 'USER LOGON'
was required then InfoSpy would hang during startup.
- Modified new 'AUTOMATIC RESOURCE LOG' so that log can be written on a timed
basis or when GDI, USER or MEMORY changes.
- All logs now have a common format that makes their use easier. Each line has
the optional Id, the date, the time, followed by the log message itself,
ie: DOS Memory Alarm, l0k available.
- The 'Application Usage Monitor' setup window now has a field that lets you
specify whether you want Field Labels stored to the log file.
- Added new 'View InfoSpy logs' option under the FILE menu. This tool lets you
view the InfoSpy created logs and helps you evaluate the data therein. There
is also a REFRESH LOG option that empties and restarts the log automatically
- Added new 'Configuration Viewer' option under the FILE menu. This tool lets
you view the contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI,
INFOSPY.INI and any other .INI file. Will load default editor if required.
- Modified Setup program Customize screen to ask for 'Default ID for logs' and
'Add InfoSpy to Startup Group'. In addition, Setup will now look in the
InfoSpy \ Startup group for the last version of InfoSpy. If found, it will
replace it with the new version.
Ver 2.41
- Corrected problem that prevented InfoSpy from being started automatically
as a hidden icon. Now by specifying 'Startup as Icon' and 'Icon is Hidden'
in the Configuration windows, InfoSpy will startup and hide itself.
- Added logic to allow InfoSpy to be 'unHidden'.
- Added new option to Application Usage monitoring window to specify
auto-start of the monitoring process.
- Added logic to allow InfoSpy to automatically start the Application usage
monitoring feature when InfoSpy is loaded. Allows InfoSpy to be used as an
automatic monitoring tool without technical intervention.
- Added new Monitor item to monitor SYSTEM MEMORY in percentage and bytes
available. This number reflects the amount of memory available and matches
what Norton & Dashboard shows.
- The Graph and MiniBox icon configurations now show SYSTEM MEMORY in percen-
tage and bytes available instead of SYSTEM RESOURCE level. The minibox was
expanded to have 3 lines showing GDI, USER and SYSTEM MEMORY.
- Added option on CONFIGURE dialog to select between 12hr and 24hr clock
format display (military request!).
- Added missing status line texts for several menu options.
- New option for SENTRY log files (Application Usage) lets you specify
whether log files will be appended to or created fresh upon each SEPERATE
InfoSpy session.
- Modified Alarms to act on SYSTEM MEMORY as opposed to SYSTEM RESOURCES.
This change allows you to monitor the actual amount of memory available on
your system.
- Added options to Alarms to trigger either as a Warning Box on the screen or
log the alarm directly to a log file (or both). Logging to the file lets you
specify the file name as well as the level of detail regarding the alarm
that is written to the file. Logging to a file can be started automatically
when InfoSpy starts.
- The Exit Button on the Button Bar now works when no InfoSpy windows are
active, updated the Print and Fast Print menu options.
- Corrected bug that would sometimes leave the entire screen full of garbage
when InfoSpy ended due to incorrect release of resources.
** 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.