Utility to monitor changes

[Karina]

Just wondering - does someone know program(third-part utility) that can
monitor and show me what the system changes installed program do? I have few
programs which I want use, this programs comes without any manual and have
no any support. I want know exactly, what changes this program do when it
installed: does it write in registry or not, if write, where and what keys,
does it use shared DLLs or not, does it change any system files or not. Is
there some simple utility that can monitor changes and report about it?

 

[Pennywise]

Just wondering - does someone know program(third-part utility) that can
monitor and show me what the system changes installed program do? I have few
programs which I want use, this programs comes without any manual and have
no any support. I want know exactly, what changes this program do when it
installed: does it write in registry or not, if write, where and what keys,
does it use shared DLLs or not, does it change any system files or not. Is
there some simple utility that can monitor changes and report about it?

http://www.epsilonsquared.com/

 

[JS]

Years ago PC Mag had a utility named 'Inctrl5', which would track registry
and file changes.
See: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,9882,00.asp
I'm not certain if it's still freeware.

JS

 

[Karina]

Years ago PC Mag had a utility named 'Inctrl5', which would track registry
and file changes.
See: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,9882,00.asp
I'm not certain if it's still freeware.

JS

 

[q_q_anonymous]

It doesn't support all version of NT. Windows 2000 and Windows XP are
Windows NT.

It doesn't say it will run under windows xp.
" It runs under Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows
NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. It does not run under Windows NT 3.51 "

may be worth a try though.

When I used "in control" I think I recall that it didn't let me do
changes automatically. It just monitored.
Total Uninstall better in that respect, it produced a reg file or two
to undo/redo the changes. I'm not sure if it could also delete and
restored the files though, I don't think it could.

I think the book "upgrading and repairing networks" by scott mueller
mentions a program that tracks changes before and after. Or a category
of program (it wasn't 'uninstall program'). I can't remember though.. I
never tried it.


Maybe there are some other prgorams. Those programs are
a)very old
b)not so good
!!

though maybe a paying version of in control existed that did more. I
don't know.

You might find the functionality you looking for with an uninstall
program. Just using part of its functionality.

 

[JS]

I've run it on XP without problems. But the util posted by Pennywise look
interesting. Inctrl does it's work by taking a snapshot of your PC before
you start the install and then monitors during the install and finally
compares the state of your PC to the snapshot.

You may be able to install and then start both utilities at the same time,
do the application install and then decide on the one that does the best job
based on the results.

JS

 

[Karina]

I've run it on XP without problems. But the util posted by Pennywise look
interesting. Inctrl does it's work by taking a snapshot of your PC before
you start the install and then monitors during the install and finally
compares the state of your PC to the snapshot.

You may be able to install and then start both utilities at the same time,
do the application install and then decide on the one that does the best job
based on the results.

JS

Years ago PC Mag had a utility named 'Inctrl5', which would track
registry
and file changes.

See: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,9882,00.asp

I'm not certain if it's still freeware.

JS

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Just wondering - does someone know program(third-part utility) that can
monitor and show me what the system changes installed program do? I have few
programs which I want use, this programs comes without any manual and have
no any support. I want know exactly, what changes this program do when it
installed: does it write in registry or not, if write, where and what keys,
does it use shared DLLs or not, does it change any system files or not. Is
there some simple utility that can monitor changes and report about it?
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Yes, look close my needs. But not sure will it run under winXP? it

designed for win 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000.

 

[q_q_anonymous]

I've run it on XP without problems. But the util posted by Pennywise look
interesting. Inctrl does it's work by taking a snapshot of your PC before
you start the install and then monitors during the install and finally
compares the state of your PC to the snapshot.

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when I tried "in control" years ago, I didn't use it much, but I
recall that it took a snapshot before the application was installed.
Then It does nothing while you install the application. Then it takes
another 'after' snapshot. So, it didn't actually monitor during.

A program that monitors all the time would be like regmon. I guess
regmon might have a start/stop button. It'd be good if it had an
undo/redo button too. There is also filemon - which wouldn't have an
undo/redo button.
They are very simple programs, I don't know if they have the options
to allow you to apply them to your needs.
That epsilonsquared software looks really interesting. "Install Rite"
looks particularly exciting. It looks like "total uninstall" and "in
control" put together so you can install or uninstall programs in one
shot.. I haven't tried it yet but looks really good!!
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