================================================================== = README.TXT for System Cleaner 98 v2.0 (32-bit) [27 March 1998] = ================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For best results adjust this window wide enough to display the line above. Thank you for your interest in this product. Complete documentation for this program can be found in the SystemCleaner.hlp file. If you find any problems, or want to make any suggestions, please report them as soon as possible to: infortech@reedcs.com steven.martins@bigfoot.com If your previously requested enhancements have not been implemented in this release, please don't resubmit them. We have them on file, and will either consider them for a future release, or are already working on them for the next one. Contents ======== 1. What is System Cleaner 98? 2. How do I installation System Cleaner 98? 3. How do I uninstall System Cleaner 98? 4. Where can I find the latest information on System Cleaner 98? How can I contact the author ? 5. What's New 6. How to order System Cleaner 98 7. License & Disclaimer 8. Comments and Suggestions 1. What is System Cleaner 98? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A hard drive certainly can be a messy place. It can be crammed full of stuff you don't need, or want. Windows applications litter your hard drive with junk that serves no purpose. This junk can cause your PC to slow down and even cause some application problems. System Cleaner 98 fixes and prevents errors in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 by finding and cleaning(deleting) error-producing and space-wasting garbage files. System Cleaner 98 operates by regularly scanning your hard drive for various error producing files and then optionally cleaning them from your system for you. System Cleaner 98 targets specific types of error producing files that common disk utilities, uninstall, defrag, disk-scanning, and sweep-type programs will miss. The error files that System Cleaner 98 searches for and deletes can produce hazardous results if they are not properly cleaned from your drive on a periodic basis. System Cleaner 98 is a safe, fast, and thorough way of keeping your system running like new. ---------------- ¤ Key Features ¤ ---------------- - Scan for Duplicate Files. NOTE: Only delete a duplicate file if you are sure it will not be needed by any application, or if the same file is in the windows system directory. - Add or remove file types to be scanned. - Add/Remove/Edit The Items you have on your Uninstall Programs list. - Backup temporary/duplicate files to a ZIP file. - Powerful file search. You can select to scan for files between a certain date, with some or all file attributes, with a certain size or with the contents of a file matching a user-defined text string. - Clean Directories. Allows you to clean directories that usually have Temporary Files or cache files (Windows Temp Directory, Documents Folder, MS Internet Explorer Cache Directory and Netscape Cache Directory). - Print the list of found files. You can do this by right-clicking on the list box and select "Print". - New Advise System. This gives you detailed information about which files you should delete. - FAT-Losses. This utility allows you to see exactly how much disk space is lost because of cluster size. - System Cleaner 98 Scheduler. A small applet which sits on the tray area and only loads the main application when it's time to run a scheduled task. This way System Cleaner 98 doesn't take memory when it's not needed. Schedule scans every xx minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly or Monthly. - Remove files to Recycle Bin, zip them, move them to a folder or completely delete them! - Schedule scans every xx minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly or Monthtly. - Scan multiple hard drives. - Add your own file types for scanning. - You can automatically make System Cleaner 98 Scheduler run at windows startup. - Delete some or all the files found by System Cleaner 98. - Ability to confirm deletions. - And much more... -------------- ¤ Generally: ¤ -------------- - if you aren't sure, DON'T delete a file; leave it alone. - if you are positive you know it's all right to delete it, it is recommended to archive it for a short period before deletion, just to be safe. This program was developed using Delphi 3.0 and is a 100% 32-bit compiled Win32 executable, no run-time libraries are necessary to run it. I hope you enjoy this program, and please respond as we would like as much feedback as possible. Comments, suggestions, bug reports, etc. are welcome at: infortech@reedcs.com steven.martins@bigfoot.com Updates will be placed at System Cleaner 98 Home Page: http://infortech.reedcs.com/products/systemcleaner/ 2. How do I installation System Cleaner 98? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To install System Cleaner from a ZIP file: 1) Unzip into an empty temporary folder, with PKUNZIP 2.04g. 2) Run SETUP.EXE, and follow the on-screen instructions. 3) Be sure to install System Cleaner into a different folder from the one used in step 1 above. 4) Delete the files unzipped in step 1 above. 3. How do I uninstall System Cleaner 98? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There should never be any reason to do so. However, uninstalling System Cleaner 98 is an easy thing to do. >From Control Panel chose Add/Remove Programs and select the "System Cleaner 98" item. Press the "Add/Remove..." Button and you're done. 4. Where can I find the latest information on System Cleaner 98? How can I contact the author? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find updates and the latest news of System Cleaner by visiting our web site at the following address: http://infortech.reedcs.com You can contact the author by sending email to infortech@reedcs.com steven.martins@bigfoot.com 5. What's New: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Versions with an increased number at the end of the version number are mainly bug fixes. Versions with additional functionality will have an increased number directly after the dot. For example, 1.1 has more functionality than 1.02, while 1.02 has no significant extra functionality over 1.01. You can always check out the Turbo-Edit 97 Home Page for the latest version. If your previously requested enhancements have not been implemented in this release, please don't resubmit them. We have them on file, and will either consider them for a future release, or are already working on them for the next one. What's new in version 2.0 Final (March 24 1998): - Fixed a problem with files that could not be deleted (locked by another application). - Added a few more topics to the help file. What's new in version 2.0 RC3 (March 20 1998): - You can now print the list of found files by right-click on the list box and select "Print". - New Advise system, gives you detailed information about which files you should delete. - Some cosmetic changes. - Added a new tab to the Options section. You can now select the sound to be played after the scan process. You can also enable the Schedule.exe program to be loaded when the main application closes. What's new in version 2.0 RC2.1 (March 04 1998): - Well, this is the "Real" RC2. I packed the wrong EXE file, and since I left the office for a 5 day business trip I only spotted the problem after got back. I'm very sorry about this. This "new" version should correct the ' ":" is not a valid integer value' bug. What's new in version 2.0 RC2 (Feb 25 1998): - Fixed the ' ":" is not a valid integer value' bug. - New options in the "Scan Directories" Tab. You can now add/remove directories to be scanned/cleaned. - Some cosmetic changes. What's new in version 2.0 RC1.1 (Feb 23 1998): - Fixed a bug that showed an error message at startup if the user had the time format with the value "H:MM". - New Error handler. It's now easier to copy any error that might occur in order to send to the author. - System Cleaner 98 now saves the tab position before it exits. This means that for example, if the "Schedule Options" tab is the tab visible when you exit the program, it will be the "default" tab when you run the program again. What's new in version 2.0 RC1 (Feb 22 1998): - Completely redesigned interface. - Scan for Duplicate Files (NOTE: Only delete a duplicate file if you are sure it will not be needed by any application, or if the same file is on the windows system directory). - Ability to add or remove file types to the Temporary Files to be scanned. - Add/Remove/Edit The Items you have on your Uninstall Programs list. - Backup temporary/duplicate files to a ZIP file. - Added an "Advanced Tab" to the Temporary Files and Duplicate Files to allow a much more powerful search. You can select to scan for files between a certain date, with some or all file attributes, with a certain size and with the contents of a file matching a certain text. - Clean Directories. Allows you to clean directories that usually have Temporary Files or cache files (Windows Temp Directory, Documents Folder, MS Internet Explorer Cache Directory and Netscape Cache Directory). - FAT-Losses. This utility allows you to see exactly how much disk space is lost because of cluster size. - Improved the Scheduler. - Added a small applet called "System Cleaner 98 Scheduler" that sits on the tray area and only loads the main application when it's time to run a scheduled task. That way System Cleaner 98 doesn't take memory when it's not needed. What's new in version 1.2 (December 08 1997): - "Automatically clean all files when finish scanning" option added. - Unused File Type Descriptions topic added to the help file. What's new in version 1.11 (December 05 1997): - I had received some reports of people getting errors when try to open SystemCleaner.exe. I don't know what that might be (it works fine on all the machines and OS's here) but I decided to put more error checking routines so that we can trace the problem. If you receive this kind of messages please email me a.s.a.p. so that I can try to fix it. Please include the OS you use and the language of it. Any other details are also welcome. What's new in version 1.1 (December 05 1997): - Corrected some minor bugs. - Also correct a bug that prevented the user from scan the HD with a "No Drives Selected" message. - Now the user can select the files to delete by use the following key combinations: Click/Ctrl+Click/Shift+Click (before this it had those check boxes to select the files). - NEW: You can now specify your own file types to be scanned. Wildcards are also allowed. For Example, "*.$$$;*.xxx". Use the ";" char to separate different files. What's new in version 1.0 (November 22 1997): - First Public Release. 6. How to order System Cleaner 98 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ System Cleaner 98 is a shareware program. If you find System Cleaner useful, and continue to use it you are required to register it. You are limited to 30 Days of use for an unregistered version. The pricing for System Cleaner 98 is as follows: Single user: $24.95 Receive registration key by e-mail: no additional charge Receive registration key by postal mail: $2 (for S&H) Please note that you will not receive any program disks. Instead you will be sent a registration key by either e-mail or postal mail. The help file (SystemCleaner.hlp) contains all the information necessary on how to purchase System Cleaner. 7. License & Disclaimer: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The author of this program accepts no responsibility for damages resulting from its use and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, including but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This software is provided "AS IS", and you, its user, assume all risks when using it. 8. Comments and Suggestions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do not hesitate to send me your comments and suggestions. If you submit a bug report, please remember to indicate the program version number, as well as the operating system you are using (Windows 95 or NT). I can be reached by E-mail at: infortech@reedcs.com steven.martins@bigfoot.com ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ March 27, 1998 Web site: http://infortech.reedcs.com Support : infortech@reedcs.com steven.martins@bigfoot.com Copyright © 1997, 1998 InforTech, Inc. All rights reserved. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤