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| The POPFile Message Capture Utility has been created to make it easy to capture all of the console messages output by POPFile. Instead of showing the console window used by POPFile, the utility hides the console window and displays the messages in a scrollable window. The contents of this scrollable window can be copied to the clipboard (using the right-click menu) and then saved in a text file. | The POPFile Message Capture Utility has been created to make it easy to capture all of the console messages output by POPFile. Instead of showing the console window used by POPFile, the utility hides the console window and displays the messages in a scrollable window. The contents of this scrollable window can be copied to the clipboard (using the right-click menu) and then saved in a text file. | ||
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| Start -> All Programs -> POPFile -> Support -> Message Capture Utility | Start -> All Programs -> POPFile -> Support -> Message Capture Utility | ||
| - | This shortcut can be used to start POPFile instead of the normal method. (If POPFile is already running, shut it down before using this shortcut.) | + | This shortcut can be used to start POPFile instead of the normal method. (If POPFile is already running, |
| This shortcut is intended for occasional use. If more frequent use is required it is easy to configure POPFile to use this utility whenever console mode is selected via the CONFIGURATION page in the UI. See "Using the utility instead of the console window or DOS-box" | This shortcut is intended for occasional use. If more frequent use is required it is easy to configure POPFile to use this utility whenever console mode is selected via the CONFIGURATION page in the UI. See "Using the utility instead of the console window or DOS-box" | ||
| Although the installers for POPFile 0.22.0, 0.22.1, 0.22.2, 0.22.3 and 0.22.4 install this utility in the POPFile program folder they do not create a Start Menu shortcut for this utility because some versions of Windows require special preparation before the utility can be used. The 0.22.5 installer was the first installer to incorporate this extra code. | Although the installers for POPFile 0.22.0, 0.22.1, 0.22.2, 0.22.3 and 0.22.4 install this utility in the POPFile program folder they do not create a Start Menu shortcut for this utility because some versions of Windows require special preparation before the utility can be used. The 0.22.5 installer was the first installer to incorporate this extra code. | ||
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| ===== Using the utility instead of the console window or DOS-box ===== | ===== Using the utility instead of the console window or DOS-box ===== | ||
| - | If required, the Windows version of POPFile 0.22.0 (or later) can be made to run this utility whenever ' | + | If required, the Windows version of POPFile 0.22.0 (or later) can be made to run this utility whenever ' |
| This means the POPFile UI can be used to enable/ | This means the POPFile UI can be used to enable/ | ||
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| Start -> Programs -> POPFile -> Support -> PFI Diagnostic utility (simple) | Start -> Programs -> POPFile -> Support -> PFI Diagnostic utility (simple) | ||
| - | This shortcut is created by the Windows installer for POPFile 0.22.0 or later. The diagnostic utility can also be downloaded separately [[http:// | + | This shortcut is created by the Windows installer for POPFile 0.22.0 or later. The diagnostic utility can also be downloaded separately [[http:// |
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