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- DllSweeper v. 2.0
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- Contents:
- 1) Overview
- 2) Whats new
- 3) Installation notes
- 4) More Information
- 5) More fun with DllSweeper
- 6) How to get support
- 7) License Agreement
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-
- 1) Overview
-
- This utility will help you collect garbage files on your disk.
- Its simple and smart tool for freeing your system directory from
- unneedable modules. You can backup old, unneedable and suspicious
- files to specific backup directory and if you need, restore those
- files later.
-
- 2) Whats new
-
- From version 1.0 beta, DllSweeper has been fully rewritten.
- Now it works smarter, faster and better.
- It has more features, more settings and totally different interface,
- which enhants useability.
-
- 3) Installation Notes
-
- Run setup or SFX installer in order to install DllSweeper. The program
- requires Windows versions 95(OSR2)/98/NT(SP3)/2000/XP. You have to
- set up a backup directory before you'll proceed. It must be a valid
- folder on your hard disk. Its better to have plenty of drivespace
- on that disk.
- You also can choose to customize something, but if you are not sure
- what you are doing, just let it go.
- Remember that in this version of DllSweeper you never loose files -
- you are just backing them up to the other directory.
- If some program looks for a file and tells you its name after
- DllSweeper clean-up, you may click "Restore File..." button and
- search for it in backup indexes. If it is found, you may try to
- restore it.
- The feature versions of DllSweeper will also pack backups.
-
- 4) More Information
-
- In order to make DllSweeper v 2.x highly efficient please
- read the following tips:
-
- A) DllSweeper does not work with international characters,
- so if you have dlls with the name "Σδδ.dll" it will not be removed
- even if it is not used;
-
- B) When using DllSweeper "sweep unopened files" feature,
- you must be very carefull with antivirus and other specific software,
- because this program can open some files for you (so DllSweeper
- will count them as "opened" by you and the feature will not be
- effective);
-
- C) When dll is named mfc.dll it will never be moved if the mfc42.dll
- is used, because DllSweeper uses substring comparing to determine
- whether this name is used;
-
- D) DllSweeper will remove dlls that are stored without .dll extension
- (except staticly linked); the same may happen if some program uses
- dll for protection purposes or if executable is compressed (for these
- purposes the backup function is created);
-
- E) To make sure DllSweeper will not remove dlls for some applications
- run these Applications while DllSweeper performes analysis;
-
- F) Do not remove backups even if you think they are unneedable; it's
- better to move them to CD, tape or other backup device;
-
- G) This version of DllSweeper in optimization purposes makes all names
- upcased in backup;
-
- H) DllSweeper assumes that all references to .dlls are stored in the
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (and HKEY_CURRENT_USER in beta version) regtistry key and
- don't look inside other keys;
-
- J) .bkp -files must never be specified as configurational;
-
- K) DllSweeper makes all file names after Restore operation UP-Cased,
- but this does not affect system;
-
- L) Check Suspicious checks for executables with strange extension and
- invalid executables;
-
- M) DllSweeper gives more effect on Windows NT, when its runned at
- administrative account.
-
- 5) More fun with DllSweeper
-
- Using DllSweeper you may clean-up other directories. For example,
- directories of old programs with lots of unneedable files. In order
- to do that, first, you have to be sure that the program is running,
- then follow these steps:
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- A) Run DllSweeper;
- B) In "Locate and remove unused .dll..." choose "Customize..."
- and in path where to search for .dll enter the path to the program;
- C) Set the same path in the "Garbage and programs search path" in
- main program dialog;
- D) Run DllSweeper
-
- If the specified program needs all its files, DllSweeper result would
- be 0 files. But my expirience says that lots of program, especially
- the big ones, have lots of unneedable modules.
-
- You may also switch on an option to find "Old files". This files are
- old, because nobody have opened them for a long time, but be carefull
- with this feature, some files are opened in a MSDOS mode or by system
- drivers, so they never change their Last Access Date.
-
- If you are a hacker or just want to know what DllSweeper has found,
- you can set DebugLevel value in registry to 3 or 4. In this case,
- DllSweeper creates DllSweeper.exe.log file, where lots of additional
- processing information would be stored.
-
- 6) How to get support
-
- It is very recommended to send the debug log file with your bug report.
- In order to switch on Debug logging, use the following link:
- http://efimov.mediapg.ru/programs/dllsweeper/download/
- Download the registry script to create logs. Run it. Run DllSweeper.
- In the DllSweeper installation directory find the file with .log
- extension. Attach it to your letter.
-
- This program is free and goes on "AS IS" bases license. But still you
- can get some support by writing a Bug-report on
- http://www.mediapg.ru/Products/Bug-Report/
- or by e-mailing on the following addresses:
- support and questions: support@mediapg.ru
- contact the author directly: efimov@mediapg.ru
-
- 7) License Agreement
-
- The authors make NO WARRANTY or representation, either express or implied,
- with respect to this software, its quality, accuracy, merchantability, or
- fitness for a particular purpose.
- This software is provided "AS IS", the entire risk of its use is assumed
- by its users.
-
- Evaluation and Registration
- This is not free software. You are hereby licensed to use this software
- for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 15 days. If you use
- this software after the 15 day evaluation period a registration fee is
- required.
-
- Distribution
- Provided that you verify that you are distributing the Shareware Version
- you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the Shareware version of
- this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the
- original Shareware version to anyone; and distribute the Shareware version
- of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.
- There is no charge for any of the above.
-
- You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for
- any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software and/or
- documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior
- written permission.
-
- This software may be referred to only as "Media Programming Group software"
- or "Andrei Efimov software".
-
- 2002 Copyright (c) Andrei Efimov.
- All Rigths Reserved.
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