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- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- // Welcome to File Manager StepUp!
- //
- // the File Manager Extender
- // for Microsoft(R) Windows(tm) 3.1, 3.11
- // and Windows for Workgroups(tm) 3.11
- //
- // Version 2.0
- //
- // Copyright (c) 1994, ChaoSoft.
- // All rights reserved.
- //
- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- This file contains introductory information about the File Manager
- StepUp software.
-
- Please see on-line Help for detailed instructions on how to use
- this software and all other related information.
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- -----------------
-
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. About FM StepUp
- 1.2. What's new in version 2.0
- 1.3. How to use the documentation
- 1.4. This is Shareware - Try Before You Buy!
-
- 2. Installing FM StepUp
- 2.1. Using INSTALL utility
- 2.2. Manual installation
-
- 3. How to reach the author of the FM StepUp
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 1. INTRODUCTION
- //
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- 1.1 About File Manager StepUp
- -----------------------------
-
- FM StepUp is the powerful and innovative File Manager extender
- for Microsoft(R) Windows(tm) 3.1, 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups
- (tm) 3.11.
-
- FM StepUp makes the File Manager an actually user friendly
- application. With FM StepUp installed in your system you will
- perform various file management operations easier and faster.
-
- FM StepUp enhances standard dialog boxes of the File Manager,
- providing them with additional useful features (history lists,
- remembering you previous commands; 'verify' check boxes; 'browse'
- buttons; etc.).
-
- FM StepUp allows you to combine most frequently used commands of
- the File Manager into the Quick Menu, so you can access them just
- pressing the right button of your mouse.
-
- FM StepUp makes your able to easily create, view, edit, or print
- arbitrary files, not necessarily associated with an application,
- and you can assign your favorite viewer or editor to do this.
-
- FM StepUp provides you with some unique or hard-to-find commands,
- allowing you, for example, to figure out the total size of a
- directory, including all its subdirectories; change date or time
- of the file; run the default screen saver whenever you want it to;
- etc.
-
- FM StepUp allows you to add your own commands to the File Manager
- and easily execute them. You may use this possibility to launch
- frequently used applications (as Corneal Panel or Clipboard viewer)
- directly from File Manager menu, or to perform preprogrammed
- operations over files selected in a File Manager's window (like
- UnZip or UnArj).
-
- If you are a network administrator, FM StepUp can help you to
- restrict some of the File Manager's capabilities (in almost the
- same way as you do it for the Program Manager), allowing you to
- prevent your users from performing potentially dangerous or
- undesirable commands.
-
- After all, FM StepUp is highly customizable. You are in charge of
- almost every aspect of its functionality - from the size of the
- history lists to contents of the Quick Menu and Execute Menu.
-
- Try it - and you won't believe you worked without FM StepUp
- before.
-
- The way software should be!
-
- 1.2. What's new in the version 2.0
- ----------------------------------
-
- A LOT!
-
- New features, new documentation, new installation utility, new
- registration encouragement policy.
-
- No new bugs (hopefully!).
-
- The only old thing is the price. Yes, due to success of the FM
- StepUp ver.1.x and support of our registered users, we were able to
- significantly improve FM StepUp and keep the same low registration
- fee.
-
- And as our special thanks for all of you who invested your money
- in FM StepUp - the UPGRADE FROM ANY PREVIOUS VERSION OF FM STEPUP
- to version 2.0 is FREE! If you are a registered user of the FM
- StepUp, you will get new disk from us shortly, if you have not
- received it yet.
-
- If you tried any of the previous versions of the FM StepUp and did
- not like it by any reason, you should definitely try this one.
-
- SPECIAL NOTE for Windows for Workgroups users: if you had given up
- the FM StepUp ver.1.x because of the conflict between FM StepUp
- and Toolbar, please take a look at the current version. That bug
- has been fixed and they (FM StepUp and toolbar) enjoy each the
- other now.
-
-
- 1.3 How to use the documentation
- --------------------------------
-
- The complete information on the FM StepUp software, including the
- description of the installation procedure, how to get updates, how
- to register your copy, troubleshooting hints, order forms, answers
- to frequently asked questions, etc., is available in the Windows
- help format, file FMSTEPUP.HLP.
-
- If you have already installed FM StepUp you can access the
- information by choosing StepUp | Help from File Manager's menu.
-
- Or, double click the 'FM StepUp Help' icon in the FMStepUp group
- created for Program Manager after automatic installation.
-
- Or, choose command Run from Program Manager or File Manager main
- menu, and enter the full name (including complete path) of the
- FMSTEPUP.HLP file. For example, if you have placed the FM StepUp
- files into directory TEMP on your hard disk C, enter the following
- string into the Run dialog box:
-
- C:\TEMP\FMSTEPUP.HLP
-
- and click OK button.
-
- Another way to view the file is to open the directory window with
- the File Manager and double click its filename with the mouse.
-
- 1.4. THIS IS SHAREWARE: TRY BEFORE YOU BUY !
- --------------------------------------------
-
- This is NOT a free or public domain software. This is SHAREWARE,
- i.e. copyrighted software which you can "try before you buy".
- Shareware is a great concept and we encourage you to try out File
- Manager StepUp and pass along the unregistered copies to your
- friends.
-
- You may try the program for the evaluation period of up to 14
- days. After that time, you are required to purchase the software
- through registration or else discontinue its use. (please read the
- complete text of License agreement in FM StepUp Help for details).
-
- Unlicensed copies of our products are 100% fully functional. We
- make them this way so that you can have a real look at them, and
- then decide whether they fit your needs or not. Our entire
- business depends on your honesty. If you use it, we expect you to
- pay for it. We feel that if we treat you right, you will treat us
- right.
-
- When you pay for the shareware you like, you are voting with your
- pocketbook, and will encourage us to bring you more of the same
- kinds of products.
-
- //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU REGISTER File Manager StepUp ?
- //
-
- 1. The personal Registration Number, allowing you to remove
- registration reminder and put your name in the About FM StepUp
- screen.
-
- 2. Disk with the latest version of the FM StepUp.
-
- 2. The privilege to be personally informed about new major
- releases of the FM StepUp and other software products from
- ChaoSoft.
-
- 3. 50% discount when upgrading to new versions of the FM StepUp.
-
- 4. FREE 90-days customer support through electronic or regular mail.
-
- //////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // REGISTERING FM StepUp
- //
-
- You can register your copy of the FM StepUp software with a credit card
- (Visa, MC, Amex, or Discover), personal check, money order, or
- cash. Please see topic 'How To Register' in the FM StepUp Help for
- details and order forms.
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 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 the FM StepUp. To use the FM StepUp software, all you
- need is properly install it, and it will run automatically every
- time you run the File Manager.
-
- Please follow these simple rules to install the FM StepUp:
-
- 1. If not already running Microsoft Windows, start Windows 3.1 or
- Windows for Workgroups 3.11.
-
- 2. If the FM StepUp package came to you compressed, uncompress it
- into some temporary directory on either your hard or floppy
- disk. If you got the package on the original installation
- diskette, insert it into a floppy drive (A or B).
-
- 3. Select the File | Run menu option of the Program Manager or
- File Manager, and type into the Run dialog box:
-
- a:install
-
- and press Enter (or click OK button). If problems occur,
- include the full path to the directory where you have the FM
- StepUp files placed.
-
- 4. The installation program will prompt you for any
- additional information needed.
-
- 5. The installation program will copy all the necessary files to a
- specified directory on your hard disk, create the program group
- 'FMStepUp', and make an entry in the WINFILE.INI file declaring
- the FM StepUp as an extension of the File Manager.
-
- After the installation complete, you can immediately start using
- File Manager enhanced with FM StepUp.
-
- The first time when you run it, FM StepUp will display
- registration reminder, and the About FM StepUp screen will read
- 'Unregistered copy'. If you have registered your copy and obtained
- your personal Registration number from us, you may use it to
- remove the registration reminder from the screen and put your name
- in the About FM StepUp screen. To do it, choose Preferences from
- the StepUp menu of File Manager and when a dialog box pops up,
- click the Register button. Now enter your name (exactly as it
- appears in your Registration acknowledgment) and the Registration
- number.
-
- If the automatic installation fails by any reason, you can install
- the FM StepUp manually:
-
- 1. Create a directory on a hard disk for FM StepUp, 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. Copy the file CTL3D.DLL into the Windows SYSTEM directory on
- your hard drive (be sure not to overwrite the newer version of
- this file if you have already got one!). If you are using a
- networked Windows installation and the SYSTEM directory is
- write-protected, put the file CTL3D.DLL into the WINDOWS
- directory.
-
- 4. Open file WINFILE.INI for editing (using Notepad or any other
- text editor). This file is located in the WINDOWS directory on
- your hard disk (or directory you specified when installing
- Windows). Please note: the file you need is WINFILE.INI, not
- WIN.INI.
-
- Find the section [AddOns] in this file and place the following
- string right after the string [AddOns]:
-
- FM StepUp=C:\FMSTEPUP\FMSTEPUP.DLL
-
- (or specify the directory you copied the FM StepUp's files in,
- 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.
-
- You shell find new menu item, StepUp, among the other items of the
- File Manager's main menu, if the installation has been completed
- successfully. If you cannot see the StepUp item in the main menu
- of the File Manager, an error has occurred. Please verify that you
- have done all the steps above, and, particularly, specified
- correct path in the [AddOns] section of the WINFILE.INI file.
-
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 3. HOW TO CONTACT THE AUTHOR
- //
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- Thank you for using File Manager StepUp!
-
- If you have any questions or suggestions regarding FM StepUp, I
- will be glad to hear from you. You can reach me through Internet
- sending an electronic mail to:
-
- andreib@delphi.com
-
- or you can write to me:
-
- Andrei Belogortseff
- ChaoSoft
- P.O.Box 43
- Old Town, ME 04468-0043
-
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