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- StarDotZip readme.txt file
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- 1. What is StarDotZip
- 2. System requirments
- 3. Supported file types
- 4. Installation
- 5. Registration
- 6. Contact
- 7. License Agreement
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- 1. WHAT IS STARDOTZIP?
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- StarDotZip is a file archiving program with extraction
- and compression support for many archive types.
- See Supported file types for a list of supported archive types.
- With StarDotZip you can open, extract, create and convert
- many archive types with just a few mouse clicks.
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- StarDotZip is shareware. You can evaluate it for 30 days.
- After 30 days, you must delete it from your system or register.
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- SOME OF STARDOTZIP'S FEATURES INCLUDE :
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- SHELL INTEGRATION WITH WINDOWS 95/98/NT :
- Support for long filenames, integration with the Windows 95/98/NT4 shell.
- You can open, extract, create archive files from Windows Explorer.
- You can also drag and drop files from StarDotZip to other applications
- that support drag and drop (even to another instance of StarDotZip).
- You can also drag and drop archives to StarDotZip to open them, or
- drag other file types to create new archives or add to
- currently open archives.
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- SUPPORT FOR 14 ARCHIVE FILE FORMATS :
- These include many of the most popular formats found on the
- internet including UUE, TAR, GZIP, ZIP, XXE, ARJ, and many others.
- See Supported file types
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- AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE EDITED FILES :
- When viewing/editing a file within an archive, either by
- double-clicking to open the file in it's associated program,
- or using one of your choosen programs to edit a file, StarDotZip
- can automatically update the file in the archive. If the file
- included a path in the archive, the path will be retained.
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- CREATE SELF EXTRACTING ARCHIVES :
- This will allow you to create self extracting archives so
- you can distribute them to others that may not have
- any compression or extraction software.
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- KEEP TRACK OF RECENTLY USED FOLDERS :
- StarDotZip can keep track of your most recently used folders
- that you used for opening, extraction, or creation of
- archive files. The number of folders to keep track of
- for each operation can be configured.
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- MULTIPLE ARCHIVE SUPPORT :
- StarDotZip can open multiple archive files at the same time.
- You can also extract multiple archives with each going
- to their own folders if you wish.
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- MULTI-VOLUME SUPPORT :
- StarDotZip can create multi-volume archives with just a few clicks.
- Currently this feature is only supported for ACE, ARJ, RAR, and ZIP archives.
- The size of each ACE, ARJ, or RAR archive file can also be set to either
- 360k, 720k, 1.2 megs, or 1.44 megs.
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- SUPPORT FOR VIRUS SCANNERS :
- StarDotZip can be set to use most virus scanners. You can also
- have your choosen virus scanner run after file extraction
- automatically.
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- INTERNAL FILE VIEWER :
- StarDotZip has an internal file viewer that lets you view text
- files, bitmaps, jpegs, icons, animated icons and cursors,
- HTML files, and other file types. The number of files that
- the internal viewer can open is only limited by your system's
- memory although StarDotZip will stop opening if your system
- memory gets to low.
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- INSTALL FILE EXTRACTION :
- Quite often, a program in an archive file that you
- download from the internet may be in the form of an
- installation program. With StarDotZip, you can open that
- archive and double-click on the installation EXE file
- (setup.exe or install.exe) and StarDotZip will offer to
- extract the neccesary files to proceed with the installation.
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- 2. SYSTEM REQUIRMENTS
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- StarDotZip is a 32-bit program and will only run under
- Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000.
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- External Archivers :
- To be able to compress (or convert to) Ace, Arc, Arj,
- Rar, and Zoo files, external programs are needed.
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- Virus scanner :
- Although this is not a requirement for running
- StarDotZip, to use the Virus scanner options, you
- will need one. StarDotZip has been tested with McAfee,
- and Norton Anti-Virus programs and should work
- with others that can accept a folder name as a
- command-line parameter.
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- The Windows Common Control Library file Comctl32.dll :
- StarDotZip requires at least version 4.72
- of the comctl32.dll file. You can get this file from :
- http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/ie/comctrl.asp
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- 3. SUPPORTED FILE TYPES
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- The following file types are supported by StarDotZip :
- Ace Files (*.ace)
- Arc Files (*.arc)
- Arj Files (*.arj)
- Blakhole Files (*.bh)
- Cab Files (*.cab)
- Self Extracting (*.exe)
- GZip Files (*.gz; *.z)
- Jar Files (*.jar) (Sun Microsystem's JavaSoft .JAR format)
- Lha Files (*.lha; *.lzh)
- Rar Files (*.rar)
- Tar Files (*.tar)
- UUE (*.uue)
- Zip Files (*.zip)
- Zoo Files (*.zoo)
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- StarDotZip can uncompress each of these file types without
- the need for external programs. It can also create
- archives for these file types, but some types
- need an external program.
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- In addition to these file types, StarDotZip can view Install
- Shield install files (generally these files have
- extensions of .Z, .1, .2 etc.). However, StarDotZip is
- unable to extract from this file type.
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- The following types of archive files can be created
- with StarDotZip without the need for external programs :
- Blakhole Files (*.bh)
- Cab Files (*.cab)
- Self Extracting (*.exe)
- GZip Files (*.gz; *.z)
- Jar Files (*.jar)
- Lha Files (*.lha; *.lzh)
- Tar Files (*.tar)
- UUE (*.uue)
- Zip Files (*.zip)
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- Programs for creating other archive types that StarDotZip
- has uncompression suppport for can be downloaded
- from the StarDotZip homepage.
- The following archive types need external programs to create archives :
- Ace Files (*.ace)
- Arc Files (*.arc)
- Arj Files (*.arj)
- Rar Files (*.rar)
- Zoo Files (*.zoo)
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- 4. INSTALLATION
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- Simply Run SDZ_SETUP.EXE and read the instructions. Choose the location
- where you want to place the StarDotZip program files.
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- 5. REGISTRATION
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- Registration of StarDotZip entitles you to unlimited support via email.
- Registered users will also recieve all future versions of StarDotZip free of charge.
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- The registration fee for StarDotZip is $20.
- Currently only credit card orders are accepted.
- See below for site license information.
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- Secure Online Ordering via Credit Card
- This is by far the most popular form of payment,
- as it avoids all the inconvenience of currency
- conversion and snail mail. You can pay with Visa,
- Master Card, American Express, Discover, Diners Club,
- Carte Blanche, and JCB via secure server.
- Visit the ordering page on the website at
- http://www.stardotzip.com/ordering.html for details.
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- Site License information
- For site license information send email to :
- sales@stardotzip.com
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- 6. CONTACT
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- The latest version of StarDotZip can be found at :
- http://www.stardotzip.com/
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- For support or other questions :
- support@stardotzip.com
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- 7. LICENSE AGREEMENT
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- Use of the Software
- Robert Jones (the "Author") grants you,
- the end user, a non-exclusive single-user
- license to use the supplied software program
- and all associated materials including
- supplied (the Software"). The Software and
- all Intellectual Property embodied in the
- Software always remains the property of the
- Author. Your use of the Software indicates
- your acceptance in full of the terms and
- conditions of this agreement.
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- Evaluation period
- You are allowed to use this software, subject
- to the terms listed below for an evaluation
- period of 30 days. After which time you must
- discontinue the use of the Software. Continued
- use past the 30 day evaluation period requires
- you to register the Software.
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- Copying the Software
- You may make copies of the Software for backup
- or archival purposes only. You may use the
- Software on one or more computers provided
- there is no possibility of it being used
- concurrently by more than one person.
- A separate license is required for each
- concurrent user of the Software.
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- Distribution of the Unregistered Shareware Version of the Software
- The Unregistered Shareware version of the
- Software may be distributed royalty free
- in any form providing that no charge is
- made for the Software itself.
- Only a nominal fee for media and/or copying
- services is allowed. All files that are supplied
- with the Unregistered Shareware version that
- you have received must also be included.
-
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- Distribution of the Registered Version of the Software
- The Licensed or Registered version of the Software
- may not be distributed in any form without prior written
- consent from the Author that has been officially notarized.
-
- Derived Works
- You may NOT use the Software to derive any works
- which are based in part or in full on the Software
- or portion of the Software.
-
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- Modified Versions of the Software
- All updated, revised, modified or improved versions
- of the Software are also subject to the conditions
- of this license agreement and shall remain the
- property of the Author.
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- Termination of this Agreement
- You may terminate this License Agreement at any
- time by destroying the Software along with
- all copies in any form.
-
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- Limited Warranty
- The Software is distributed and licensed "AS IS".
- The Author specifically disclaims all other warranties,
- express or implied, including but not limited to,
- implied warranties of merchantability and fitness
- for a particular purpose, with regard to the Software.
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- Damages
- By using the Software you do so at your own risk.
- In no event shall the Author be responsible for any
- damages whatsoever (including but not limited to,
- damages for loss of business profits, business
- interruption, loss of business information, or any
- other pecuniary loss or any other real or consequential damages)
- arising out of the use or inability to use this product.
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- Liability
- In the event of failure of the Software for any reason,
- the Author's sole liability shall be to refund the
- purchase price of the Software or to provide a corrected
- version of the Software, at the option of the Author.
-
-
- Copyright
- The Software and the Intellectual Property embodied
- in the Software shall always remain the property of
- the Author and is protected by United States Copyright
- Law and International Treaty Provisions.
-
-
- Agreement
- Your use of the Software indicates your agreement with
- the above terms and conditions. If you do not agree
- with these terms and conditions then you should
- destroy all copies of the software and return the
- original copy of the software (where it has been
- supplied on diskette) within 14 days for a refund.
-
- Consumer Rights
- If any clause in the above Software License Agreement
- is in violation of your consumer rights under your
- local laws then that clause will be deemed to be
- excluded in your specific case without effect on
- the remainder of the agreement.
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- Copyright « 2000 Robert Jones
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