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V - The Win32 File Viewer (version 1.0)
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V is a combination File Viewer and Directory Browser for Windows 95 and
Windows NT (Intel platform only).

Some of V's main features include:

  - It is fast and compact.
  - It can view files of unlimited size.
  - It excels at viewing files in hex format. You can search for a
    sequence of hex bytes rather than just a text string.
  - It can be used to view the redirected output of another program/command.
  - Line numbers can be displayed/printed.
  - It has an easy to use interface which takes full advantage of keyboard
    shortcuts and right-click menus. There is no "File Open Dialog Box"
    in sight!
  - It has extensive printing support.
    Headers/Footers can be customized and the listing can be printed with or
    without line numbers. Files can also be printed in 2UP Mode - ie, the
    file is printed in landscape mode with 2 pages per sheet of paper.

Just type "V" and see for yourself!

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Installation
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The archive should contain the following files:

    File Name  Size (bytes)  Description
    ---------  ------------  -----------
    v.exe           241,152  The program!
    dlls.zip        588,194  Required DLLs - MFC42.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL
    file_id.diz         651  Brief program description
    order.html        3,915  Order form (load in your browser and print)
    order.txt         2,971  Order form - plain text format
    register.txt      2,866  How to register
    readme.txt        3,620  This file

Simply copy the file V.EXE to a directory in your path. You also require
Microsoft's version 4.2 runtime DLLs - MFC42.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL which are
included in the file DLLS.ZIP. The chances are that your system already
has these files installed. Just type "V" to run the program and see if you
get any error messages. If you do, you will need to unzip the DLLs and copy
them into your Windows system directory (usually \windows\system if you are
running Windows 95 and \winnt\system32 if you are running Windows NT).

All other files in this archive may be safely deleted.
A Help File will be made available in the future which will have to be copied
to the same directory as V.EXE.

Once you have done this, you can use V to install itself onto the Desktop and
onto other system menus.

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Registration
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V is distributed as shareware. This means that you are entitled to evaluate
it for a trial period without charge. In this case, the trial period is
60 days. If you find the software useful and use it past this trial period,
you MUST register it.

Registration details are explained in the file REGISTER.TXT

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Distribution
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V may be distributed freely provided that:

  1. Such distribution is limited to the original distribution archive file.
     You may not alter, delete or add any files in the distribution archive.
     In particular, you may not change the name of the archive - that is, it
     MUST be vxx.zip (where xx is the version number)
  2. The distribution does not include a registration code.
  3. No money is charged to the person receiving the software,
     beyond reasonable cost of shipping and packaging.


Thank you for evaluating V. I hope you find it a useful utility.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please send them to the email
address below.

Charles Prineas      Email: charles@prineas.com
   7th May 1997      WWW  : http://www.prineas.com/
