
The Small Utilities Version 2.0 For Windows 95

Copyright 1996 Scott McMahan

README.TXT

The Small Utilities 2.0 for Windows 95 have gone from being nice to have
in their previous version to being essential system tools no computer
should be without in this new version. This README file is your key to
getting up and running with the Small Utilities as soon as possible.

For your information: This program is shareware. It is free only for a
two week evaluation period. If you continue to use this program, you are
expected to register as outlined in the manual.  

NOTE ON THE MANUAL: The Small Utilities 2.0 perform specialized
functions which have never before been seen in the Windows 95
environment.  You must read the manual and familiarize yourself with
what the Small Utilities do in order to get the maximum benefit from the
product. Please read the manual and print out a copy.

In this README you will find:

1. Install The Software
2. Print And Read The Manual
3. Notes

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1. Install The Software
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If you received the Small Utilities as a ZIP file, you must unpack the
ZIP file. I can't give you any specific instructions on how to do this,
since there are so many unzip programs available now. Consult your unzip
program's documentation if you need help. Or, if you received the Small
Utilities 2.0 on diskette, place the diskette in the drive.

Once you have the distribution unpacked or in the disk drive, go to the
Start menu and choose:

	Settings / Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs...

If the Small Utilities came on diskette, the Add/Remove Programs...
wizard will find it automatically. If it is not on diskette, you will
have to type the full pathname to the directory where you unpacked it
(or alternatively use the Browse... button and root around until you
find it). The program which installs the Small Utilities is called
setup.exe.

The setup program asks you in which directory you want to install the
Small Utilities. Recommended is the COMMAND directory. In most cases it
will be an acceptable default. If you chose a different directory, you
must add it to your PATH statement if it is not already there.

The Small Utilities need to be in a directory that is on your PATH in
order to function properly.

When you're happy with the settings, click the big Perform Installation
button. Once the install starts, the buttons are replaced by a
play-by-play of what the install program is doing. Also, during
installation, the readme.txt file is displayed using notepad so you can
peruse it as the install grinds away.

Once the install procedure has completed, you are given the option to go
ahead and run the toolbar.

A "program group" window should also appear with icons for all of the
Small Utilities.

	DO NOT BE ALARMED: If you are using a higher resolution display
	on your system than 640x480, you may see scrollbars around some
	of the Small Utilities. Just resize the program's window to
	comfortably display all of the window's contents (the scroll
	bars will disappear when the window is big enough to show all of
	the contents), and when you exit the program the window size
	will be saved for the future. You'll only see the scrollbars
	once.

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2. Print And Read The Manual
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The documentation was created in Microsoft Word 95, and is in .DOC
format.

If you do not have Word, I recommend you use the free MS Word viewer
application (available on Microsoft's Internet World Wide Web page) to
view the file. This is actually a stripped down version of Word with all
editing functions removed, so it will print the file exactly as I
formatted it. If you do not have this program (it came preinstalled on
my PC), it is well worth getting since Word file format is very common
these days -- its ubiquitous nature means a lot of documentation is
going to be distributed in it -- and Word Pad does a lousy job with
documents created in the full Word 95 product.

To read and print the manual, you can choose one of the following
methods:

	* Open it from the Small Utilities group created by the install
	  process in Explorer

	* Click the [Manual] button on the toolbar

	* Start Word or Word Viewer and open the manual from
	  the directory where you specified the Small Utilities
	  to be installed (the filename is "manual.doc").

Notes on typesetting:

	* Some pictures in this manual may not exactly match what you
	  see on your screen, since I have had to convert some to black
	  and white so they would print out on black and white printers.

	* My goal is to make this manual look good on the HP 600 series
	  ink jet printers, since that's in line with the capabilities
	  most printers have these days. If you have a better laser
	  printer, the document will look sharper, and if you have a
	  less capable printer the document will look okay but not
	  wonderful.  On most black and white printers, the manual will
	  look decent.

	* For the purposes of distribution to the widest possible
	  audience, this manual uses only fonts which come with Windows
	  95.

	* This manual is laid out to look good printed single-sided or
	  double-sided.

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3. Notes
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What's New In Version 2.0!

Version 2.0 is a significant rewrite of the product. I've gone through
every aspect of the Small Utilities in light of all the feedback from
version 1.0 with an eye for making them better and more useful. If
you've seen 1.0, you'll be blown away by 2.0. If you're new to the Small
Utilities, you'll find the missing link in the Windows 95 computing
environment that you may not have even known you were missing!

Among other improvements:

	* All programs are now fully integrated with Windows 95 and
	  support the new common dialogs, long filenames, new interface
	  conventions, and so on.

	* All programs are true 32-bit native Windows 95 programs.

	* All programs now remember their window position and size and
	  automatically restore it on subsequent runs! No more scroll
	  bars in high resolution.

	* Note now has a toolbar.

	* Shutdown supports all possible ways to shut the system down
	  both in the dialog and on the command line.

	* Run can run folders.

Too late to make it into the manual:

	These items came up too late to make it into the final manual
	version.

	* You will probably want to add the Run program to your
	  SendTo menu as well as LZX, especially if you are
	  using the Norton File Manager. 
