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Using Checker
Corporate Windows NT Setup System Checker
Revision history
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August 8, 1999: Updated for version 1.21 of the program. Removed
some company-specific details. |
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July 1, 1999: Updated for version 1.10 of the program. |
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June 17, 1999: Reformatted for online viewing; added download instructions. |
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June 16, 1999: First version. Covers version 1.01 of the program. |
Index
Introduction
Checker is a program that determines whether you've installed the corporate
Windows NT Setup and whether you have an appropriately recent version of
Microsoft Internet Explorer installed. You can use Checker to identify whether
your computer is up-to-date enough to use the latest version of the corporate
Application Synchronization system.
This describes how to use Checker and explains the information that it
reports. Checker was written by The Grimace (The Grimacemayfield@hotmail.com).
You can find recent versions of Checker and other programs at Inky's
Linkies.
Running checker
| 1. |
Double-click checker.exe to start the program. |
| 2. |
When the program starts, it checks your computer for some different information
and displays the results. See Understanding
the results for detailed descriptions of every item Checker reports. |
| 3. |
If Checker discovers that the file Wininet.dll cannot be found in your system
path, but a copy of the file exists in your computer's Temp folder, it enables
the Restore Wininet.dll from Temp folder button. You can click this button
to copy the file into your computer's system folder, where it belongs. |
| 4. |
When you click Exit, Checker saves its results into a file called
Checker.ini in your Windows folder (C:\Winnt). See Understanding
Checker.ini for a description of the file. |
Understanding the results
The information that Checker reports falls into three categories:
NT Setup
The current version of the corporate Windows NT Setup includes a number
of important updates that affect your computer's stability, compatibility,
and Year 2000 compliance. If you don't have a recent version of the NT Setup
installed, you may not have everything you need to use our corporate standard
applications reliably.
Current NT Setup version |
If this value is 2.04 or later, your system is up to date. If it
is earlier or Unknown, you should run the Windows NT Upgrade. |
Installed OS version |
This lists the exact version, build, and service pack level of your operating
system. |
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer 4 installs a number of files that the operating system
uses for Internet communication. Even if you never actually use Internet
Explorer, it is important to have a recent version of it installed because
many Internet applications depend on the files it installs.
Registered browser version |
This is the version of Internet Explorer that is currently recorded in your
computer's system registry. If this value is 4.72.3110.8 or later,
your browser is up to date. |
Adequate version installed |
If the registered browser version meets the above criteria, this value is
Yes, and you do not need to upgrade Internet Explorer. |
Current security provider |
This is the description returned from Schannel.dll, the file that handles
secure transactions over the Internet. |
Encryption level |
This indicates whether your version of Internet Explorer supports 40-bit
encryption (standard) or 128-bit encryption (available in US and Canada
only). |
Urlmon.dll and Wininet.dll
Many programs require the file Wininet.dll for Internet connectivity.
All versions of Internet Explorer starting with version 3.0 install some
version of this file. If your computer has an incomplete or out-of-date
install of Internet Explorer, or if you're missing Internet Explorer altogether,
you probably don't have this file. Checker helps you determine whether you've
got Wininet.dll and even gives you a way to restore the file if it finds
a backup copy. Urlmon.dll is a related file that generally accompanies Wininet.dll;
they usually have the same file version. Both files are essential components
of Internet Explorer.
Urlmon.dll in system path |
If Windows can find this file in your system path (the folders listed when
you type path at a command prompt) this value is Yes, and you do
not need to restore the file. |
Urlmon.dll in Temp folder |
If Checker finds a backup copy of Wininet.dll in your Temp folder (C:\Temp),
this value is Yes. If Urlmon.dll in system path is No
and this value is Yes, you can click Restore Urlmon.dll from Temp
folder to copy the file to your system folder (C:\Winnt\System32). |
Wininet.dll in system path |
If Windows can find this file in your system path (the folders listed when
you type path at a command prompt) this value is Yes, and you do
not need to restore the file. |
Wininet.dll in Temp folder |
If Checker finds a backup copy of Wininet.dll in your Temp folder (C:\Temp),
this value is Yes. If Wininet.dll in system path is No
and this value is Yes, you can click Restore Wininet.dll from
Temp folder to copy the file to your system folder (C:\Winnt\System32). |
Understanding Checker.ini
When you exit Checker, it stores its results in a file called Checker.ini,
which can be found in your Windows folder (C:\Winnt). You can open Checker.ini
in any text editor, like Notepad, Wordpad, or Word. Here are the values
it contains (see Understanding the results
for further details):
AdequateVersion |
Whether Internet Explorer is up to date. |
BrowserVersion |
This is the version of Internet Explorer that is currently recorded in your
computer's system registry. If this value is the same as the value of NeededIeVersion
or later, your browser is up to date. |
EncryptionLevel |
Level of encryption supported by Internet Explorer. |
NeededIeVersion |
The minimum version of Internet Explorer required for your computer to be
up to date. |
OsVersion |
Current version, build, and service pack level of the running operating
system. |
SecurityProvider |
Description returned by Schannel.dll. Indicates encryption level. (Export=40-bit,
US and Canada=128-bit.) |
SetupVersion |
Version of the corporate NT Setup used to configure or update this system.
If this value is 2.04 or later, your system is up to date. If it is earlier
or Unknown, you should run the Windows NT Upgrade. |
UrlmonBackup |
Path to Urlmon.dll found in Temp folder. |
UrlmonFound |
Version of Urlmon.dll found in your system folder. |
UrlmonInTemp |
Whether a copy of Urlmon.dll was found in your temp folder. |
UrlmonPath |
Path to Urlmon.dll in your system folder. |
WininetBackup |
The file system path to the copy of Wininet.dll found in the Temp folder. |
WininetFound |
This is the version of Wininet.dll found in your system folder. |
WininetInTemp |
Whether a copy of Wininet.dll was found in the Temp folder. |
WininetPath |
The file system path to the copy of Wininet.dll found in the System folder. |
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