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- Frequently Asked Questions UFO 96 - Univeral File Operator
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- The most frequent questions about UFO
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- Problems mentioned here do not occur on every system.
- But if they do you can find the solutions here.
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- CONTENTS
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- 1. Why can't I enter a password at "Screen saver"?
- 2. I have encountered an error or have an improvement suggestion.
- What can I do?
- 3. Nothing works anymore!
- 4. UFO runs very slowly on my system.
- 5. UFO is shareware - but what is it anyway?
- 6. AnimByte does not work on my CD.ROM.
- 7. It takes too long when UFO returns from a program call.
- 8. UFO supports archivers. But what are "archivers" and where can I get
- them?
- 9. Why doesn't the user menu work?
- 10. Why doesn't the archiver support work or only partially?
- 11. I cut out a marked text blobk inside the UFO editor. The block disappears
- - but cannot be found inside the clipboard.
- 12. I do not want archives to be sorted like directories.
- 13. Does UFO work on 286 computers?
- 14. Where can I get the latest shareware version?
- 15. How can I register?
- 16. When I use Windows 95 strange characters appear at the window frames
- in UFO. How can I fix it?
- 17. The page-down key does not work in the viewer. Why?
- 18. UFO does not display long filenames but I have installed
- Windows 95. Why?
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- > 1. QUESTION
- Why can't I enter a password at "Screen saver"?
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- ANSWER
- You can! But not at "Screen saver" but in the "Options"-menu at
- "Savety & Security".
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- > 2. QUESTION
- I have encountered an error or have an improvement suggestion.
- What can I do?
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- ANSWER
- Error descriptions and improvment suggestions are always welcome!
- And some suggestions from UFO users are already realized.
- In the file SUPPORT.TXT you can find further information about
- contacting us.
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- > 3. QUESTION
- Nothing works anymore!
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- ANSWER
- Delete the file UFO.INI and restart UFO.
- If this doesn't help please reinstall UFO.
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- > 4. QUESTION
- UFO runs very slowly on my system.
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- ANSWER
- Deactivate the following options step by step in order to determine
- if UFO works faster afterwards.
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- ■ Save selection (at "Options|Configuration")
- ■ DirectDir (in the "Commands"-Menu)
- ■ Display File-Infos (at "Options|Configuration")
- ■ Keep a log file (at "Options|Safety & Security")
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- > 5. QUESTION
- UFO is shareware - but what is it anyway?
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- ANSWER
- "Shareware" means that you share (copy) software and that you may
- evaluate it for a certain time (at UFO you have 30 days). If you do
- not like the program anyway just delete it.
- But if you want to use this software furthermore you "register" at
- the author(s). This means you pay a small fee (At UFO it is $25)
- and you get the "registered version" in which all shareware indications
- and all possible restricions (At UFO there are none) are removed. Of
- course, you must not share this version.
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- > ?. QUESTION
- Is it true - how Udo K. claims -, that you have no idea of computers?
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- ANSWER
- Yes, we're afraid so. We already have grave depressions. We even thought
- of committing suicide. But according to our own estimation we are too
- stupid for that.
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- > 6. QUESTION
- AnimByte does not work on my CD.ROM.
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- ANSWER
- That is quite normal. We hope that we can get rid of this cut soon.
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- > 7. QUESTION
- It takes too long when UFO returns from a program call.
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- ANSWER
- Try to activate the fast mouse reset (Options|Configuration|Fast mouse
- reset).
- If you can go without the mouse in UFO switch "Use mouse" to off
- (in the "Options"-menu at "Configuration").
- And if you do not need the file selection to be saved during a program
- call deactivate this funtion ("Options|Configuration|Save selection").
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- > 8. QUESTION
- UFO supports archiver. But what are "archivers" and where can I get them?
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- ANSWER
- Archvers are programs which compress files, this means to shrink them.
- Files are not of use while being compressed - they first have to be
- "extracted".
- You can recognize compressed files - we also call them "archives" -
- from the extensions. For example: "ARJ", "ZIP", "LZH" or "RAR".
- The use of archivers is normally connected to cryptic command input
- at the DOS prompt. UFO takes this work from you. Archiver like ARJ
- or PKZip you can get in BBSs, at shareware distributors or at
- shareware vending machines which you can find in some libraries and
- department stores.
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- > 9. QUESTION
- Why doesn't the user menu work?
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- ANSWER
- The menu file delivered with UFO is only an example. It is easily
- possible that you do not actually have all programs used there
- (or they are not in the correct directories).
- Create your own menu file! How to do this, you can learn from the
- file UFO.DOC.
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- > 10. QUESTION
- Why doesn't the archver support work or only partially?
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- ANSWER
- Check out if the archiver that was used to create the archive is
- available. In most cases you can see that from the extension. Make sure
- UFO can access a valid temporary directory. You may change it at
- "Options|Configuration|Temp directory".
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- > 11. QUESTION
- I cut out a marked text block inside the UFO editor. The block disappears
- - but cannot be found inside the clipboard.
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- ANSWER
- If you want the marked text to be copied to the clipboard you have to
- press Shift-Del.
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- > 12. QUESTION
- I do not want archives to be sorted like directories.
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- ANSWER
- That's no problem. At "Options|Compression...|Archives" you can change
- the sort method of archives. Please turn to the online-help in this
- dialogue for further information.
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- > 13. QUESTION
- Does UFO work on 286 computers?
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- ANSWER
- Yes. UFO doesn't (yet) use 386 specific commands.
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- > 14. QUESTION
- Where can I get the latest shareware version?
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- ANSWER
- You can get the latest shareware version:
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- ■ Call our ordering hotline: 1-800-TOREGISTER
- ■ On our server on the Internet:
- http://www.demcom.com
- ■ Free of charge at our support BBSs: Phone numbers
- and net addresses you can find in the file SUPPORT.TXT.
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- > 15. QUESTION
- How can I register?
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- ANSWER
- To register is very easy and works as follows:
- ■ Fill out the file ORDER.FRM (by a editor or a pen, if it is printed)
- and fax or mail it. For the address turn to the file SUPPORT.TXT.
- ■ Or at CompuServe's SWREG (GO SWREG, keyword: UFO).
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- > 16. QUESTION
- When I use Windows 95 strange characters appear at the window frames
- in UFO. How can I fix it?
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- The problem is Windows 95 but you can fix it easily.
- Search your CONFIG.SYS for the line beginning with "Country=".
- Alter the line so that the two following numbers are "049" and "437".
- E.G.: Country=049,437,D:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys
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- The following lines should be placed at the end of your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
- Please notice that in both lines has to stand the number "437".
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- E.G.: mode con codepage prepare=((437) D:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ega.cpi)
- mode con codepage select=437
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- > 17. QUESTION
- The page-down key does not work in the viewer. Why?
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- The UFO file viewer is not compatible to some mouse drivers. If there is
- no mouse driver active in memory the file viewer should work perfectly.
- You should use a Microsoft or Microsoft compatible mouse driver.
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- > 18. FRAGE
- UFO does not display long filenames but I have installed
- Windows 95. Why?
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- In order to have UFO process long filenames Windows 95 must be active.
- In the MS-DOS-Mode this function does not exist. You should start UFO 96
- in the MS-DOS-Prompt in Windows 95.
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