Hoping this isn't the dumbest request

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Cathe B

In macintosh you can see what dll's (extentions) go with what programs
because they have icons that match.. However, in Windows, there aren't
any visual clues, and you have to pretty much be a registry expert to
know so. Is there a program that makes the icons of a dll match the
icons of a software package that it's related to?

Thanks

C
 
Cathe,

Far from the dumbest request... I wouldn't mind a prog doing
that myself!!!!

br1ght

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| In macintosh you can see what dll's (extentions) go with
what programs
| because they have icons that match.. However, in Windows,
there aren't
| any visual clues, and you have to pretty much be a
registry expert to
| know so. Is there a program that makes the icons of a dll
match the
| icons of a software package that it's related to?
|
| Thanks
|
| C
|
 
A fair warning in advance:
I'm talking Macintosh system 7.6.x here (but I thought it also applied to at
least 8 and 9) Not sure at all about MacOS X though

Macintosh, unlike windows is used to use 2 codes for a file:
A type and a creator.

A type is something like the extention for windows. Unlike windows it has a
4 character type. (But distincts capitals and special characters)

A creator is an other 4 characte label. Each program (or at least each
author) is suposed to use a unique creator label. This links a file to the
main application. It is therefore possible to link one image to , let's say,
Photoshop, while an other can be linked to a compleete different program.

You can use the macintosh program ResEdit (Search on google it is freeware
afaik) to view this, but with causion. You can mess things up as much as you
can with Regedit for windows... Ther are also a lot of other programs who
can do this

So to create such a program you will have to create
1) a database with creators
2) add a string to files containing the creator
3) make all program creators use this feature

I don't see this happening for a long time (atleast until billyboy decides
it it time to nick some features from other Operationg systems, again!)

MightyKitten
 
derek / nul said:
No, as most of the dll's are shared with many exe files.


Not exactly what the OP was looking for, but this might give a clue of what
DLLs go with what programs.

************************
DLL Archive (Analogx) v1.00 227k

Everyone has uninstalled programs at one point or another, just to be
presented with that wonderful dialog asking whether or not we want to delete
some 'shared' Windows resource... Do we? Does something else use that DLL
file it's asking about? Help!!! That's where AnalogX DLL Archive comes in -
it searches through all the files on your system and lets you know if any of
them contain references to the DLL's in question!

AnalogX DLL Archive is super-simple to use, just click search and let it do
it's thing - once done, you'll be presented with a list of all the DLL's
that don't have references in the system! Then just select which ones you
think aren't necessary anymore and archive them; it's that simple! Make a
mistake? No problem, restoring DLL's from the archive is just as simple -
nothing is deleted until YOU delete it.

http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/dllarch.htm

Anthony Deane
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Not exactly what you are looking for, but Process Explorer from
Sysinternals can show you the dlls a program depends on.

Start Process Explorer and the program to examine. Select the program in
question in the upper pane. Then you'll have to choose "View/Lower Pane
View/DLLs" from the menu to show up the dlls used by the program.

The tool can be found at:
http://www.sysinternals.com/
Direct download:
http://www.sysinternals.com/files/procexpnt.zip

Best regards,
Uli
 
In macintosh you can see what dll's (extentions) go with what programs
because they have icons that match.. However, in Windows, there aren't
any visual clues, and you have to pretty much be a registry expert to
know so. Is there a program that makes the icons of a dll match the
icons of a software package that it's related to?
Click to expand...

Try hovering the mouse cursor over the icons. The hover text usually
displays the creator, version information, and sometimes the function of the
file.

I think I know why icons are not used for DLL files. There are simply too
many of them, and it would take too many resources.

Bob

Remove "kins" from address to reply.
 
In macintosh you can see what dll's (extentions) go with what programs
because they have icons that match.. However, in Windows, there aren't
any visual clues, and you have to pretty much be a registry expert to
know so. Is there a program that makes the icons of a dll match the
icons of a software package that it's related to?

Thanks

C
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On Windows 98 for example many of the DLLs are shared between programs,
thus making it very diffucult if not impossible to use one icon to match
the program which it is used with. If a person wants to find out which
dlls are used with a specific program then Dependency Walker can be used
to give a tree view of the files. Pricelessware has a short decription
of Dendency Walker and a link to it's home page as well as a download
link.

http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/PL2004ORGANIZERS.htm#A265

Mark S.
 
| In macintosh you can see what dll's (extentions) go with what
programs
| because they have icons that match.. However, in Windows, there
aren't
| any visual clues, and you have to pretty much be a registry expert
to
| know so. Is there a program that makes the icons of a dll match the
| icons of a software package that it's related to?
|
==========

Nope ... not dumb, but just a missunderstanding of how .DLL files
work.
The answer to you question is ... there may very well be a dozen
different
installed programs which use the same .DLL files. This is the reason
that
Billie Gates wans all .DLLs located in one place so that all program
have
access to them, and there would be no need to have 12 exact same .DLL
files
on the computer, where one would do.

Personally, I wish Windows worked without a registry system, and we
were
back in the days of using .ini files. With today's humongous hard
drive sizes,
there's no need to worry about file duplication. A progam should be
installed in one all-encompassing folder with all its needed adjunct
fileage.
If you didn't want it anymore, you simply deleting that folder...
voila. No
registry hassles.

I still try to defeat the registry premise as often as I can. After
some
installations, I track-down all the necessary adjunct files and place
them
together in a folder with the executable, then uninstall the original
install.
Very often it works, but a few times not for various reasons,
including
a needed Username and Password may absolutely be required in he
registry. Other times, such Username/Passwords are located somewhere
in a Windows .INI file or written back to the executable or other file
in
the folder.

I don't advise anyone other than myself to do this ... it works for
me.
 
U. Krebs said:
Not exactly what you are looking for, but Process Explorer from
Sysinternals can show you the dlls a program depends on.

Start Process Explorer and the program to examine. Select the program in
question in the upper pane. Then you'll have to choose "View/Lower Pane
View/DLLs" from the menu to show up the dlls used by the program.

The tool can be found at:
http://www.sysinternals.com/
Direct download:
http://www.sysinternals.com/files/procexpnt.zip

Best regards,
Uli
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i'll try this, thanks!

C
 
Chief Suspect wrote:

I still try to defeat the registry premise as often as I can. After
some
installations, I track-down all the necessary adjunct files and place
them
together in a folder with the executable, then uninstall the original
install.
Click to expand...

I'm very grateful to all of the positive responses.
I guess I'm curious as to where would be a good place tolearn about
registry and editing the registries so that I can keep my tank of a
machine running optimally.

Do you or do you think anyone here may have a book or reference location
I can start researching?

Thanks again..I'm feeling a lot more secure in my knowledge of the
behind-the-windows machinations.

C
 
I'm very grateful to all of the positive responses.
I guess I'm curious as to where would be a good place tolearn about
registry and editing the registries so that I can keep my tank of a
machine running optimally.

Do you or do you think anyone here may have a book or reference location
I can start researching?

Thanks again..I'm feeling a lot more secure in my knowledge of the
behind-the-windows machinations.

C
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The first thing which I would recommend to ANYONE with a computer is:
back it up! I would add a virus checker (free), at least one registry
cleaner (free) and an uninstaller (also free). All of these programs can
be found at the Pricelessware website (www.pricelessware.org). The
Pricelessware site is good for beginners as well as experts alike! There
might be other programs which could be added to these, but this is a good
start. Browse the Pricelessware site and see what may interests you.

Mark S.
 
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