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PKZIP(R) for Windows 95/NT BETA Version 6-27-1997
Copyright 1989-1997 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved
PKZIP Reg. U.S. Pat. and Tm Off.  Patent No. 5,051,745
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This package contains a BETA version of PKZIP for Windows 
95/NT.(Command Line Interface) THIS VERSION IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION!

There are four different Win32 versions of PKZIP available. The
distribution file names and the platforms they run on are listed
below:

pkzclxb2.exe (Intel Based Platforms)
pkzclab2.exe (DEC Alpha Based Platforms)
pkzclpb2.exe (PowerPC Based Platforms)
pkzcxb2r.exe (Intel Based Platforms, registered version)

Note: The registered version is available to selected beta candidates.


If you need assistance with installing or using this
software, please contact our Quality Assurance Department
as follows: 

  Email:          beta@pkware.com
  Web Site:       www.pkware.com/beta


Files included with this beta release
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Distribution File Set
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  This is the installation file for the beta version of
  PKZIP for Windows 95/NT.

  The following files will be installed on your system:

  evalform.txt    A Beta Tester Feedback Report form for 
                  providing feedback on your evaluation
                  of this beta product.

  old2new.txt     A list of the PKZIP/PKUNZIP for DOS Version 2.04g
                  options and the equivalent PKZIP for Windows NT/95
                  commands and options.

  pkzip.exe       PKZIP for Windows 95/NT Beta Version 0.91.

  pkzip.html      A list of the commands and options available for use
                  with PKZIP for Windows 95/NT.

  pkzfind.exe     PKWARE's very own file-finding utility, in
                  shareware form.

  pkzf20.txt      Text-based manual for the PKZFIND program.

  readme.txt      Information about PKZIP for Windows 95/NT
                  (this file).



What's new in PKZIP for Windows 95/NT Beta Version .91
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  * Minor bug fixes

    Corrected some minor bug and memory problems.

  * Added the relative sub-option to path and directories

    The relative option has been added.  See the pkzip.html file
    for a description about the new sub-option.

  * A registered version is available to selected beta candidates

    The registered version includes the additional SFX types.


Complete these steps to install the files contained in pkzwin32.exe
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1. Create a directory into which you plan to install the software. 
   Type the following:

   mkdir pkware

2. Copy the appropriate distribution file into the pkware directory.
   (The directory you created in step one)

3. Change to the pkware directory. Type the following:

   cd pkware

4. Run the distribtion file. This is a self-extracting .ZIP file that
   will run on Windows 95/NT. Running the program will automatically
   extract the installation files into your current directory.
   For example if you were installing the Intel version of PKZIP, you
   would type the following at the command prompt:

   pkzclxb2.exe -password=XXX

   where "XXX" is a password that has been provided to you by PKWARE.


Additional information on using PKZIP for Windows 95/NT
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1. What is a self-extracting file?

   A self-extracting file (PKSFX) is a .ZIP file that includes 
   the extraction engine as part of the compressed file data.  
   This allows the person extracting the compressed files
   to simply run the PKSFX file as if it were a regular 
   program. PKZIP for Windows 95/NT includes native a self-extracting
   engine so that PKSFX files can be created and extracted on 
   Windows 95/NT.  

2. What is PKZFIND.EXE?

   PKWARE's handy file-finding utility.  PKZFIND File Finder 
   Plus works like other "where-is" type programs, with an important
   PLUS. The Plus is that PKZFIND will not only search all directories
   on diskette or hard disk like other "where-is" programs, but it will
   search through .ZIP files created by PKZIP as well. Once PKZFIND
   finds the desired file, PKZFIND can automatically change to the
   subdirectory where the file is found! PKZFIND will allow you to
   find any file, ZIPPED or not, simply and easily.

3. How do I access help?

   Online help is accessible from the command line by typing the
   following:

   pkzip -help

   A screen with usage information followed by a menu screen with
   the available commands and options will appear. Enter a command or
   option for additional help. The pkzip.html file included with this
   beta release also includes information on available commands and
   options.

4. Information about setting PKZIP.EXE in the path:
  
   If you would like to be able to access PKZIP from any directory,
   without typing a path, you will need to specify the PKZIP 
   install (destination) directory in your path. The path specification
   is typically found in the your autoexec.bat file. See your Windows
   documentation for information on adding files to the search path. 

5. Thank-you for taking the time to evaluate this beta version of
   PKZIP for Windows 95/NT.  Your feedback is important to us and it 
   will help us to provide a better product.