Options

Here we can set options for automated startup of the program. These are used when we wish to automatically start monitoring or recording of conversations when the computer starts up. To enable automated startup, select the "Enable Automatic Startup" option and then select the startup mode. The startup modes are described below:

• Stealth Mode - selecting this option causes the program to 'hide' and start recording conversations to the file specified under the Capture options
• Capture using Capture Options - the program will either start monitoring or recording, depending on the Capture options
• Paused - the program will start with the capture screen showing, waiting for your input

Under Password Options you can enable a startup password. This password will be requested whenever the program is started manually.

The 'Monitor, Record or Both' radio buttons allow you to specify the operation of the program during capture. The 'Monitor and Record' option is not recommended for older systems due to the processing required. Although this has been tested on a Pentium 166, it is best to try it to see how it performs on your system. The 'Recording File Details' radio buttons are described as follows:

• Use Current Date as filename - the recording filename is automatically specified as the current date and changes each day
• Use Recording File as filename - the recording filename is specified in the 'Recording File' box below. Note you may need to change the 'Recording Folder' also if you do not want the file to be stored in the default location of 'C:'

Here we can select several options to tailor the details shown in reports and monitored sessions:

• Message Display options - The default setting is to display messages (i.e. conversations). The other settings are only useful if you need to see the underlying protocol of MSN. Selecting the 'raw protocol' options can generate a large amount of on-screen information.
• Show IP Address - displays the 'IP Address' of each sender and reciever
• Show short chat names - the names that some people use can be quite long. Using this option strips off anything following the '@' symbol in the name to make reports easier to read.