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- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // Welcome to File Manager Toolbar!
- //
- // the File Manager Extender
- // for Microsoft(R) Windows(tm) 3.1, 3.11
- // and Windows for Workgroups(tm) 3.11
- //
- // Version 2.25
- //
- // 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 Toolbar.
-
- STOP!
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE 1:
-
- Before reading any further, please verify that you have a complete
- set of the files originally included in the FM Toolbar package. The
- 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, then the package is not
- complete and its further use or distribution is PROHIBITED. Please
- contact us at the address at the end of this file to obtain a
- complete package of the software.
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE 2:
-
- Please read Chaosoft License Agreement, which may be found in the
- VENDINFO.DIZ file, supplied with the package, before using this
- software. By using FM Toolabr you are agreeing to be bound by the
- terms of that agreement.
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- -----------------
-
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. About FM Toolbar
- 1.2. What's new in this version
- 1.3. This is "TRY BEFORE YOU BUY" software!
-
- 2. Installing FM Toolbar
- 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 Toolbar
- 2.2. Registering your copy of FM Toolbar
- 2.3. Manual installation/deinstallation
-
- 3. Acknowledgements
-
- 4. Obtaining the latest version of the program
-
- 5. Getting customer support
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 1. INTRODUCTION
- //
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- 1.1 About File Manager Toolbar
- -----------------------------
-
- FM Toolbar is an extender of File Manager for Microsoft(R)
- Windows(tm) 3.1, 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups(tm) 3.11.
-
- Chaosoft Toolbar is an attractive alternative to the native
- Windows toolbar. Fully user- customizable, it provides about
- twice as many buttons, support for MS Tools, handy 'tooltips'
- for novice users (a'la toolbar for Word and Excel).
-
- "File Manager Toolbar brings the most basic Windows element -
- the toolbar - to File Manager, giving you one-touch response to
- common tasks ... one simple answer to the problem ... nifty
- little program ... it's worth the download."
-
- - Computer Shopper, 11/94
-
- FM Toolbar is a great timesaver. Statistics shows that toolbar
- for File Manager is one of two main reasons why individual
- users of Windows 3.1 upgrade to Windows for Workgroups (the
- other reason is slightly improved performance). FM Toolbar is
- an alternative, effective and inexpensive way to upgrade your
- system. FM Toolbar will save you a great deal of time! With FM
- Toolbar your will work with File Manager easier and faster.
-
- Try it - You won't believe how you were able to work without FM
- Toolbar.
-
- The way software should be!
-
- 1.2. What's new in the current version
- ----------------------------------
-
- - minor modifications to the code have been made to make
- FM Toolbar more compatible with other File Manager extensions.
-
- 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 Toolbar 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 Toolbar 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 use of (i.e.
- register) FM Toolbar?
-
- 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 Toolbar' screen.
-
- 2. Disk with the latest version of FM Toolbar and other ChaoSoft
- products.
-
- 3. The privilege to upgrade to all future versions of FM Toolbar
- 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 Toolbar
- ---------------------------------------------------------
-
- 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 Toolbar 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 Toolbar 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 CompuServe message via CompuServe
- Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 2. INSTALLING File Manager Toolbar
- //
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- Unlike most other Windows applications, FM Toolbar is not a
- stand-alone program; there is no special executable file you would
- run to start the FM Toolbar. To use FM Toolbar, all you need is to
- properly install it, and it will run automatically every time you
- run File Manager.
-
- 2.1. Using Setup utility
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- FM Toolbar comes with convenient and flexible SETUP utility. Use
- SETUP if you want to temporarily activate/deactivate the software
- or install it onto your hard disk or network drive for permament
- use.
-
- 2.1.1. HOW TO QUICKLY TRY OUT THE SOFTWARE
- ------------------------------------------
-
- If you obtained FM Toolbar 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 FM Toolbar 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:\TOOLBAR\SETUP.EXE
-
- (assuming that the diskette is inserted into the 'A' floppy
- drive)
-
- After that, run File Manager. You should see a new item in the
- main menu, Toolbar (If there is no such an item, FM Toolbar has
- not been activated; see information below in this file for
- possible reasons.) Of course, be sure that the diskette or CD with
- FM Toolbar is available during the loading of File Manager!
-
- Now, if you see that FM Toolbar is not what you need, just run
- SETUP.EXE and choose the 'Deactivate' button. Your system will
- forget all about FM Toolbar!
-
- On the other hand, if you want to give the program a longer try
- 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 have already copied all the files from the FM Toolbar
- 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 Toolbar files on the hard disk, choose
- 'Install' button instead. Then, enter the path to the directory
- where you want FM Toolbar to be installed. In this case, SETUP.EXE
- will copy all the files to the new location and then activate
- them. In addition, you will be prompted to create a separate
- program group for FM Toolbar. It's not essential to have such a
- group, but it may be convenient. In any case, the last word is
- yours!
-
- 2.1.3. Uninstalling FM Toolbar
- -----------------------------
-
- To prevent File Manager from loading and using FM Toolbar, run
- SETUP.EXE and choose the 'Deactivate' button. If you decide to
- start using FM Toolbar later on, run SETUP.EXE and choose
- 'Activate'.
-
- Otherwise, to completely remove FM Toolbar from your system,
- deactivate it with the SETUP.EXE utility (see above) and remove
- all the files from directory on your hard disk or network drive
- where you have installed FM Toolbar. In addition, delete program
- group 'FMToolbar' from the Program Manager, if your created it
- during installation.
-
- 2.2. Registering your copy of FM Toolbar
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Sometimes, FM Toolbar displays a registration reminder, and the
- "About FM Toolbar" screen reads 'Unregistered copy'. If you have
- registered FM Toolbar and obtained your personal Registration Code
- from us, you may use it to prevent the registration reminder from
- being displayed and enter your name in the 'About FM Toolbar'
- screen. Choose 'Register' from the 'Toolbar' submenu of File
- Manager and when a 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 the spaces, punctuation,
- and entering letters in proper case (upper or lower). If you wish
- your name to be spelled differently, please let us know and we'll
- assign a new registration code.
-
- 2.3. Manual installation/deinstallation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If the automatic installation fails for any reason, you may install
- FM Toolbar manually as follows:
-
- 1. Create a directory for FM Toolbar on your hard disk, say
- C:\TOOLBAR, and copy all the files from the FM Toolbar
- installation disk into that directory. If you obtained the FM
- Toolbar 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
- 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*
- WIN.INI.
-
- Find the section [AddOns] in this file and enter the following
- string right after the string [AddOns]:
-
- FM Toolbar=C:\TOOLBAR\FMTB.DLL
-
- (or specify the directory you copied FM Toolbar's files into,
- if other than TOOLBAR).
-
- The resulting portion of the WINFILE.INI should look like
- this:
-
- ...
- [AddOns]
- FM Toolbar=C:\TOOLBAR\FMTB.DLL
- ...
-
- (... means other lines of the file). Save the file.
-
- 4. Run File Manager.
-
- If the installation has been completed successfully, you should
- see a new menu item, Toolbar, among the other items of the File
- Manager's main menu. If you cannot see the Toolbar item in the
- main menu of File Manager, an error has occurred. Please verify
- that you have done all the steps above, and, in particular, have
- 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 Toolbar:
-
- 1. Close File Manager and remove the line 'FM Toolbar=...' from
- the WINFILE.INI file (using Notepad, for example). After that,
- when you restart File Manager, FM Toolbar will not be loaded.
- If you decide later to start using FM Toolbar again, type the
- string 'FM Toolbar=...', specifying the complete DOS path to
- the FMTB.DLL file, in the [AddOn] section of the WINFILE.INI
- file.
-
- The following steps should be completed only if you wish to
- remove the FM Toolbar from your system permanently:
-
- 2. Delete all the files from the directory on your hard disk where
- you installed FM Toolbar;
-
- 3. Delete program group 'FMToolbar' in the Program Manager window,
- if there is one.
-
- We hope you'll change your mind!
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- //
- // 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 copieas 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 Toolbar (i.e. choose
- FM Toolbar | 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.
-
-