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- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // Welcome to File Manager StepUp!
- //
- // the File Manager Extender
- // for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 3.1, 3.11
- // and Windows for Workgroups(tm) 3.11
- //
- // Version 3.27
- //
- // Last updated: April 5, 1996
- //
- // Copyright (c) 1994-96, ChaoSoft.
- // All rights reserved.
- //
- // _______
- // ____|__ | (R)
- // --| | |-------------------
- // | ____|__ | Association of
- // | | |_| Shareware
- // |__| o | Professionals
- // -----| | |---------------------
- // |___|___| 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 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. Introduction
-
- 1.1. About FM StepUp
- 1.2. What's new in this version
- 1.3. This is "Try Before You Buy" software!
- 1.4. Notes on using FM StepUp under Windows 95
-
- 2. Installing FM StepUp
-
- 2.1. Using SETUP utility
-
- 2.1.1. How to quickly try out this program
- 2.1.2. Installing on a hard disk or network drive
- 2.1.3. Uninstalling FM StepUp
-
- 2.2. Registering your copy of FM StepUp
- 2.3. Manual installation/deinstallation
- 2.4. A note about [Restrictions] for File Manager
-
- 3. Acknowledgements
-
- 4. Obtaining the latest version of the program
-
- 5. Getting customer support
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 1. INTRODUCTION
- //
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- 1.1 About File Manager StepUp
- ------------------------------
-
- File Manager StepUp (or FM StepUp) is a utility that improves File
- Manager dramatically. Instead of replacing File Manager, FM StepUp
- simply makes it better. When you install FMStepUp, additional
- commands are added to the menus of the 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... FM StepUp is
- certainly good enough to try." - Mike Hardaker, Windows User UK,
- 06/94
-
- "Once you have started using it you'll never want to give it 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, verify check boxes, etc.
-
- o Commands to easily create, view, edit or print 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:
-
- 1. Total Size, allows you to figure out the size of a
- directory, including all subdirectories;
-
- 2. Change Date/Time, allows you to change date or time
- attributes for a file;
-
- 3. Run Screen Saver;
-
- 4. Return To DOS; Restart Windows; Reboot System, etc.
-
- 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)
-
- 1.2. What's new in this version:
- ----------------------------------
-
- - 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".
-
- 1.3. 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 into the system.
- 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 other ChaoSoft
- products.
-
- 3. The privilege to upgrade to all future versions of FM StepUp
- for Windows 3.1/3.11 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 continued 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.
-
- 1.4. Notes on using FM StepUp under Windows 95
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- If you are using Windows 95, you may find many features of FM StepUp
- in Explorer (right-button menus, history lists in dialog boxes,
- Quick View facility, etc.) However, you may still find the *old*
- File Manager, enhanced with FM StepUp, to be a good addition to your
- arcenal of file management tools.
-
- Here is a short list of advantages of using File Manager with FM StepUp:
-
- - File Manager runs *much* faster than Explorer;
-
- - File Manager is a MDI (Multiple Document Interface) application,
- that provides easy access to different directories at the same
- time;
-
- - FM StepUp provides a number of features absent in Explorer, like
- special commands 'Total SIze', 'Run Screen Saver', and
- customizable 'Execute' menu.
-
- File Manager is not made available automatically when you install
- Windows 95, however you can easily add it to your desktop - just
- create a new shortcut and specify 'WINFILE.EXE' as its command line.
-
- Of course, please keep in mind that FM StepUp was designed to be
- used under Windows 3.1/3.11, so some of its features may become
- useless or not functioning under Windows 95. Among them:
-
- - No long file name support. This is no fault of ours, it's a
- limitation of 16-bit File Manager, included with Windows 95. Had
- Microsoft decide to include a 32-bit version of File Manager
- (available with Windows NT) in the file set of Windows 95, you
- would get long file names 'for free', but...
-
- - Some DOS commands (TREE, etc. ) are not updated by Microsoft to
- be used under Windows 95, so they are not available for use in the
- 'Execute' menu.
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 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 FM StepUp. To use the program, all you need is to
- properly install it and, every time your run File Manager, FM
- StepUp will run automatically.
-
- 2.1. Using Setup utility
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- FM StepUp comes with a convenient and flexible SETUP utility. Use
- SETUP when you want to temporarily activate/deactivate the
- software or install it onto your hard disk or network drive for
- permanent use.
-
- 2.1.1. HOW TO QUICKLY TRY OUT THE SOFTWARE
- ------------------------------------------
-
- If you obtained FM StepUp on a diskette or CD-ROM and want to take
- a look at the utility without installing it onto your hard disk,
- run SETUP.EXE from the FMSTEPUP directory on the diskette or
- CD-ROM and choose the 'Activate' button when prompted.
-
- - to run SETUP.EXE, choose File | Run from main menu of Program
- Manager or File Manager and type into the 'Run' dialog box:
-
- A:\FMSTEPUP\SETUP.EXE
-
- (assuming that the diskette is inserted into the 'A' floppy
- drive)
-
- After that, run File Manager. You should see a new entry in the
- main menu, 'StepUp' (Note: If there is no such entry, FM StepUp
- has not been activated; see information below for possible
- reasons.) Of course, be sure that the diskette or CD with FM
- StepUp is available while File Manager is loading!
-
- Try this:
-
- - place the mouse cursor in a File Manager window and click with
- the right button. The Quick Menu should pop up with a number of
- choices; try some of them.
-
- - open 'StepUp' submenu and choose 'Special'; try commands from it;
-
- - open standard dialog boxes of the File Manager: e.g., Run, Copy,
- Move, etc. Don't they look better with 3-D effects? Are the
- history lists next to the editable fields handy?
-
- - choose StepUp | Preferences: what do you want to customize? Try
- buttons: Dialogs; Quick Menu; Execute Menu; try to change the
- menu name 'StepUp' to something else.
-
- Now, if you see that FM StepUp is not what you need, run SETUP.EXE
- and choose the 'Deactivate' button. In addition, to completely
- clean your system, you should delete the FMSTEPUP.INI file from
- your WINDOWS directory.
-
- On the other hand, if you want to give the program a longer trial
- and wish to install it onto your hard disk or network drive,
- choose the 'Install' button when SETUP.EXE prompts you. Please see
- the next section for more information.
-
- 2.1.2. Installing on a hard disk or network drive
- -------------------------------------------------
-
- If you've already copied all files from the FM StepUp
- package onto your hard disk (for instance, you have extracted the
- files from an archive), run SETUP.EXE and choose the 'Activate'
- button.
-
- If you don't have the FM StepUp files on the hard disk, choose
- 'Install' instead. Then enter the path to the directory where
- you want FM StepUp to be installed. In this case, SETUP.EXE will
- copy all the files to the new location and then activate them.
- In addition, you'll be prompted to create a separate program group
- for FM StepUp. It isn't essential to have such a group, but it may
- be convenient. In any case, it's your decision!
-
- 2.1.3. Uninstalling FM StepUp
- -----------------------------
-
- To prevent File Manager from loading and using FM StepUp, run
- SETUP.EXE and choose the 'Deactivate' button. If you decide to
- start using FM StepUp later on, run SETUP.EXE and choose
- 'Activate'.
-
- Otherwise, to completely remove FM StepUp from your system,
- deactivate it with the SETUP.EXE utility (see above) and remove
- all the files from the directory on your hard disk or network
- drive where you have installed FM StepUp. In addition, erase file
- FMSTEPUP.INI from your WINDOWS directory and, if you created it
- during installation, delete the 'FMStepUp' program group from the
- Program Manager.
-
- 2.2. Registering your copy of FM StepUp
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Sometimes, FM StepUp displays a registration reminder, and the
- 'About FM StepUp' screen reads 'Unregistered copy.' If you have
- registered FM StepUp and obtained your personal Registration Code
- from us, you may use it to remove the registration reminder from
- the screen and enter your name in the 'About FM StepUp' screen.
- Choose 'Register' from the StepUp menu of File Manager and, when
- the dialog box pops up, enter your name (exactly as it appears in
- your Registration Acknowledgment) and the Registration Code.
-
- Be sure to enter your name EXACTLY as it's written in the
- Registration Acknowledgment, including all letters in proper case
- (upper or lower), spaces, punctuation, etc. If you wish your name
- to be spelled differently, please let us know and we'll assign you
- a new registration number.
-
- 2.3. Manual installation/deinstallation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If the automatic installation fails for any reason, you may install
- FM StepUp manually:
-
- 1. Create a directory for FM StepUp on your hard disk, 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. Open file WINFILE.INI for editing (using Notepad or any other
- ASCII text editor). This file is located in the WINDOWS
- directory on your hard disk (or the directory you specified
- when installing Windows). Please note: The file you need is
- WINFILE.INI, not the WIN.INI file!
-
- Find the section [AddOns] in this file and enter the following
- line right after the string [AddOns]:
-
- FM StepUp=C:\FMSTEPUP\FMSTEPUP.DLL
-
- (or specify the directory you copied FM StepUp's files into,
- 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.
-
- If the installation has been completed successfully, you should
- see a new menu item, 'StepUp,' among the other items in the main
- menu of the File Manager. If you don't see the 'StepUp' entry in
- the main menu of File Manager, an error has occurred. Please
- verify that you have done all the steps above and, in particular,
- you specified the correct path in the [AddOns] section of the
- WINFILE.INI file. Also, make sure that the files have not been
- corrupted when they were copied onto your hard disk. (Each file
- should be the same size as each file on the installation diskette)
-
- To manually uninstall FM StepUp:
-
- 1. Close File Manager and remove the line 'FM StepUp=...' from the
- WINFILE.INI file (using Notepad, for example). After that,
- when you restart File Manager, FM StepUp will not be loaded. If
- you decide later to start using FM StepUp again, enter the line
- 'FMStepUp=...' specifying the complete DOS path to FMSTEPUP.DLL
- file, in the [AddOn] section of the WINFILE.INI file.
-
- The following steps should be completed only if you wish to
- remove FM StepUp from your system permanently:
-
- 2. Delete all the files from the directory on your hard disk where
- you installed FM StepUp;
-
- 3. Delete file FMSTEPUP.INI from the WINDOWS directory;
-
- 4. Delete program group 'FMStepUp' in the Program manager window,
- if there is one.
-
- We hope you'll change your mind!
-
- 2.3. A note about [Restrictions] for File Manager
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If you're a System Administrator, you may find that FM StepUp
- gives too much power to Windows users. That's why we made FM
- StepUp able to restrict itself. With FM StepUp, you may also
- restrict a user's access to some of the features of the File
- Manager in the same way as Program Manager.
-
- NOTE: FM StepUp is not intended to provide a comprehensive set
- of [Restrictions] for File Manager. A separate utility, 'FM
- Guard,' specifically designed for this purpose, is available
- from ChaoSoft. 'FM Guard' allows you to disable any command in
- File Manager, limit user access to any drive of your choice,
- prevent closing of File Manager, etc. For more information
- about 'FM Guard,' please contact us at the address at the end
- of this file.
-
- To restrict FM StepUp, create a file, 'FMSTEPUP.SYS' in the
- WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, insert a [Restrictions] section in the
- file and add desired Boolean entries listed below to it.
-
- Standard rules for specifying BOOLEAN entries of the WIN.INI
- and SYSTEM.INI files apply here: 1/ON/TRUE/YES may be used
- interchangeably to turn the mode on; 0/OFF/FALSE/NO - to
- turn it off.
-
- Note: the settings that affect standard dialog boxes (By
- File Type, Properties, Run, etc.) of File Manager require
- corresponding dialog boxes to be enabled through the
- 'Preferences | Dialogs' command.
-
- NoShowHiddenSysFiles=BOOLEAN
- disables the Show Hidden/System Files check box in the By File
- Type dialog box so that users will be unable to see any files
- you don't want them to;
-
- NoChangeFileAttrib=BOOLEAN
- disables the Attributes group of the Properties dialog box and
- prevents users from changing attributes of files, so that all
- the files made hidden by you will remain hidden;
-
- NoChangeFileDateTime=BOOLEAN
- disables OK button in the Change Date/Time dialog and prevents
- users from modifying these file attributes;
-
- NoUninstallStepUp=BOOLEAN
- prevents users from uninstalling FM StepUp, i.e. if a user
- modifies the WINFILE.INI and removes the 'FM StepUp=' entry, this
- entry will be added again by FM StepUp automatically when
- exiting File Manager and FM StepUp will be loaded during the
- next run of File Manager.
-
- NoSaveStepUpSettings=BOOLEAN
- prevents users from saving the current settings of FM StepUp
- on exit or on choosing File | Exit while the holding SHIFT key
- down (undocumented 'Save Settings Now' command);
-
- NoCustomizeExecMenu=BOOLEAN
- prevents users from customizing the Execute Menu of FM StepUp;
-
- NoDialogs=BOOLEAN
- prevents users from using the Preferences | Dialogs command;
-
- NoCustomizeQuickMenu=BOOLEAN
- prevents users from customizing the Quick Menu of FM StepUp;
-
- NoChangeViewerEditor=BOOLEAN
- prevents users from changing the default viewer and editor
- through the Preferences dialog box (so they won't be able to
- run undesirable programs this way!);
-
- NoRunDOSprog=BOOLEAN
- disables 'OK' button in the Run DOS Program dialog box and
- prevents users from using this command.
-
- NoExitWindows=BOOLEAN
- prevents users from using commands Return To DOS, Restart
- Windows, and Reboot System from StepUp|Special menu. This
- does not prevent, though, from exiting Windows by other means,
- via closing Program Manager, for instance.
-
- NoRunScreenSaver=BOOLEAN
- disables command StepUp | Special | Run Screen Saver.
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 3. Acknowledgements
- //
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- I would like to thank Hale K. Darling for helping to prepare the
- documentation for this utility.
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 4. 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
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 5. 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 a section on 'Frequently Asked Questions' and you
- may find the answer to your question there!
-
- Also be sure to read this file before requesting customer support.
-
- 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.
-