                     THE SAFE PROGRAM
      
             Copyright 1995 - Regnoc Software 
 
 
Requires: Windows 3.1+, Windows For WorkGroups 3.1+, 
          Windows NT 3.5+, or Windows 95. 
 
Summary:

Lock your files in a software safe and set the combination.  
Mail the safe using any form of electronic mail.  Anyone 
receiving the file sees a closed safe, but can only access 
its contents if they know the combination.  Accepts all types 
of data from disk files, clipboard cut and paste, drag and 
drop, OLE, etc.  Visual and audio feedback in the user 
interface (sound effects.)

Uses:

Use the Safe Program to protect confidential files transmitted 
by electronic mail or stored in public areas such as the LAN 
server.  Only people knowing the combination can open a safe.  
Allows multiple combinations so that different groups can 
maintain separate security codes.  Works with any form of 
electronic mail that supports file transfers, including 
Microsoft Mail, Lotus cc:Mail, Lotus Notes, CompuServe, and
the Microsoft Network.  You can also mail the Safe Program 
itself to friends, because it is Shareware.


Installation: 
=============
 
1)   Copy all of the files from your source disk to a single 
     directory on your hard disk.  If you like, you can create 
     a new directory called \SAFE on your hard disk to hold  
     your Safe Program files.  Use the Windows File Manager  
     (Explorer in Windows 95) to create directories and copy  
     files. 
2)   Start the SAFE.EXE program running, either by double- 
     clicking the file name from within the Windows File  
     Manager (Explorer in Windows 95), or by using the Run  
     Command from the Program Manager (Start bThe utton in Windows 
     95.) 
3)   The Safe Program will detect that this is the first time  
     it has been run on your system, and will request that you  
     enter a secret user password.  This password protects  
     your personal list of combinations, so be sure that you  
     keep it a secret. 
4)   The Safe Program will also ask if you would like to add  
     the Safe Programs icon to your Accessories group.  This  
     provides a shortcut way to start the program. 
5)   The Safe Program will complete installing itself, and will  
     be ready to use.  The SAFE.HLP help file contains all of 
     the instructions and registration information. 
6)   Enjoy!


Note on Windows 3.1 Compatibility:
==================================

The Safe Program uses OLE 2.0 (Object Linking and Embedding) 
which is a protocol that Microsoft released after Windows 3.1.  
If you have installed any of the recent Microsoft applications 
such as Word 6.0, Excel 6.0, or Access 2.0, your copy of Windows 
will have had OLE 2.0 features added.  You can check if OLE 2.0 
is present by looking for the file OLE2.DLL in your WINDOWS/SYSTEM 
directory.  If the OLE2.DLL file is present, you are all set 
and can proceed to install the Safe Program with step 1 (above.)

(If you are on a networked system with Windows running from the 
server, have your network administrator check for OLE2.DLL, and 
do any necessary changes.)

If OLE2.DLL is not present you will need to add the OLE 2.0 library 
files to your computer.  This is a simple matter of copying files 
into your WINDOWS/SYSTEM directory and double-clicking one file with 
the mouse.  The OLE 2.0 files are located on the disk labeled OLE 2.0 
Files For Windows 3.1 (if you obtained the disks from Regnoc Software)
or can be downloaded from CompuServe's WINSHARE forum in the file
OLE2UPGD.ZIP.  OLE2UPGD.ZIP is also available on other BBS systems.

The procedure for adding the OLE 2.0 features to Windows 3.1 is as 
follows:

1)  Start the Windows File Manager.
2)  Copy all of the files from the disk to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
    You do not need to copy README.TXT.
3)  Double-click the file OLE2.REG with your mouse.  This will register 
    the OLE 2.0 libraries on your system.
4)  Close the Windows File Manager and install the Safe Program as 
    described above.


SHARE.EXE with Windows 3.1
==========================

If your system reports sharing violations, you are running Windows 3.1 
without the SHARE.EXE program installed.  You will need to add SHARE.EXE 
to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that it is automatically loaded when your 
machine starts up.  A typical entry allowing 500 file locks and reserving
5100 bytes for share information is:

SHARE /L:500 /F:5100

