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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.