README.TXT - INI PROFILER DOCUMENTATION VERSION 1.00 _________________________________________________________________ Please take the time to review this file before installing and running INI ProFiler. INTRODUCTION ------------ INI ProFiler is a powerful, easy-to-use utility for reviewing and editing the contents of the initialization, or ".INI", files used by Microsoft Windows and/or Windows applications. INI ProFiler offers a safe, "hands-off" method of editing .INI files. In this capacity, the program combines the best features of an editing utility and a reference tool in one! INI ProFiler can load any ASCII-compatible .INI file used by Windows or Windows applications, and display groups of entries section by section. Changes to a selected section, keyname or entry string/value may be easily "spliced" into the .INI file with the touch of a button. Best of all, context-sensitive help is available for selected .INI files and sections. With INI ProFiler, your Windows system configuration can be optimized quickly, easily, and with complete safety. And even if you don't make any changes, INI ProFiler and its help system can be a great way to familiarize yourself with the "inner workings" of Windows initialization files. PROGRAM FILES ------------- The INI ProFiler 1.0 package consists of 6 files: README.TXT INIPRO.EXE INIPRO.HLP INIPRO.TXT INIHLP.HLP VENDOR.TXT A sixth file, INIPRO.INI, will be automatically created and stored in the default Windows directory (e.g., C:\WINDOWS) the first time the program is run. READ ALL ABOUT IT ----------------- Full product documentation is contained in the INIPRO.TXT file. This is an ASCII text file which can be easily loaded and viewed with Windows Notepad, Windows Write, or any word processor or text editor that supports the ASCII text format. This file includes a program description, instructions, and technical notes. Hypertext program documentation is supplied in the INIPRO.HLP file. This is a Windows Help System format file, which can be loaded and viewed with Windows Help -- and is directly accessed from within INI ProFiler via the menu bar "Help/Contents..." command (and from the "Question Mark" quick command pushbutton located in the upper-right corner of the program window). Additional context-sensitive help is supplied in the INIHLP.HLP file, which is accessed from the context-sensitive help pushbutton controls in the program interface. These files contain all the information you need to install and run this program. The Windows Help System includes the provision for easily printing any topic or topics from the INIPRO.HLP file. This handy feature can be used to turn your "manual on disk" into hard copy for future reference. QUICK & DIRTY START-UP ---------------------- We recommend that you make a backup copy of the master program disk(s) before installing or running INI ProFiler. We also recommend that this program be installed to, and run from, a hard disk. To get INI ProFiler loaded and running with a minimum of fuss, simply create a new directory or subdirectory on your hard disk (e.g., C:\INI or C:\INIPRO) and copy the entire contents of your master disk(s) to that new directory. From Microsoft Windows, you can run this program from File Manager by "double-clicking" the INIPRO.EXE file entry or by selecting the INIPRO.EXE file entry and issuing the menu bar "File/Run" command. Of course, the program's icon can be easily installed into a new or existing Program Manager group for quick, one-step running. A complete summary of all commands and program features is provided in the INIPRO.TXT file and within the INI ProFiler help system. WARRANTY INFORMATION -------------------- Warranty information regarding this product is provided in the ASCII text file, INIPRO.TXT and in the Windows Help file INIPRO.HLP. PRODUCT REGISTRATION -------------------- INI ProFiler (version 1.0) is shareware, not freeware. The single-user registration fee for this product is $16.00 (U.S.). Registrations ordered from outside the continental United States or Canada should include an additional $2.00 for shipping and handling. Multiple-user site licenses are available for this product. Site license registrations are a cost-effective way of registering several end-users for a substantially lower per-copy cost than individual registrations. Complete registration information, including printable registration forms, is provided in the INIPRO.HLP file shipped with the shareware version of INI ProFiler. The INIPRO.HLP file is accessed via the menu bar command "Help/Contents." Registration information is also provided in the ASCII text file, INIPRO.TXT. VENDOR/DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATION ------------------------------ Shareware vendors and distributors are encouraged to distribute this program for both commercial or non-commercial use, depending on the application, so long as distribution is intact, unmodified, en masse, and as long as no fee is charged for such distribution (with the exception of nominal and customary distribution fees). When possible, please distribute the original "ZIP" archive file. The author and Pegasus Development hereby disclaim all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of this software's merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall the author's liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. Use of this package constitutes agreement on the part of the user to this disclaimer. For further information about this product, or any of the other applications in our expanding software line, please contact Pegasus Development (in care of Advanced Support Group, Inc.) at the following address: Pegasus Development Product Information 11900 Grant Place St. Louis, MO. 63131 Telephone: (314) 965-5630 Office Fax Line: (314) 966-1833 Registration/Order Line: 1 (800) 767-9611 Pegasus Development products are distributed by Advanced Support Group, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. _____________________ INI PROFILER (Version 1.00) Copyright (c) 1993 Matthew T. Smith Pegasus Development "Microsoft" and "Windows" are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.