WINIMANT.EXE is designed for Windows NT 3.5x, Windows 95 or Win3.1x+Win32s WINIMAGE.EXE is designed for Windows 3.1 1.68 Mb and DMF are 3"1/2 HD floppy formatted with 21 sector/tracks. ------------ April 1996 : Version 2.50 - Support of the new ListView control and tabbed dialog boxes for settings under Windows NT 3.5x, Windows 95 and Win32s 1.30 - Open an Iso CDRom image in read-only - Fix bug to format DMF under Windows 95 You can open in read-only CDRom image file (.ISO) builded with Incat easy-CD or with DOS freeware CD2FILE in the CD2CD package (http://www.mainstream.net/~jarnold/cdrom/cdrom.html). WinImage don't load these big file in memory (they are very big !), and can do all read only operation (display and change directory, Extract). Write operation are not allowed (Inject, create directory). I'm interrested in feedback about this feature : is it useful ? and if WinImage can open image file from other CD tools... ----------- WINIMANT.EXE can now read/write/format 1.68 and DMF floppy under all Windows platform. See help file for more info. WIM16T95.DLL and WIM32T95.dll are used by WINIMANT.EXE under Windows 95. WIM1632S.DLL is used by WINIMANT.EXE under Windows 3.1 + Win32s. For DMF, select Option Preference, and Uncheck "Use only standard format" Note : 820 Kb and 1.72 Mb can be read/write/format only under DOS+Win 3.1x 1.68 Mb, DMF on 3"1/2 HD and 1.44 Mb on 5"1/4 HD can be read/write/format with both WinImaNT.EXE under WinNT 3.5x/Win95/Win32s and WinImage.exe under Win 3.1x. Note : only version 3.5x and up of Windows NT support DMF. Win32s is a freely redistributable software from Microsoft, for running Win32 application under Windows 3.1. It's in several download location. If you don't have it, find PW1118.EXE in Microsoft Software Library (GO MSL on compuserve, MSL location on Microsoft ftp site and BBS) or ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/MSLFILES/PW1118.EXE ---------- Command line option prototype in WinImage 2.50 : 'WINIMANT [source [destination] [options]]' 'WINIMANT file.ima' : Load the file file.ima 'WINIMANT file.ima A:' : Load the file file.ima, write on A: and exit 'WINIMANT A: file.ima' : Load from floppy A: and save file.ima Option : /F : Format when write a floppy in command line operation /E : Do Extract (second parameter can be destination) /X : Do Extract with sub-dir (second parameter can be destination) /Q : Always exit after command line operation /H : Hide main WinImage window /NX : Never exit after command line operation /Nxxx (where xxx is DMF1024, DMF2048, 144, 120...) : Create a new image /Txxx (where xxx is DMF1024, DMF2048, 144, 120...) : Transform image size I don't know if these command line are useful. Try, and cxomment welcome ! ---------- If you want more info, or have remark: Gilles Vollant 100144.2636@compuserve.com BUG REPORT ARE WELCOME !!!! (and don't hesitate to send me email if all is ok. I'm very interrested on test under Windows 95 beta and/or DMF, and Win32s). ------------ List of file : FDREAD.EXE : TSR For reading DMF - 1.72 Mb under MSDOS or MSDOS+Win 3.1 FILE_ID.DIZ : Description WIM16T95.DLL : extension for WINIMANT.EXE under Windows 95 (for format DMF) WIM32T95.DLL : extension for WINIMANT.EXE under Windows 95 (for format DMF) WIM1632S.DLL : extension for WINIMANT.EXE under Windows 3.1 + Win32s WHATSNEW.TXT : This text WIMAINI.TXT : info for Windows 3.1 WINIMADE.HLP : German Help file WINIMADE.T16 : German resource DLL Win16 (for WinImage.exe) WINIMADE.T32 : German resource DLL Win32 (for WinImaNT.exe) WINIMAES.HLP : Spanish Help file WINIMAES.T16 : Spanish resource DLL Win16 (for WinImage.exe) WINIMAES.T32 : Spanish resource DLL Win32 (for WinImaNT.exe) WINIMAFR.HLP : French Help file WINIMAUS.HLP : English help file WINIMAGE.EXE : Win16 executable (for Windows 3.1) WINIMANT.EXE : Win32 executable (for Win95, WinNT and Win3.1+Win32s) You can find last released version under name WINIMA25.ZIP in the web : http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gvollant/winimage.htm