Copyright: (c) Mike Parsons 1996


Introduction
Scramble Plus for Windows

Scramble Plus is a simple but powerful data encryption utility for Microsoft Windows which provides a quick and easy way of protecting your confidential data.

Main features:

•	scrambles individual files or whole folders;

•	secure password protection;

•	easy to use;

•	runs on all versions of Microsoft WIndows from version 3.1 onwards;

•	handles Windows 95 long filenames;

•	Its affordable!

Click HERE to find out how to use Scramble Plus

The latest version of Scramble Plus and the authors other shareware and freeware programs can be obtained via the World Wide Web from:
   http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mikeparsons

Copyright  © Mike Parsons  1996.

Scramble Plus is supplied as shareware.  Users may evaluate it for a period of up to 30 days after which they must register to continue using it.  Click Here for Registration Instructions.

The Scramble Plus software may be copied and distributed but must not be modified in any way

The author assumes no liability for loss or damage, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Scramble Plus.

Microsoft® and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks and Windows™ is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computers, Inc.


How to register
Scramble Plus for Windows

Why should you register?

1)	To qualify for support.  Registered users of Scramble Plus are entitled to receive
assistance and support from the author via e-mail or post.

2)	Honesty.  Use of Scramble Plus after the evaluation period has ended contravenes
the licence conditions and is ILLEGAL.

3)	To get a licence key that turns off the reminder messages and the rather annoying
delays.

4)	To allow Scramble Plus to be installed on, and run from, a server.

Registration is for ever.  Registered users are entitled to use all future releases of Scramble Plus without additional charge.

How do you register?

Use the Compuserve Shareware Registration Service  (GO SWREG).  The registration ID is 11683 and the cost, $15 US, will be charged to your Compuserve account.

If you do not have access to Compuserve send your name and address and a cheque for £15 in UK currency (no credit cards please) to the author.

You will receive a set of licence details.  To find out how to enter them click here.

Scramble Plus  -  Copyright  © Mike Parsons 1996


Shareware
Scramble Plus for Windows

Conditions of Use

Scramble Plus is supplied as shareware which means that it is available on a free trial basis so that potential users can try it out before deciding whether or not to buy.  The author retains the copyright but encourages anyone who has the software to copy it and pass it on to anyone else who might be interested subject only to the restrictions that the files comprising the product are all passed on and are not modified in any way.

Unregistered use of Scramble Plus will not be restricted in any way except that messages reminding you to register are occasionally displayed with a short delay and the software can not be run from a networked drive.

Every care has been taken to ensure that Scramble Plus works correctly but the author assumes no liability for loss or damage, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Scramble Plus.

Click here to find out why you should register and how.

Scramble Plus  -  Copyright  © Mike Parsons 1996


How to use Scramble Plus
Scramble Plus for Windows

Using Scramble Plus

How to scramble a file or folder

How to unscramble a file or folder

How to use Passwords

Why you should register  -  and how

Scramble Plus  -  Copyright  © Mike Parsons 1996


Entering licence details
Scramble Plus for Windows

Entering your licence details

When you register as a Scramble Plus user you will receive a set of licence details that you should use to personalise your copy of the software.  This will prevent the messages which remind you to register from appearing (and turn off the delays) and will entitle you to receive support via e-mail.  It will also allow Scramble Plus to be installed on, and run from, a server.

Start the set licence details dialogue using the Register command on the Details menu of the main Scramble Plus window,  Then enter the name and licence key that you were sent.

The licence details (including your name) must be entered exactly as shown.  Any capitalisation must be preserved and if there are spaces in the user name they must be included.  If you enter the details incorrectly Scramble Plus will respond with the message The registration details are incorrect.  If this happens check the details carefully, correct the errors and try again.

Scramble Plus  -  Copyright  © Mike Parsons 1996


Scrambling a file or folder
Scramble Plus for Windows

How to Scramble a File or Folder

Scrambling a file is easy.  Just click the button called Scramble a file or folder, select the file that you want to scramble, and click the Scramble button.

Scrambling a folder is just as easy.  Select a folder instead of a file, confirm you selection with the Scramble button, and all of the normal files in it (i.e. those not marked with the hidden, read-only, or system attributes) will be scrambled.

Scramble Plus will not try to scramble files that have already been scrambled.  If, when processing a folder, it finds one it will give you the option of abandoning the run there and then or skipping this file and carrying on with the others.

Scramble Plus  -  Copyright  © Mike Parsons 1996


Unscrambling a file or folder
Scramble Plus for Windows

How to Unscramble a File or Folder

To unscramble a file just click the button called Unscramble a file or folder, select the file that you want to scramble, and click the Unscramble button.

Unscrambling a folder is just as easy.  Select a folder instead of a file, confirm your selection with the Unscramble button, and all of the files in it will be unscrambled.

Scramble Plus will not try to unscramble files that have not been scrambled.  If, when processing a folder, it finds one it will give you the option of abandoning the run there and then or skipping this file and carrying on with the others.

Scramble Plus  -  Copyright  © Mike Parsons 1996


Passwords
Scramble Plus for Windows

Scramble Plus Passwords

Scramble Plus uses passwords to protect files.  Use the Options button and then the Change Password button to set or change your password.

An copy of the password, encrypted of course, is kept within each scrambled file and you must use that password to unscramble it.  You should therefore not change your password while there are any scrambled files on your computer.

For safety you should keep copies of your old passwords in a safe secure place.

Scramble Plus  -  Copyright  © Mike Parsons 1996


Selecting the files
Scramble Plus for Windows

Selecting the Files to be Scrambled or Unscrambled

When you click the Scramble... or Unscramble... button Scramble Plus displays the selection list, a hierarchically organised list of the files and folders on your computer.  Just select the file or folder that you want to process and click the Scramble or Unscramble button.

Double-click on a folder or drive to see the files and folders within it, or double-click on My Computer to show a list of the drives.

Scramble Plus  -  Copyright  © Mike Parsons 1996


Mike Parsons, the author and copyright holder of Scramble Plus, can be contacted by e-mail at 100570.2221@compuserve.com

or by post at:	15 The Heights,     Fareham,
Hampshire,     PO16 8TL,
ENGLAND

The latest version of Scramble Plus can be obtained from the World Wide Web at

   http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mikeparsons

Please note that to receive support for Scramble First you MUST register first.


A drive is the highest logical level of container for folders, documents and programs.  Drives can either be physical disks or a portion (called a partition) of a disk.

Scramble Plus will only allow you to access files on your local fixed or exchangeable drives, not on remote or networked drives.


In Windows 95 the containers for documents and programs are called folders.  Previous versions of Windows (and DOS) referred to them as directories.