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Welcome to Quarterdeck's CleanSweep 95 Demonstration Edition!
Quarterdeck's CleanSweep saves megabytes of disk space by removing
unused or unwanted Windows programs, system components, and unused and
duplicate files -- quickly, easily, thoroughly, and above all, safely.
Our new version, CleanSweep 95, adds:
* easy-to-use wizards, to guide you smoothly through the process of
uninstalling, archiving, and moving programs;
* installation and file usage monitors, to guarantee safer and more
comprehensive file management;
* powerful File Finders that help you locate duplicate files, redundant
.DLLs, and orphaned system components;
* intuitive tools to scrub away obsolete, unused, or unneeded files; and
* a handsome, informative new Windows 95 user interface.
This Demonstration Edition is a fully-functional version of
CleanSweep 95, with a couple of important exceptions.
* The Demonstration Edition will not delete files from your hard
drive. You will be able to find out how much space CleanSweep 95
can save on your hard drive, and you will be able to use some of
CleanSweep's reporting and analysis features.
* The Demonstration Edition does not include a 16-bit version; you MUST
use this edition under Windows 95.
Your feedback is welcome and encouraged. Please pass along your
comments and suggestions to Quarterdeck's online support representatives
on CompuServe at 76004,2310, or via the Internet at support@qdeck.com.
Quarterdeck will be updating the Demonstration Edition from time to
time, so make sure that you log into CompuServe (GO WINUTIL) or the
Quarterdeck BBS at (310)314-3227 for updates and product announcments.
INSTALLATION
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Installing this Demonstration Edition is easy. Here are the steps:
1) Make sure you're running Microsoft Windows 95; the Demonstration Edition
of CleanSweep 95 requires Windows 95.
2) Open the current folder (the one that contains the file you are
reading now), and click on the Setup icon. Follow the onscreen
instructions.
3) After CleanSweep has been completely installed, and after Windows 95
has been restarted, you may run CleanSweep by clicking on Start, then
choosing Programs, and then Quartedeck CleanSweep Demo 95.
4) To remove the installation files, simply type click on the UNDEMO.BAT
icon in this folder (or type UNDEMO.BAT) at the DOS prompt in this
same directory. This will remove all of the files that came with the
demo, except for UNDEMO.BAT. A batch file can't delete itself, so
you'll have to delete UNDEMO.BAT yourself. Additionally, UNDEMO
won't delete the file you're reading now (README.1ST) nor the file
that contains information on ordering CleanSweep 95 (README.TOO).
That's it!
When you're finished with the Demonstration Edition, you can remove it
by going to the Control Panel, and clicking on Add/Remove Programs.
Choose CleanSweep 95 Demo, and click on the Remove button. If the
Remove Programs applet can't remove everything, simply change to your
Program Files directory, and drag the Quarterdeck CleanSweep folder to
the Recycler.
ORDERING INFORMATION
After you've run the Demonstration Edition of CleanSweep 95, you'll want
to place your order for the FULL PRODUCT at the SPECIAL PURCHASE PRICE
OF $29.95, plus shipping and handling (and tax where applicable). Even
better, you qualify for the Universal Upgrade, priced at $19.95, if you
own any of Quarterdeck CleanSweep v1.0, MicroHelp Uninstaller, Vertisoft
Remove-It, Landmark Uninstall-It!, or IMSI WinDelete. Note that one of
these products MUST be installed on your hard drive for the Universal
Upgrade to install CleanSweep 95 on your system.
To place your order, simply CALL (800) 683-6696 and give the special Key
Code 487. (If you are calling from outside of North America, call
001-813-523-9700 extension 6426, or send a fax to 001-813-443-6603.)
All you have to do is CALL. Make your call today!
INFO AND TIPS
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CleanSweep and Slack Space
When CleanSweep displays the amount of disk space that will be saved by
deleting programs or files, it will often note that more disk space will
be saved than the files seem to occupy. This is a result of the scheme
that is used to store files on a disk. A physical hard drive contains
one or more "partitions". Each partition is subdivided into "clusters",
whose size is largely dependent on the size of the partition; sizes of
4K to 32K are common. Each file on your hard drive is stored in one or
more clusters. Regardless of how much of the cluster is used, the whole
cluster is allocated to the file; thus a one-byte file might take 8K of
storage space on your hard drive. A file (or the last portion of it)
rarely fills a cluster exactly; instead, it is common for many clusters
to contain "slack" space_the difference between the size of the cluster
and the amount of space that a file is using. A great deal of space may
be reclaimed from your hard drive by deleting a large number of files,
even if the files themselves are relatively small.
Stacker 4.0 contains technology that dramatically reduces the amount of
slack space on your hard drive. CleanSweep's calculations may not take
Stacker's savings into account.
CleanSweep's View Option
Currently, CleanSweep's View option support is limited to those viewers
supplied by Windows 95 itself. Some Windows installation options do not
install all of these viewers by default. When you try to view a file for
which your Windows viewer is not yet installed, CleanSweep will notify
you and, at your option, lead you through the process of installing the
complete set of Windows viewers. The following file formats are
supported by the Windows QuickView feature:
Ami Pro; ASCII; Bitmaps, Cursors, and Icons; CorelDraw 2.x-5.x;
Micrografx .DRW; Programs (.EXE, .DLL, and .COM); Freelance Graphics for
Windows; Microsoft Multiplan 4.x; Microsoft Word (all versions through
7.0, including DOS and Windows); Microsoft Write; Microsoft PowerPoint;
Quattro and Quattro Pro (for both DOS and Windows); Rich Text Format
(RTF); WordPad; Lotus 1-2-3 1.x-5.x (for both DOS and Windows) Lotus
Symphony 1.0; VP-Planner; Mosaic Twin; Generic WKS format; MS Works
(spreadsheets, database, and wordprocessing for both DOS and Windows);
Windows Meta File (.WMF); Microsoft Word for Macintosh (4.x, 5.x);
WordPerfect 4.x-6.x (for both DOS and Windows); Microsoft Excel 3.x-5.x;
Microsoft Excel Charts 2.x-4.x; and Hex.
Oddly, Windows 95 provides no viewers for .ZIP and other forms of
compressed files, nor for .GIF, .TIF, or .PCX graphics files; nor for
.DBF or other database files. Future versions of CleanSweep are expected
to be much less dependent on Windows' viewers.
Installation Monitor
The Installation Monitor provides an "append" feature, so that you can
link and log the installation of two programs that might not be
installed at the same time. For example, you might install a database
program, and later install a program to produce specialized reports from
that database. When you monitor the installation of the reporting
program, you might like to use the Append feature so that it's easy to
uninstall both programs together if you wish. You may still use
CleanSweep's standard methods to uninstall one program at a time.
The Installation Monitor is very helpful to CleanSweep's Delete and Move
functions. In particular, CleanSweep requires the assistance of the
Installation Monitor to modify correctly the location of files listed in
the Windows Registry.
File Usage Monitor
When you start CleanSweep, the File Usage Monitor will alert you if
there are files that have been unused for the period of time you choose
in Options / Configure CleanSweep / Usage Monitor / Alert. The File
Usage Monitor icon, in the lower right corner of the screen, will also
flash if you have checked the "Alert if any file is unused for <number>
days" option.
If you change your system's internal clock to a date earlier than the
current date, CleanSweep's File Usage Monitor will not adjust its tables
of files to reflect the change. For example, a file that is listed
as being unused for 10 days will continue to be listed as such even if
you adjust your system's date to some point 10 days in the past.
Uninstall Wizard
In the CleanSweep manual, the section on the Uninstall Wizard suggests
that every folder on your system is displayed. In fact, by default,
every folder on the Windows 95 Start Menu is displayed. Other folders
can be found by running the Uninstall Wizard; then clicking Find, and
then Browse. From this screen, you are able to navigate up and down
through the folders on your hard drive.
CleanSweep's File Finders
By default, CleanSweep will search local hard drives with its File
Finders. You may choose to include floppy drives, network drives, or
removable drives in the search. CD-ROM drives may also be included in
the Duplicate File Finder.
Files created during the CleanSweep session will often not be displayed
in various CleanSweep Finders until you close CleanSweep and start it
again.
Unused File Type Finder, Custom Selection
You may specify not only a file extension but also wildcards in the
Unused File Type Finder Custom Selection option. For example, if you
specify
92*.WK1
as the File Pattern, each instance of your Lotus 2.x worksheet files
beginning with 92 will be found on your hard drive. This is a very
useful file management feature, in fact.
You must specify a file mask. Currently you may not precede this
filemask with a path. For example, C:\WINDOWS\*.DLL is not supported,
but C*.DLL is.
Orphan File Finder
According to CleanSweep, an orphan file is a program that is not
on the Start menu or one of its submenus, and that does not reside in
the same folder as a file that is on the Start menu or one of its
submenus.
View Savings Report
CleanSweep's View Savings Report is intended to give a general overview
of CleanSweep's usefulness, rather than to detail every action on your
hard drive. When you delete a program or file and back it up, CleanSweep
will calculate the space saved as the amount of space taken by the
uninstalled components, minus the size of the backup, and will add this
to the Savings log. However, when you delete the backup, CleanSweep will
not add this figure to the savings log. Similarly, if you choose to
restore the component, CleanSweep will not subtract the original savings
from the savings log.
If you delete a file from a source drive and back it up to a different
target drive, the log will reflect the savings on the source, and will
not account for size of the backup on the target. (In many cases, the
target will be a floppy drive.)
General Notes
If you are running the Norton Protected Recycle Bin along with CleanSweep,
and you encounter an error dialog from CleanSweep that reads "Error
creating backup of the selected items. Drive <drive letter> is possibly full.
[Error 16].", empty both the Windows Recycle Bin and the Norton Protected
Recycle Bin, close and restart CleanSweep, and retry the operation.
CleanSweep will not permit you to delete files that are currently in use.
On a network, Windows 95 permits you to attach to and access drives at
any time. CleanSweep will recognize only those drives to which you were
attached before you start the program.
The network decoy feature will not run if a copy of CleanSweep is
already running.
CleanSweep's Installation Monitor may have difficulty logging the
installation of the Microsoft Plus Pack and other system-level
software that reboots the machine before the installation process
is complete. Such software does not install itself in the same
way that applications do. We recommend extra care in uninstalling
these packages.
*********************************************************************
* This file and the CleanSweep Demo Edition that accompanies it *
* may be distributed freely, so long as they are distributed *
* together in their entirety, and are not distributed for profit. *
* Copyright (c) 1995 Quarterdeck Corporation *
* E N D O F F I L E *
*********************************************************************