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Looking for complex admin utils...

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by sd_giffin

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I am looking for an administrative utility that will do the following for me under Win2K Pro:

- Track changes made to the system when installing new apps (what files were copied where, changes to the registry, etc.)
- Move DLLs (etc.) for said apps out of WINNT\SYSTEM and WINNT\SYSTEM32 and into the app's homedir
- Add ".local" to the app (to reflect the moving of the DLLs)
- Make changes to the registry to reflect the moving of the afore mentioned files (DLLs, etc.)

Is there such a utility?

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by jfjester

you can create a customer MMC from the run command and add snapins to track all changes done on windows 2000 professional.
I can't remember the exact functions but I know it can be done with in an MMC - and Snapins added - it has to do with windows secuirty and software -
I hope this helps, if you need to know exact feel free to email me and I can get specifics for you

by jqweston

MMC? No. Try this: Microsoft has released "Installation Monitor" as freeware.

"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."

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