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Archive name: IT15A.ZIP
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This archive contains part of the It Utilities. No sound files
are included and the Dynamic link Library BWCC.DLL is also
omitted. If you don't have the latest BWCC.DLL dated 9/3/93 or
later (see HOW TO UNINSTALL - step 4 for more information on
BWCC.DLL) or would like to hear the sound files, you should get
the second zip file: IT15B.ZIP.
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It Utilities 1.5 - Read me
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THIS IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE - PLEASE REGISTER
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CONTENTS
1. What are the It Utilities
2. List of files
3. How to install
4. How to uninstall
5. Benefits of registering
6. How to contact us
7. How to order
8. Software license
9. Disclaimer of warranty
10. Distributing this shareware version
11. History
WHAT ARE THE IT UTILITIES
It Utilities are not free or public domain software. Non-
registered user are permitted to use them for a 21 days trial
period. To continue using these utilities for more than 21 days
requires registration.
The It Utilities are extensions to the File manager of Windows
3.1. They use the drag and drop facility of the File manager to
enhance it. Instead of buying a replacement File manager you can
add functions to it, you won't have to learn a whole new tool.
These utilities are enhanced with icon animation and sound. All
sounds were recorded using a Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16
sound card.
The first utility is Trash It and implements a trash can to delete
files. Trash It can keep files from your fixed disk when deleting
so you can undelete them if need be.
The second utility is View It, a file viewer that can show up to
four text files at a time in either text or hex mode. View It does
not load files in memory, it reads each page from the disk when
needed. View It is thus capable of showing text files of ANY size.
The third utility is Zip It, a shell for PKWare's PKZip and
PKUnzip. For this release you need a copy of PKZip and PKUnzip to
use Zip It.
Finally Load It is an extension menu to the File manager to
automatically or manually load/unload the It Utilities when you
start or close the File manager.
Apart from Load It, these utilities may also be used with other
File manager's that support drag and drop.
For more information on each utilities you should check out the
help provided. You can access the help of each utility from their
respective system menu. The Load It help is accessed from the Load
it menu command added to the File manager's main menu.
LIST OF FILES
Trash It - trash can
trashit.exe program
trashit.hlp help file
sopen8.wav 8 bits sound file
sclose8.wav 8 bits sound file
kopen8.wav 8 bits sound file
kclose8.wav 8 bits sound file
topen8.wav 8 bits sound file
tclose8.wav 8 bits sound file
View It - file viewer
viewit.exe program
viewit.hlp help file
viewit8.wav 8 bits sound file
Zip It - shell for zipping and unzipping files
zipit.exe program
zipit.hlp help file
zopen8.wav 8 bits sound file
zclose8.wav 8 bits sound file
Load It - File manager extension to load the It Utilities
loadit.dll File manager extension
loadit.hlp help file
PKZip and PKUnzip PIF files
pkzip.pif see HOW TO INSTALL below
pkunzip.pif see HOW TO INSTALL below
Dynamic link library
bwcc.dll
Documentation
readme.txt This file
orderit.txt Order form
HOW TO INSTALL
Simply run the Install program provided. You should restart the
File Manager after installing to activate the It Utilities. You
should check the Zip It help under 'Update File Manager' for
details about speeding up File Manager's updates.
These utilities are minimized as icons and you must reduce the
size of the File manager to access them. The easiest way to do
this is:
1. Minimize all your running applications to icons except the
File Manager.
2. Double click on the desktop or press CTRL-ESCAPE to bring up
the Task Manager.
3. Click on the Tile button.
You will then have the largest File Manager window possible with
access to the It Utilities.
If you install over a previous copy of the same version of the It
Utilities you should close the File manager and any It Utilities
before running the install. You can start the install from the
Program manager (File|Run). If you start the install from the File
manager, you must close it immediately after the first screen of
the install program appears. This will enable the install to
overwrite existing files, since Windows will not let an
application write over files that are in use. After installing,
you may want to enable the new option for Trash It to keep files
forever.
Included are PIF files for PKZip and PKUnzip. These will run PKZip
and PKUnzip inside a Window without closing it after they are
done. This enables you to check for any errors that may have
occured while zipping or unzipping. You then MUST close the window
yourself. If you would like that behavior please move these files
from the It Utilities directory to the directory where you have
PKZip and PKUnzip.
HOW TO UNINSTALL
If you decide not to purchase the It Utilities after the 21 days
trial period or you would like to delete the It Utilities for some
reason, please follow the following steps.
1. Edit the WINFILE.INI file located in your Windows directory and
remove the line from the [AddOns] section that refers to
LOADIT.DLL. It should look something like this:
[AddOns]
Load it=C:\ITUTIL\loadit.dll
2. Delete the files located in the directory in which you
installed the It Utilities. By default it is c:\itutil. Note
that you should close any It Utilities still running before
doing this. You MUST have done step one, closed and restarted
the File manager to erase the file LOADIT.DLL. If not, the File
manager will report it in use and refuse to delete it.
3. Delete the file ITUTIL.INI located in your Windows directory.
You may wish to keep this file if you intend to install It
Utilities again so that your settings are preserved.
4. Delete the file BWCC.DLL in your Windows system directory. But
ONLY if you are sure that no other software you have installed
uses it. This file is a sharable dynamic link library
containing the 3D look of the dialog boxes of the It Utilities.
It was developed by Borland and may also be used by some of
their products or products developed using their compilers. You
can easily tell by the look of the dialog boxes.
5. In the program manager, delete all the icons in the It
Utilities group and delete the group.
BENEFITS OF REGISTERING
If you decide to register you will get these benefits:
1. Sound support for 8 and 16 bits audio cards.
2. The "Unregistered" message under each utility will be replaced
by a file counter that tells you how many files are kept or
shown by each utility.
3. A manual.
4. Notifications of and special price for upgrades.
5. As a bonus you will also receive replacement sound files for
the four standard sounds of Windows. They are similar but of
much better quality. They will also be in 8 and 16 bits
formats.
HOW TO CONTACT US
We can be reached on Alleycat BBS, the home of Allegro software
and the best place to get the latest version of the It Utilities.
You should leave messages to Jacques Boileau. The phone number is
514-527-6599.
We can be reached on Compuserve at ID: 72357,1727
Phone/Fax: 514-689-6689
You can write to us at:
Allegro
560 Gervais
Laval (Quebec)
Canada