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- WinZip(R) version 5.0 BETA RC1
- Copyright (C) 1991-1993 Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
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- NOTICE: THIS IS PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE AND, AS SUCH, HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY
- TESTED. PERSONS USING THIS SOFTWARE MAY ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS AND IT IS
- POSSIBLE THAT YOU MAY LOSE OR DESTROY DATA. YOU SHOULD BACKUP YOUR SYSTEM
- PRIOR TO USING THIS SOFTWARE, AND SHOULD DO SO OFTEN DURING SUBSEQUENT USE.
-
- If you encounter problems with this version of WinZip please notify the
- author at one of the addresses in the About dialog box.
-
- For information on how to test WinZip's built-in zipping and unzipping
- by compressing, expanding, and comparing all files in a directory tree
- see the section "Confidence Test" in the online help.
-
- For a list of changes see the file WHATSNEW.TXT. No additional changes
- are planned for WinZip 5.0 but suggestions for future versions are
- always welcome.
-
- WinZip 4.1a, available as WINZIP41.ZIP on many bulletin boards, is the
- latest production version and is recommended for those who prefer to
- work with fully tested software.
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- *** FOR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SEE THE FILE "README.TXT" ***
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- *** Note: This is an extract from the online documentation. ***
- *** Press the F1 key at any time while running WinZip for ***
- *** help or to access the complete online documentation. ***
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- This file contains the following sections:
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- * Overview
- * About ZIP, LZH, and ARC files
- * Brief Tutorial
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- * Overview
-
- WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of ZIP, LZH, ARJ, and
- ARC files. It features an intuitive point and click interface for viewing,
- running, extracting, adding, deleting, and testing files in archives.
- Optional virus scanning support is included.
-
- Here's what the magazine reviews say about WinZip:
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- One of the "20 Must-Have Windows Utilities", Windows User, 6/93
- "Archive Manager Extraordinaire", Windows Sources, 5/93
- "WinZip 4.0 improves on an already impressive product, making archiving a
- simple task for Windows users", Windows User 5/93
- WIN100 Award Winner, Windows Magazine, 2/93
- "Repeatedly charms you when you have to ZIP and unZIP ...
- an excellent Shareware utility" Windows Magazine, 12/92
- "Our copy gets quite a daily workout" Windows User 11/92
- "The most comprehensive Windows front-end to PKZIP" Ziffnet Threads, 11/92
- "Does all your compression chores with ease" Computer Shopper, 10/92
- "Must-Have Shareware Treasure" Compute, 10/92
- "The perfect Windows interface for LHA, PKZIP, ARC, and your
- favorite DOS virus scanner" PC World, 10/92
- "Greatly facilitates archive Management" Windows Magazine, 9/92
- "Powerful yet Intuitive" PC World, 8/92
- "Hot Product" Inside Microsoft Windows, 8/92
- "WinApp of the Month" PC Computing, 3/92
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- WinZip is extremely easy to use! To open an archive simply double click on
- an archive listed in the File Manager, drag and drop an archive onto
- WinZip, or use the standard Open dialog. The main WinZip window features a
- list box with the names, sizes, and date/time stamps of all files in the
- open archive. This list can be scrolled and sorted on any field. A tool
- bar provides fast access to commonly used actions. All options (including
- window size and position) can be saved and restored. Extensive context
- sensitive help is always available.
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- Double clicking on a file in the main window has the same effect as double
- clicking in the File Manager. First the file is extracted from the
- archive. If the file is executable, it is run. Otherwise, the file is
- opened by the appropriate application (for example, Windows Write for *.WRI
- files) based on standard Windows associations.
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- The Windows 3.1 Drag and Drop Interface is fully supported. You can drag
- and drop files from WinZip to other applications. WinZip will extract the
- files before dropping them on the target application. The target
- application will treat the files as if they had been dropped by the File
- Manager. You can also drop archives on WinZip to open them, or drop files
- on WinZip to add them to the open archive.
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- WinZip's unique CheckOut Facility makes it easy to quickly install files in
- archives. Click on the CheckOut button to extract all files and create a
- Program Manager group for all files in the archive. This group will
- contain one icon for each file. Double click on an icon to view the
- corresponding file with the appropriate application. WinZip will
- optionally delete the CheckOut files and Program Manager group.
-
- WinZip requires Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups. While no other
- programs are required for basic operations involving ZIP files, optional
- features require one or more external programs, including PKZIP and PKUNZIP
- product from PKWARE, Inc, LHA.EXE from Haruyasu Yoshizaki, or the Shareware
- ARJ product from Robert Jung. WinZip interfaces to several programs to
- access ARC files and optionally runs most virus scanning utilities. See
- the online help for details.
-
- WinZip is distributed as Shareware. This means that users are encouraged,
- subject to restrictions described in the License Agreement, to share copies
- of this program with friends, associates and bulletin boards. Please
- remember that if you use this software you are required to pay the
- registration fee of $29 as described in the License Agreement (LICENSE.TXT).
-
- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
- works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
- with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
- help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
- ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
- Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or
- send a CompuServe message to the ASP Ombudsman at 70007,3536.
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- * About ZIP, LZH, and ARC files
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- Archives are files that contain other files. Typically the files in an
- archive are compressed. Archives usually have file names ending with ZIP,
- LZH, ARJ, or ARC, depending on how they were created. Archives make it
- easy to group files and make transporting and copying these files faster.
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- ZIP files are the most common archive format. ZIP files are manipulated by
- the PKZIP and PKUNZIP programs from PKWARE, Inc. ZIP files were the only
- archive format supported in the first version of WinZip.
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- LZH files are manipulated by the LHA program from Haruyasu Yoshizaki. LHA
- won the October 1991 PC Magazine Editor's Choice award as the best data
- compression utility. WinZip version 3.0 added support for the LZH file
- format, including self-extracting LZH files.
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- ARJ files are another popular archive format. ARJ files are manipulated by
- the ARJ program from Robert Jung, 2606 Village Road West, Norwood,
- Massachusetts 02062. WinZip version 4.0 added support for the ARJ file
- format, including self-extracting ARJ files.
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- The ARC format, developed by System Enhancement Associates, was the first
- popular PC file format to support multiple compressed files. The ARC
- program was originally distributed as a Shareware program, and the ARC
- format was the standard file format on most bulletin boards and other
- online systems. However, after PKZIP and PKUNZIP were released, the ZIP
- format became the new standard for many of these systems. Note: the
- latest release of ARC (version 7) is only sold as a commercial
- (non-Shareware) program.
-
- Since there are still many old ARC files on bulletin boards, WinZip version
- 2.0 added support for this format. Since most new files seem to be created
- in ZIP or LZH format, and there is no single widely available program to
- manipulate ARC files, WinZip does not provide facilities to update ARC
- files (all other WinZip functions are supported).
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- The latest Shareware version of ARC (version 6) provides limited support
- for subdirectories. However, because individual files cannot be extracted
- from ARC files containing subdirectories and the "extract to" directory
- cannot be specified, WinZip will not open ARC files containing
- subdirectories. I expect this limitation will have negligible effect,
- since I have yet to encounter an ARC file containing subdirectories on any
- BBS. Let me know if this causes a problem for you.
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- * Brief Tutorial
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- This section provides a brief tutorial on basic WinZip operations. It
- assumes the following:
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- - You are running Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups.
- - You know how to use standard Windows features, such as dialog boxes,
- menus, and the drag and drop interface. If you are not are familiar with
- these features, please consult your Windows documentation.
- - You are familiar with the concept of archives. For a description of
- archives, see the section titled About ZIP, LZH, ARJ, and ARC files.
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- Remember that context sensitive help is always available. Press the F1 key
- at any time to access the full documentation.
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- Working with Existing Archives:
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- The first step is to open an archive. There are several ways to open
- archives:
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- a) Double click on the archive in the File Manager.
- b) Drag the archive from the File Manager and drop it on the WinZip window.
- c) Select Open from the WinZip File pull-down menu, or push the Open button
- on the toolbar, and select an archive from the standard Open dialog box.
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- Once an archive is open, you can select from the operations in the Actions
- pull-menu. For example, to extract files, select Extract from the Actions
- pull-down menu or push the Extract button on the toolbar. This activates
- the Extract dialog box. For complete documentation on these actions, click
- on the appropriate entry in the Commands and Procedures section in the
- Table of Contents.
-
- The CheckOut action is particularly useful when working with an archive
- you've downloaded from a bulletin board. Click on the CheckOut button to
- extract all files in an archive to a temporary directory and create a
- Program Manager group for all files in the archive. This group will
- contain one icon for each file. Double click on an icon to view the
- corresponding file with the appropriate application. When WinZip is
- closed, it will optionally delete the temporary files and group.
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- Creating Archives:
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- To create a new archive, select New from the WinZip File pull-down menu or
- push the New button on the toolbar. This activates the New dialog box.
- Enter the name of the archive you want to create. DO NOT ENTER THE NAME OF
- THE FILE(S) YOU WANT TO ADD TO THE ARCHIVE. You can use the Drives and
- Directories list boxes to choose the drive and directory where the archive
- will be created. The names of any existing archives on the selected drive
- and directory will be listed to help you choose a name that is not already
- in use. Press the OK button to complete your selection.
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- Normally the Add dialog box will be activated automatically. Simply type
- the name(s) of the files you want to add to the new archive and press the
- Add button. Alternately, you can add files to an archive by dragging the
- files from the File Manager and dropping them on the WinZip window.
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- This concludes the brief tutorial. For complete documentation, please see
- other portions of this help file. If you have questions, feel free to
- contact the author at the address listed in the About dialog box.
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- *** End of WINZIP.TXT. Please press the F1 key while ***
- *** running WinZip to access the complete documentation. ***
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