Copyright: Somar DumpReg Copyright ® 1994 Somar Software


DumpReg Help Contents
Somar™ DumpReg™ Version 1.0 Help Contents

Copyright © 1994-1995 Somar Software

Send problem reports and comments to 72202.2574@compuserve.com

For information about other Somar products, visit the Somar Software Web site at http://www.somar.com.

Overview

Installation

Uninstallation

Known bugs, limitations and planned enhancements

Copyright/License/Warranty Disclaimer

Registration


Overview of DumpReg
Overview

Somar DumpReg is a program for Microsoft® Windows NT™ and Windows 95 that will dump registry values in an easy-to-use listbox. Options include finding all registry key or values whose name or data matches a specified string, filtering so only the matching items are shown, copying to the clipboard, printing. For Windows NT, the time of last modification is shown and there is an option to sort by time, which makes it easy to find recently modified registry entries.

Users of Somar DumpReg who know how to program in Basic may also be interested in Somar RegEdit. This is a DLL that allows modifying all Windows NT user profiles at once. The DLL can be called by VBA for 32 bit Excel and other programming languages. A program to update the mail directory for all users at once, for example, can be written in 10 lines of Visual Basic, using this DLL. This is in contrast to editing each user profile manually, using Registry Editor, or using the registry command line options in the Windows NT resource kit. Somar DumpReg is available as RGEDIT.ZIP in the WINSHARE forum on CompuServe or at the Somar Internet site at http://www.somar.com or ftp://ftp.somar.com.


Installation

1) Place DUMPREG.EXE and DUMPREG.HLP together in any directory.

2) The first time DUMPREG.EXE is run, it will create the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SomarSoftware\DumpReg

3) Somar DumpReg makes no other changes to your system.


Uninstallation

1) Run DUMPREG.EXE with /u as a command line parameter. If successful, a message box will be displayed indicating that the SomarSoftware\DumpReg registry key has been deleted.

2) Delete DUMPREG.EXE and DUMPREG.HLP from your computer.


Known bugs and limitations
Known bugs, limitations and planned enhancements

1) Time of last modification is not available on Windows 95, so the Show Time and Sort By Time options are disabled on that platform.

2) Possible enhancements, depending on user interest:

Replace option.

Wrap names and values when printing, instead of cutting off at end of page.

Bring up editing dialog box when user selects listbox item, like registry editor.

Compare two registries.

Load and unload multiple user profiles at once, to allow searching all user profiles.

Unicode (Windows 95 does not support Unicode, however).


Copyright/license/warranty
Copyright/License/Warranty Disclaimer

Somar DumpReg is Copyright © 1994-1995 Somar Software, All rights reserved.

Send problem reports and other comments to 72202.2574@compuserve.com.

License Agreement and Warranty Disclaimer

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software.  Use of this software indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions.  If you do not agree with them, do not use the software.

Shareware Version

You are hereby licensed to: use the Shareware Version of the software for a 21 day evaluation period; make as many copies of the Shareware version of this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone; and distribute the Shareware version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above.

You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission, with one exception: Disk Vendors approved by the Association of Shareware Professionals are permitted to redistribute Somar DumpReg, subject to the conditions in this license, without specific written permission.

You are specifically prohibited from copying or redistributing the keyfile (DUMPREG.KEY) that will be sent to you upon receipt of your registration payment.

Unregistered use of Somar DumpReg after the 21-day evaluation period is in violation of United States and International copyright laws.

For how to register, see Registration.

A single registered copy of Somar DumpReg can only be installed on a single computer. Thus, if you have 3 computers on which you want to install Somar DumpReg, you must register and pay for 3 copies of Somar DumpReg.

You may access the registered version of Somar DumpReg through a network, provided you have obtained individual licenses for the sotware covering all workstations that will access the software through the network.

There is no license required for dumping the registry for remote computers, using the Select Computer capability. Thus, if you have 2 administrator workstations and 100 user workstations and you only run Somar DumpReg at the administrator workstations, then you need 2 licenses. If you run Somar DumpReg at all workstations, then you would need 12 licenses.

Governing Law

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia.

Disclaimer of Warranty

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARYING HARDWARE/SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH SOMAR DUMPREG MAY BE PUT, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.


Registration

This is not free software. This license allows you to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 21 days.  If you use this software after the 21 day evaluation period a registration fee of $10 is required. Payments must be in US dollars drawn on a US bank,  payable to Somar Software, and sent to Somar Software, 1 Scott Circle, NW Suite 816, Washington, DC 20036, USA. You can also register through CompuServe (GO SWREG, ID 5839).

Upon receipt of your registration payment (check or CompuServe notice), you will be sent a key file (DUMPREG.KEY), which is to be placed in the same directory as DUMPREG.EXE. This key file will be your proof of registration. The presence of this key file will enable certain functions of Somar DumpReg which are disabled in the unregistered version. These functions involve the ability to produce hardcopy printouts of the Somar DumpReg report.

Somar Software reserves the right to increase the registration fee at any time without notice. If the fee has been increased, and your payment is received after such increase, then Somar Software has the right to require additional payment before accepting your registration and sending you a key file. Once you have paid the then current registration fee, and Somar Software has accepted your fee and sent you a key file, you have the right to use the version of Somar DumpReg that you paid for, for as long as you want, without additional payment. Future versions of Somar DumpReg may require a different key file. You may be required to pay an additional fee to upgrade to such future versions.

A single registered copy of Somar DumpReg can only be installed on a single computer. Thus, if you have 3 computers on which you want to install Somar DumpReg, you must register and pay for 3 copies of Somar DumpReg.

You may access the registered version of Somar DumpReg through a network, provided you have obtained individual licenses for the sotware covering all workstations that will access the software through the network.

There is no license required for dumping the registry for remote computers, using the Select Computer capability. Thus, if you have 2 administrator workstations and 100 user workstations and you only run Somar DumpReg at the administrator workstations, then you need 2 licenses. If you run Somar DumpReg at all workstations, then you would need 12 licenses.