Name: instaler_setup.exe
Description: Installation Monitor
Version:
Size: 681 KB (697,584 bytes)
Developer: Microsoft
Developer Website: http://www.microsoft.com
Obtained On: 03/04/2004
Obtained From:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/instaler-o.asp
Requirements:
Purchase Information: Free
Comments: This command-line tool tracks changes made by Setup
programs in any secondary processes they invoke, including changes to
registry entries, files and .ini file entries. Installation Monitor
creates an .iml file that documents all those changes, along with enough
information to undo all the changes. You can use Installation Monitor to
track Setup programs that are causing problems. The information it
generates can also be used to replicate system settings for specific
applications.
This tool is one of the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Support Tools, but Microsoft has made it available for free download. This file contains Instaler.exe, Showinst.exe and Undoinst.exe.
When you install a tool, you are prompted to choose an install directory. If the Windows 2000 Resource Kit is installed, install the tool in the Resource Kit directory to avoid an overly large system path and to ensure more reliable upgrades. When you install the Resource Kit, the recommended directory is C:\Program Files\Resource Kit.
After installing the three programs by running instaler_setup, obtain a command prompt, then type "cd \program files\resource kit" and hit enter. Then type "instaler" or "instaler -?" to see information on options for the program. Similarly, options for the other two programs can be obtained by typing "showinst", or "undoinst" at a command prompt.
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