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- TechFacts 95 v1.40 (7/11/97)
-
- $$$ Now you can register using your VISA / MC and immediately receive
- a registration key that changes your shareware version to a
- registered version.. NO MORE SNAILMAIL! $$$
-
- NEW THIS VERSION:
- - Process Heap Usage. Exactly how much heap each process is using.
- - Machine dump. All the devices and drivers your system is using.
- - Powerful logging. Log resources, memory, disk and process info to a
- local or remote drive based on time, startup or process events.
- - Zip/Lzh Search. Search for files WITHIN zip and lzh compressed files.
- - GUI Tweak. Powerful options to modify your UI on the fly!
- - Network Functions. You can List, Ping, Trace and Echo to any network
- device or IP address. Resolves IP addresses to names!
- - Many bug fixes and enhancements requested by over 100,000 downloaders!
-
- TechFacts 95 is a versatile Windows spy\trace utility that lets you examine
- your system's Windows, DOS, System and Network environment, including:
- Windows, Tasks, CMOS, Multimedia, and Heap blocks.
-
- Included are powerful integrated utilities to watch changes on your system
- that occur as a result of installing software or running programs as well
- as the ability to show disk utilization as a percentage of total disk used.
-
- There are 4 configurable resource monitors which let you monitor memory, heap
- or disk percentage available as well as a Windows 95 registry monitor to
- monitor CPU usage, disk and network performance.
-
- In addition there are multiple resource and disk alarms.
-
- You can search for DLLs Files and Duplicate files. Any file can be viewed in
- native or Hex mode, copied to the clipboard or printed.
-
- Powerful Action toolset lets terminate processes, unload modules,
- capture part of your desktop and save\restore your CMOS.
-
- As this utility was developed for Tech support organizations, every piece of
- TechFacts information can be either FAXED or EMAILED automatically and
- easily. Complete Modem, Fax, MAPI email and Internet email code is embedded
- into TechFacts 95, nothing additional to setup!
-
- The help file is also embedded into Techfacts 95. In other words: TECHFACTS 95
- does not rely on any other files on your system! Nothing, no DLLs, no drivers.
- This makes TechFacts highly transportable.
-
- Installation
- ============
-
- To Install: TechFacts 95 requires no installation! Copy the program to the
- directory you want and run it! There are no file dependancies!
-
- The first time you run TechFacts 95 a built-in wizard will help you
- determine certain settings.
-
- TechFacts 95 will require 1200k on your hard drive
- and there are no memory or configuration requirements.
-
- To Uninstall:
- 1. Use the Uninstall icon that will be in the TechFacts 95 folder.
- 2. If there is no icon then remove the "TechFacts95" subkey from the
- "Software" key in the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" key of the registry. You
- can user the "REGEDIT" registry program that is part of Windows 95.
- 3. Delete the TechFacts 95 directory and it's contents.
-
- Registration
- ============
-
- TechFacts 95 now supports REGISTRATION KEYS and is partnered with Altus
- Software Marketing to provide secure internet credit card registration as well
- as Toll Free and FAX registrations.
-
- Your registration options:
-
- 1. Use your visa\mc\amex on the ALTUS SOFTWARE secure online registration site.
- Use your browser to go to: "http://www.axxis.com/cgi-bin/order-deansoft
-
- 2. Call Toll Free (u.s. only) 1-888-AT-ALTUS (1-888-282-5887) Mon-Sat
- 9:00 am - 10:00 pm (mst).
-
- 3. Canada, Mexico & International call 1-801-523-8221
-
- 4. U.S. and International FAX: 1-801-576-5663 (use the Fax & Email order form)
-
- 5. Email ordering: send an email to altus@axxis.com (use the Fax & Email
- order form)
-
- 6. You can register online with Compuserve (members only). Use GO SWREG.
- Inside the software registration forum follow the instructions and use
- registration id 14213
-
- 7. You may also send a cheque for $19.99 + shipping & handling to Dean
- Software Design P.O. Box 13032 Mill Creek, WA 98082-1032
-
- Shipping & Handling Charges:
- U.S.: $1.00
- Canada & Mexico: $2.00
- Europe, Asia, other: $3.00
- Overnight U.S. only: $12.00
-
- Please use the Registration form found under the Help screens
- of TechFacts 95.
-
- See the "Disclaimer / Registration Agreement" for multiple copy and site
- license registration.
-
- See the "Disclaimer / Registration Agreement" for multiple copy and site license
- registration.
-
- You can also register on CompuServe's SWREG forum: registration id 14213
-
- ** 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. 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 1.40 - 7/11/97
- 1. All The ListView fields were changed to be sortable ascending and
- descending when you click on the column header.
- 2. Fields in the Setup form were expanded to allow for large fonts.
- 3. The Custom CPU monitor and the Performance CPU monitor now BOTH monitor
- CPU usage accurately.
- 4. Added option to log variable TechFacts data into a local or remote log.
- Log can be invoked every x minutes, when TechFacts 95 starts or when
- processes start or end.
- 5. Added ability to set logging option on Performance monitor items by
- Checking or UnChecking option on performance monitor options using right
- mouse click over any performance monitor. Only 'Checked' items will be
- written with performance data in the log.
- 6. Added new SPY function: Heap usage by Process. Lists the Fixed, Free and
- Moveable Heap sizes for every process on your system.
- 7. Corrected non-display of totals when invoking certain SPY functions.
- 8. Added ZIP\LZH search option to the Search menu. Will list all the files
- found in ZIP\LZH compressed files on your local or remote drives.
- 9. Added new function under SYSTEM menu to list all the devices on your
- system as known by Windows. This includes cards, monitors, printers and
- device drivers.
- 10. Added new Network functions: PING, TRACE and ECHO. These functions can be
- used to verify network\internet connections and well as trace routing to
- specific sites and echo messages to servers.
- 11. Added ability to view TechFacts logs on the CONFIG file viewer.
- 12. Saved Custom File names into registry on the CONFIG file viewer.
- 13. Changed all registry entries for TechFacts to be prefixed with 's'-string
- 'b'-boolean or 'i'-integer to allow for consistant updating of ini files.
- 14. Added new SECURITY Features. Using the options on the configuration form
- you can add password security to maximize, close or modify TechFacts 95
- options.
- 15. Added new TWEAK menu with options to view and modify common UI settings
- including desktop, reboot and MSDOS.SYS options.
- 16. Added new PROCESS HEAP option on SPY menu. This shows the heap usage for
- all processes: Free, Fixed and Moveable as well as the number of blocks.
- Can also be logged using the new log function.
- 17. Updated the embedded help to have buttons for changing fonts and loading
- external help files.
- 18. Updated the interval setting for the performance monitor to have tighter
- resolution down to 1/10 second updates.
- 19. Added a printer setup option to the "File" menu.
- 20. Added new options on Configuration form to let you set the Printing
- options, including columnar data and printer font.
- 21. Added new configuration option that lets you decide whether TechFacts data
- in columns will be shown in default column size or based on the largest
- data.
- 22. Reworked the print engine to better format output using printer fonts and
- new column specifications.
- 23. Added horizontal list bars on the DLL search so you can scan the DLL data
- easier.
- 24. Added options on the "File" menu that lets you save & load TechFacts 95
- registry configuration values to a file.
-
- ** See the Online for more Version History **
-
- Disclaimer - Registration Agreement
- ===================================
-
- Users of TechFacts 95 must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
-
- "TechFacts 95 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 TechFacts 95."
-
- TechFacts 95 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 TechFacts 95 and
- continue to use TechFacts 95 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 TechFacts 95 must register and pay for their copies
- of TechFacts 95 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 TechFacts 95 can be
- registered at the following rates:
-
- 1 - 10 copies: $ 19.99 per copy
- 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 TechFacts 95 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 TechFacts
- immediately (However Dean Software Design must still be advised so that
- the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of
- TechFacts 95).
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of TechFacts 95 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
- [DeanSoft@compuserve.com]
-
- 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.
-