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WinZip(R) version 5.5a for Windows/NT
Copyright (C) 1991-1994 Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
PRE-RELEASE BETA VERSION
Welcome to the pre-release version of WinZip 5.5a for Windows/NT!
With a few exceptions this version is functionally equivalent to
the 16 bit version, but because it is a native Win32 application
it does not run into the incompatibilities in Windows/NT's Windows
emulation, multi-tasks better, and is faster than the 16 bit
version (in particular unzip operations are noticeably faster).
PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THIS FILE FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you encounter any problems using this pre-release software
please contact the author at one of the addresses below. In
particular, please report any problems with the new UNC support
and the new long filename support.
*** Quick Upgrade Instructions For Existing Users ***
Please backup your WinZip directory, then follow the standard
installation instructions below.
See the file WHATSNEW.TXT for a list of recent changes.
*** Standard Installation ***
If you received this version of WinZip in an archive, first
extract the files to a blank floppy.
Activate the Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu,
type A:SETUP, and press the Enter key.
*** Requirements ***
This program requires Windows/NT 3.5 or later.
Some optional features require external programs.
See the documentation for details.
*** Documentation ***
For full documentation, including context sensitive help,
press the F1 key at any time while running WinZip.
*** The following features are not supported in this pre-release ***
* The "Uninstall" portion of the "Install/Uninstall" feature
* The File Manager Extension
*** Notes ***
* Since the Win16 and the Win32 versions look almost identical
an asterisk is displayed in the title bar of the Win32
version to make it easier to determine which version is
running.
* The best way to add files with long names to ZIP files is
with the drag and drop interface. The Add dialog box has a
few limitations, discussed below.
* The current versions of all optional external archivers used
by WinZip are DOS programs and do not support long
filenames. Therefore, WinZip will pass the the short 8.3
version of all long file and directory names to these
external programs. Since normal 8.3 names are usually more
meaningful than the shortened versions of long filenames, it
is recommended you use standard 8.3 filenames when working
with external archivers.
* Long Name Caution: DOS and 16-bit Windows programs usually
have trouble with long filenames and files with spaces in
the name. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not use
long filenames and files with spaces in the name if you plan
to work with these files from DOS. For example, PKUNZIP
2.04g will extract the file "A Long Filename" as "A LONG F",
ignoring the extra characters. To avoid this problem check
the "Store Filenames in 8.3 Format" checkbox in the Drop
and Add dialog boxes when adding files.
* This version of WinZip has not been extensively tested under
the Win32s subset.
*** Known Problems ***
* There are some anomalies in how the Add dialog box handles
long filenames and files with blanks. Note that the Add
dialog box is based on the standard Windows "multi-select"
open dialog box, so this behavior is common to _all_
applications that use this common dialog box. The dialog
box shows the short form of long NTFS filenames with blanks,
but does not list 8.3 files with blanks (e.g. the filename
"nico mak computing.txt" is listed as "nicoma~1.txt" while
the filename "nico mak.txt" is not shown at all). HPFS
filenames with blanks are never shown.
* Some of the 16-bit Windows virus scanners listed in the
Program Location dialog box do not work or are not available
under Windows/NT.
* When long filenames don't fit in dialog box fields they
should be abbreviated (and some dialog fields should be
enlarged).
* In a few situations (e.g. CheckOut) WinZip will use the
short 8.3 format name of a directory instead of the long
name even when it doesn't have to. This is due to the
implementation of the Visual C++ getcwd() run-time library
function, and will hopefully be corrected in the next
version of the compiler. If not, I will code around the
problem.
*** List Of Files ***
The WinZip 5.5a for Windows/NT package consists of the following
files:
README.TXT introductory information
WINZIP.TXT product overview
* WINZIP.HLP complete documentation in windows help format
* WINZIPNT.EXE required executable
* WZWIN32S.EXE required executable for Win32 environment
* WZ.COM required executable
* WZ.PIF required Program Information File
LICENSE.TXT license agreement/warranty disclaimer
ORDER.TXT order form
VENDOR.TXT information for Shareware Distributors
WHATSNEW.TXT list of changes in this version
FILE_ID.DIZ brief description for bulletin boards
* Files marked with an asterisk are distributed with a trailing
underscore at the end of the filename. The underscore is
replaced with the appropriate character by the SETUP program.
For example, WINZIP.HL_ becomes WINZIP.HLP.
If you did not receive all these files please contact Nico Mak
Computing, Inc. via electronic mail to 70056,241 on
CompuServe, 70056.241@compuserve.com on Internet, or by
sending postal mail to P.O. Box 919, Bristol, CT 06011 USA
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