UHARC / GUI - Readme File

Version: 3.00
Release date: Unknown...



Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Version History
  • 3. Program Files
  • 4. License / Disclaimer
  • 5. Credits
  • 6. Support / Links


    1. Introduction

    UHARC/GUI is a comfortable GUI (Graphical User Inerface) for UHARC that uses the new WinXP sytle. UHARC is a high compression multimedia archiver and was written by Uwe Herklotz. It's the best archiver I ever met, because it achieves a much better compression rate than RAR, ACE and of course ZIP. The UHARC release by Uwe Herklotz only contains the UHARC archiver itself, a commandline-based console application. Because I like UHARC very much, but I don't want to work with a console application all the time, I cretead a GUI for this great archiver. My GUI allows you to use all features of UHARC and I also added a completely new feature: Converting UHARC archives to SFX (Self-Extracting) archives. This feature has been realized with Nullsoft's NSIS and allows you to build simple installers. Furthermore you can open UHARC archives directly from your Windows Explorer. Here are all features in deatail:

  • A comfortable WinXP-styled GUI
  • Direct access to UHARC archives from Windows Explorer
  • Displaying UHARC's log-file on the GUI
  • Creating new UHARC archives
  • Adding files from different source directories
  • Adding directories from different parten directories
  • Using PPM, ALZ or LZP compression or storing the files uncompressed
  • Enabling or disabling multimedia detection/compression
  • Using a dictionary of up to 32.768 Kilobytes
  • Storing or ignoring paths
  • Recursing or ignoring subdirectories
  • Storing or ignoring empty directories
  • Encrypting archives with a password
  • Viewing the content of an existing UHARC archive
  • Testing the content of an existing UHARC archive
  • Extracting files from an existing UHARC archive to a specific directory
  • Decrypting password-protected archives (with correct password only)
  • Using or ignoring stored paths
  • Overwriting or keeping existing files
  • Converting UHARC archives to SFX archives
  • Building NSIS-based installers


    2. Version History

    v1.00

  • The first version of this program that has been released
  • This version is for testing only
  • Some basic functions still don't work
  • Still lots of bugs that are to be removed

    v1.01

  • The final version, which should work without critical problems
  • The program has been optimized
  • All basic functions are now working properly
  • Most bugs have been fixed

    v1.02

  • A new feature has been added: self-extractor archives
  • A completely new user-interface has been created
  • Some smaller bugs have been fixed

    v1.03

  • The user-interface has been re-designed (espacially the "Create SFX" menu)
  • NSIS does not recompress the UHARC archives any more when creating a SFX
  • SFX archives will now register the uninstaller to the windows control-panel
  • SFX archives will now have a XP-manifest
  • Added support for ALZ:1 and ALZ:2 compression modes
  • Added support for password-protected archives
  • The program-files have been re-arranged
  • Some smaller bugs have been fixed

    v2.xx

  • I skiped this major version, because BRHACK used it for his releases of UHARC/GUI 1.xx

    v3.00

  • Still under construction...


    3. Program Files

  • UHARC_GUI.exe
    		•  The UHARC/GUI main-application by MuldeR & BRHACK
  • Readme.htm
    		•  The file you are reading at this moment...
  • System\UHARC.x86
    		•  The UHARC commandline-module by Uwe Herklotz
  • System\NSIS.x86
    		•  The NSIS commandline-module by Nullsoft
  • Resources\*.*
    		•  Miscellaneous resources that are required to create SFX files
  • Help\*.*
    		•  Miscellaneous help files


    4. License / Disclaimer

    UHARC/GUI, a graphical user-interface for UHARC, has been developed by MuldeR & BRHACK 2001-2004

    UHARC/GUI is a completely free and non-commercial software, so permission is granted to anyone to download and use this software for free and for any purpose. Furthermore anyone is allowed to create copies of this software and share these copies with other users. You are also allowed to use this software as a part of your own product, but you must add a note to your product, which makes clear that your product makes use of this software and that this software has been developed by the original authors. It's strictly forbidden to release any modified (hacked) versions of this software or to claim that you created this software. If you want to take part in the development of this software, join the developer team or submit your ideas.

    UHARC/GUI is a non-professional software and provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages or consequences arising from the use or misuse of this software. So if you use this software, you do this at your own risk!

    Note: If you release any archives, that have been created with UHRAC/GUI, it's only you, who is responsible for their content or for any damages arising from the use of these archives. This includes UHARC archives as well as SFX archives!


    5. Credits

    UHARC/GUI has been developed by MuldeR & BRHACK 2001-2004

    Special thanks go out to:

  • Uwe Herklotz, for creteaing his great UHARC archiver (see UHARC readme file)
  • The Nullsoft Team, for providing NSIS (see NSIS readme file)
  • BRHACK, for the support and for providing his great forum
  • all Beta-Testers and all the people who submitted their ideas


    6. Support / Links

    UHARC/GUI will be kept under development, so we are waiting for your support! If you have any bug-reports or suggestions, if you want to take part in the development or if you just like this software, feel free to send some mail or visit the forum! Don't forget to check the official homepages for the lates version if UHRAC/GUI and other fine freeware tools. You'll also find lot's of informationm about future versions there!

    Contact:
  • MuldeR's e-mail adress:
    		•  MuldeR2@GMX.de
  • Uwe Herklotz's e-mail adress:
    		•  Uwe.Herklotz@GMX.de
  • BRHACKS e-mail adress:
    		•  Admin@BRHACK.uni.cc

    Official Homepages:
  • MuldeR's Homepage:
    		•  www.Borschdfresser.de.vu
  • BRHACK's Support-Forum:
    		•  BRHACK.uni.cc/forums
  • Nullsoft Homepage:
    		•  www.Nullsoft.com

    My favourite Freeware:
  • NSIS:
    		•  NSIS.SourceForge.net
  • WinAmp:
    		•  www.WinAmp.com
  • CDex:
    		•  CDexOS.SourceForge.net
  • War FTP Daemon:
    		•  www.WarFTP.org
  • Virtual Dub:
    		•  www.VirtualDub.org
  • UPX:
    		•  UPX.SourceForge.net

    My favourite Bands:
  • System of a Down:
    		•  www.SystemofaDown.com
  • KoRn:
    		•  www.KoRn.com
  • Marily Manson:
    		•  www.MarilynManson.com
  • Metallica:
    		•  www.Metallica.com
  • Bad Acid Trip:
    		•  www.BadAcidTrip.com
  • Emil Bulls:
    		•  www.EmilBulls.de
  • Die ─rzte:
    		•  www.Bademeister.com



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