

                   File Zapper Version 1.0 
                 Copyright 1992 Thomas W. Kellar
                      All rights reserved.

This program works with Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or 3.1. 

It requires the Windows File Manager and a mouse (or some other 
pointing device).

File Zapper working in conjunction with the Microsoft File Manager
becomes an icon that files or directories can be dragged to and 
dropped on and deleted.  Files are selected by holding the left
mouse button down over a file and while holding it down moving 
the mouse pointer over the File Zapper icon them releasing the
left button.  Multiple selections can be made and dragged to the
File Zapper icon.  For contiguous groups of files the first is
selected by clicking the left button over the first and then
while holding the shift key clicking the left button over the
last file.

When File Zapper is restored to normal size it displays the number
of files and directories deleted as well as four menu selections.  

File Zapper has several options to work with:

 - File overwrite, this option completely overwrites the file with data
   and so eliminates any trace of the original data prior to deleting it.   

 - File backup copy, this option copies the file to the File Zapper home
   directory before deleting it from the original directory.  If this
   option is selected and the file overwrite option is also selected then
   the file is copied and the original is overwritten.  The file is not
   copied to the same name but to a name that begins with the letters 
   "tr" and ends with "$$$" with numbers making up the middle of the name.
   The reason for that is to keep any file name conflicts from occuring.
   Use the Audit trail option and file to keep track of what file was
   copied to what file.

 - Delete Confirmation, this option makes File Zapper confirm the delete
   of all files, in response to the request, the operator can stop the 
   delete or continue the delete or with a group of files, cancel the 
   collective delete.

 - Delete directories, this option selects whether or not File Zapper 
   will delete directories it encounters.  Directories must be empty in
   order for File Zapper to delete them.  But it is fairly easy to 
   empty them with File Zapper by selecting the entire directory 
   and moving them to over the File Zapper Icon.

 - Audit trail, this option causes File Zapper to keep a record of all 
   its actions in a file that can be reviewed later.  The file it keeps
   the records in is named FILEZAP.TXT.  This option should be selected
   if the Backup copy option is selected.

 These options are checked or unchecked from the Options dialog box which
 is selected by clicking on the Options menu entry from the Non-Iconized
 File Zapper menu.  They are automatically saved to disk so that you do 
 not have to recheck them each time the program is run.

 File Zapper has several actions that it can do from the Options dialog 
 box:

 - It can set itself up as an automatically starting program initialized 
   when Windows is started.

 - It can remove itself from that automatic startup list.

 - It can delete all the backup copies of the files that were deleted.

 - It can display this help file with the notepad text editor that is
   supplied with Windows.

Note that: 

1. Windows is a trade mark of Microsoft Corporation.

2. Windows 3.0 File Manager operates in a different manner then the
   File Manager in version 3.1 and due to its method of operating it is
   recommended that the Delete confirmation option be checked all the
   time while running with version 3.0. 

3. This program is written with the best efforts and intentions toward doing
   exactly what it is supposed to do but no guarantees are made that it
   will not do something that you do not want it to do.  It is very easy 
   to delete files with this program and it is suggested that care be given
   in its use.  The author will take no responsibility for the deletion of
   files that the user did not want to delete.

          - To exit this help file select the File menu options -
          - the exit from the File menu: type ALT/F then x.     -


