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- DELTA 3.2
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- - ABOUT DELTA 3.2 -
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- Delta allows you to save information about your disk and then compare the
- differences that may have occured over time. A typical application would
- involve Windows installation software, where you would save your disk's
- information before and after the installation, and then compare and check for
- differences. Delta also allows you to save information contained in any text
- and Windows initialization files and then check for differences. Typical files
- would include: AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, etc. Delta also
- allows you to automatically "uninstall" software. Other uses would include
- simply monitoring changes to your drive or network over time.
-
- As an extra bonus, included is a program called RESTART. This program restarts
- Windows when you double click on it.
-
- Registered users of DELTA will also receive a program call DLLCHECK. This
- program allows you to see which DLLs a Windows application depends on, and vica
- versa (which applications use a particular DLL). DLLCHECK uses drag and drop so
- you will be able to drag and drop a file name from DELTA, during a restore
- operation, to see which files depend on it. This will help determine
- if you want to delete a file or not.
-
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- - INSTALLATION -
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-
- You must have Windows 3.1 or later in order to install and use Delta.
- It is recommended that you run the installation program from the Program
- Manager (or from the Norton Desktop Manager), as running it from other
- tools, such as in some command line shells, may cause installation errors.
-
- 1. Make sure that no other programs are running other than the Program Manager.
- 2. From the Program Manager's menu select File->Run... and enter A:\INSTALL
- 3. The installation dialog will appear. Edit the Delta Installation Directory
- field and click on Install.
-
- Install will give you a report of which directories get created and which files
- get installed. It will also optionaly create a program group and 3 Delta items.
- The first Delta item is the normal Delta program. The second Delta item is one
- whose dialog is smaller so it will fit on EGA and notebook screens. The third
- Delta item is one that runs with the -a (automatic option). If you are
- reinstalling Delta then new items may appear in the Delta program group. If
- this occurs delete the old one(s).
-
- In order to get started using Delta, it is recommended that you read the topics:
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- "How to customize Delta",
- "How to select disks/directories to profile and files to probe",
- "How to use Delta for a typical application", and
- "How to restore your system (Uninstall a program)".
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- - VERSION HISTORY -
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- 3.2 04/10/95 Corrected bug of Delta hanging while probing the reg.dat file
- while a window was "top most".
- 3.1 03/17/95 Added the ability to report and restore changes that ocur in
- the \windows.reg.dat file.
- Corrected bug of registration not sticking.
- Corrected bug of truncating [386enh] section of system.ini file
- if the device= values' length was greater than 255.
- Added warning about file limitation being exceeded. Before
- Delta would simply crash with a run time error number of 214.
- Added common questions and answers section to help file.
- 3.0 05/03/94 Added restore (uninstall) feature.
- Added installation program.
- Added version information to files.
- Removed chirping sounds (by popular demand).
- Added popup menu for help.
- Added check to make sure new profile is saved before quiting.
- Allowed user to select profile and probe lists from a common
- Windows type dialog and to save the list to delta.ini.
- Corrected compare bug if a *.ini file had a blank section
- (ie: []).
- Modified SaveAs dialog to automatically add filename extension
- if not specified.
- Added appropriate system sounds to message box dialogs.
- Added options dialog so user does not have to edit delta.ini
- manually.
- Added registration information.
- Added the '-ega' command line option to allow for a smaller
- delta dialog screen (useful for EGA and notebook screens).
- Modified maximum allowed probe files from 20 to 40.
- Corrected feature of not allowing to open *.dlt files with
- the read only attribute set.
- 2.4 05/07/93 Corrected directory to default to where 'ReportFile' and
- 'SaveAsFile' pointed to in the Delta.Ini file.
- Allowed Delta to be ran from the Program Manager, loading the
- *.Dlt file into the old profile.
- Added the [Profile List] section to Delta.Ini. This allows the
- user to specify directories to be profiled in Delta.Ini and is
- a precursor to the -a command line option outlined below.
- Added the 'Compress' keyword to Delta.Ini. This allows the user
- to select the default save mode (normal or compressed). This
- also is a precursor to the -a command line option outlined
- below.
- Added -a option to the command line. This allows the user to
- automatically perform a profile and save the result.
- Added the ability to have a one line comment for each profile.
- 2.3 03/10/93 Modified Save and Retrieve dialogs to Windows 3.1 common
- dialogs.
- Corrected bug that caused a run-time error during the
- comparison of an old *.INI file with a new *.INI file
- of lesser sections.
- 2.2 03/04/93 Transformed into "modeless" dialog.
- Added flashing status LED when busy.
- Corrected quiting WinHelp when Delta quits.
- Changed requirement to have Delta.Ini to be placed in same
- directory as DELTA.EXE.
- Corrected intermittent bug of crashing if a text file had a
- blank line.
- Corrected bug of not noticing an added line at the end of a
- text file.
- Added check to ensure file does not exist before saving.
- Added data compression to saved files.
- Enhanced help file by using WinHelp version 3.1.
- 2.1 09/17/92 Corrected problem of comparing *.DLT files with different
- probe lists.
- Added screen refreshes after any dialog box disappeared.
- 2.0 09/07/92 Added probe files.
- Changed file formats.
- 1.0 05/15/92 Initial release.
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- - LEGAL STUFF -
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- Delta is not distributed via the public domain or freeware systems. Delta is
- distributed using the shareware system.
-
- Anybody may freely redistribute Delta provided the following files are
- included and not modified.
-
- 1. DELTA.EX_
- 2. DELTA.HL_
- 3. LZMAV.DL_
- 4. INSTALL.EXE
- 5. BWCC.DLL
- 6. README.TXT
- 7. ORDER.TXT
- 8. RESTART.EX_
-
- Delta may be used freely for evaluation purposes for up to two weeks. If you
- decide to keep the software after the evaluation period please send $21.00 to
- the author for registration. Sorry, at the moment only U.S. dollars are
- accepted in either cash, check, or money order. Please see the ORDER.TXT file
- for more information.
-
- Registered users of Delta will also get a registered copy of DLLCHECK.
-
- Send inquiries, comments, or fees to:
-
- Michael Vincze
- c/o Delta 3.2
- 5229 Wood Creek Lane
- Garland, TX 75044
-
- michael.vincze@zgnews.lonestar.org
-