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- //
- // Welcome to File Manager StepUp!
- //
- // the File Manager Extender
- // for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) NT
- //
- // Version 3.35
- //
- // Last updated: April 5, 1996
- //
- // Copyright (c) 1994-96, ChaoSoft.
- // All rights reserved.
- //
- // _______
- // ____|__ | (R)
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- // | ____|__ | Association of
- // | | |_| Shareware
- // |__| o | Professionals
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- // |___|___| 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 its 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. About FM StepUp
- 2. What's new in this version
- 3. Installing, uninstalling, and troubleshooting FM StepUp
- 4. This is 'Try Before You Buy' software!
- 5. Obtaining the latest version of the software
- 6. Getting technical support
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1. About File Manager StepUp
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- File Manager StepUp (or FM StepUp) is a utility that improves File
- Manager. Instead of replacing File Manager, FM StepUp
- simply makes it better. When you install FMStepUp, additional
- commands are added to the menus of 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. It adds 3D
- effects (ala Word 6 or Excel 5) to the dialog boxes, gives you
- a command-line history in all sorts of places ... and provides
- right-click pop-up menus in a variety of useful places ... FM
- StepUp is certainly good enough to try."
-
- Mike Hardaker, Windows User UK, 06/94
-
- "The standard dialog boxes gain a history list of recently used
- commands and that attractive 3D look. However...the best thing
- about this is the pop-up menus. Right click on a file and a
- menu pops up giving you a bunch of options, like viewing the
- file, editing it, running it, printing it, and so on ... once
- you have started using it you'll never want to give them 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, etc.
-
- o Commands to easily create, view, and edit 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.
-
- 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)
-
- 2. What's new in this version
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Ver.3.35:
-
- - functionality of the Quick Menu has been enhanced: right-click
- on an item automatically selects it before displaing the Quick
- Menu. This behavior is consistant with the Windows 95 user
- interface.
-
- bugs fixed:
-
- - "The Execute Menu gets corrupted after it was modified and the
- Windows session had been ended while File Manager was
- running".
-
- - "The 'Total size' command fails to work if a directory on a
- networked drive has been selected in the 'left' pane of a
- window".
-
- Ver.3.34:
-
- - the functionality of the special command "Total Size" is extended:
- it may now be used with large ( > 4GB ) volumes.
-
- Ver.3.33:
-
- - bug fixed: "Error after choosing the [x]-button to close File Manager
- under the New Shell".
-
- Ver.3.32:
-
- - minor modifications to the code are performed to make the
- program work under the New Shell .
-
- Ver.3.31:
-
- Command(s) added:
-
- - Change File Time
-
- bug(s) fixed:
-
- - F7,F8, and some other hotkeys do not function properly
-
- - the 'Rename To' field in the 'Rename' dialog box is
- initialized with a file name truncated at 40th character
-
- Ver.3.30:
-
- the first release of the Windows(r) NT compatible vesion of FM
- StepUp. The functionality of this version is comparable to FM
- StepUp for Windows 3.1/3.11, with a number of differences,
- reflecting specifics of the Windows NT operating system:
-
- - FMSUNT.DLL is a true 32-bit application
-
- - long file name support
-
- - user-specific profiles
-
- - administrative setup support
-
- The following limitations exist in the current release:
-
- - no UNICODE support is implemented;
-
- - 'Verify' checkboxes in dialog boxes are not supported;
-
- - the 'Print' dialog box is not modified by FM StepUp (users are
- encouraged to use the 'File-Copy' command and specify
- destination 'PRN' to obtain similar functionality)
-
- - the 'Space occupied' result, reported by the 'Total Size'
- command, when applied to files on a non-FAT volume, should be
- considered only as an estimate;
-
- - special commands 'Run DOS Program', 'Exit Windows', 'Restart
- Windows', and 'Reboot System', available in the Windows 3.1/3.11
- version of FM StepUp, are not supported for Windows NT;
-
- - the number of items in the 'Execute' menu is limited to 30;
-
- - the number of items in the 'top' portion of the 'Quick' menu is
- limited to 20;
-
- 3. Installing, uninstalling, and troubleshooting FM StepUp
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- FM StepUp comes with a convenient and flexible Setup utility,
- which allows you to install and uninstall FM StepUp, control its
- availability for different groups of users, enter the registration
- information, etc.
-
- Please refer to SETUP.TXT file for detailed instructions on using
- Setup utility and troubleshooting information.
-
- 4. 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
- using the Setup utility. 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 information
- about other ChaoSoft products.
-
- 3. The privilege to upgrade to all future versions of FM StepUp
- for Windows NT 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 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.
-
- 5. 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
- oak.oakland.edu
- garbo.uwasa.fi
- ftp.cica.indiana.edu
-
- HTTP: www.pik.com/chaosoft.html
- www.asp-shareware.org
-
- 6. 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 'Answers to Frequently Asked Questions' and you
- may find the answer to your question there.
-
- Also, please BE SURE to read file SETUP.TXT, it contains useful
- troubleshooting information.
-
- If you cannot find the answer to your question in the documentation,
- then:
-
- - if your question is of TECHNICAL character, i.e. regarding
- 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
-
- - if your question is NOT TECHNICAL one, for ex., about 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.
-
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