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///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Welcome to File Manager StepUp! // // the File Manager Extender // for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 3.1, 3.11 // Windows for Workgroups(tm) 3.11 // and Windows 95 // // Version 3.40 // // Last updated: February 25, 1997 // // Copyright (c) 1994-97, ChaoSoft. // All rights reserved. // // _______ // ____|__ | (R) // --| | |------------------- // | ____|__ | Association of // | | |_| Shareware // |__| o | Professionals // -----| | |--------------------- // |___|___| MEMBER // ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This file contains introductory information regarding FM StepUp. STOP! IMPORTANT NOTE 1: Before reading any further, please verify that you have a complete set of the files originally included in the FM StepUp 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 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 FM StepUp you agree to be bound by the terms of the license. TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- 1. Introduction 1.1. About FM StepUp 1.2. What's new in this version 1.3. This is "Try Before You Buy" software! 1.4. Make File Manager recognize and use Long File Names under Windows 95! 2. Installing FM StepUp 2.1. Using SETUP utility 2.1.1. How to quickly try out this program 2.1.2. Installing on a hard disk or network drive 2.1.3. Uninstalling FM StepUp 2.2. Registering your copy of FM StepUp 2.3. Manual installation/deinstallation 2.4. A note about [Restrictions] for File Manager 3. Acknowledgements 4. Obtaining the latest version of the program 5. Getting customer support /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 1. INTRODUCTION // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 1.1 About File Manager StepUp ------------------------------ File Manager StepUp (or FM StepUp) is a utility that improves File Manager dramatically. Instead of replacing File Manager, FM StepUp simply makes it better. When you install FMStepUp, additional commands are added to the menus of the File Manager, and existing commands are enhanced. Featured in the January 1995, WINDOWS Magazine, Superior Shareware section and rated FIVE STARS by Ziff-Davis Interactive! "ChaoSoft accomplishes what Microsoft couldn't ... an excellent shareware product that enhances the power and usefulness of Windows' [File Manager] ..." - Scott A. May, Columbia Daily Tribune, 10/94 "FM StepUp ... does all manner of clever things... FM StepUp is certainly good enough to try." - Mike Hardaker, Windows User UK, 06/94 "Once you have started using it you'll never want to give it up!" - Matt McLeod, Australian PC User, 06/94 "File Manager StepUp ... is chock full of excellent features. It easily rates among the best available FM add-ins..." - Steven J.Cohen, WinOnLine Review, 2/95 Here is the list of features File Manager gets with FM StepUp: o Enhanced dialog boxes, including history lists, browse buttons, verify check boxes, etc. o Commands to easily create, view, edit or print arbitrary files, not necessarily associated with an application. o Customizable Execute Menu, that provides an easy way to access frequently used applications and perform pre-programmed operations on currently selected files. o Customizable Quick Menu, instantly accessible with the right mouse button, contains the most frequently used commands and keeps track of the execution history of other commands. o Several special commands are provided to make you more productive: 1. Total Size, allows you to figure out the size of a directory, including all subdirectories; 2. Change Date/Time, allows you to change date or time attributes for a file; 3. Run Screen Saver; 4. Return To DOS; Restart Windows; Reboot System, etc. o Complete context-sensitive Help is available from all dialog boxes. The Help file provides a complete user's guide for FM StepUp. o FM StepUp is highly customizable. A user can control virtually every aspect of FM StepUp, from choosing a name for its menu to specifying which dialog boxes to enhance. Try it - You won't believe how you were able to work without FM StepUp. "The way software should be!"(tm) 1.2. What's new in this version: ---------------------------------- - most commands are updated to support long file names under Windows 95. Please see below in this file for more information on using FM StepUp with Windows 95. 1.3. 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 FM StepUp 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 Evaluation and Licensed versions? There is NO functional difference between the evaluation and licensed versions of this software (except for the 'registration reminders', displayed by 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 into the system. Similarly, a registered copy of the program may be 'unregistered' by deleting the registration code or by just copying the program to another machine. Evaluation copies of our products are 100% fully functional. We make them this way so you can have a real look at them to decide whether or not they fit your needs. Please understand that if you fail to register, and continue to use 'FM StepUp' beyond the eval- uation period without paying for it, don't expect the program to maintain its original functionality: some features may become disabled. If you need more time to decide whether you want to keep the program, we'll give you an opportunity to extend the evaluation period. However, we cannot afford to let you use the program without compensation. In addition, it is unfair to our customers who do register to use the program. We appreciate your understanding of this policy. What do you get when you purchase a license for FM StepUp? 1. A unique Registration Code, allowing you to remove the registration reminders and put your name, or the name of your organization, on the 'About FM StepUp' screen. 2. Disk with the latest version of FM StepUp and other ChaoSoft products. 3. The privilege to upgrade to all future versions of FM StepUp for Windows 3.1/3.11 FREE of charge. 4. FREE 90-day customer support through electronic mail. 5. FREE Compuserve membership with a $15.00 usage credit. This is much more than enough online time to have your technical support questions answered, and still have some fun! 6. FREE BONUS: a 800x600x256, 3-dimensional, ray-traced *.bmp image of ChaoSoft's logo (may be used as wallpaper on your Windows desktop). How to purchase a license for continued use of FM StepUp -------------------------------------------------------- ChaoSoft licenses the software on the 'per-user', not a 'per-computer' basis. This means that you may purchase a single individual license and use FM StepUp on more than one computer (for example, a desktop system and a notebook), provided that you are the only user of those computers and there is no possibility to use the Registered Copy by anybody else. On the other hand, if more than one person uses a computer, every such user must purchase an individual license for continued use of the software, or a site license for the total number of users accessing the computer must be obtained. Please refer to ORDER.TXT file for detailed instructions and order forms. You may register FM StepUp with a check or money order. Major credit cards accepted. You may also register via CompuServe. Purchase orders from companies are accepted. Please refer to ORDER.TXT for more information. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 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. _____________________________________________________________ 1.4. Make File Manager recognize and use Long File Names under Windows 95! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FM StepUp now supports long file names under Windows 95. Although File Manager itself does not display long file names under Windows 95, there is a third-party utility, FMLFNS, which adds long file name support to File Manager under Windows 95. With FMLFNS, File Manager displays long file names in its windows and uses long file names in its commands. The evaluation versions of FMLFNS and many other useful utilities produced by Prifling Software are available at most online sources. For the latest information, point your web browser to: http://users.aol.com/OliverBes/DPWare/dpware.htm Note: FMLFNS is NOT a part of FM StepUp. The FMLFNS utility is produced by a software vendor independent on and in no way affiliated with ChaoSoft. The reference to FMLFNS is provided here solely for your convenience. Continued use of FMLFNS requires separate registration with its author. Please refer to FMLFNS documentation for more information. If you are using Windows 95, you may find many features of FM StepUp in Explorer (right-button menus, history lists in dialog boxes, Quick View facility, etc.) However, you may still find the *old* File Manager, enhanced with FM StepUp, to be a good addition to your arcenal of file management tools. Here is a short list of advantages of using File Manager with FM StepUp: - File Manager runs *much* faster than Explorer; - File Manager is a MDI (Multiple Document Interface) application, that provides easy access to different directories at the same time; - FM StepUp provides a number of features absent in Explorer, like the 'Total Size' command and customizable 'Execute' menu. File Manager is not made available automatically when you install Windows 95, however you can easily add it to your Desktop - just create a new shortcut and specify 'WINFILE.EXE' in its command line. Of course, please keep in mind that FM StepUp was designed to be used under Windows 3.1/3.11, so some of its features may become useless or not functioning under Windows 95. We also offer a separate product, StepUp'96, designed specifically to improve the user interface of Windows 95. Please see file ORDER.TXT for the description and ordering information. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 2. INSTALLING File Manager StepUp // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Unlike most other Windows applications, FM StepUp is not a stand- alone program; there is no special executable file you would run to start FM StepUp. To use the program, all you need is to properly install it and, every time your run File Manager, FM StepUp will run automatically. 2.1. Using Setup utility ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FM StepUp comes with a convenient and flexible SETUP utility. Use SETUP when you want to temporarily activate/deactivate the software or install it onto your hard disk or network drive for permanent use. 2.1.1. HOW TO QUICKLY TRY OUT THE SOFTWARE ------------------------------------------ If you obtained FM StepUp on a diskette or CD-ROM and want to take a look at the utility without installing it onto your hard disk, run SETUP.EXE from the FMSTEPUP directory on the diskette or CD-ROM and choose the 'Activate' button when prompted. - to run SETUP.EXE, choose File | Run from main menu of Program Manager or File Manager and type into the 'Run' dialog box: A:\FMSTEPUP\SETUP.EXE (assuming that the diskette is inserted into the 'A' floppy drive) After that, run File Manager. You should see a new entry in the main menu, 'StepUp' (Note: If there is no such entry, FM StepUp has not been activated; see information below for possible reasons.) Of course, be sure that the diskette or CD with FM StepUp is available while File Manager is loading! Try this: - place the mouse cursor in a File Manager window and click with the right button. The Quick Menu should pop up with a number of choices; try some of them. - open 'StepUp' submenu and choose 'Special'; try commands from it; - open standard dialog boxes of the File Manager: e.g., Run, Copy, Move, etc. Don't they look better with 3-D effects? Are the history lists next to the editable fields handy? - choose StepUp | Preferences: what do you want to customize? Try buttons: Dialogs; Quick Menu; Execute Menu; try to change the menu name 'StepUp' to something else. Now, if you see that FM StepUp is not what you need, run SETUP.EXE and choose the 'Deactivate' button. In addition, to completely clean your system, you should delete the FMSTEPUP.INI file from your WINDOWS directory. On the other hand, if you want to give the program a longer trial and wish to install it onto your hard disk or network drive, choose the 'Install' button when SETUP.EXE prompts you. Please see the next section for more information. 2.1.2. Installing on a hard disk or network drive ------------------------------------------------- If you've already copied all files from the FM StepUp package onto your hard disk (for instance, you have extracted the files from an archive), run SETUP.EXE and choose the 'Activate' button. If you don't have the FM StepUp files on the hard disk, choose 'Install' instead. Then enter the path to the directory where you want FM StepUp to be installed. In this case, SETUP.EXE will copy all the files to the new location and then activate them. In addition, you'll be prompted to create a separate program group for FM StepUp. It isn't essential to have such a group, but it may be convenient. In any case, it's your decision! 2.1.3. Uninstalling FM StepUp ----------------------------- To prevent File Manager from loading and using FM StepUp, run SETUP.EXE and choose the 'Deactivate' button. If you decide to start using FM StepUp later on, run SETUP.EXE and choose 'Activate'. Otherwise, to completely remove FM StepUp from your system, deactivate it with the SETUP.EXE utility (see above) and remove all the files from the directory on your hard disk or network drive where you have installed FM StepUp. In addition, erase file FMSTEPUP.INI from your WINDOWS directory and, if you created it during installation, delete the 'FMStepUp' program group from the Program Manager. 2.2. Registering your copy of FM StepUp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sometimes, FM StepUp displays a registration reminder, and the 'About FM StepUp' screen reads 'Unregistered copy.' If you have registered FM StepUp and obtained your personal Registration Code from us, you may use it to remove the registration reminder from the screen and enter your name in the 'About FM StepUp' screen. Choose 'Register' from the StepUp menu of File Manager and, when the dialog box pops up, enter your name (exactly as it appears in your Registration Acknowledgment) and the Registration Code. Be sure to enter your name EXACTLY as it's written in the Registration Acknowledgment, including all letters in proper case (upper or lower), spaces, punctuation, etc. If you wish your name to be spelled differently, please let us know and we'll assign you a new registration number. 2.3. Manual installation/deinstallation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If the automatic installation fails for any reason, you may install FM StepUp manually: 1. Create a directory for FM StepUp on your hard disk, say C:\FMSTEPUP, and copy all the files from the FM StepUp installation disk into that directory. If you obtained the FM StepUp files compressed in an archive, extract all the files from it. 2. Close File Manager. 3. Open file WINFILE.INI for editing (using Notepad or any other ASCII text editor). This file is located in the WINDOWS directory on your hard disk (or the directory you specified when installing Windows). Please note: The file you need is WINFILE.INI, not the WIN.INI file! Find the section [AddOns] in this file and enter the following line right after the string [AddOns]: FM StepUp=C:\FMSTEPUP\FMSTEPUP.DLL (or specify the directory you copied FM StepUp's files into, if other than FMSTEPUP). The resulting portion of the WINFILE.INI should look like this: ... [AddOns] FM StepUp=C:\FMSTEPUP\FMSTEPUP.DLL ... (... means other lines of the file). Save the file. 5. Run File Manager. If the installation has been completed successfully, you should see a new menu item, 'StepUp,' among the other items in the main menu of the File Manager. If you don't see the 'StepUp' entry in the main menu of File Manager, an error has occurred. Please verify that you have done all the steps above and, in particular, you specified the correct path in the [AddOns] section of the WINFILE.INI file. Also, make sure that the files have not been corrupted when they were copied onto your hard disk. (Each file should be the same size as each file on the installation diskette) To manually uninstall FM StepUp: 1. Close File Manager and remove the line 'FM StepUp=...' from the WINFILE.INI file (using Notepad, for example). After that, when you restart File Manager, FM StepUp will not be loaded. If you decide later to start using FM StepUp again, enter the line 'FMStepUp=...' specifying the complete DOS path to FMSTEPUP.DLL file, in the [AddOn] section of the WINFILE.INI file. The following steps should be completed only if you wish to remove FM StepUp from your system permanently: 2. Delete all the files from the directory on your hard disk where you installed FM StepUp; 3. Delete file FMSTEPUP.INI from the WINDOWS directory; 4. Delete program group 'FMStepUp' in the Program manager window, if there is one. We hope you'll change your mind! 2.3. A note about [Restrictions] for File Manager ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you're a System Administrator, you may find that FM StepUp gives too much power to Windows users. That's why we made FM StepUp able to restrict itself. With FM StepUp, you may also restrict a user's access to some of the features of the File Manager in the same way as Program Manager. NOTE: FM StepUp is not intended to provide a comprehensive set of [Restrictions] for File Manager. A separate utility, 'FM Guard,' specifically designed for this purpose, is available from ChaoSoft. 'FM Guard' allows you to disable any command in File Manager, limit user access to any drive of your choice, prevent closing of File Manager, etc. For more information about 'FM Guard,' please contact us at the address at the end of this file. To restrict FM StepUp, create a file, 'FMSTEPUP.SYS' in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, insert a [Restrictions] section in the file and add desired Boolean entries listed below to it. Standard rules for specifying BOOLEAN entries of the WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files apply here: 1/ON/TRUE/YES may be used interchangeably to turn the mode on; 0/OFF/FALSE/NO - to turn it off. Note: the settings that affect standard dialog boxes (By File Type, Properties, Run, etc.) of File Manager require corresponding dialog boxes to be enabled through the 'Preferences | Dialogs' command. NoShowHiddenSysFiles=BOOLEAN disables the Show Hidden/System Files check box in the By File Type dialog box so that users will be unable to see any files you don't want them to; NoChangeFileAttrib=BOOLEAN disables the Attributes group of the Properties dialog box and prevents users from changing attributes of files, so that all the files made hidden by you will remain hidden; NoChangeFileDateTime=BOOLEAN disables OK button in the Change Date/Time dialog and prevents users from modifying these file attributes; NoUninstallStepUp=BOOLEAN prevents users from uninstalling FM StepUp, i.e. if a user modifies the WINFILE.INI and removes the 'FM StepUp=' entry, this entry will be added again by FM StepUp automatically when exiting File Manager and FM StepUp will be loaded during the next run of File Manager. NoSaveStepUpSettings=BOOLEAN prevents users from saving the current settings of FM StepUp on exit or on choosing File | Exit while the holding SHIFT key down (undocumented 'Save Settings Now' command); NoCustomizeExecMenu=BOOLEAN prevents users from customizing the Execute Menu of FM StepUp; NoDialogs=BOOLEAN prevents users from using the Preferences | Dialogs command; NoCustomizeQuickMenu=BOOLEAN prevents users from customizing the Quick Menu of FM StepUp; NoChangeViewerEditor=BOOLEAN prevents users from changing the default viewer and editor through the Preferences dialog box (so they won't be able to run undesirable programs this way!); NoRunDOSprog=BOOLEAN disables 'OK' button in the Run DOS Program dialog box and prevents users from using this command. NoExitWindows=BOOLEAN prevents users from using commands Return To DOS, Restart Windows, and Reboot System from StepUp|Special menu. This does not prevent, though, from exiting Windows by other means, via closing Program Manager, for instance. NoRunScreenSaver=BOOLEAN disables command StepUp | Special | Run Screen Saver. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 3. Acknowledgements // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I would like to thank Hale K. Darling for helping to prepare the documentation for this utility. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 4. Obtaining the latest version of the software // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// You receive the latest version of this program after you register it. 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. Some of the locations are listed below: Compuserve: GO PIKAPROG, or WINSHARE, or WINUTIL, or WUGNET search for the keyword CHAOSOFT FTP: ftp.pik.com ftp.asp-shareware.org HTTP: www.pik.com/chaosoft.html www.asp-shareware.org /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 5. Getting customer support // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Please check out the on-line Help for FM StepUp (i.e. choose FM StepUp | Help from File Manager main menu). In particular, it contains a section on 'Frequently Asked Questions' and you may find the answer to your question there! Also be sure to read this file before requesting customer support. If you cannot find the answer to your question in the documentation, then: - For TECHNICAL question -- about program features, bug reports, suggestions on improving the program, etc. -- please contact ChaoSoft directly via e-mail at: Internet: 74634.2173@compuserve.com Compuserve: 74634,2173 - For NON-TECHNICAL questions -- about the status of your order, sales terms, pricing and discount information, etc. -- please contact the autorized dealer, Pik A Program, Inc., at: Telephone (212) 598-4939 Fax (212) 228-5879 Compuserve: 74777,3233 Internet: 74777.3233@CompuServe.com Thank you for using ChaoSoft products! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ChaoSoft(tm) and the ChaoSoft logo 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.