INCTRL2 (VERSION 1.02) Copyright (c) 1995 Ziff Davis Publishing Company ----------------------------------------------------------------------- First Published in PC Magazine Sept 26 1995 (Utilities) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INCTRL2 by Neil Rubenking Description: In addition to placing program files in a new directory, install programs for Windows applications often add files to public directories such as your Windows SYSTEM directory, and make changes to your system .INI files. This makes it very difficult to fully uninstall Windows programs. Orphaned files will often remain on your hard disk, wasting space. InCtrl2 watches the installation process and saves a report of all system changes made during installation so you can reverse the process later. InCtrl2 is a significantly enhanced version of PC Magazine's original InCtrl utility. Usage: To install InCtrl2, place the files INCTRL2.EXE, INCTRL2.HLP, and FILECDRL.DLL in a new directory on your hard disk. You should create a new directory because this will be the default location for reports. You may also want to add a Program Manager icon for InCtrl2. When you want to install a new program on your system, don't just run its SETUP program. Instead, run InCtrl2 and follow the prompts. Online help is available throughout the program. New features include "fast file notification", which avoids the time-consuming task of scanning your disk before and after installation, a limitless file scanning capacity for situations in which fast file notification cannot be used, and the ability to handle install programs that restart Windows. InCtrl2 works with Windows 3.1x, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT 3.5, and Windows 95. Support for InCtrl2: Help for the free utilities offered by PC Magazine can be obtained electronically in the Utilities section of ZiffNet's TIPS forum (GO ZNT:TIPS). The authors of current utilities generally visit this forum every day. You may find an answer to your question simply by reading the messages previously posted in the forum. If the author is not available and you have a question that the sysops in the forum can't answer, the editor of the Utilities column, who also checks this forum each day, will contact the author for you. - Neil J. Rubenking is Technical Editor for PC Magazine.