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                  Welcome to DiskDupe Trial for Windows
                               README File

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1. About DiskDupe Trial for Windows
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The Windows shareware version of the DiskDupe duplication software for those 
who need to manually duplicate a few disks to a few hundred. It reads the 
master just once and then copies even high-density disks in only one pass. 
Master disks can be stored and archived on the hard drive as CRC protected 
image files. Other features include:

- Microsoft's 1.68 MB DMF disk support
- IBM's 1.84 MB XDF disk support
- 5.25" to 3.5" disk conversions
- Automatic disk change sensing and data sensing for maximum copying speed
- Boot sector virus protection
- Bad sector data recovery features
- Multi-drive duplicating
- Relay mode

DiskDupe Trial for Windows may be freely distributed so long as all the below 
mentioned files are included and that it is stated that it is not free and
that the user agrees to only use it for 60 days, after which they must
register or stop using the software.

2. Installation Notes
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To save downloading time, DiskDupe Trial does not come with a Windows
installation program. To install it, just copy all the unzipped files:
README.TXT, FILE_ID.DIZ, DDW.EXE, DDW.HLP and DDW.TXT into an available 
directory or folder.

If you already have a copy of the Dos version of DiskDupe, you can
copy this Windows version into the same directory without overwriting the 
Dos version. Please note that image files made with the Dos version are 100 
percent compatible with the Windows version, but since the Windows version
may be a newer version and release than the Dos version the images made
with the Windows version may not be backwards-compatible with the Dos
version.

3. Creating an Icon and Running DiskDupe
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To create an icon in Windows 3.1, click on a group you would like to add
DiskDupe to and select File, New, Program Item from the Program Manager.
Enter in a description for the icon, DiskDupe for example, and select the
Browse button to locate the DDW.EXE file and select it. For the working     
directory, select the directory in which the DDW.EXE file is stored in. 
Once you are done entering in the Program Item Properties information, 
select ok. To run DiskDupe, double-click on the newly created icon.

To create a short-cut icon in Windows 95', select the My Computer icon and
locate the DDW.EXE file. Once you have the file located and high-lighted,
select File and Create Shortcut to create a shortcut icon, and drag the 
shortcut icon onto the desktop. To run DiskDupe, double-click on shortcut
icon.

4. How to Uninstall
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To uninstall DiskDupe, delete all of the above mentioned files as well as 
some of the other files it creates in the installation directory. DiskDupe 
does not modify any of the Windows INI files or the registry so you do not
have to worry about this.

5. About the Manual
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A text manual, DDW.TXT, is included and can be printed out. It describes 
the software's basic features and minimum system requirements.

6. How to Reach Us
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Micro System Designs, Inc. can be reached at:

WWW: http://www.msd1.com
FTP: ftp.msd1.com
TEL: (408) 260-2600
FAX: (408) 260-2695

Send email to:
trial@msd1.com

7. About MSD
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Micro System Designs has provided software and hardware to professional 
duplicating facilities since 1988. We provide many upgrade options, when you 
need to copy more disks, and pride ourselves on our superior technical 
support.

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