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Last updated April 21, 2004 (first update in 5 years!)
Here are some of my programs. I am providing them here for free, without
warrantee. Most of them are tools to help with setting up, maintaining,
and troubleshooting systems running 32-bit Windows operating systems. I
write for and test with Windows XP, however many of the programs work
fine under Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, or Windows 2000.
I'll be posting online documentation as time permits. Most of the command
line programs have pretty complete online help if you pass /?
or nothing when you run them.
Email me, The Grimace, at killthegrimace@gmail.com
if you've got any requests, suggestions, or questions.
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Ala - AutoLogon Administrator |
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AllDone - Check software setup restart requirements |
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Checker - NT Setup System Checker |
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CompCats - Compare FindFile catalog files |
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DService - Delete a Windows NT service |
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FindFile - Flexible File Finder |
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Normlize - "Normalize" (and delete) files and
folders |
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PageFixer - Fix Internet Explorer browser windows (updated!) |
| Philip - Fill up your hard drive |
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RegSize - Increase maximum registry size |
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VcpCopy - Visual C++ Project Copier |
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Winsake - Resolve IP addresses and hosts |
Ala - AutoLogon Administrator
Description: |
Configures Windows NT to log on automatically, using a given user account
and password. Also supports the automatic logon features in recent versions
of the Novell Client for NetWare. Has an unattended mode that you can use
to change these settings from the command line. Documentation.
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Platform: |
Windows NT 4.0 or later
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Exe type: |
32-bit Windows
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File: |
Ala.zip
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Size: |
59KB (60,230 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.00
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Last compiled: |
July 21, 1999
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AllDone - Check software setup restart requirements
Description: |
Checks whether your system needs to be restarted after you install new software.
Gives you the option to restart, shut down, or do nothing when you exit
the program. You can pass a timeout interval from the command line after
which the program will automatically restart your computer if a restart
is necessary. Also saves a log file detailing all file system changes and
"RunOnce" activities that will happen during the next system startup.
Documentation.
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Platform: |
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or later
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Exe type: |
32-bit Windows
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File: |
Alldone.zip
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Size: |
60KB (60,999 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.35
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Last compiled: |
July 21, 1999
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Checker - NT Setup System Checker
Description: |
Reports currently installed operating system (and service pack level), current
Internet Explorer version, browser encryption level, and some other details
that are specific to my company's corporate Windows NT Setup. Saves findings
in an INI file. Works under Windows 95 and 98 as well. Documentation.
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Platform: |
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or later
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Exe type: |
32-bit Windows
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File: |
Checker.zip
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Size: |
73KB (74,213 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.20
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Last compiled: |
July 21, 1999
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CompCats - Compare FindFile catalog files
Description: |
Compares catalog files created by another of my programs, FindFile. This
is the most comprehensive and detailed file comparison program that I know
of because it compares files not only by size and date, but also by their
Windows version resource strings, when available. Saves findings in a report
format, or as a comma-separated (CSV) file for use in Microsoft Excel. Catalog
files can be from different computers, different folders, different paths.
CompCats uses relative paths to compare directory trees. Documentation (coming
soon).
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Platform: |
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or later
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Exe type: |
32-bit console
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File: |
Compcats.zip
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Size: |
65KB (66,296 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.10
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Last compiled: |
July 23, 1999
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DService - Delete a Windows NT service
Description: |
Deletes a specified Windows NT service from the Service Configuration Manager
(SCM) database. Documentation (coming soon).
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Platform: |
Windows NT 4.0 or later
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Exe type: |
32-bit console
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File: |
Dservice.zip
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Size: |
40KB (40,636 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.00
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Last compiled: |
July 12, 1999
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FindFile - Flexible File Finder
Description: |
A comprehensive and flexible file finding tool. Has numerous modes for searching
for common system files, duplicates, or specific file specifications that
you supply in a separate text file. Saves findings as a report, a comma-separated
(CSV) file, and also as a binary catalog (CAT) file for use by CompCats.
You can use FindFile together with CompCats to track file system changes
or compare different computers. FindFile captures file version and description
info as well as date, time, and size. Documentation (coming soon).
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Platform: |
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or later
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Exe type: |
32-bit console
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File: |
Findfile.zip
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Size: |
70KB (71,587 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.30
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Last compiled: |
July 23, 1999
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Normlize - "Normalize" (and delete) files and folders
Description: |
Recursively sets file attributes in a specified folder to normal, very handy
for fixing folders that were copied to a hard drive from read-only sources
like a CD-ROM. Can also recursively delete directory trees. The normalizing
feature makes it a more useful tool than deltree. It has also proven to
be more effective, as deltree appears to have a bug that causes it to enter
an infinite loop in some situations. Documentation (coming soon).
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Platform: |
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or later
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Exe type: |
32-bit console
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File: |
Normlize.zip
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Size: |
49KB (49,284 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.66
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Last compiled: |
July 12, 1999
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PageFixer - Fix Internet
Explorer browser windows
Description: |
Do you have to resize your Internet Explorer window every
time you start it? When you click on links that open pages in a new window,
are the new windows minimized or so small that you can’t see what’s inside them? Do new
Internet Explorer windows appear partially or completely offscreen? Well
PageFixer is for you!
The setup program installs a user guide but you can check
out the documentation here too. |
Platform: |
Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows
XP and later
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Exe type: |
32-bit Windows
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File: |
PageFixerSetup.exe
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Size: |
696 KB (712,850 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.10
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Last compiled: |
April 21, 2004
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Philip - Fill up your hard drive
Description: |
Why on earth would you want to fill up your hard drive?
Well, I can think of a few of reasons- I've had to do it for all of them. Some
old applications and games won't install or work properly if they detect that
your hard drive has more than 2GB or 4GB free, depending on how they were
written. This is because those programs were written in the days when most
people didn't even know what a gigabyte was. Another reason you might need to
temporarily fill up your drive is that developers often have to stress-test
their applications or installer routines to ensure they work gracefully when a
PC is very low on disk space. Finally, the only way to truly permanently erase
data on a hard drive is to overwrite it with other data. Simply reformatting
your drive is not enough.
Go here for full
documentation. |
Platform: |
Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows
XP and later
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Exe type: |
32-bit Windows
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File: |
Philip.zip |
Size: |
66KB (67,522 bytes)
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Current version: |
2.10
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Last compiled: |
October 15, 2002
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RegSize - Increase maximum registry size
Description: |
Configures Windows NT to allow the registry to take up to 80% of the cache
pool, if necessary. This keeps those annoying "low on registry quota"
messages from popping up when your install or run certain programs. Note
that the 80% number is just a maximum limit; it doesn't mean your registry
will every actually get that big. You are more likely to have registry quota
problems on computers with small amounts of physical RAM and virtual memory
space. Documentation (coming soon).
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Platform: |
Windows NT 4.0
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Exe type: |
32-bit console
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File: |
Regsize.zip
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Size: |
40KB (40,066 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.67
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Last compiled: |
July 21, 1999
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VcpCopy - Visual C++ Project Copier
Description: |
Copies Microsoft Visual C++ project files. By default VcpCopy only backs
up essential project files; ones that aren't automatically regenerated every
time you open or build a project. This also makes it easy/possible to transfer
projects between computers. Spans multiple disks. Also by default, VcpCopy
only copies new or updated files, even making backing up to floppy disk
very fast. I use VcpCopy to back up my foundation class library and all
of my program projects (almost 700 files altogether) to floppy every night.
Documentation (coming soon).
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Platform: |
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or later
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Exe type: |
32-bit console
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File: |
Vcpcopy.zip
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Size: |
69KB (70,410 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.67
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Last compiled: |
July 21, 1999
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Winsake - Resolve IP addresses and hosts
Description: |
Provides DNS information on an internet host that you specify. Also prints
information on the version and status of WinSock installed on your PC. A
less powerful, easy to use alternative to nslookup. Type in an IP address
or a host name. This program is helpful to me at work where most, if not
all of our servers have at least one internet alias in addition to an official
host name.
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Platform: |
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or later
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Exe type: |
32-bit console
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File: |
Winsake.zip
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Size: |
69KB (70,590 bytes)
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Current version: |
1.00
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Last compiled: |
July 23, 1999
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