Q243424: FILE: Create and Compare Snapshots of Any Directory with FileImg

Article: Q243424
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95,98; winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbDSupport kbGrpDSTools kbgraphxlinkcritical
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 98 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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FileImg.exe is an unsupported utility that takes snapshots of the entire
contents of any directory on your machine. It displays important information
about all files and subdirectories such as version, size, date, and attributes.
It also lets you compare two images to determine how the files in a target
directory have changed.

For example, you can use FileImg to determine exactly what files were installed
or updated by an application. This can be useful when deploying an application
to ensure that no system components are being overwritten with older files. You
can also use FileImg for troubleshooting problems on two machines. Often there
are two similar machines, but only one machine is experiencing problems. By
comparing the versions of system files on the two machines, you could determine
which system files need to be updated on the problem machine.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  Download Fi_tool.exe now
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/win98SE/Utility/98/W9XNT4/EN-US/FI_Tool.exe)

The FI_Tool.Exe file contains the following files:

+-----------------------------+
| FileName    | Size          | 
+-----------------------------+
| FileImg.Exe | 319,488 bytes | 
+-----------------------------+
| FI_SRC.Exe  | 108,639 bytes | 
+-----------------------------+

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

FileImg.exe is the executable and FI_SRC.exe is the self-extracting file
containing the source code. Both the source code and the executable are
unsupported.

Additional query words: FI_Tool

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Keywords          : kbfile kbDSupport kbGrpDSTools kbgraphxlinkcritical 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbWin98search kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin98
Version           : WINDOWS:95,98; winnt:4.0

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