InCtrl 3 (VERSION 1.00)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 3s 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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