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AsterWin 1.20
Copyright (c) 1999 - 2003 Nir Sofer

Web site: http://nirsoft.cjb.net
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Description
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This utility reveals the passwords stored behind the asterisks in
standard password text-boxes. It supports the following operating systems:
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. 


Known Limitations
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This utility works fine with most password text-boxes, but there are 
some applications that don't store the password behind the asterisks, 
in order to increase their security. 
In such cases, AsterWin will not be able to reveal the password.

The following applications and OS components don't store the password 
behind the asterisks:

* Netscape 6.x (Passwords in the Web page)
* Dialup and network passwords in Windows 2000
* Windows NT/2000/XP user management tools. 

Asterwin also cannot reveal the passwords in Internet Explorer Web pages, 
Because they are stored in different way than in other applications. 
if you want to discover the passwords behind the asterisks in 
Internet Explorer, you can download my "AsterWin IE" utility at 
http://nirsoft.cjb.net.


Versions History
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21/04/2003 Version 1.2:
* The revealed passwords are shown on the main window of AsterWin, 
  and you can copy them to the clipboard.
* An additional DLL is no longer needed under Windows 2000/XP.
* The size of the executable decreased to 9K only.

08/01/2002 Version 1.1: Added support for Windows 2000/XP.
09/11/1999 Version 1.0: First release. Supports only Windows 95/98/NT.


License
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This utility is released as freeware. You can freely use and distribute it.
If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in the 
distribution package including the readme.txt, without any modification !


Disclaimer
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The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed 
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of 
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will 
not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect 
damages due to loss of data or any other reason. 


Installing and Using AsterWin
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AsterWin doesn't require any installation process. Just extract the 
executable (asterwin.exe) into any folder you want, and run it.

In order to reveal the passwords behind the asterisks, follow the 
instructions below: 

1. Run the application containing the password that you want to reveal. 
2. Run the Asterwin utility and click the "Reveal Passwords" button. 
3. The password will appear instantly in the password-box of the application. 
   The revealed password will also appear in the main window of AsterWin, and
   you can copy it to the clipboard.
 

Feedback
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If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my utility,
you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com

