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Important DiskArella Information
Last Updated on 6/97
1. End-User Agreement
2. Description
3. Installation/Uninstalling
4. Trouble Shooting/Techical Support/History
5. Registration/Upgrades
6. Distributing
1. End-User Agreement
Israel LeBron and all LeBron II Software products and services are
provided "AS IS," and Israel LeBron and LeBron II Software make no expressed
or implied representations or warranties to you regarding the usability,
conditions, or operation thereof. Israel LeBron or LeBron II Software make
no representations or warranties regarding content, and do not warrant the
use of this application will be error-free, or that Israel LeBron or
LeBron II Software software or services will meet any particular criteria
of performance or quality. Israel LeBron and LeBron II Software expressly
disclaim all implied warranties and conditions, including without limitation,
warranties or conditions or title, compatibility, or accuracy.
Your use of all Israel LeBron or LeBron II Software products are at you
own risk. You assume full responsibility and risk of loss from all material
obtained from Israel LeBron or LeBron II Software. You agree that Israel
LeBron and LeBron II Software will not be liable for any damages (Including
consequential or special damages) arising out of your using or inability to u
se this or any Israel LeBron or LeBron II Software product.
2. Description
DiskArella is an inexpensive easy to use utility for 32-bit Windows.
It was designed to help the novice and/or experienced user quickly find and
remove obsolete files, files that are just gathering dust on your hard drive.
DA tools (with brief discription):
File Search finds files in a specified location matching the given criteria
Duplicate Search returns the duplicates files in the locations specified
Statistics provides extended information about a given drive, quick cleaning
options available
Please read the help file shipped with DA (DA.HLP) for detailed information.
3. Installation/Uninstalling
Before you can use DiskArella you must run it's setup program so it will
work correctly on your computer. The files shipped with DA are compressed (to
save space & download time) and must be unpacked before they can be used.
Follow these steps to install:
Make sure that no other programs are running
Insert diskette #1 into your floppy drive or unzip the archive file (if it
was downloaded)
From the Taskbar, click on the Start and select the Run option. Enter the
location of the setup or use the browse button to locate it.
(e.g. C:\Internet Downloads\Setup.exe)
Follow the Setup Wizard's intructions
If for any reason you need to remove DA from your system follow these
steps:
Make sure DiskArella is not running, remove any files saved in the DiskArella
directory that were not installed by the Setup Wizard.
From the Control Panel open the Add/Remove Programs tool
Select the Install/Uninstall tab
Find DiskArella from the listbox and click on the Add/Remove button
4. Trouble Shooting/Techical Support
Technical support can be obtained by contacting the author at:
Lebron2@msn.com You are also encouraged to send your comments and
suggetions. The following is a list of FAQ's (to receive a list of the
lastest FAQ's contact the author at the address shown above):
Q: When I run the setup wizard I get a message telling me that a component
could not be found. A: Installation files are missing, download DA from
another sight or contact the author for a list of download locations.
(Please notify the vendor, sysop, webmaster, or moderator from which you
received the archive)
Q: Every time I execute an "All Files" duplicate search only a portion gets
scanned. I specify a full drive search but it never scans the entire drive.
A: Close all other programs before running the search, this will increase
memory. Although windows allocates memory by using a swap file, large
"bloated" drives will cause DA to do this.
Q: How can I prevent the toolbar from becoming distorted at startup, why does
this happen? A: Slower computers will sometimes cause this. Use the Refresh
option or press the F5 key to refresh the screen. Also, close any other
programs that are not begin used as this will increase memory and speed.
Q: Will DiskArella unregister programs from the windows registry? A:
DiskArella is not an uninstaller and will not "clean up" the registry.
When removing applications, use its uninstaller or the Windows Add/Remove
Programs tool to completely remove it. (You can download REGCLEAN from
Microsoft's web sight, the name says it all...and it's free!)
Q: Is there a version available for Window 3.x? A: Sorry, but at this time
WIN95 is the only platform supported.
Q: Is it possible to have more than twelve File Type Groups? A: Yes, you
will need to edit "Groups.dat" using NotePad. DO NOT use DA's File Types
Groups editor after exceeding the limit as it will only store the first
twelve (erasing your hard work).
Q: When I append the "Quick Clean" instructions to a shortcut command line,
Windows tells me that it cannot find the file. A: You can do one of the
following 1-Put quotation marks around the path and then enter the DA command
(e.g. "C:\Program Files\Da\Da.exe" ?QR,C:\,*.tmp). 2-Type the path in DOS
format (e.g. c:\progra~1\da\da.exe ?QR,C:\,*.tmp).
Q: Drive Space & Cluster Overhang tool returns incorrect free disk space. A:
Hard drives greater the 2 Gig will cause this. The next release includes a
routine that checks the OS version and calls the proper library (registered
users will receive this upgrade free, should be available soon).
DiskArella relies highly on system DLL's (Dynamic Link Libraries), which
are located in your Windows System directory. The following files are not
shipped with DA but were installed by Windows, ensure that you have the same
or higher versions.
comdlg32.dll 4.00.950
comctl32.dll 4.00.950
kernel32.dll 4.00.950
gdi32.dll 4.00.950
shell32.dll 4.00.950
user32.dll 4.00.950
version.dll 4.00.950
Need a customized version of DiskArella? Please contact the author at the
address show below.
History
Version 1.00 Released on 4/97; File Search, Duplicate Search, Cluster &
Drive Information
Version 1.01 Additional features added (Quick Clean, Clean Startup, File
Search), eliminated some bugs reported in version 1.00
Version 1.02 Released on 5/97; Added a grid view option, recycle option is
now set to work in the backround (removing the titlebar flickering that was
caused in prior versions), toolbar has been enhanced.
Version 1.10 Released on 6/97; Faster search engine, enhanced grid view,
smashed the grid view bug.
Next This version will be available sooner than you think! Expect a VERY
fast search engine. A routine has been included to check your OS version
(needed for drives greater then 2 Gig). Send your ideas to lebron2@msn.com
5. Registration/Upgrades
For registration information please read the help file shipped with
DiskArella (DA.HLP).
Disk Vendors, Shareware Distributors and BBS's may have charged a nominal
fee for the distribution of DiskArella (unregistered version). This does not
constitute payment for the registration license.
Registered users will receive free and/or discounted upgrades, will be
notified of any bugs, and will receive patches (if available) at no extra
cost.
6. Distributing
You are encouraged to pass a copy of this shareware version along to your
friends for evaluation. If you do so, you must provide them with the
archive file (you cannot just copy the exectable to a disk).
If you would like to become a distributer of the registered/shareware
version of DiskArella, please contact the author at Lebron2@msn.com (include
your contract and/or proposal as an attachement if you are requesting
distribution permission for the registered version).
"Thanks for taking the time to read the DiskArella documentation and for
supporting the shareware concept (give yourself a pat on the back)."
- Israel LeBron