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- WinZip(TM) Version 3.1
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- WinZip(TM) Copyright (C) 1991-1992 Nico Mak - All Rights Reserved
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- *** Note: This is an extract from the online documentation. ***
- *** Press the F1 key at any time while running WinZip for ***
- *** help or to access the complete online documentation. ***
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- This file contains the following sections:
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- * Shareware Evaluation Version Information
- * Overview
- * About ZIP, LZH, and ARC files
- * Support and questions
- * Installation and System Requirements
-
- * Shareware Evaluation Version Information
-
- WinZip is distributed as Shareware. This means that users are
- encouraged, subject to restrictions described in the License Agreement,
- to share copies of this program with friends, associates and bulletin
- boards. Please remember that if you use this software you are required
- to pay the registration fee of $29 as described in the file LICENSE.DOC.
-
- * Overview
-
- Archives are files that contain other files. Typically the files in an
- archive are compressed. Archives usually have file names ending with
- ZIP, LZH, or ARC, depending on how they were created. Archives make it
- easy to group files and make transporting and copying these files
- faster. For more information on archive formats, see the section titled
- About ZIP, LZH, and ARC files.
-
- WinZip(TM) is an archive shell for Windows. It provides an intuitive
- point and click SAA/CUA compliant interface that lets you view, run,
- extract, add, and delete files in an archive. An optional interface to
- virus scanning software is included.
-
- Extensive context sensitive online documentation is always available
- (just press F1 at any time). WinZip installs itself the first time it
- is run. All options (including screen size and position) can be saved
- and restored.
-
- The main WinZip window features a list box with the names, sizes, and
- time/time stamps of all files in the open archive. This list can be
- scrolled and sorted on any field. A tool bar provides fast access to
- commonly used actions.
-
- Double clicking on a file in the main window has the same effect as
- double clicking in the File Manager. First the file is extracted from
- the archive. If the file is executable, it is run. Otherwise, the file
- is opened by the appropriate application (e.g. Windows Write for *.WRI
- files) based on standard Windows associations.
-
- WinZip's unique CheckOut facility makes it easy to quickly examine files
- in archive. Click on the CheckOut button to extract all files in an
- archive to a temporary directory and create a Program Manager group for
- all files in the archive. This group will contain one icon for each
- file. Double click on an icon to view the corresponding file with the
- appropriate application. When WinZip is closed, it will optionally
- delete the temporary files and group.
-
- WinZip supports the CUA "object-action process sequence" philosophy.
- This allows you to select objects (for example, files you want to
- extract or view) and then specify the action you want to perform.
- Alternately, you can use WinZip in a more traditional "action-object"
- style of interaction.
-
- To start WinZip from the Program Manager, double click on the WinZip
- icon. To open an existing archive from the File Manager, simply double
- click on the archive.
-
- WinZip requires the Shareware PKZIP/PKUNZIP product from PKWARE, Inc. or
- LHA.EXE from Haruyasu Yoshizaki. WinZip interfaces to several programs
- to access ARC files and optionally runs most virus scanning utilities.
- WinZip runs these programs in the background in Windows Enhanced (80386)
- mode, or as full-screen applications in Standard mode. For more
- information on this aspect of the program, see the section titled
- Enhanced and Standard modes.
-
- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
- principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
- shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member
- directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you
- resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
- technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP
- Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a Compuserve
- message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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- * About ZIP, LZH, and ARC files
-
- ZIP files are the most common archive format. ZIP files are manipulated
- by the PKZIP and PKUNZIP programs from PKWARE, Inc. ZIP files were the
- only archive format supported in the first version of WinZip.
-
- LZH files are another popular archive format. LZH files are manipulated
- by the LHA program from Haruyasu Yoshizaki. LHA won the October 1991 PC
- Magazine Editor's Choice award as the best data compression utility.
- WinZip version 3.1 provides full support for the LZH file format,
- including self extracting LZH files.
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- The ARC format, developed by System Enhancement Associates, was the
- first popular PC file format to support multiple compressed files. The
- ARC program was originally distributed as a Shareware program, and the
- ARC format was the standard file format on most bulletin boards and
- other online systems. However, after PKZIP and PKUNZIP were released,
- the ZIP format became the new standard for many of these systems. Note:
- the latest release of ARC (version 7) is only sold as a commercial
- (non-Shareware) program.
-
- Since there are still many old ARC files on bulletin boards, WinZip
- version 2.0 added support for this format. Since most new files seem to
- be created in ZIP or LZH format, and there is no single widely available
- programs to manipulate ARC files, WinZip does not provide facilities to
- update ARC files (all other WinZip functions are supported).
-
- The latest Shareware version of ARC (version 6) provides limited support
- for subdirectories. However, because individual files cannot be
- extracted from ARC files containing subdirectories and the "extract to"
- directory cannot be specified, WinZip will not open ARC files containing
- subdirectories. I expect this limitation will have negligible effect,
- since I have yet to encounter an ARC file containing subdirectories on
- any BBS. Let me know if this causes a problem for you.
-
- WinZip supports several programs to extract files from ARC files: the
- original ARC, ARCE (also known as ARC-E), PKXARC, and PKUNPAK. See the
- section titled Installation for more information on these programs.
-
- * Support and questions
-
- Technical support is available at no charge by sending electronic mail
- to 70056,241 on CompuServe, to Nico_Mak on BIX, or by sending US Mail to
- Nico Mak, P.O. Box 919, Bristol, CT 06011-0919. Registered users have
- priority but I will try to answer all questions.
-
- When reporting problems with WinZip, please include the following
- information:
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- 1) Is the problem recreatable? If so, how?
-
- 2) Did the problem occur when running Windows in Enhanced, Standard, or
- Real mode? You can determine which mode is active by choosing About in
- the Program Manager's Help pull-down menu.
-
- 3) If a dialog box with an error message was displayed, please include
- the text of the message.
-
- Thank you!
-
- Note: You can press F1 at any time while WinZip is active for context
- sensitive help.
-
- * Installation and System Requirements
-
- System Requirements:
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- - Windows 3.0 or WinZip 3.1. WinZip will not run under the latest beta
- test version of OS/2 2.0 (version 6.304) due to incompatibilities in
- OS/2's Windows emulation.
-
- - PKZIP and PKUNZIP and/or LHA. You can download the PKWARE, Inc.
- PKZIP(TM) and PKUNZIP(TM) Shareware programs from most bulletin boards
- (the latest version is distributed in the self-extracting ZIP file
- PKZ110.EXE), or order them directly from PKWARE (phone 414-354-8699).
- You can download Haruyasu Yoshizaki's LHA.EXE from most bulletin
- boards. The latest version is distributed in the self-extracting LZH
- file LHA213.EXE.
-
- - To (optionally) access ARC files one of the following programs is
- required:
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- ARCE.COM and ARC-E.COM - Vern Berg's ARC extraction utility, available
- on CompuServe and other bulletin boards.
-
- PKXARC.COM version 3.5 from PKWARE, Inc. This program is still
- available on some bulletin boards.
-
- PKXARC.EXE version 3.6 from PKWARE, Inc. This program is still
- available on some bulletin boards.
-
- PKUNPAK.EXE version 3.61 from PKWARE, Inc. This program is still
- available on some bulletin boards.
-
- ARC.EXE version 5.20 or 6.0 from System Enhancement Associates, Inc.
- This is the last version of ARC available as Shareware, and is still
- available on some bulletin boards. SEA's address is 925 Clifton Ave.,
- Clifton, NJ 07013.
-
- Note: you are likely to encounter problems with earlier versions of
- these programs.
-
- - You can run most virus scanning utilities from WinZip. For important
- details, see the section titled Virus Scanner Configuration. Direct
- support is provided for the McAfee Associates SCAN.EXE virus scanner.
- SCAN is available from CompuServe, BIX, and other bulletin boards.
- McAfee Associates address is 4423 Cheeney Street, Santa Clara, CA
- 95054.
-
- Note: Like WinZip, the PKZIP, PKUNZIP, ZIP2EXE, ARC, PKXARC, and SCAN
- programs are not free software. As with all Shareware, if you use these
- programs you should register them with the appropriate vendor.
-
- WinZip-related files are:
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- - README.1ST introductory information
- - LICENSE.DOC License Agreement/Warranty
- - WINZIP.DOC extracts from online documentation
- - WINZIP.HLP documentation in online hypertext help format
- - WINZIP.EXE required executable
- - WZ.COM required executable
- - WZ.PIF required Program Information File
- - ORDER.DOC order form
- - VENDOR.DOC information for Shareware Distributors and Disk Vendors
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- Installation:
-
- Before running WinZip, follow this easy one time installation procedure:
-
- 1) If you already have installed a previous version of WinZip, backup
- and delete all files in your WinZip directory. Otherwise create a
- directory to hold the WinZip related files. For example, "C:\WINZIP".
-
- 2) Copy all WinZip-related files to this directory. At a minimum you
- need the following files: WINZIP.EXE, WZ.COM, WZ.PIF, and WINZIP.HLP.
-
- 3) Run WINZIP.EXE. If Windows is not loaded, issue the WIN command, and
- specify the full pathname to WINZIP.EXE. For example, if you copied the
- WinZip related files into a directory named C:\WINZIP, issue the
- following command from the DOS prompt:
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- WIN C:\WINZIP\WINZIP.EXE
-
- Alternately, if you are already running Windows, simply double click on
- the WINZIP.EXE entry in the File Manager. If you are not familiar with
- the File Manager, you can instead follow these four steps to run WinZip
- for the first time:
-
- a. Activate the Program Manager.
-
- b. Choose Run... from the File menu. The Run dialog box appears.
-
- c. Type the full filename of WINZIP.EXE in the Command Line text box.
- For example, C:\WINZIP\WINZIP.EXE
-
- d. Choose OK.
-
- That's all there is installing WinZip. When WinZip is activated for the
- first time, the Welcome and Configuration dialog boxes are automatically
- displayed, and you are ready to go. Remember that while WinZip is
- active, online help is always available by pressing F1.
-
- Notes:
-
- 1) The first time WinZip is run, it will offer to add a WinZip icon to
- your Program Manager Accessories Group. Choose Yes in response to this
- question unless you want to add the icon yourself (the Accessories Group
- is merely a default location for the icon - you can drag it to any other
- group like any other Program Manager icon). Once this is done, you can
- start WinZip by double clicking on the WinZip icon the Program Manager.
- Alternately, you can open an existing archive from the File Manager by
- double clicking on the file.
-
- 2) WIN.INI associations for files with an extension of "ZIP", "LZH", and
- "ARC" are set up by the automatic installation procedure so that you can
- start WinZip by double clicking on the icons for these files while
- running the File Manager. To make it possible to view .HLP files by
- double clicking on them, an association for for these files is set up if
- none exists. For more information on associations, see the section
- titled Windows Associations.
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- *** running WinZip to access the complete documentation. ***
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