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/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Welcome to File Manager Toolbar!
//
// the File Manager Extender
// for Microsoft(R) Windows(tm) 3.1, 3.11
//
// Version 1.50
//
// Last updated: July 1, 1994
//
// Copyright (c) 1994, ChaoSoft.
// All rights reserved.
//
// _______
// ____|__ | (R)
// --| | |-------------------
// | ____|__ | Association of
// | | |_| Shareware
// |__| o | Professionals
// -----| | |---------------------
// |___|___| MEMBER
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
U S E R I N F O R M A T I O N
--------------------------------
This file contains introductory information regarding the
FM Toolbar package, version 1.50.
Please see on-line Help for detailed instructions on how to use
this software and all other related information.
Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.TXT text
file.
BBS SYSOPs: Please refer to the SYSOP.TXT text file for
information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
-----------------
1. Introduction
1.1. About FM Toolbar
1.2. What's new in version 1.5
1.3. How to use the documentation
1.4. This is Shareware - Try Before You Buy!
2. Installing FM Toolbar
2.1. Using SETUP utility
2.1.1. HOW TO QUICKLY TRY OUT THE SOFTWARE
2.1.2. Installing on a hard or network disk
2.1.3. Uninstalling
2.2. Registering your copy of the FM Toolbar
2.3. Manual installation/deinstallation
3. How to reach the author of the FM Toolbar
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// 1. INTRODUCTION
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
1.1 About File Manager Toolbar
-----------------------------
FM Toolbar is an extender of File Manager for Microsoft(R)
Windows(tm) 3.1, 3.11. It provides File Manager with a toolbar,
similar to one used in File Manager for Windows for
Workgroups(tm).
FM Toolbar is a great timesaver. Statistics shows that toolbar for
File Manager is one of two main reasons why individual users of
Windows 3.1 upgrade to Windows for Workgroups (the other reason is
slightly improved performance). FM Toolbar is an alternative,
effective and inexpensive way to upgrade your system. FM Toolbar
will save you a great deal of time! With FM Toolbar your will work
with File Manager easier and faster.
Try it - and you won't believe you worked without FM Toolbar
before.
The way software should be!
1.2. What's new in version 1.5
----------------------------------
After FM Toolbar ver.1.0 :
1) New SETUP utility - you can activate/deactivate FM Toolbar
whenever you wish; you can quicly take a look at the software
without actually installing it onto hard or network disk; etc.
2) Completely updated documentation; on-line context-sensitive
Help; new command 'Register/Unregister'.
No changes to previous code made since no bugs were found or
reported!
If you have registered any previous version of the FM Toolbar, you
can upgrade to the ver.1.5 FREE. To register your copy of the FM
Toolbar you can use the same Registration Number as you used for
ver.1.0.
1.3 How to use the documentation
--------------------------------
The complete information on the FM Toolbar software, including the
description of the installation procedure, how to get updates, how
to register your copy, troubleshooting hints, order forms, answers
to frequently asked questions, etc., is available in the Windows
Help format, file FMTB.HLP.
If you have already installed FM Toolbar you can access the
information by choosing Toolbar | Help from File Manager's menu.
Or, double click the 'FM Toolbar Help' icon in the FMToolbar group
created for Program Manager after automatic installation.
Or, choose command 'Run' from Program Manager or File Manager main
menu, and enter the full name (including complete path) of the
FMTB.HLP file. For example, if you have placed the FM Toolbar
files into directory TEMP on your hard disk C, enter the following
string into the 'Run' dialog box:
C:\TEMP\FMTB.HLP
and click OK button.
Yet another way to view the file is open the directory window
with the File Manager and double click filename FMTB.HLP with
the mouse.
1.4. THIS IS SHAREWARE: TRY BEFORE YOU BUY !
--------------------------------------------
This is NOT a free or public domain software. This is SHAREWARE,
i.e. copyrighted software which you can "try before you buy".
Shareware is a great concept and we encourage you to try out File
Manager Toolbar and pass along its copies to your friends.
You may try the program for the evaluation period of up to 14
days. After that time, you are required to purchase the software
through registration or else discontinue its use. (please read the
complete text of License agreement in FM Toolbar Help for details).
Unlicensed copies of our products are 100% fully functional. We
make them this way so that you can have a real look at them, and
then decide whether they fit your needs or not. Our entire
business depends on your honesty. If you use it, we expect you to
pay for it. We feel that if we treat you right, you will treat us
right.
When you pay for the shareware you like, you are voting with your
pocketbook, and will encourage us to bring you more of the same
kinds of products.
About Registration Reminder:
---------------------------
Sometimes when you start or close File Manager, the registration
reminder screen is displayed. This is the ONLY difference between
registered and unregistered versions of the FM Toolbar (unless
you've obtained a newer version of the software from us). In fact,
when you register FM Toolbar, we provide you with a unique
registration number which can be used to suppress the
registration reminder screen.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU REGISTER File Manager Toolbar ?
//
1. The personal Registration Number, allowing you to remove
registration reminder and put your name in the About FM Toolbar
screen.
2. Disk with the latest version of the FM Toolbar (optional).
2. The privilege to be personally informed about new major
releases of the FM Toolbar and other software products from
ChaoSoft.
3. FREE upgrades to new versions of the FM Toolbar.
4. FREE 90-days customer support through electronic or regular mail.
//////////////////////////////////////
//
// REGISTERING FM Toolbar
//
You can register your copy of the FM Toolbar software with a
personal check, money order, cash, etc. Please see topic 'How To
Register' in the FM Toolbar Help for details and order forms.
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does
not provide technical support for members' products. Please write
to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe
Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// 2. INSTALLING File Manager Toolbar
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Unlike most other Windows applications, FM Toolbar is not a
stand-alone program: there is no special executable file you would
run to start the FM Toolbar. To use the FM Toolbar software, all you
need is properly install it, and it will run automatically every
time you run the File Manager.
2.1. Using Setup utility
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FM Toolbar v.1.5 comes with convenient and flexible SETUP utility,
you can use it if you want to temporarily activate/deactivate the
software or install it onto your hard or network disk for
permament use.
2.1.1. HOW TO QUICKLY TRY OUT THE SOFTWARE
------------------------------------------
If you obtained FM Toolbar software on a diskette or CD-ROM and
want to take a look at the FM Toolbar without installing it onto
your hard disk, run SETUP.EXE from the FM Toolbar directory on the
diskette or CD-ROM and choose button 'Activate' when prompted.
- to run SETUP.EXE, choose File | Run from main menu of Program
Manager or File Manager and type into the 'Run' dialog box:
A:\TOOLBAR\SETUP.EXE
(assuming that the diskette is inserted into the 'A' floppy
drive)
After that run File Manager: there should appear a new item in its
main menu: Toolbar (if there is no such an item, the FM Toolbar has
not been activated; see below in this file for possible reasons)
Of course, be sure that the diskette or CD with FM Toolbar is
available during the loading of the File Manager!
Now, if you see that FM Toolbar is not what you need, just run
SETUP.EXE and choose 'Deactivate' button - your system will forget
about FM Toolbar!
Otherwise, if you want to give the program more long try and wish
to install it onto your hard or network disk, you can choose
button 'Install' when SETUP.EXE prompts you. Please see the next
section of this file for more information.
2.1.2. Installing on a hard or network disk
-------------------------------------------
If you have already placed all the files from the FM Toolbar
package on your hard disk (for instance, you have extracted the
files from an archive), you can just run SETUP.EXE and choose
button 'Activate'.
If you don't have the FM Toolbar files on the hard disk, choose
'Install' button instead and then enter the path to directory
where you want the FM Toolbar be installed. In this case SETUP.EXE
will copy all the files to new location and then activate them.
In addition, you will be prompted to create a separate program
group for FM Toolbar. It's not essential to have such a group, but
it can be convenient. Anyway, the last word is yours!
2.1.3. Uninstalling FM Toolbar
-----------------------------
To prevent File Manager from loading and using FM Toolbar, you can
run SETUP.EXE and choose 'Deactivate' button. If you decide to
start using FM Toolbar later on, run SETUP.EXE and choose
'Activate'.
Otherwise, to completely remove FM Toolbar from your system,
deactivate it with the SETUP.EXE utility (see above) and remove
all the files from directory on your hard or network disk where
you have installed FM Toolbar. In addition, delete program group
'FMToolbar' from your Program Manager, if your created it during
installation.
2.2. Registering your copy of the FM Toolbar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sometimes FM Toolbar displayes a registration reminder, and the
About FM Toolbar screen reads 'Unregistered copy'. If you have
registered FM Toolbar and obtained your personal Registration
Number from us, you may use it to remove the registration reminder
from the screen and put your name in the About FM Toolbar screen:
choose Register from the Toolbar menu of File Manager and when a
dialog box pops up, enter your name (exactly as it appears in your
Registration Acknowledgment) and the Registration Number.
Be sure to enter your name EXACTLY as it's written in the
Registration Acknowledgment, including all the spaces, punctuation,
and entering letters in proper case (upper or lower). If you wish
your name to be spelled differently please let us know and we
assign you a new registraion number.
2.3. Manual installation/deinstallation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If the automatic installation fails by any reason, you can install
the FM Toolbar manually:
1. Create a directory on a hard disk for FM Toolbar, say
C:\TOOLBAR, and copy all the files from the FM Toolbar
installation disk into that directory. If you obtained the FM
Toolbar files compressed in an archive, extract all the files
from it.
2. Close File Manager.
3. Open file WINFILE.INI for editing (using Notepad or any other
text editor). This file is located in the WINDOWS directory on
your hard disk (or directory you specified when installing
Windows). Please note: the file you need is WINFILE.INI, not
WIN.INI.
Find the section [AddOns] in this file and place the following
string right after the string [AddOns]:
FM Toolbar=C:\TOOLBAR\FMTB.DLL
(or specify the directory you copied the FM Toolbar's files in,
if other than TOOLBAR).
The resulting portion of the WINFILE.INI should look like
this:
...
[AddOns]
FM Toolbar=C:\TOOLBAR\FMTB.DLL
...
(... means other lines of the file). Save the file.
4. Run File Manager.
You shell find new menu item, Toolbar, among the other items of the
File Manager's main menu, if the installation has been completed
successfully. If you cannot see the Toolbar item in the main menu
of the File Manager, an error has occurred. Please verify that you
have done all the steps above, and, particularly, specified
correct path in the [AddOns] section of the WINFILE.INI file. Make
sure also that the files have not been corrupted when copying them
onto your hard disk (do they have the same sizes as the files on
the installation diskette?)
To manually uninstall FM Toolbar:
1. Close File Manger and remove string 'FM Toolbar=...' from
WINFILE.INI file (using Notepad, for example). After that you
can restart File Manager: FM Toolbar will not be loaded.
If you decide later to start using FM Toolbar again, place the
string 'FM Toolbar=...' specifying complete DOS path to
FMTB.DLL file, in the [AddOn] section of the WINFILE.INI
file.
There following steps should be completed only if you wish to
remove the FM Toolbar from your system permanently:
2. Delete all the files from the directory on your hard disk where
you installed FM Toolbar in;
3. Delete program group 'FMToolbar' in the Program manager window,
if there is one.
We hope you'll change your mind!
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// 3. HOW TO CONTACT THE AUTHOR
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Please check out the on-line Help to the FM Toolbar (i.e. choose
Toolbar | Help from File Manager main menu). In particular, it
contains section 'Frequently Asked Questions' and you may find the
answer there!
Otherwise, if you have any questions or suggestions regarding FM
Toolbar, I will be glad to hear from you. You can reach me through
Internet sending an electronic mail to:
andreib@delphi.com
or you can write to me:
Andrei Belogortseff
ChaoSoft
P.O.Box 43
Old Town, ME 04468-0043
Thank you for using File Manager Toolbar!
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