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- RPF Zip Control(TM) Copyright 1993-1997 RPF Software ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
-
- First Time Installation of Zip Control
- --------------------------------------
- Zip Control may be easily installed by running the included Install.exe
- program.
-
- If you have not already done so, unzip all the files in the Zip Control
- archive (.zip file) into a temporary directory (NOT to the intended
- directory for Zip Control). Then run the Install program.
-
- The installation program will request the drive and directory
- in which Zip Control should be installed. The directory will be created
- if it does not exist.
-
- Zip Control Desktop objects (folder, program references) may be
- installed by the installation program, at the user's option. We
- recommend that you do run the Install program. It sets up additional,
- useful DeskTop objects and places one entry in the OS2.INI file that
- will assist in future installs or uninstall.
-
- As mentioned above, one entry will be placed in the OS2.INI file: the
- installation directory for Zip Control. This entry will be used
- (and removed) if the "Remove" (Zip Control) option of the Install
- program is later selected.
-
- Zip Control will store user preferences in the ZipCntrl.ini file which
- is created in the Zip Control directory the first time that Zip Control
- is used. Additionally, the customer-unique Zip Control License Key will
- be stored in the ZipCntrl.ini file so that the License Key will not
- need to be re-entered for subsequent updates.
-
- No changes to the Config.sys file will be made by Zip Control or the
- installation program. No hidden files are created by Zip Control. The
- unlicensed, Evaluation version of Zip Control is not limited in any
- way, other than a beginning "unlicensed" message.
-
- To perform a manual installation instead of using Install.exe, see
- Manual Installation below.
-
- Updating an Existing Version of Zip Control
- -------------------------------------------
- 1. Make sure that you do not have a copy of Zip Control running.
-
- 2. If you are updating a previous version of Zip Control, MAKE A BACKUP
- of your existing Zip Control directory. You can then revert to the
- previous version if there are problems in running the new version.
-
- 3. Perform the installation as described above in "First Time
- Installation of Zip Control".
-
- Removal (Uninstall)
- -------------------
- To remove Zip Control, including any references in the OS2.INI file and
- Desktop folders and program references created by the Install program,
- run the Install program and select Remove.
-
- Install should be not be run from the Zip Control directory.
-
- Exit Zip Control before running the Install program.
-
- Manual Installation
- -------------------
- 1. If updating an existing version of Zip Control, see Backup note above.
-
- 2. Copy the Zip Control zip file to the Zip Control directory (create
- if necessary). The default Zip Control directory name is \ZipCntrl.
-
- 3. Change to the Zip Control directory. Example:
-
- CD \ZipCntrl
-
- 4. Use UnZip.exe to unzip the Zip Control zip file into the Zip Control
- directory. Example:
-
- UNZIP -o ZIPCTL.ZIP
-
- 5. ZipCtl.zip may then be deleted from the Zip Control directory. If disk
- space is short, the only required files for Zip Control operation are:
- ZipCntrl.exe, ZipCntrl.hlp, zcNLS.dll, and ZipCntrl.ini
- (ZipCntrl.ini is created by ZipCntrl.exe the first time Zip Control is
- used).
-
- 6. Create one or more (see AutoUnZip feature in Help or History.doc)
- Desktop program reference objects from which to launch Zip Control.
-
- NOTE: If you plan to use an existing Zip Control (ZipCntrl.exe) to unzip
- this new delivery to your EXISTING Zip Control directory or to run the
- Install program from Zip Control's QwikEval feature, you will see an
- error message at the point where it attempts to unzip ZipCntrl.exe.
- This is because your existing copy of ZipCntrl.exe is in use and OS/2
- will not allow it to be "overwritten" with a new copy, while it is in
- use. If attempting the installation by using Zip Control's QwikEval
- feature, just exit the QwikEval feature (without deleting the temporary
- directory), exit Zip Control, and proceed with either a manual
- installation or via the installation program.
-
- If, instead, you use Zip Control to unzip the new Zip Control files to
- a temporary directory to install the files, once the delivery has been
- unzipped successfully, fully exit Zip Control (so that ZipCntrl.exe will
- not be in use), and copy all the files from the new temporary directory
- to your old/existing directory, for a manual installation. Or you may
- run the Install program for an automated installation.
-
- This way your existing ZipCntrl.ini file (which contains your License Key
- and your other ZC customization) will still be used (will not be
- overwritten).
-
- NOTE: If you "test run" the new Zip Control in the temporary directory,
- ZC creates a new ZipCntrl.ini file. This new ZipCntrl.ini file
- will not contain your License Key nor any of your Zip Control
- customizations. If you then wild card copy (*.*) the files to
- your old Zip Control directory, the newly created ZipCntrl.ini
- file will overwrite your old ZipCntrl.ini file, and your
- License Key and customizations will be lost. You may want to
- delete the ZipCntrl.ini file in the temporary directory (used for
- the test run) before copying the new ZC files to your old ZC
- directory.
-