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- File Investigator v1.50
- Copyright (C) 1999 by RobWare
- Copyright (C) 1999 by Robert C. Zirnstein Jr.
- All Rights Reserved
-
- File Investigator identifies over 330 types of files by content
- rather than filename extension. It extracts information out of
- many file types: image resolutions, sampling rates, document
- titles, etc.. Background information on each file type is
- provided. With this utility, you can identify files that
- Windows doesn't recognize, correct a wrong file extension, and
- find files faster. The FIPROP.EXE program returns an error
- level identifying a file, for BBS file screening.
-
-
- SUPPORT
-
- Please read the TROUBLE SHOOTING section at the bottom of this document
- before contacting Technical Support.
-
- Technical Support: Support@RobWare.com
-
- Sales & Marketing: Sales@RobWare.com
-
- Web Site: www.RobWare.com
-
-
- DISTRIBUTION
-
- FI150S.EXE File Investigator Standard for Windows ($20 value)
- Password protected.
- Includes: File Find for Windows
- Properties for Windows
- Directory for Windows
-
-
- FI150B2S.EXE File Investigator Standard for Windows Upgrade ($10 value)
- Password protected.
- Requires: File Investigator Basic for Windows ($10 value)
- Includes: File Find for Windows
- Properties for Windows
- Directory for Windows
-
- FI150B.EXE File Investigator Basic for Windows ($10 value)
- Password protected.
- Includes: Properties for Windows
-
- FI150SW.EXE File Investigator Shareware for Windows (FREE)
- FI150SW.ZIP Includes: Properties for Windows
- Displays a 'nag' screen each time it runs.
- Does not include the Hexadecimal and Multimedia previewers.
-
-
- Note: These files may be found inside PK Zip files by the same names. Ex: FI150SW.ZIP
-
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- From a floppy disk:
-
- Follow the installation instructions provided on the
- floppy disk label.
-
-
- From a downloaded archive:
-
- If you downloaded a .ZIP file, then you will need to use
- PKUnzip (or other Zip utility) on the file.
-
- Steps:
- 1. Copy the archive file to a temporary directory.
- 2. Run PKUNZIP.EXE on the archive.
- Ex: >PKUNZIP FI150SW.ZIP
- 3. Run FI150SW.EXE
- 4. Answer each of the installation prompts.
- 5. If prompted for a password, then type it in lower case letters.
- 6. Delete the files that were expanded from the archive to
- your temporary directory.
-
-
- If you downloaded a .EXE file, then you simply run the
- self-extracting archive file. It takes care of the rest.
-
- Windows Explorer example:
- 1. Find the directory that the archive file was downloaded to.
- 2. Double click on the archive file. (ex: FI150SW.EXE)
- 3. Answer each of the installation prompts.
- 4. If prompted for a password, then type it in lower case letters.
-
- Windows Start example:
- 1. Click the 'Start' button on the Windows Task Bar.
- 2. Click the 'Run...' menu option.
- 3. Type '<download dir path>\FI150SW.EXE'.
- 4. Click the 'OK' button.
- 5. Answer each of the installation prompts.
- 6. If prompted for a password, then type it in lower case letters.
-
- DOS Prompt example: C:\<download dir path>\FI150SW.EXE
-
-
- Notes: You can rename the .EXE archive file to .ZIP and use any
- UnZip utility on it.
-
- Keep your password in a safe place. You will need it when you
- download updates from the RobWare web site.
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS
-
- File Investigator requires MS Windows 95/98 or MS Windows NT 4.0.
- While it may work with MS Windows NT 3.x or MS Windows 3.x + Win32s,
- they have not been tested and are not guaranteed to work.
-
- File Investigator Properties fits on a 640x480 screen, but File
- Investigator File Find requires a 800x600 (small font) or larger
- screen resolution in order to be fully visible.
-
- File Investigator Directoryfor Windows requires Windows 95 OEM Service
- Release 2 (Win95b), or a later version of Windows, to run, because older OS
- versions do not support the GetDiskFreeSpaceEx() function. This function is
- required to correctly handle hard drives greater than 2 GigaBytes in size.
-
-
- DOCUMENTATION
-
- For full documentation, select Help from the application or
- select the 'File Investigate Manual' icon in the RobWare
- program group.
-
-
- LIST OF FILES
-
- The File Investigator package consists of the following files:
-
- FIENGINE.DLL Program library that identifies files (All)
- FIFIND.EXE File Find user interface program (Standard)
- FIHEX.DLL Hexadecimal Previewer program library (Basic & Standard)
- FILE_ID.DIZ Brief description for some utilities to use
- FIMANUAL.HLP User manual, in Windows help format (All)
- FIMENU.DLL Program library that puts 'Investigate' on the context (All)
- menus
- FIMM.DLL Multimedia Previewer program library (Basic & Standard)
- FIPROP.EXE Properties user interface program (All)
- FISETUP.EXE Installer and Uninstaller program (All)
- FITEXT.DLL Text Previewer program library (Basic & Standard)
- FIWDIR.EXE Directory for Windows program (Standard)
- MSVCRT.DLL Microsoft Windows distributable library (All)
- README.TXT Introductory information (All)
-
- If you did not receive all of these files please contact RobWare via
- electronic mail to Support@RobWare.com.
-
-
- VERSION CHANGES
-
- 1.50 10/1/99 File Investigator (All Windows versions)
-
- DIRECTORY:
-
- Newly added Windows command line version for File Find customers.
- Requires Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (Win95b), or a later version of
- Windows, to run, because older OS versions do not support the
- GetDiskFreeSpaceEx() function. This function is required to correctly
- handle hard drives greater than 2 GigaBytes in size.
-
-
- ENGINE:
-
- Improved directory handling for files provided through the Properties program.
- Fixed a bug that caused File Investigator to crash when processing
- variations of some file types.
- Added support for longer path and filenames.
- Fixed a bug that kept the File Find program from stopping when the user
- clicks the Stop button.
- Improved the file scanning efficiency/speed.
- Fixed a bug that caused a crash when a file had an excessive number of
- comments to be displayed.
- Fixed a bug that caused File Investigator to freeze and take most of the
- computers CPU time when reading a corrupted MS Windows .WAV file.
-
- Added formats: ABC Flowchart File (.AF2, .AF3; Identified by extension)
- Ace Archiver File (.ACE; Identified by extension)
- Active Server Page (.ASP; Identified by extension)
- Actor Program Lang. System Image (.AMG; Identified by extension)
- Ada Source Code File (GNAT) (.ADB, .ADS; Identified by extension)
- Ada Source Code File (non-GNAT) (.ADA; Identified by extension)
- Adobe Binary Screen Font (.ABF; Identified by extension)
- Adobe Font (.PFM)
- Adobe FrameMaker Book (.BOOK; Identified by extension)
- Adobe Illustrator Drawing (.AI; Identified by extension)
- After Dark MultiMod. Screensaver (.ADM; Identified by extension)
- After Dark Randomize Screensaver (.ADR; Identified by extension)
- After Dark Screensaver (.AD; Identified by extension)
- ANSI Text File (.ANS; Identified by extension)
- Aristotle Audio File (.ARI; Identified by extension)
- Arts & Letters Library (.ALL; Identified by extension)
- ASCII Text File (.ASC; Identified by extension)
- Assembly Source Code File (.ASM)
- Astound Dynamite File (.ADP; Identified by extension)
- Astound Dynamite Objects (.ASO; Identified by extension)
- AT&T Group 4 Bitmap (.ATT; Identified by extension)
- Authorware Shocked File (.AAM; Identified by extension)
- Authorware Shocked Packet File (.AAS; Identified by extension)
- Backup File (.BAK, .OLD; Identified by extension)
- Battle Zone Data File (.HGT, .GEO, .MAT, .STS, .ZFS)
- Bezerk Acrophobia Data File (.SRF)
- Binary Data File (.BIN)
- BITCOM Dial-Up Script File (.SCP; Identified by extension)
- BITCOM Terminal Emulation File (.EMU; Identified by extension)
- BM Compiler Auto. Response File (.ARF; Identified by extension)
- Borland C++ Project File (.IDE)
- Borland Delphi 4 Packed Library (.BPL; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Database Table (.DB; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Form File (.F#; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Index File (.X#, .Y#, .Z#; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Network Config. (.NET; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Overlay File (.OVD; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox PAL Script File (.SC; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Primary Index (.PX; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Report Format (.R#; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Settings File (.SET; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Sort Information (.SOM; Identified by extension)
- Borland Paradox Validity Check (.VAL; Identified by extension)
- BrioQuery File (.BQY; Identified by extension)
- C/C++ Source Code File (.C, .CPP)
- CakeWalk Audio Bundle File (.BUN; Identified by extension)
- Calendar Creator Plus Calendar (.CAL)
- Casio Camera Image (.CAM)
- CD Audio Track (.CDA; Identified by extension)
- Cheyenne Backup Script (.ASX; Identified by extension)
- COBOL Source Code File (.COB; Identified by extension)
- CodeWiew Disk File (.@@@; Identified by extension)
- Comma-delimited Text File (.CAS, .CSV; Identified by extension)
- Command File (.CMD; Identified by extension)
- Computer Graphics Metafile (.CGM)
- Computer Graphics Metafile (Bin) (.CGM)
- Computer Graphics Metafile(Text) (.CGM)
- Configuration File (.CFG; Identified by extension)
- Corel Chart File (.CCH; Identified by extension)
- Corel Draw AutoBackup File (.ABK; Identified by extension)
- Data File (.DAT; Identified by extension)
- Database Form File (.FRM; Identified by extension)
- DataCAD Autosave File (.ASV; Identified by extension)
- dBase Index (.NDX; Identified by extension)
- dBase Label File (.LBL; Identified by extension)
- dBase Memory File (.MEM; Identified by extension)
- dBase Text Database Information (.DBT; Identified by extension)
- Definition File (.DEF; Identified by extension)
- DOS Device Driver Install File (.DEV; Identified by extension)
- DOS Diagnostics File (.DGS; Identified by extension)
- DOS Pipe File (.$$$; Identified by extension)
- Dr Halo Bitmap (.CUT; Identified by extension)
- Error Log File (.ERR; Identified by extension)
- Extended ISA Adapter File (.ADF)
- EXtensible Style Language (.XSL) (.XML) (.HTML) (.HTM) (.HTT)
- FaxView Document (.AWD; Identified by extension)
- Font File (.FNT, .FON; Identified by extension)
- FORTRAN Source Code File (.F, .F77, .F90, .FOR; Identified by extension)
- FoxPro Program File (.PRG; Identified by extension)
- Fremont SE Image (.X)
- GroupWise Initialization File (.BIF; Identified by extension)
- Half-Life Game Map (.BSP, .TMP)
- Half-Life Game Model (.MDL)
- Half-Life Saved Game (.SAV)
- Harvard TPM Project (.PRJ; Identified by extension)
- Helix Nuts and Bolts File (.B4; Identified by extension)
- IBM BookManager Read Bookshelf (.BKS; Identified by extension)
- IBM Pascal Implementation File (.IMP; Identified by extension)
- IBM Pascal Interface File (.INT; Identified by extension)
- Id Software Internal Data 3.0 (.HPK)
- Id Software Internal Data 3.0 (.WAD)
- Id Software Internal Data(Quake) (.PAK)
- Index File (.IND; Identified by extension)
- Information File (.INF; Identified by extension)
- Initialization File (.INI; Identified by extension)
- InstallShield Archive (.EX_)
- Intalk Comm. Command Lang. File (.CCL; Identified by extension)
- Intalk Settings (.IT; Identified by extension)
- IntelliCharge Categorization (.CAT; Identified by extension)
- Java Script File (.JS)
- Java Source Code File (.JAVA)
- List File (Text) (.LST; Identified by extension)
- Lotus Approach 97 File (.APR; Identified by extension)
- Macromedia Director File (.DIR; Identified by extension)
- Microsoft Course Text File (.CTX; Identified by extension)
- MPEG Music File (.MP3 & .MP2)
- MS Access Description File (.DES; Identified by extension)
- MS Access Menu File (.MNU; Identified by extension)
- MS Access Modem File (.MDM; Identified by extension)
- MS Assembler Cross Reference (.CRF, .REF; Identified by extension)
- MS Briefcase Database
- MS Chat Animated Character (.AVB)
- MS Clean Boot File (.CB; Identified by extension)
- MS Compatibility Database (.CAT)
- MS Compiler Compiled Source Code (.COD; Identified by extension)
- MS Developer Studio Project File (.DSP)
- MS Developer Studio Workspace (.DSW)
- MS DevStudio Resource Script
- MS Excel Add-in File (.XLL; Identified by extension)
- MS Excel Backup (.XLK; Identified by extension)
- MS Excel Dialogue (.XLD; Identified by extension)
- MS Excel VBA Module (.XLV; Identified by extension)
- MS IE Cascading Style Sheet (.CSS)
- MS IExplorer Connection Wizard (.ICW)
- MS Language Character Set (.NLS)
- MS Linker Database (.ILK)
- MS Multiplan Spreadsheet (.COL; Identified by extension)
- MS Office Assistant Actor (.ACT; Identified by extension)
- MS Office Assistant Preview (.ACP; Identified by extension)
- MS Outlook Express Email Folder (.MBX)
- MS Outlook Express Email Index (.IDX)
- MS Outlook Express Email Tree (.NCH)
- MS Outlook Express News Message (.NWS; Identified by extension)
- MS ScanDisk/CHKDSK Fragment File (.CHK; Identified by extension)
- MS Schedule+ Print File (.FMT; Identified by extension)
- MS Setup Wizard Dependency File (.DEP)
- MS Spell Checker Dictionary (.DIC)
- MS Spelling Auto Correct List (.ACL)
- MS Tip of the Day File (.TIP)
- MS Visual BASIC Include File (.BI)
- MS Visual C++ Compiled Resources (.RES, .APS, .RCT)
- MS Visual C++ Debug File (.SBR)
- MS Visual C++ DLL Exports File (.EXP)
- MS Visual C++ Interface Des Lang (.IDL)
- MS Visual C++ Object Desc. Lang. (.ODL)
- MS Visual C++ Precompiled Header (.PCH)
- MS Visual C++ Program Database (.PDB, .BSC, .NCB)
- MS Visual C++ Registry Source (.RGS)
- MS Visual C++ Resource File (.RC)
- MS Windows Briefcase Document (.BFC; Identified by extension)
- MS Windows Cue Cards (.CUE; Identified by extension)
- MS Windows Desktop Theme (.THEME)
- MS Windows Help Answer Wizard (.AW)
- MS Windows Help Full Text Search (.FTS)
- MS Windows Help Global Index (.GID)
- MS Windows Help Text Search (.TSC)
- MS Windows SQL Application (.APP; Identified by extension)
- MS Windows Swap File (.SWP; Identified by extension)
- MS Windows True Type Font (.TTF)
- MS Windows Welcome Bitmap (.WBM)
- MS Works Database (.WDB; Identified by extension)
- Norton Demonstration Data File (.DBD; Identified by extension)
- PageMaker Publication (.PUB; Identified by extension)
- Palantir Filer Data Entry Form (.DFM; Identified by extension)
- PaperPort Image (.???)
- Pascal Source Code File (.PAS)
- Phillips CD-I File (.CDI; Identified by extension)
- PhotoDeluxe Clipart Galery (.GAL)
- PhotoImpact Clipart Images (.SMP, .UOL)
- PhotoImpact Color Map (.MAP)
- PhotoImpact Pencil Style (.GAP)
- PhotoShop Image (.PSD)
- Quicken Backup Disk (.BUD; Identified by extension)
- Real Pool Image (.RGB)
- Real Pool Image (.RMAP8, .TMAP8; Identified by extension)
- Shockwave Flash Object (.SWF)
- Show Partner Block File (.BLK; Identified by extension)
- Show Partner Color Palette File (.CLR; Identified by extension)
- Show Partner Screen Capture File (.GX1; Identified by extension)
- Sierra Game Data File (.PRF, .GRD)
- Source Code Header/Include File (.H, .INC, .H16, .HXX)
- Source Code Make File (.MAK, .MK)
- SpellStar Dictionary File (.DCT; Identified by extension)
- SQL Windows Database File (.DBS; Identified by extension)
- SQL Windows Journal File (.JOR; Identified by extension)
- String Data Resource File (.MSG)
- SuperKey Keyboard Macro (.MAC; Identified by extension)
- SuperKey Layout File (.LAY; Identified by extension)
- SuperProject Project File (.PJ; Identified by extension)
- Symantec Q&A Database File (.DTF; Identified by extension)
- Symantec Q&A Startup File (.DIS; Identified by extension)
- Symbolic Debugging Definitions (.SYM; Identified by extension)
- Symbolic Link (SYLK) Spreadsheet (.SLK; Identified by extension)
- Temporary Data File (.TMP)
- Unreal Game Data File (.UNR, .UMX, .UAX, .UTX, .U)
- USA 98: Streets & Dest. Map File (.GMF)
- USA 98: Streets & Dest. Tour (.U98)
- Velvet Studio Instruments (.AIS; Identified by extension)
- Virtual Business Card File (.VCF)
- Virtual Reality World (ASCII) (.WRL)
- Virtual Reality World (Binary) (.WRL, .IVR, .BEH)
- Virtual Reality World Script (.VRW)
- VisiCalc Spreadsheet (.VC; Identified by extension)
- Visual Basic Class Module (.CLS; Identified by extension)
- Word Finder Synonym File (.SYN; Identified by extension)
- WordPerfect 4 Document (.WP4; Identified by extension)
- WordPerfect 5 Document (.WP5; Identified by extension)
- WordPerfect 6 Document (.WP6; Identified by extension)
- WordPerfect Template (.WPT; Identified by extension)
- WordStar 2000 Document (.WSD; Identified by extension)
- WordStar for Windows 1 Document (.WS1; Identified by extension)
- WordStar for Windows 2 Document (.WS2; Identified by extension)
- WordStar for Windows 3 Document (.WS3; Identified by extension)
- WordStar for Windows 4 Document (.WS4; Identified by extension)
- WordStar for Windows 5 Document (.WS5; Identified by extension)
- WordStar for Windows 6 Document (.WS6; Identified by extension)
- WordStar for Windows 7 Document (.WS7; Identified by extension)
- World Tour Golf Course Data File (.CRS; Identified by extension)
- XYWrite for Windows 4.0 Document (.XYW; Identified by extension)
- XYWrite III Document (.XY3; Identified by extension)
- XYWrite III Plus Document (.XYP; Identified by extension)
- XYWrite IV Document (.XY4; Identified by extension)
- XyWrite Keyboard Configuration (.KBD; Identified by extension)
-
- Improved formats: Amiga SoundTracker Music (accuracy)
- Compiler Library (accuracy)
- Compiler Object (accuracy)
- DOS Batch File (accuracy)
- Hyper Text Markup Language (accuracy)
- InstallShield 5 Cabinet Archive (accuracy)
- JPEG File Interchange Format (accuracy)
- MPEG 1 Animation (accuracy)
- MS Access Database/Template (accuracy)
- MS Image Color Matching Profile (accuracy)
- MS Windows 95 Password File (accuracy)
- MS Windows Address Book (accuracy)
- MS Windows and OS/2 Bitmaps (fixed large file details)
- MS Windows Fax Cover (accuracy)
- MS Windows Icon (accuracy)
- MS Windows Program Information (accuracy)
- OS/2 True Type Font (accuracy)
- Pictor/PC Paint Image (accuracy)
- X BitMap (accuracy)
-
-
- FIND:
-
- Improved the text string searching efficiency/speed and added support for
- double byte characters.
- Added 'Created', 'Accessed', 'ASCII Header', 'Hexadecimal Header' and
- 'Checksum' columns to the search results list.
- Add the ability to sort columns by clicking on the titles.
- Fixed a bug that caused a search to never end, after the user stopped the
- previous search.
-
-
- PROPERTIES:
-
- Updated to handle the new File Investigator Engine design.
-
-
- TEXT PREVIEWER:
-
- Improved text scanning efficiency/speed, which improved use of the scroll
- bar.
-
-
- HEXADECIMAL PREVIEWER:
-
- Added a vertical scroll bar.
-
-
- 1.41 12/20/98 File Investigator (All Windows versions)
-
- FIND:
-
- Added a Preview window that displays the currently selected file.
- Added File/Save As... menu option to save the search results to a
- Comma delimited, Formatted Text, or Tab delimited file.
- Added Setup/Auto Play Previewers menu option to specify if the
- Multimedia Previewer automatically starts playing a file when
- the file is selected in the list.
- Added Setup/Default Previewer: Hex menu option to specify the
- Hexadecimal Previewer to be used when no previewer is available for
- the currently selected file.
- Added Setup/Default Previewer: Text menu option to specify the
- Text Previewer to be used when no previewer is available for
- the currently selected file.
- Added MIME Label(s) column to the results list.
- Added MSVCRT.DLL to the installer to support the context menu option.
-
-
- PROPERTIES:
-
- Brought up to date with the newest FI Engine version.
- Updated to use the rewritten previewers that are compatible with File Find.
- Added MSVCRT.DLL to the installer to support the context menu option.
-
-
- ENGINE:
-
- Improved formats: MS Access Database/Template (.MDB, .MDA, .MDT, .MDW)
- MS Windows Cursor (.CUR)
- MS Windows Shortcut/Link (.LNK)
- MS Windows Type Library (.TLB, .TWD)
- QuickTime Movie (.MOV, .QTM, .QT)
-
- Added formats: Adobe PostScript Font (.PFB)
- InstallShield 3.x Archive (.Z, .LIB)
- InstallShield 5 Cabinet Archive (.CAB)
- Java Class (.CLASS)
- MS Debug Information File (.DBG)
- MS Exchange Address Book (.PAB)
- MS Exchange Address Book File (.PST)
- MS Image Color Matching Profile (.ICM)
- MS Program Information (.PNF)
- MS Project File (.MPP)
- MS Windows Address Book (.WAB)
- MS Windows Help Module (.CHM)
- MS Windows Office Toolbar Button (.TBB)
- Netscape News/Mail Messages (.SNM)
- XML Control Definition (.CDF)
-
-
- PREVIEWERS:
-
- Changed the Text Previewer to use a separate thread and be resizable in the
- File Find preview window.
- Changed the Multimedia Previewer to use a separate thread and be resizable
- in the File Find preview window.
- Added a Hexadecimal Previewer.
-
-
- 1.40 7/ 4/98 File Investigator File Find & Properties for Windows (PURCHASE)
-
- FIND:
-
- Added a MS File Find like user interface that provides for filtering by
- file details, contents, attributes, etc..
-
-
- PROPERTIES:
-
- Fixed a bug that caused File Investigator to crash when displaying a date
- beyond 2070.
-
-
- ENGINE:
-
- Fixed some bugs that caused File Investigator to crash while identifying
- some types of files. (Ex: some Windows programs)
- Improved how the Details descriptions are formatted. (cosmetic)
- Improved the Other Information accuracy.
- Added support for another variation of the MS Windows Bitmap file format.
- Added support for IR50 video compression in .AVI files.
- Removed the Details information for .WMF files, because it was wrong and
- my references don't correctly show how the format is stored.
-
-
- 1.30 3/26/98 File Investigator Properties for Windows 95/NT 4.0 (PURCHASE)
-
- PROPERTIES:
-
- Removed the upgrade reminder screen.
- Added an error level, to represent the file type, returned when FIPROP.EXE
- finishes. (For advanced users)
- Added Edit, Open, Play, Print, etc. buttons to the Details tab, that
- change with the new file extension that you select for the file.
- Added Web Update button to the About box, to easily check the web
- site for new file previewers and other updates.
- Added the /Q parameter to run without a UI, and return the file type
- error level. (For advanced users)
- Added a column to the Description list on the Setup tab, to provide
- the type index values used for the error level returned. (For advanced
- users)
- Added long file extensions (over 3 characters.) Ex: .HTML, .MPEG, etc.
- Added an automated/simplified install program, and an uninstall option
- in the Control Panel (to match the icon in the program group.)
- Added a workaround for the Microsoft bug with the MS Office Shortcut Bar.
- Resized the user interface to fit on an 800x600 large font screen.
- Improved the way FITEXT.DLL handles extended characters and carriage
- returns.
- Added the ability to install multiple preview programs.
- Added Multimedia Previewer for .AVI, .MID, .RMI and .WAV files.
-
-
- ENGINE:
-
- Improved formats: DOS Batch File
- MS Word for Windows Document
- MS Excel Worksheet
- MS PowerPoint Slides
- MS Network Shortcut
- Macro Media Director File
- Adobe Portable Document Format
- Macintosh PICT Image
- Added formats: MS Office Binder
- MS Access Database Wiz. Template
- MS ClipArt Gallery
- MS Pictures
- MS Access Database
- OrCAD Capture Design/Library
- OrCAD Capture Project
- OrCAD Capture CIS Database Conf.
- Added more details and webs sites to the Background tab for many formats.
-
-
- 1.22 7/21/98 File Investigator Properties for Windows 95/NT 4.0 (SHAREWARE)
-
- Added a workaround for the Microsoft bug with the MS Office Shortcut Bar.
-
-
- 1.21 1/15/98 File Investigator Properties for Windows 95/NT 4.0 (SHAREWARE)
-
- Fixed a bug that prevented a MS Windows NT 4.0 machine from removing the
- 'Investigate' option from the file context menu, when the Setup tab
- check box was unchecked.
-
-
- 1.20 12/30/97 File Investigator Properties for Windows 95/NT 4.0 (SHAREWARE)
-
- Initial Windows version.
- Included a MS Properties like user interface.
-
-
- 1.10 8/ 2/97 File Investigator Directory & Properties for DOS (PURCHASE)
-
- DIRECTORY:
-
- Included a DOS DIR command like interface, that could included all or the
- file details for each file listed.
- Included most of the DOS DIR parameters, including recursive directory
- listing. Plus a verbose level to adjust the display from just the file
- names to all of the information that the File Investigator Engine can
- collect on each file.
-
-
- PROPERTIES:
-
- Removed the registration reminder screen.
- Added ability to update the patterns database over the web. (future use)
- Added MIME types to many formats.
- Added Automatic Edit, View and Quit parameters to FIPROP.EXE.
- Added URLs for edit and view programs for DOS, Windows and Mac.
- Improved details on Windows 16 and 32 bit programs.
- Added unlock prompt for Read Only files, when changing size or date/time.
- Added wildcards to FIHEX, so it can view many files at once.
- Added Adobe Portable Document Format (.PDF)
- Added MS Find Saved Search Format (.FND)
- Added MS Network Shortcut Format (.MCC)
- Added PowerPoint Slides Format (.PPT, .PPA, .POT)
- Upgraded MS Excel Worksheet Format to Win95 version.
- Upgraded MS Word Document Format to Win95 version.
- Fixed a few minor cosmetic bugs.
-
-
- 1.00 6/16/97 File Investigator Properties for DOS (FREE)
-
- Initial DOS version.
- Included a MS Properties like user interface.
- Added Registry entries to Windows, in order to be used on
- the file context menu.
- Read the Windows Registry for file / program associations.
-
-
- TROUBLE SHOOTING
-
- All Versions:
-
- Q: When I paid for File Investigator over the Internet, I never received
- my password.
-
- A: The password is included in the email that is sent to you, from
- DigiBuy, as confirmation of your purchase. Make sure that you keep
- that password to unlock future updates to the software.
-
-
- Q: The password that I recieved after purchasing File Investigator does
- not work.
-
- A: You may have either downloaded the wrong archive file, or misunderstood
- the password. There are three different versions of File Investigator:
- Properties, File Find Upgrade (from Properties version), and File Find
- (non-upgrade). Each of these archives have different passwords.
- Double check that you downloaded the one that you paid for.
-
- The passwords are all four letters long and must be typed in all lower
- case letters.
-
-
- Q: I have some files that File Investigator either does not recognize or
- identifies as the wrong type of file.
-
- A: It is very difficult to identify many types of files, because they
- either have no recognizable file header or the RobWare engineers have
- not had the opportunity to analyze them yet. Some text files contain
- the same words/keys as other file formats. This often makes it
- impossible to discern them from the file format that they emulate.
-
- We at RobWare are eager to improve the File Investigator Engine to
- minimize these problems. If you would like us to improve or add a file
- format/type please follow these directions:
-
- 1. Send three or more example files to Support@RobWare.com.
- 2. Include any information that you have on the file type.
- 3. For each file sent, describe the differences between each one.
- Ex: File 1 is a 300 x 600 picture file, File 2 is a 100 x 200 fax
- image, etc.
- 4. Include the name(s) of the product(s) that created the file(s), what
- company makes/sells that product(s), how a RobWare engineer can get a
- copy of the product to create more test files.
-
- We understand that you may not be able to provide all of this
- information, but what ever you can provide will be much appreciated.
-
- There are more detailed instructions provided in the Adding/Improving
- File Types section of the File Investigator Help file.
-
-
- Q: When I run File Investigator, it is larger than my screen.
-
- A: You are probably using File Investigator File Find with a 640x480 screen
- resolution or 800x600 with a large screen font. The solution is to
- change to a small screen font or increase your screen resolution.
-
- Click on the 'Start' button in the Task Bar.
- Click on the 'Settings/Control Panel' menu option.
- Double click on the 'Display' icon.
- Select the 'Settings' tab.
- Change the 'Font size' to 'Small Fonts'
- or move the 'Desktop Area' slider closer to 'More'.
-
-
- Q: I tried to uninstall File Investigator by deleting all of its files,
- but the Registry entries and the 'Investigate' option are still there.
-
- A: You need to reinstall File Investigator, then use the uninstall option.
- The uninstall option in located on the 'Start' menu at
- Start/Programs/RobWare/Uninstall File Investigator.
- If you have trouble finding or using that option, then you can
- uninstall manually by running 'FISETUP.EXE /U' from a DOS Prompt, while
- in the directory that the files were installed to.
-