InfoSpy v2.41 (07/13/95)

$$$ Now you can register using your VISA / MC $$$

** 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.

Canadian/Mexican orders please add $1.00 for postage.
Orders from all other countries please add $2.00 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 2.41
 - 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.

Ver 2.40
 - Rewrote SETUP program in DELPHI. Sure it is 200k bigger but it sure looks
   good! Added Decompression routine so that files are compressed when
   distributed.
 - Added new Stub program: SENTRY.EXE.  This standalone system sentry program
   allows you to implement security & sentry features without having InfoSpy
   loaded. You can force users to log on, disable programs & directories and
   prevent users from exiting Windows. Uses the INFVUGBL & INFSEDLL library
   modules. Written in DELPHI.
 - Added new choice on the Icon Setup window for a mini-status box. When you
   iconize InfoSpy you will get a small window showing GDI & USER % free. This
   option is especially useful under Windows 95 where custom icons dissappear
   on the Explorer bar.
 - Performing a Class Entry detail no longer GPFs if the Heap Examination
   Library is not loaded.
 - Updated Balloon help so that it would not appear in the middle of building
   Heap windows and overwrite the title bar.
 - Modified Client area of InfoSpy main window so that new child windows do not overwrite the ToolBar area.\line
 - Added option on main preferences window to specify a text viewer to use when
   viewing logs and ini files. Defaults to NOTEPAD.EXE.
 - Added option to view Sentry log from the USER MAINTENANCE window and the
   PROGRAM ACCESS window. Invokes WRITE with the sentry log file loaded.
 - The User access items now dynamic appear and disappear from the SENTRY menu
   depending on whether User access functions are selected in setup.
 - Corrected bug in Icon Search that caused a Divide by Zero error when
   deleting icons from the list.
 - Removed splash screen in unregistered version that appears when InfoSpy
   closes, caused other apps to have problems.
 - Corrected SYSTEM SENTRY module so that login prompt was not made when
   INFSEDLL was not loaded.
 - Resource Monitor has been enhanced to show GDI and USER resource levels in
   percentages or in bytes available.
 - A new Resource Monitor choice has been added that lets you specify a
   specific module (ie: DLL) to monitor its heap usage.
 - Corrected bug in Resource Monitor TEXT VIEW that would refresh the screen
   every second even if nothing had changed.
 - Ver 2.31 was causing random reboots due to a bug in the CTRL-ALT-DEL
   routine, it is now fixed!
 - Modified RESTCMOS program to trap null file entry and to confirm whether the
   user wants to actually restore CMOS.
 - All passwords must now be at least 3 characters in length, use to allow null
   passwords which caused havok!
 - Corrected the CHANGE PASSWORD routine so that cancelling out of the window
   no longer overwrites the current password.
 - Trap ALT F4 which some users could use to get out of password screens.
 - Added ability to have users login and logout of the system. This includes a
   user table maintenance feature to add,delete and reset passwords. You can
   now optionally record all logins to the log file.
 - Added password to all SENTRY setup options to keep curious users out of
   them.
 - Modified InfoSpy restore CMOS menu option to confirm users wish to restore
   CMOS from a file, same reason as above!
 - Added new HEAP examination function: Heap Usage below 1 mb. Shows Heap
   blocks allocated and their owners, totals heap used and heap free.
 - Added Total to all Heap examination windows on title bar showing total size
   of all displayed heap blocks.
 - Returned the Heap Sorting option. Sorry! it was inadvertantly taken out.
   Note that the sort by Module sorts by the underlying owner of the module and
   therefore the Module names may not always appear in alphabetical order.
 - The Hex Dump Font is now saved and restored between sessions, it used to
   default to OEM.
 - Added MOVE button to DLL search. This button will move a DLL from the
   Duplicate list to another directory so that you do not necessarily have to
   delete duplicates.

** 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!

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=======================

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