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- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // Welcome to Folder Guard
- // for Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 95!
- //
- // Version 4.02
- //
- // Last updated: February 25, 1997
- //
- // Copyright (c) 1997, ChaoSoft
- // All rights reserved.
- //
- // _______
- // ____|__ | (R)
- // --| | |-------------------
- // | ____|__ | Association of
- // | | |_| Shareware
- // |__| o | Professionals
- // -----| | |---------------------
- // |___|___| MEMBER
- //
- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- This file contains introductory information regarding Folder Guard.
-
- STOP!
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE 1:
-
- Before reading any further, please verify that you have a complete
- set of the files originally included in the Folder Guard package. A
- list of the files may be found in the VENDINFO.DIZ file, supplied
- with the package. If any file listed in the VENDINFO.DIZ file (or
- the VENDINFO.DIZ file itself) is missing, the package is incomplete
- and its further use or distribution is PROHIBITED. To obtain a
- complete package of the software, please contact us at the address
- at the end of this file.
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE 2:
-
- Before you use this software, please read the ChaoSoft License
- Agreement, which may be found in the VENDINFO.DIZ file, supplied
- with the package. By using Folder Guard you agree to be bound by
- the terms of the license.
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1. About Folder Guard
- 2. System requirements
- 3. Installing and uninstalling Folder Guard
- 4. This is 'Try Before You Buy' software!
- 5. Obtaining updates to the software
- 6. Getting customer support
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1. About Folder Guard
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Folder Guard is a software-only security solution for personal or
- publicly accessible computers running the Windows 95 operating
- system. Its features include:
-
- o Complete control over access to folders of your choice. You can
- hide any folder, so that its contents will be invisible to all
- applications including Explorer, MS Office, MS-DOS programs,
- common dialogs, etc.
-
- o Optional user validation at logon, which helps protect your
- Windows 95 files from intruders. A log file can be set up to help
- you keep track of the use of your computer.
-
- o Password access to protected folders that can be set up, or
- changed, at any time.
-
- o Flexible control of user access to many Windows 95 resources, such
- as the Start Menu, Control Panel, etc.
-
- o User-specific access rights to folders and to other Windows 95
- resources that you can configure separately for each user of your
- computer.
-
- o Easy and intuitive user interface that helps you set up the
- attributes of folders you want to protect, and helps you control
- other settings, as well.
-
- o Protection that's transparent to both users and applications.
- While protecting specified folders and other resources, Folder
- Guard uses only about 30K of RAM.
-
- o Help screens for each feature of Folder Guard. You can access
- Help from individual dialog boxes or from the main menu.
-
- o Designed to operate with or without the use of System Policies, on
- a stand-alone computer or on a network.
-
- You will find Folder Guard indispensable if you share your computer
- with others and you don't want any changes made to your files. Or,
- if you allow your kids to play games on your system from time to
- time, and want to be sure that everything will be OK when they
- finish. Or, if you don't want your parents to see some of your
- files. Or, if you are a network administrator and your users give
- you a headache messing the files up all the time. However you use
- Windows 95, you may have concerns about the security, privacy, or
- confidentiality of your files. And now you have a single, effective
- solution -- Folder Guard.
-
- WARNING: Folder Guard is a powerful tool, which should be used
- with care. Using it thoughtlessly, you can
- inadvertently make your computer inaccessible. Please
- take time reading Folder Guard Help before enabling
- Folder Guard!
-
- Folder Guard includes automatic Setup utility, allowing you to
- painlessly install and uninstall Folder Guard. Extensive context-
- sensitive Help provides a complete user's guide to Folder Guard.
-
- "The way software should be!"(tm)
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 2. System requirements
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Folder Guard is designed for the operating system Windows 95. It
- will NOT install or work under Windows NT (you can use instead the
- built-in security features of Windows NT to controll access to the
- folders). At least 1 MB (one megabyte) of free space on your hard
- disk is required to install Folder Guard. Folder Guard can be used
- on a network; please refer to Folder Guard Help for more
- information.
-
- _____________________________________________________________________
-
- 2. Installing and uninstalling Folder Guard
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Folder Guard comes with a convenient and flexible Setup utility,
- which allows you to both install and uninstall Folder Guard.
-
- To install Folder Guard:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- a) If you have obtained Folder Guard as a compressed file,
- uncompress the file into a temporary folder on a hard disk, or on
- a floppy diskette.
-
- b) Open folder containing the uncompressed set of Folder Guard files
- and double-click 'Setup' (or 'Setup.exe').
-
- NOTE: If you have a previous version of Folder Guard already
- installed on your computer and have set up the administrator's
- password, you will be prompted for this password to continue the
- installation. Setup may also prompt you to restart Windows before
- the installation can be continued.
-
- c) The Setup utility will suggest you the folder in which to install
- Folder Guard. You may accept the suggestion or choose other
- location for Folder Guard files. You can also specify whether to
- add Folder Guard items to Start Menu and whether to create a
- Desktop folder for Folder Guard components.
-
- d) Setup utility will copy the files into the specified folder.
-
- NOTE: Except for the files copied into the destination folder and,
- optionally, for the shortcuts added to the Start Menu and/or to the
- Desktop folder (as described above), Setup does not install or
- modify any other files on your computer.
-
- e) At the end of the installation procedure Setup will prompt you to
- enter your name and a Registration Code. If you have purchased a
- license for continued use of Folder Guard and received your
- Registration Code, you may enter it at that time, and the
- evaluation version of Folder Guard will be converted into the
- registered one. Otherwise, you may skip entering the
- registration code and Folder Guard will operate in the evaluation
- mode.
-
- f) After the installation has been complete, you may delete files
- from the temporary folder, from which you were installing Folder
- Guard.
-
- NOTE: At this point Folder Guard, although installed, in no way
- affects the operation of your computer. That is, all folders can
- be freely accessed, as before, and no other restrictions are
- imposed on the use of the computer. To enable the protection of
- folders you must run Folder Guard (FGuard.exe) and use its commands
- to specify how exactly you want your computer to be protected.
-
- To uninstall Folder Guard:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- NOTE: it is NOT sufficient to simply delete files from the Folder
- Guard folder to completely uninstall it. Please follow the
- procedure described below to uninstall Folder Guard and clean up
- your system configuration:
-
- a) Open folder 'Control Panel' and double-click on 'Add/remove
- programs'.
-
- b) Find the line "Chaosoft Folder Guard" in the list of products
- which can be uninstalled and double-click it.
-
- NOTE: If you have set up the administrator's password, you will
- be prompted for this password to continue. installation. You
- may also be prompted to restart Windows before the uninstallation
- can be continued.
-
- c) The "Uninstalling Folder Guard" dialog box will appear prompting
- you to confirm that you want to uninstall Folder Guard. You may
- choose to deactivate Folder Guard, delete its application files,
- delete user files related to Folder Guard, and/or reset Folder
- Guard settings. Press the Help button in this dialog box for more
- information on the options offered.
-
- d) After the uninstalling procedure has been finished, you may need
- to go to the folder where Folder Guard files were installed and
- delete remaining files.
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 4. This is TRY BEFORE YOU BUY software
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- This is NOT freeware or public domain software. This is software
- which you can "try before you buy".
-
- You may install the program in your system and use it for an
- evaluation period of up to 14 days. After that time, you are
- required to purchase a license for continued use of the software or
- else stop using it. You may freely copy and distribute evaluation
- copies of Folder Guard provided that all conditions specified in the
- distribution license are satisfied (please see the license agreement
- in the VENDINFO.DIZ file.)
-
- What's the difference between the Evaluation and Licensed versions?
-
- There is NO functional difference between the evaluation and
- licensed versions of this software: all features of the licensed
- version are available and can be used in the evaluation version.
- Actually, it's the same program: you may convert an evaluation copy
- to a registered copy by entering your name and a Registration Code.
- Similarly, a registered copy of the program may be 'unregistered' by
- deleting the registration code or by just copying the program to
- another machine.
-
- The only difference between the licensed and evaluation versions is
- the prompt to disable Folder Guard, displayed by the evaluation
- version from time to time:
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- | Disable Folder Guard? |
- | |
- | (This screen will not appear in the licensed version) |
- | |
- | [ Yes ] [ No ] |
- ----------------------------------------------------------
-
- While you are evaluating Folder Guard, you may reply "No" to this
- prompt and Folder Guard will continue its normal operation,
- restricting access to the folders you have chosen to protect. If
- someone else is using the computer, though, that user may reply
- "Yes" to this prompt and thus restore access to the protected
- folders.
-
- To prevent this prompt from being displayed, you must register
- Folder Guard -- either by supplying a valid Registration Code at the
- end of the installation procedure, or by entering the Registration
- Code with the "Help | About" command of Folder Guard.
-
- To obtain a Registration Code, you must purchase a license for
- continued use of Folder Guard. Please refer to ORDER.TXT file for
- detailed instructions and order forms. You may order Folder Guard
- with a check or money order. Major credit cards accepted. You may
- also register via CompuServe. Purchase orders from companies
- accepted.
-
- Please refer to ORDER.TXT for more information.
-
- What do you get when you purchase a license for Folder Guard
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. A unique Registration Code, allowing you to remove the "Disable
- Folder Guard" prompt.
-
- 2. Disk with the latest version of Folder Guard and information
- about other ChaoSoft products.
-
- 3. The privilege to upgrade to all future versions of Folder Guard
- FREE of charge.
-
- 4. FREE 90-day customer support.
-
- 5. FREE Compuserve membership with a $15.00 usage credit. This is
- more than enough online time to have your technical support
- questions answered, and still have some fun!
-
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- 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 49442-9427
- USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a message via CompuServe e-mail to:
- ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- 5. Obtaining updates to the software
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- You receive the latest version of this program after you order a
- license for its continued use. Please see file ORDER.TXT for
- information on ordering ChaoSoft products.
-
- The evaluation copies of the software are also available from many
- other sources, including FTP and WEB sites, online services
- (COMPUSERVE, AOL, etc.), BBSes, and from disk or CD-ROM vendors. An
- evaluation version of Folder Guard may be converted into the
- licensed version by entering a valid registration code.
-
- Some of the locations are listed below:
-
- CompuServe:
- GO PIKAPROG, or WINSHARE, or WINUTIL, or WUGNET
- search for the keyword CHAOSOFT
-
- America On Line:
- search for the keyword PIK
-
- FTP: ftp.pik.com
- ftp.asp-shareware.org
-
- HTTP: www.pik.com/chaosoft.html
- www.asp-shareware.org
- ___________________________________________________________________
-
- 6. Getting customer support
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Before requesting customer support, *PLEASE* check out the on-line
- Help for Folder Guard. In particular, be sure to look through the
- "Answers to Frequently Asked Questions" section.
-
- If you cannot find the information you need in the documentation,
- then choose the support option that's right for you:
-
- a) For TECHNICAL questions -- about program features, bug reports,
- suggestions on improving the program, etc. -- please contact the
- author of Folder Guard, Andrei Belogortseff, directly via e-mail
- at:
-
- Internet: 74634.2173@compuserve.com
- Compuserve: 74634,2173
-
- In your message, please include information about versions of
- Windows and Folder Guard you are using and a detailed description
- of the problem. A reproducible sequence of steps leading to the
- problem would be of most help. Please do not send any files to
- this address unless you have been instructed to do so.
-
- b) For NON-TECHNICAL questions -- about the status of your order,
- sales terms, pricing and discount information, etc. -- please
- contact the authorized dealer at:
-
- Pik A Program, Inc. Telephone (212) 598-4939
- 13 Saint Marks Place Fax (212) 228-5879
- New York, NY 10003 CompuServe: 74777,3233
- USA Internet: 74777.3233@CompuServe.com
-
- Thank you for using ChaoSoft products!
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- ChaoSoft(tm), the ChaoSoft logo, and "The way software should be"
- are trademarks of ChaoSoft.
-
- Pik A Program(tm) is a trademark of Pik A Program, Inc.
-
- Microsoft(R) and Windows(R) are registered trademarks of Microsoft
- Corporation.
-
- All other product names may be registered or unregistered
- trademarks/tradenames of their respective owners.
-