Copyright: Copyright © 1998-99 Copernic Technologies Inc.


Copernic Readme Contents

· Introducing Copernic

· Requirements

· Installing Copernic

· Upgrade Instructions

· Uninstalling Copernic

· Documentation

· Obtaining Updates

· Windows 95 Memory Consumption Problem

· Common Controls Update

· Contacting Copernic Technologies

· Acknowledgements


Introducing Copernic

Copernic 2000 is an intelligent agent that carries out your net-searches by simultaneously consulting the most important search engines of the Internet which are grouped under these 7 categories: The Web (2 categories are available, one language or country-based category is optional from a list of seven available categories), Newsgroups, E-mail Addresses, Buy Books, Buy Hardware and Buy Software. Some 80 information sources are accessible with this version. The software features a history of your searches, making sure that invaluable information found on the Internet is always organized and handy. Copernic 2000 is FREE. The commercial versions, Copernic 2000 Plus and Copernic 2000 Pro, on the other hand, offer 55 categories, giving you access to some 610 search engines. Additional categories available for these two products are: Antiques & Collectibles, Auctions, Business & Finance, Buy Music, Buy Videos, Cars, Computer Security, Desktop Themes, Discussion Sources, Encyclopedias, File Search, Games, Gardening, Health, Humor, Images, Jobs, Kids, Life, Movies, MP3, Multimedia, Music, News (7 language or country-based categories), Newspapers, Newswire, Programming, Recipes, Sciences, Software Download, Sport News, Tech News, Tech Reviews, Top News, Travel and Yellow Pages. In comparison to Copernic 2000 Plus, the professional version, Copernic 2000 Pro, adds a powerful tracking function which automatically updates specific searches and notifies you by e-mail when new results are found. It also features automated search operations such as downloading, validating and refining, keyword spell-checking, and more.

You will find what you want more easily and faster with Copernic 2000 and its intelligent features:

•	search wizard to ease search creation

•	ability to search with a simple question* or keywords

•	found documents are scored and displayed according to their relevancy

•	highlighting of keywords in results

•	duplicate matches are automatically removed

•	invalid and unreachable document links may be eliminated

•	matching documents may be downloaded for offline browsing

•	searches may be refined from downloaded documents by using search operators (AND, OR, EXCEPT, NEAR), parentheses and quotes

•	search reports may be generated in Web page format for easy browsing, filtering and sorting of documents

•	searches may be updated, grouped into folders, etc.

•	search reports may be exported or e-mailed in various file types

•	translating of found documents from the main window and the search result page using Gist-In-Time

•	full Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later) integration: an ergonomically designed Result Explorer window can be used to browse, filter and sort found documents easier and faster; the default Internet Explorer search window can be replaced by Copernic; Copernic can be launched from the Quick Launch toolbar; the Gist-In-Time translation service may be accessed directly from Internet Explorer

•	and much more

* Only available in the English version.


Requirements

To use Copernic, you need:

•	One of the following operating systems: Windows 95/98 or later, Windows NT 4.0 or later

•	One of the following browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 3.0 (32-bit) or later

•	Personal computer with a 486DX or higher processor

•	8 MB of memory (RAM)

•	5 MB of available hard disk space


Installing Copernic

If you received this version of Copernic on a floppy disk please follow the installation instructions on the disk label.

If you received this version of Copernic in a self-installing executable file (for example, CopernicSetup.exe), you can install it as follows:

•	Click Run from the taskbar Start menu

•	Type the full name of the file (for example, C:\Download\CopernicSetup.exe)

•	Press Enter

•	Follow the instructions


Upgrade Instructions

Follow the installation instructions as described in the Installing Copernic topic. Note that you must close any open window of Copernic before proceeding with the upgrade operation.


Uninstalling Copernic

If you wish to uninstall Copernic, follow these instructions:

•	Click the Start menu from the taskbar and select Settings/Control Panel

•	Double click on Add/Remove Programs

•	Select Copernic from the list and click Add/Remove

•	Confirm that you want to uninstall Copernic


Documentation

For documentation, including context sensitive help, press the F1 key while running Copernic.


Obtaining Updates

Updating of engines and software update checking are processed automatically by the software. Nevertheless, you can check manually for engine and software updates by selecting Tools/Check Updates Now from the main menu. If a software update is available, a new Update Available button will appear at the top right side of the main window toolbar.

If you use the free version and need to re-download it, visit this page:

http://www.copernic.com/download/

If you use the commercial version and need to re-download it, please e-mail download@copernic.com. You must provide your software registration number as well as full name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. If you cannot find your registration number, please e-mail serial@copernic.com instead.

We are constantly working to improve Copernic. If you have any suggestions regarding features or improvements, please let us know (visit http://www.copernic.com/support/). Many of the improvements in the current version were suggested by users. Unfortunately, we cannot add all suggested features but we really do appreciate and consider your comments.


Windows 95 Memory Consumption Problem

The first retail version of Windows 95 contains an unfortunate bug occasioning useless memory consumption while running Internet applications like Copernic. Microsoft described the problem as follows:

"When you run a 32-bit Windows Sockets program that opens and closes multiple threads in Windows 95, memory is gradually consumed.

Observable symptoms of this "memory leak" may include a swap file growing very large while the program is running, page faults as Windows 95 tries to keep up with the growing swap file, and an eventual system halt when all memory is consumed.

Knowledge Base Reference Article: Q141211 Memory Leak with Multithreaded Winsock Programs"

Note that Windows 95 OSR1 (version 4.0.950 A) or later and Windows NT users are not affected by this problem. You can check if your system requires an update by selecting About Copernic from the Help menu of Copernic. If the field labeled Updated Windows Sockets library indicates No, you should update your system.

If your Windows 95 version is affected, you can download and install a "Windows 95 Software Update" from:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/WSOCKUPD.EXE


Contacting Copernic Technologies

To contact Copernic Technologies, visit this page:

http://www.copernic.com/company/contact/

Or visit our Web site at http://www.copernic.com


Acknowledgements

Copyright © 1997-2000, Copernic Technologies Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Copernic is a registered trademark of Copernic Technologies Inc. Other product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners.


Common Controls Update

Windows 95 versions prior to OSR2 (version 4.0.950 B) bundle a version of COMCTL32.DLL which does not support multiple fonts, column shifts and other miscellaneous enhancements to windowed lists.

You can check if your system requires an update by selecting About Copernic from the Help menu of Copernic. If the field labeled Updated Common Controls library indicates No, you should update your system.

If your Windows 95 version is affected, you can download and install a "Windows 95 Software Update" from:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/40comupd.exe