======================================================================== = README.TXT for System Cleaner 2000 3.0.0.85 (32-bit) [17 April 2000] = ======================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For best results adjust this window wide enough to display the line above. Thank you for your interest in this product. Complete documentation for this program can be found in the SystemCleaner.hlp file. If you find any problems, or want to make any suggestions, please report them as soon as possible to: support@systemcleaner.com If your previously requested enhancements have not been implemented in this release, please don't resubmit them. We have them on file, and will either consider them for a future release, or are already working on them for the next one. Contents ======== 1. What is System Cleaner 2000? 2. How do I installation System Cleaner 2000? 3. How do I uninstall System Cleaner 2000? 4. Where can I find the latest information on System Cleaner 2000? How can I contact the author ? 5. What's New 6. How to order System Cleaner 2000 7. License & Disclaimer 8. Comments and Suggestions 1. What is System Cleaner 2000? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tired of temp files (*.tmp) not being deleted when an application is finished with them? Tired of broken shortcuts due to removed programs? Tired of zero byte size files? Just tired of all the wasted space by these and other useless files? Get System Cleaner 2000! A hard drive certainly can be a messy place. It can be crammed full of stuff you don't need, or want. Windows applications litter your hard drive with junk that serves no purpose. This junk can cause your PC to slow down and even cause some application problems. System Cleaner 2000 fixes and prevents errors in Windows 9x and Windows NT by finding and cleaning(deleting) error-producing and space-wasting garbage files. System Cleaner 2000 operates by regularly scanning your hard drive for various error producing files and then optionally cleaning them from your system for you. System Cleaner 2000 targets specific types of error producing files that common disk utilities, uninstall, defrag, disk-scanning, and sweep-type programs will miss. The error files that System Cleaner 2000 searches for and deletes can produce hazardous results if they are not properly cleaned from your drive on a periodic basis. System Cleaner 2000 is a safe, fast, and thorough way of keeping your system running like new. If this is your first time using System Cleaner 2000, please read the end-user agreement before you continue. Why System Cleaner 2000 and not some other disk cleanup tool? ------------------------------------------------------------- System Cleaner 2000 was designed to quickly remove the files you, the user, requires. Other utilities on the market are designed to safely remove some common types of files when the program is manually ran. System Cleaner 2000 allows a user to set the exact location and file types to remove. Some products have a lengthy load time due to the many features included. System Cleaner 2000 was designed to be small, quick, and powerful. WARNING: System Cleaner 2000 is powerful enough to completely remove any file type(s) on the system. Please be sure of the settings being used in System Cleaner 2000 as InforTech Software can not be held accountable for unwanted deletions. C:\*.* with the sub-directories feature enabled will remove nearly every file on the computer. Please use caution and read this help file for some safe examples. NOTE: System Cleaner 2000 requires an updated common control library provided by Microsoft. This updated library is installed with Internet Explorer 4 or higher and Windows 98/2000. The library is also available from: http://download.microsoft.com/msdownload/ie401/patch/comcontrol/en/401comupd.exe ---------------- ¤ Key Features ¤ ---------------- - Dead Shortcuts Search - Duplicate Files Scan. NOTE: Only delete a duplicate file if you are sure it will not be needed by any application, or if the same file is in the windows system directory. - Add or remove file types to be scanned. - Add/Remove/Edit The Items you have on your Uninstall Programs list. - Backup temporary/duplicate files to a ZIP file. - Powerful file search. You can select to scan for files between a certain date, with some or all file attributes, with a certain size or with the contents of a file matching a user-defined text string. - Clean Directories and Internet Cache Files. Allows you to clean directories that usually have Temporary Files or cache files (Windows Temp Directory, Documents Folder, MS Internet Explorer Cache Directory and Netscape Cache Directory). - Print the list of found files. You can do this by right-clicking on the list box and select "Print". - New Advice System. This gives you detailed information about which files you should delete. - FAT-Losses. This utility allows you to see exactly how much disk space is lost because of cluster size (at the moment only FAT16 is supported). - System Cleaner 2000 Scheduler. A small applet which sits on the tray area and only loads the main application when it's time to run a scheduled task. This way System Cleaner 2000 doesn't take memory when it's not needed. Schedule scans every xx minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly or Monthly. - Remove files to Recycle Bin, zip them, move them to a folder or completely delete them! - Schedule scans every xx minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly or Monthtly. - Scan multiple hard drives. - Add your own file types for scanning. - You can automatically make System Cleaner 2000 Scheduler run at windows startup. - Delete some or all the files found by System Cleaner 2000. - Ability to confirm deletions. - And much more... -------------- ¤ Generally: ¤ -------------- - if you aren't sure, DON'T delete a file; leave it alone. - if you are positive you know it's all right to delete it, it is recommended to archive it for a short period before deletion, just to be safe. This program was developed using Delphi 5.0 and is a 100% 32-bit compiled Win32 executable, no run-time libraries are necessary to run it. I hope you enjoy this program, and please respond as we would like as much feedback as possible. Comments, suggestions, bug reports, etc. are welcome at: support@systemcleaner.com systemcleaner2000@infortechsolutions.com Updates will be placed at System Cleaner 2000 Home Page: http://systemcleaner.com 2. How do I installation System Cleaner 2000? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To install System Cleaner from a ZIP file: 1) Unzip into an empty temporary folder, with PKUNZIP 2.04g. 2) Run SETUP.EXE, and follow the on-screen instructions. 3) Be sure to install System Cleaner into a different folder from the one used in step 1 above. 4) Delete the files unzipped in step 1 above. 3. How do I uninstall System Cleaner 2000? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There should never be any reason to do so. However, uninstalling System Cleaner 2000 is an easy thing to do. >From Control Panel chose Add/Remove Programs and select the "System Cleaner 2000" item. Press the "Add/Remove..." Button and you're done. 4. Where can I find the latest information on System Cleaner 2000? How can I contact the author? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find updates and the latest news of System Cleaner by visiting our web site at the following address: http://systemcleaner.com You can contact the author by sending email to support@systemcleaner.com systemcleaner2000@infortechsolutions.com 5. What's New: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please check the "history.txt" file. 6. How to order System Cleaner 2000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System Cleaner 2000 is a shareware program. If you find System Cleaner useful, and continue to use it you are required to register it. You are limited to 30 Days of use for an unregistered version. The pricing for System Cleaner 2000 is as follows: Single user: $24.95 ($19.95 until June 30, 2000) Receive registration key by e-mail: no additional charge Receive registration key by postal mail: $2 (for S&H) Please note that you will not receive any program disks. Instead you will be sent a registration key by either e-mail or postal mail. Please use one of the purchase methods indicated on the http://systemcleaner.com/html/purchase.html page. The help file (System Cleaner 2000.chm) also contains all the information necessary on how to purchase System Cleaner. 7. License & Disclaimer: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ InforTech products and services are provided "AS IS," and InforTech makes no expressed or implied representations or warranties to you regarding the usability, conditions, or operation thereof. InforTech makes no representations or warranties regarding content, and does not warrant the use of this application will be error-free, or that InforTech software or services will meet any particular criteria of performance or quality. InforTech expressly disclaims all implied warranties and conditions, including without limitation, warranties or conditions or title, compatibility, or accuracy. Your use of all InforTech products at your own risk. You assume full responsibility and risk of loss from all material obtained from InforTech. You agree that InforTech will not be liable for any damages (including consequential or special damages) arising out of your using or inability to use this or any InforTech product. 8. Comments and Suggestions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do not hesitate to send your comments and suggestions. If you submit a bug report, please remember to indicate the program version number, as well as the operating system you are using (Windows 9x or NT). ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ April 17, 2000 Web site: http://systemcleaner.com Support : support@systemcleaner.com systemcleaner2000@infortechsolutions.com Copyright © 1997 - 2000 InforTech Software Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. http://infortechsolutions.com ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤