Ivex WinDraft and Cleanup Utility Install Files Needed

Robert Baer wrote:
Wold it be on the "Lifetime CD"?

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
There were two programs with similar names. fixboard.exe just did

In article <42389D2B.87586836_at_FascinatingElectronics.com>,
Ron_at_FascinatingElectronics.com says...
Robert Baer wrote:
Wold it be on the "Lifetime CD"?

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
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

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