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InCtrl5, Version 1.0
Copyright (c) 2000 Ziff Davis Media, Inc.
Written by Neil J. Rubenking
First Published in PC Magazine, US Edition, December 5, 2000, v19n21
http://www.pcmag.com/utilities/
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PLATFORMS:
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000

DESCRIPTION:
InCtrl5 is the fifth incarnation of one of PC Magazine's most popular utilities. By monitoring the changes made to your system when you install new software, it enables you to troubleshoot any unexpected problems that come up. Virtually every modern program uses an install utility that installs or updates files, and also may record data in the registry, and update INI files or other essential text files. A companion uninstall utility should precisely reverse the effects of the install utility. When a newly installed program causes existing applications to fail, or when the supplied uninstall utility can't complete its task, to restore your system you need a record of exactly what the original install utility did. InCtrl5 can provide this record.
	This new version offers a variety of new features, including an attractive new interface, the ability to track changes to text files such as AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS, HTML reports, and command line switches. It runs under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4, and Windows 2000. It does not run under Windows NT 3.51 or any other operating system. Older versions of Windows are supported by previous versions of InCtrl. If you are running Windows NT 4 or Windows 95, you will need Internet Explorer 4 or higher to preview HTML reports within the program.

REVISION HISTORY:
Initial release.

THANKS TO OUR BETA TESTERS:
Bob Abrahams
Robert Bruner
Herbert Bushong
Robert Eisenbach
Josh Fitzgerald
David Morse

INSTALLATION:
To install InCtrl5, run the supplied installation program INSTALL.EXE. To uninstall the program, use the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Windows Control Panel.
Naturally you can't use InCtrl5 to track its own installation, so here is a brief report: InCtrl5's install utility adds three files (INCTRL5.EXE, INCTRL5.HLP, and INCTRL5.CNT), creates a folder and two shortcuts within the Start menu's Programs folder, and modifies two Registry keys. Specifically, it stores its own location in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PC Magazine\InCtrl5 so updates will go to the right location, and adds standard uninstall information below the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall.
For details on program operation, refer to the program's online help file.

FILE LIST:
Install.exe   - InCtrl5 installation program
readme.txt    - the file you are reading
license.txt   - PC Magazine Utilities license agreement
ic5_src.zip   - InCtrl5 source code (for programmers)

SUPPORT:
Help for PC Magazine's free utilities can be obtained in our online discussion area on the World Wide Web (www.pcmag.com/utilities/support.html). You may find an answer to your question simply by reading the posted messages. The authors of current utilities generally visit this forum daily. If the author is not available and the forum sysops can't answer your question, the Utilities column editor, who also checks the forum each day, will contact the author for you.

LICENSE INFORMATION:
PC Magazine programs are copyrighted and cannot be distributed, whether modified or unmodified. Use is subject to the terms and conditions of the license agreement distributed with the programs.

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Neil J. Rubenking, the author of InCtrl5, is the Contributing Technical Editor to PC Magazine. Sheryl Canter is the editor of the Utilities column and a Contributing Editor of PC Magazine.

