VF for Windows 95 (and NT 4.0) v1.2 by Gisle Bjoerneseth
          (Registration: US $10, see below for details)

VF for Windows 95 is a fully 32 bit MultiThreading Windows application
that will make your day a little bit easier. Instead of filling your
desktop with loads of windows while you're looking to open a specific
folder or directory, just run VF and the folder "magically" appears,
instantly. VF for Windows 95 is easy to use, just follow the online
directions. Remember you must scan your drives in order for VF to work.

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So, what's new in this version ??

Well, first of all the code is completely rewritten ,it is now
fully 32 bit, multithreading, supports long filenames and has
fewer bugs. Actually the old version (1.01) also supported long
filenames, is was just the scanning procedure that didn't. Since
it is a multithreading application, it does *NOT* lock
up the computer anymore when performing heavy disk tasks.

Other new features in this version are: The possibility to open
folders with the explorers filemanager-like option, the drop down
list with the six most recent opened folders, some command line
parameters(see below for details), the possibility to put VF in your
system tray and let it scan your disks at regular intervals and also
give you easier access to it's functions(see below for details),
and at last  the nag screen is gone because I trust you to register
your version without having to remind you. This version of VF Win will
also run excellently under Windows NT 4.0 (New Shell).

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Installing:

Just copy the executable (vfwin.exe) into your windows directory
or wherever you like, and create a shortcut to it. Preferrably on
your desktop or somewhere in your start menu for easy access.
Giving it a shorcut key-combination will also speed things up.
VFwin will leave two files in your Windows directory.The first is
VFWIN.DAT which is the file containing the directory structure of
your disks, the other is a small file named VFWIN.INI. To uninstall
VFwin, just delete these three files: vfwin.exe, vfwin.dat and vfwin.ini.

VF does *NOT* change anything in your registry or configuration
files, and it will NOT start operating on it's own unless you want
it to (Diskscanning etc..)

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Installing under Windows NT 4.0

Same procedure as for Windows 95. If you are using both Windows 95 and
Windows NT 4.0, the VFWIN.EXE cannot be placed in the Windows 95 directory.
You can use the same copy of VFWIN in both configurations, but for it
to work, you cannot place it in either of the Windows directories. Make
a new directory and run it from there.


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Opening an folder:

Select the "Open folder" radiobutton (selected by default),type
in the folder name, or part of the foldername in the textbox,
and press start. This will open the first folder found in the .DAT
file that matches the text you typed in. If you have several folders
with similar names, just press start again, and you'll open the next
folder found in the .DAT file with a matching name, and so on.. Typing
enough of the foldername to make it unique, makes access faster.
The last six successful entries you made in the textbox will remain
in the drop down menu for easy access. If you want to use the explorer's
filemanager like viewing of the folder and it's contents, click the
checkbox marked 'Use Explorer when opening'.

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Finding files or folders:

Select the 'Find File' radiobutton, and type in the name of the file
you are looking for and press start. You can use wildcards such
as myfile*.* . You will then be presented with a new window
containg all the files found matching the search string. By double
clicking the desired file or foldername, you can either open the
folder which the file is located in,explore it or run the file with
Win95's associated viewer, or all three if you like. If it is a text
file (*.txt), the default viewer will probably be notepad, and the
file will be opened with it. If it is an .exe file, win95 will react
by running the program, etc .... If there is no associated viewer
configured, nothing at all will happen.

Note that the file find-option uses VFWIN.DAT.
Also note that VF will find every single file on your system,
regardless of attributes. Which means if you enter '*.*' as the
filemask, you'll end up with ALL your files, including drive
labels, the '.' and '..' directories, in short EVERYTHING.


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Total free space:

By checking (or doubleclicking)the radiobutton marked 'Total free space',
VF will report back the total amount of free space on all your drives.
Removable,CDROM and network drives will not be calculated into the total.


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Scanning your disks:

Scanning your disks means that VF creates a list of all the
folders/directories in a datafile it uses for locating folders.

To scan directory structures of your disk, select the desired
method and press start. Use 'Scan drives except' if you have
drives you're not interested in using with VF, Ex: your CDROM,
Removable drive, Network drive or whatever.
If you have a disk that you want to scan without rescanning the
others, use the 'scan and append' option. It will then append the
specified drive to the VFWIN.DAT file.

Scanning your disks will leave a datafile named VFWIN.DAT in
your windows directory. I found it practical and much faster to
use a datafile instead of scanning the disks every single time I
wanted to open a folder. Besides, in these days quite a few
Windows users have a multi drive system, and searching who
knows how many drives each time for a folder, would take ages.
Hence the .DAT file. You can use multiple drive letters in
the 'Scan all drives except' option. The order of the drive letters
are not important. In the 'Scan drive and append you can only
enter one drive letter. You can also scan your drives by starting
VF with the commandline parameters specified below, or scan your
drives at regular intervals from the system tray. Just follow the
online help.

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Tray instead of exit:


This has the same effect as adding the commandline parameter
'TRAY' when starting VFwin (ex:from your startup group).

The SYSTEM TRAY is the little box(bevel) located far right on your
taskbar where you usually can see the clock and maybe some other small icons.

If you mark the tray instead of exit, VF will place itself in the
system tray instead of exiting on all calls to exit.
The main function of VF when it is in the system tray, is to scan your
drives at regular intervals, but you can also then access the different
functions of VF by right clicking the VF icon in the tray. Left clicking
the icon will bring up the VF main screen, left clicking again will hide
the main screen.

The first time you check the 'Tray instead of exit' checkbox end then
press the exit button, you will be presented with an autoscan setup screen.
This setup function can also be accessed via right clicking the icon
in the and selecting 'Setup scan parameters'. There is online help.

Each time you bring VF to life from the system tray, the 'tray instead
of exit' chechbox will still be checked, so pressing 'Exit' will not
totally exit VF but leave it in the tray. To exit VF completely uncheck
the 'tray instead of exit' checkbox and exit as usual. (See also the
section about commandline parameters on how to add VFwin to your startup
folder)


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Command Line Parameters:

VF for Windows 95 recognizes the following
commandline parameters:

VFWIN SCANALL
--- VF scans all your disks and exits

VFWIN SCANEXCEPT [drive letters]
--- VF scans all drive except the ones specified.

VFWIN TRAY
--- Leave VF active in the system tray to automatically scan your
drives at chosen intervals.


SCANALL and SCANEXCEPT:

The other commandline parameters SCANALL and SCANEXCEPT can be useful
if you want to 'halfautomate' the scanning of you drives too keep the
.DAT file updated. You can add VF Win to the Startup group so that it
scans your drives each time you start your computer in Windows, or you
can for example add VF to the System agent included in the Win95 Plus+
Pack. You will hardly notice VF scanning your drives, as it is a low
priority process. All you will see is an icon appearing on the taskbar.

Leaving  VF Win 95 active in the SYSTEM TRAY:

If you add an shortcut to VF in your startup group with the
commandline parameter 'TRAY' added to the shortcut's commandline,
VF will start up when you start your computer, and run hidden(see below
for details on how to make a shortcut to VFWIN in you startup folder).
All you will see is an icon in your system tray indicating that VFwin
is alive. Left clicking this icon will bring VFwin up on you screen,
and right clicking will present you with a menu where you can access
the different VFwin functions like 'DiskFree', 'Open VF win95',
'ScanNOW!!', 'Help', 'Setup Scan parameters' (for setting up the
automatic disk scan . See also online help for the VF scansetup window).
Two other functions on the VFwin tray menu are 'Restart Computer' and
'Shutdown Computer'. Need these more explanation ? Except that they operate
through Windows 95 System calls so that all unsaved data will be saved
before reboot or shutdown (These do NOT work under Windows NT 4.0).

When VFwin is active in the system tray, your disks are automatically
scanned at intervals preset by you. This is a low priority threaded
process so your machine will *NOT* lock up during the scanning. You
will hardly notice. The scanning will slow down and use less system
resources if you perform other operations at the same time.

Adding VFWIN to your STARTUP folder:

To add VFWIN to your STARTUP folder there are several methods.
One method is to open the folder containing the VFWIN.EXE executable file,
and drag and drop it to the STARTUP folder, located in the START Menu under
PROGRAMS. To access this folder, right click the Win95 START button and 
open
it, or rightclick the taskbar end choose PROPERTIES, PROGRAMS ON START 
MENU and
at last ADVANCED.

Another method is to follow the above directions for opening the STARTUP 
folder
then right click inside the window and select NEW SHORTCUT.
When you have come this far in creating the shortcut, you simply rightclick the
new shortcut in the STARTUP folder and select PROPERTIES then SHORTCUT. 
There
you will see the path to the VFWIN executable file (ex: c:\windows\vfwin.exe)
in the TARGET/commandline textbox. All you have to do now is to add 'TRAY' 
right
behind VFWIN.EXE, only separated by a space (ex: c:\windows\vfwin.exe tray) in
the described textbox. That's it ! The next time you now start your computer, 
VFWIN
will start automatically and place itself in the system tray, and automatically
scan your drives to keep the VF directorylist up to date.


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Registration info:

This Utility is shareware, and written by Gisle Bjoerneseth 1995.

Address       : Svartskaervn 10., 6017 AALESUND, NORWAY.
Internet mail : stinger@sn.no or sting@mix.hive.no
Web Page      : http://mix.hive.no/~sting

The latest version of both VF for Windows 95 and VF for dos, can
be found at my web page

http://mix.hive.no/~sting.

To register please send US $10 to me on above address. Send the money
preferrably as an INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER. You can also send it in 
CASH.
DO NOT SEND CHECKS, as they cost more than $10 to exchange into cash.

Remember to send me your name and address, email adress and other
things necessary for me to reach you. Add US $2 (NKr. 10) for diskette
and mailing costs if you want it by mail. The alternative is to receive
it through e-mail.

You will then receive the REGISTERED latest version along with
the latest unregistered version of VF for Dos, and also have the right
to REGISTERED updated versions when they are ready. If you have no
possibility to receive NEW versions by E-MAIL, you will have to send
US $2 for postage and diskette each time.

Please support by registering your versions of VF.

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