/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Frequently Asked Questions about File Manager Toolbar // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Q: What is Shareware, anyway? A: Shareware is a method of distributing software that gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Q: FM Toolbar does not work. Why? A: Probably, because of incorrect installation. Please try the following: Verify that FMTB.DLL, and CSTB.DLL files have been correctly copied into the directory you specified when installing FM Toolbar. If not, find out the reason (maybe the disk is write-protected?) Make sure that: -- the section [AddOns] in the WINFILE.INI file contains the string FM Toolbar=..., -- the first character of the string is not a semicolon ( ; ) -- the string after the = sign points to the actual location of the FMTB.DLL file. If you have some other File Manager extenders installed, make sure you have no more than 4 of them active, including FM Toolbar. Try to rearrange the order in which they are listed in the [AddOns] section of the WINFILE.INI file. Make sure you have restarted the File Manager after installation. The FM Toolbar comes to play only since new session of the File Manager! If everything is done, but FM Toolbar is still not working (there is no Toolbar item in the File Manager's menu bar), please, find a minute to drop us a line with the description of the problem, including information on DOS and Windows versions running on your computer. We will try to find the reason. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Q: Can I use FM Toolbar and other File Manager extenders simultaneously? A: Sure. There should be no conflicts between FM Toolbar and other extenders. If there are some, try to rearrange the strings in the [AddOns] section of the WINFILE.INI file. And remember, there should be no more than 4 extenders active at the same time. If you have them more than that number, comment out some of them (i.e. place a semicolon ( ; ) in front of each line of the section [AddOns] corresponding to an extender you don't want to be used. Which ones you choose to keep active is up to you! ) /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Q: Will I be able to use FM Toolbar with Windows 4.0 (Chicago)? A: "... Chicago will enable them [users] to continue running their current Program Manager and File Manager configurations..." Source: Chicago Q & A, Microsoft, December 1993. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Q: How to get updates and upgrades to the FM Toolbar? A: If file FMTB.DLL from your copy of the FM Toolbar is one or two months old, then there probably is a newer version of the program and you can obtain it directly from us. Please print out file ORDRDISK.TXT, fill it in, include payment specified, and mail it to us. You can also obtain an update from other sources (such as FTP sites, your local BBS, or a shareware disk vendor). In this case, of course, there in no charge from us, however, you will probably have to pay the on-line service or disk vendors fees. When we release an updated version of FM Toolbar, we usually upload it to the following FTP sites: FTP site Directory ----------------------------- ------------------------------ oak.oakland.edu pub/msdos/windows3 ftp.sunet.se pub/pc/windows/utils wuarchive.wustl.edu pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/win garbo.uwasa.fi windows/util //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Q: How to uninstall FM Toolbar? A: Please see file README.TXT for the complete description of this procedure. ftp.cica.indiana.edu pub/pc/win3/util archive.umich.edu msdos/windows/util ------------------------------------------------------------- (you can also try their numerous mirrors) The file you need is: fmtbarNN.zip where NN is the version number.