Ivex WinDraft and Cleanup Utility Install Files Needed

[Ron Jackson]

I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I did
have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email me
(or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
utility installation file?

Thanks for your help!

-- Ron

 

[Stuart Brorson]

: I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
: created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
: files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I did
: have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

: Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email me
: (or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
: utility installation file?

Yet another reason to consider using open-source EDA software instead
of becoming locked into a a proprietary solution.

Who controls your design if you use closed-source software? Evidently
you don't.

Stuart

 

[Ron Jackson]

Yes, good point. I was getting that computer ready to install a backup
USB drive when I had a hard disk failure and lost my Ivex install files.
If it would have failed a week later it would have been no big deal.

When I started using Ivex, in about 1995, there weren't a large number
of open source electronics cad programs to choose from, particularly for
the Windows 3.1 system I was using at the time. I will certainly take a
look at open source programs as I look for an Ivex replacement. But I
really would like to be able to maintain the boards and schematics that
I already have on Ivex.

Please, would some kind soul out there email me the WDshare.exe
(WinDraft) installation file? I am licensed for version 3.1x and have my
registration code, so I'm not asking for someone to crack a commercial
program for me.

Ivex also provided for free, just before they went under, a program that
was supposed to clean up their WinBoard database files when they became
corrupted (which happened quite a lot when you used copper zones). If
someone has the install file for that I would appreciate that too.

There must be many readers of this newsgroup that have downloaded the
Ivex installation files, even if that isn't the CAD system you usually
use, as the Ivex programs run in a shareware mode for designs up to 100
pins. Please help me out here. I'll email back to the group when I get
the files, so you won't be repeating someone else's efforts to send them
to me.

Thank you.

-- Ron

 

[robd]

I too am in need of the Winboard cleanup utility. I have Ver. 2.26 of
WinBoard and Ver. 3.1 of WinDraft. Ivex tech support used that utility
on one of my design's when it became corrupted before the utility was
still in beta. But I never got a copy of it. If someone does let you
have it PLEASE let me know.

Thanks.

RobD

 

[Robert Baer]

I too am in need of the Winboard cleanup utility. I have Ver. 2.26 of
WinBoard and Ver. 3.1 of WinDraft. Ivex tech support used that utility
on one of my design's when it became corrupted before the utility was
still in beta. But I never got a copy of it. If someone does let you
have it PLEASE let me know.

Thanks.

RobD

Ron Jackson wrote:


I did


email me

Wold it be on the "Lifetime CD"?

 

[robd]

What is the Lifetime CD?

Thanks.

RobD

 

[Rich]

I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I did
have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email me
(or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
utility installation file?

Thanks for your help!

-- Ron

I posted Windraft 3.12 and winboard 2.27 at

ftp:\\[email protected]
username: publicarea
password: MyVisitor

PS: I switched to Eagle last month and haven't crashed yet!

 

[Rich]

I noticed google stripped the address a little.

Its ftpCOLENSLASHSLASHpublicareaATecotechnologiesDOTbiz

 

[Ron Jackson]

Rich,

The files installed just fine. And this time I've backed them up to CD.

A thousand thanks! You are indeed a scholar and a gentleman, a kind and
decent human being, a man of virtue, foresight, intellect and
generosity!

Just before Ivex went under, they posted on their website a board file
cleanup utility. Do you have that? Could you post that also?

Eagle is on my list of programs to evaluate. I'm glad to hear it isn't
buggy. Looks like there is a lot of activity with Eagle. I'm also
looking
at Easy-pc from numberone.com

-- Ron

 

[Robert Baer]

What is the Lifetime CD?

Thanks.

RobD

Ivex offered a "Lifetime CD" to all registered users right before they
closed the doors.
It has all the "standard" programs, knowledge base, manuals and other
stuff.
I snooped on my CD and did not find anything about "cleanup".

 

[Robert Baer]

I posted Windraft 3.12 and winboard 2.27 at

ftp:\\[email protected]
username: publicarea
password: MyVisitor

PS: I switched to Eagle last month and haven't crashed yet!

Paint me ignorant; how do i get there?
Entering that exactly in the GoTo line of my browser, i get "Netscape
is unable to locate the server (no name specified) ...".
And clicking on the blueline, i get "Error! News server responded: No
such article".

 

[Rich]

Your welcome. Looked for additional files but I do not have the
cleanup utility.

 

[Rich]

Try this:

http://www.ecotechnologies.biz/downloads/

 

[Robert Baer]

Try this:

http://www.ecotechnologies.biz/downloads/

Thanks.

 

[Ron Jackson]

Ivex offered a "Lifetime CD" to all registered users right before they
closed the doors.
It has all the "standard" programs, knowledge base, manuals and other
stuff.
I snooped on my CD and did not find anything about "cleanup".

Robert,

I didn't get the CD, I just downloaded the latest WDshare.exe,
WBshare.exe files from the Ivex website, which I lost when my hard drive
failed.

They probably didn't call the program "cleanup". It was a program to
look for database corruption on WinBoard .brd files and correct them.
Maybe the name had "fix" in it? WBfix would be logical, but I really
don't remember what they called it.

WinBoard has a nasty tendency to foul up the .brd file, particularly
when placing metal zones. Ivex put the program on their website shortly
before they shut down. I lost that program too when my hard drive
failed. I would have expected them to put that on their CD. If they
didn't then I suppose it was just their oversight.

So, if anyone has the WinBoard database fixing program, I'd really
appreciate a copy.

-- Ron

 

[Mark Borgerson]

Robert,

I didn't get the CD, I just downloaded the latest WDshare.exe,
WBshare.exe files from the Ivex website, which I lost when my hard drive
failed.

They probably didn't call the program "cleanup". It was a program to
look for database corruption on WinBoard .brd files and correct them.
Maybe the name had "fix" in it? WBfix would be logical, but I really
don't remember what they called it.

WinBoard has a nasty tendency to foul up the .brd file, particularly
when placing metal zones. Ivex put the program on their website shortly
before they shut down. I lost that program too when my hard drive
failed. I would have expected them to put that on their CD. If they
didn't then I suppose it was just their oversight.

So, if anyone has the WinBoard database fixing program, I'd really
appreciate a copy.

-- Ron

There were two programs with similar names. fixboard.exe just did
something so that board files would load properly. I never used it.
Boardmedic.exe was suppposed to repair certain database problems. It
seemed to detect and fix some problems, but it often hung to the
point of ctrl-alt-delete to exit on certain problems.
I have boardmedic installed, but I don't have the original install
file. I don't know if it will work if you just copy over the
..exe, .cnt, and .gid files. Let me know if you'd like to try,
and I'll send you a zip file.


Mark Borgerson

 

[Ron Jackson]

There were two programs with similar names. fixboard.exe just did
something so that board files would load properly. I never used it.
Boardmedic.exe was suppposed to repair certain database problems. It
seemed to detect and fix some problems, but it often hung to the
point of ctrl-alt-delete to exit on certain problems.
I have boardmedic installed, but I don't have the original install
file. I don't know if it will work if you just copy over the
.exe, .cnt, and .gid files. Let me know if you'd like to try,
and I'll send you a zip file.

Mark Borgerson

Boardmedic sounds like what I am looking for. I just gave it a quick
try, so I don't know how good it is. I'm not too surprised that it isn't
very reliable.

If anyone has the installation file, I'd appreciate it. It might save me
a lot of work should I have to edit an old design. If not, Mark, if you
wouldn't mind sending me a zip I'll give it a try.

-- Ron

 

[ROB]

Hello Ron did you ever get help with your ivex trouble? Please let me know
I might be able to help
[email protected]
good luck

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Ron Jackson wrote:

I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I did
have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email me
(or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
utility installation file?

Thanks for your help!

-- Ron

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