This is the file README.TXT for Boomerang for Windows 3.1 Introduction This is Boomerang, a common dialog box utility which enables you to open or save your frequently used files very quickly. The first time you save or open a file using the common dialog box in the ordinary way, Boomerang will save that filename in a popup menu. So the next time you want to open or save that file, you choose the file from the popup menu and that's about it! It's fast and it's easy. Look in this help file for more details on how to use Boomerang. Note that Boomearng is intended for Windows 3.1 since common dialog boxes was introduced in Windows 3.1. Copyright Boomerang for Windows is copyrighted * 1992 Jo Torsmyr, the author. It is not in the public domain but you may copy and distribute it freely without any charges (except for distribution media costs) and as long as this copyright notice is present. Boomerang Files This is a list of the files which you need to be able to use Boomerang. They are all in the distribution file BOOM10.ZIP. COMMDLG.DLL the new COMMDLG.DLL with the Boomerang extensions. Must be in the Windows System directory (for example C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM). BOMERANG.INI initialization file for Boomerang. Must be in the Windows directory (for example C:\WINDOWS). BOMERANG.HLP help file for Boomerang. You can specify where this file is in BOMERANG.INI, the default is in the Windows directory. BOMERANG.DAT the data file for Boomerang. You can specify where this file is in BOMERANG.INI, the default is in the Windows directory. If this file don't exists, Boomerang will create it when it saves it's file and directory names. Installation Boomerang is quite simple to install. I'm working on a installation program, but this explanation should do for now. It's just a matter of copying a couple of files using the DOS copy comamnd. In the list below, the Windows directory is the main directory where you have installed Windows 3.1 and Windows System directory is the subdirectory named SYSTEM in the Windows directory. 1. You must exit Windows to do this installation, don't even do it in a DOS task! 2. Copy the file BOOM10.ZIP (a file created by PKZIP) to a temporary directory on your hard disk. I assume you have the PKZIP utility, if not, get it now! 3. Unpack the file BOOM10.ZIP by changing to the directory you copied BOOM10.ZIP to and type PKUNZIP BOOM10. You should then see these files in this directory: README.TXT COMMDLG.DLL BOMERANG.INI BOMERANG.DAT BOMERANG.HLP 4. Make a backup copy of the file COMMDLG.DLL in your Windows System directory and copy it to COMMDLGW.WIN. You MUST use the name COMMDLGW.WIN! For example: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM> copy commdlg.dll cdlgold.win C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM> copy commdlg.dll commdlgw.win 5. Copy COMMDLG.DLL (the Boomerang extension version) to your Windows System directory. 6. Copy BOMERANG.INI, BOMERANG.DAT and BOMERANG.HLP to your Windows directory. 7. The next time you start Windows, you can use Boomerang.