Welcome To Zip Manager 4.0 From * Software Excellence By Design Inc. ----------------------------------- Version 4.0 - Release 1.0 May 17th 1993 This document covers material NOT contained in the user's guide. Please read ALL of this information carefully! We suggest that you print this file so you can have a hard copy for a reference as you setup Zip Manager. To print it you can use the windows notepad Print command from the File Menu, or from the DOS prompt type "copy readme.txt prn" without the quotes. This will copy the file to your default printer on LPT1. ************************************************************************** The Zip Manager 4.0 ZIP (ZM4.ZIP) file is in 1.10 format. Please leave it in 1.10 ZIP format if you upload it to any BBS, or give a copy to a friend. ************************************************************************** In order to setup and install Zip Manager Correctly you MUST follow the steps outlined below. Zip Manager 4.0 has so many powerful features it is critical that you take the time to set it up correctly before using it for the first time. PKZIP 'UNZIP VERSION 1.10 and 2.04G SUPPORT --------------------------------------------- Zip Manager supports both versions 1.10 and 2.04G. It automatically detects which version you are using each time the program starts. PLEASE NOTE - You Can Use PKZIP 1.10 and PKUNZIP 2.04 At The Same Time ----------- You CAN USE PKZIP 1.10 AND PKUNZIP 2.04G AT THE SAME TIME if you need to make 1.10 compatible Zip files and avoid the errors when extracting 2.0 format Zip Files as mentioned in the next paragraph. The Zip Manager 4.0 Program Files --------------------------------- The Zip Manager program files are in compressed format. You must run the ZM4SETUP program to expand them before the program can be used. The setup program will create a Program Manager group and add the program files and other important files to the group. PLEASE NOTE: ------------ You must run ZM4SETUP.EXE from the Windows Program Manager. Other shells like the Norton Desktop or PC Tools for Windows are not 100% compatible with our setup program and may cause it to fail when attempting to create the Zip Manager 4.0 Group. Step 1 Running The ZM4SETUP Program ---------------------------- After extracting the ZM4.ZIP file to either a directory on your hard drive or to a floppy drive. Start Windows and make sure that the Windows Program Manager is running. 1. From the Program Manager File Menu choose Run... 2. Enter the location of the ZM4SETUP Program. If the files were on your A: drive then you would enter: A:\ZM4SETUP and press Enter or Click on the OK button. 3. The Zip Manager 4.0 setup dialog will be displayed. 4. The edit field will display a suggested directory. 5. Press OK to accept the default directory or enter new destination directory and press Enter or Click on the OK button. 6. The setup program will create the directory for you and display the file installation progress. 7. When it has finished expanding and copying the files it will create a new Program Manager Group and add the program files to the group. Now you can proceed with the next step. Step 2 Copying The Archive Programs To Your Zip Manager Directory ---------------------------- You MUST copy PKZIP.EXE, and PKUNZIP.EXE from their current location on your drive into the Zip Manager directory. The program will Not run unless it finds these files located in the same directory with the Zip Manager program files. Any additional programs you plan to use must also be located in the Zip Manager directory. For Complete Functionality the following files should be located in your Zip Manager 4.0 directory: PKZIP.EXE ----> Required PKUNZIP.EXE ----> Required ZIP2EXE.EXE ----> Optional PKZIPFIX.EXE ----> Optional ARJ.EXE ----> Optional - * Required if you want to use ARJ compression Any other program like your Virus detection program and alternate archive extraction programs such as LHARC, or ARC-E. Step 3 To Complete The Installation ---------------------------- After the installation program is finished you MUST read the installation section of the Users' Guide. You will see its icon in the Zip Manager 4.0 group. You must setup the program's default directories, and configure the program to work with your Virus Detection software. In addition there are several VERY IMPORTANT changes you need to make to your WIN.INI, AUTOEXEC.BAT, and CONFIG.SYS files. ************************************************************************* Important Notes and New Features ************************************************************************* This version of Zip Manager has so many commands and options it is imperative the your read the users manual BEFORE using the program. At least read the Drag and Drop Reference and The Using File Manager with Zip Manager sections. If you want to use Norton Desktop for Windows you MUST have Version 2.2 or later to use it with Zip Manager. The documentation is in windows write format and it is the manual.wri file that was installed with your program files. New Hot Key ----------- In order to make it easier to quickly change directories we added an new accelerator key combination. Now ALT + D will call the change directory dialog box. Known Video Card Problem ------------------------- The Diamond Stealth VRAM Card has a bug in either its Windows Drivers on a hardware related bug that causes the following problem. When attempting to run PKZIP in a DOS Window no text is visible. The only thing you will see is a flashing cursor. All of the text is being displayed black on black. Zip Manager is still functioning normally and the archive command will be completed successfully. No other hardware problems are known at the time of this release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Company Background Software Excellence By Design Inc, is a new company formed in 1992 by the same programmers that were the founders of Moon Valley Software. When we founded the new company we kept the rights to several of our Windows Shareware programs including Zip Manager. The programmers that brought you some of the very first and best Shareware for Windows are back!, and Zip Manager Represents our commitment to deliver commercial quality software to Shareware users. We look forward bringing you more top notch software and the support to back it up. Eric D. Anderson President