InCtrl 3 (VERSION 3.01)Copyright (c)1996 Ziff Davis Publishing Company
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InCtrl 3 by Neil J. Rubenking                First Published July 1996
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ABOUT InCtrl 3
InCtrl 3 lets you track system changes made by Windows
95 and Windows NT installation programs. Like InCtrl 2 for Windows
3.1, it tracks file additions and deletions as well as changes made
to .INI files. In addition, it handles long filenames and tracks 
changes to the Registry. InCtrl3 is a 32-bit program and requires
Windows 95 or Windows NT.

USAGE
To install InCtrl 3, create a new directory and copy the files
INCTRL3.EXE and INCTRL3.HLP to it. You may add INCTRL3.EXE to your 
Start menu, if you wish, or simply launch it from the Start menu's 
Run dialog as needed.

InCtrl 3 stores its own persistent data in the Registry. 
If you decide to remove it from your system, first issue the 
command 

            INCTRL3 CleanRegistry

either from a DOS box or from the Start menu's Run dialog. 
After doing this, you can simply delete InCtrl 3's directory and
all the files it contains.     

InCtrl 3 uses a wizard-style interface, so you don't have to
remember how to use it between program installations. The first 
page introduces the program, and each succeeding page asks a 
simple question. Buttons marked Next and Prev let you navigate 
back and forth among the pages. The Next button is enabled only
when the current question has been answered appropriately. 
When you've answered all the questions, click on the Finish button
to perform the installation.     

InCtrl 3 will shrink to a small, always-on-top window and begin
recording preinstallation system data. Just so you'll know it's
not idle, it keeps the small window updated with a report of what
it's doing. If for some reason you decide not to go through with
the installation, click on the Abort: No Install button. Once the
install program has been launched, however, it can't be 
unlaunched; at that point, the button changes to Abort: No Report.

When the install program ends, InCtrl 3 will beep and present the
message "Install may be complete." This means that the install 
program launched by InCtrl 3 has terminated. But since that 
program may have launched a secondary install program, InCtrl 3
can't be sure the entire process is done. You, the user, are the
final arbiter. When you see that the installation is complete, 
press the Install Done: Report button. InCtrl 3 will gather its
postinstall system information, generate a report of changes, 
and preview the report on the screen. The report file is a 
plain-text file that you can view or edit at any time.     

Most of the on-screen elements have Windows 95-style pop-up help.
To invoke pop-up help for a particular component, either click on 
it after clicking on the question-mark icon on the title bar or 
right-click on it and select "What's This?" from the menu.

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Neil J. Rubenking is technical editor of PC Magazine.
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