///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Welcome to File Manager Guard! // // for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 3.1, 3.11 // and Windows for Workgroups(tm) 3.11 // // Version 2.09 // // Last updated: April 5, 1996 // // Copyright (c) 1994-96, ChaoSoft. // All rights reserved. // // _______ // ____|__ | (R) // --| | |------------------- // | ____|__ | Association of // | | |_| Shareware // |__| o | Professionals // -----| | |--------------------- // |___|___| MEMBER // ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This file contains introductory information regarding FM Guard. STOP! IMPORTANT NOTE 1: Before reading any further, please verify that you have a complete set of the files originally included in the FM Guard package. The list of the files may be found in the VENDINFO.DIZ file, supplied with the package. If any file listed in the VENDINFO.DIZ file, or the VENDINFO.DIZ file itself, is missing, then the package is not complete and its further use or distribution is PROHIBITED. Please contact us at the address at the end of this file to obtain a complete package of the software. IMPORTANT NOTE 2: Please read Chaosoft License Agreement, which may be found in the VENDINFO.DIZ file, supplied with the package, before using this software. By using FM Guard you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of that agreement. TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- 1. Introduction 1.1. About FM Guard 1.2. What's new in this version 1.3. This is "Try Before You Buy" Software! 1.3.1. What is the difference between registered and unregistered versions 1.3.2. What do you get when you order a license for use of FM Guard 1.3.3. How to order a license for use of the program 1.3.4. May I make a copy of a program? 1.4. Information for Windows 95 users 2. Installing/uninstalling FM Guard 3. Restricting Windows with FM Guard 4. Getting updates to the software 5. Acknowledgements 6. Getting technical support /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 1. INTRODUCTION // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// _______________________________________________________________ 1.1 About File Manager Guard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ File Manager Guard (or, for short, FM Guard) is a powerful utility for Microsoft(R) Windows(tm) 3.1, 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups (tm) 3.11, that allows one to selectively disable features and capabilities of File Manager and some other Windows components. You will find FM Guard indispensable if you share you computer with someone else and you don't want the other one to mess your system up (even if s/he is someone very special!). Or, if you allow your kids to play games on your system from time to time, and want to be sure that everything will be OK when they finish them. Or if you are a network administrator and your users give you a headache messing the files up all the time. Or ... After installing FM Guard, you will be able to prevent user(s) from performing any or all commands of File Manager, from running undesirable programs, browsing hidden files, changing file attributes, etc. FM Guard allows you to select which drives should NOT be accessible via File Manager and Common Dialogs ('Open', 'Save As', etc.). It even provides you with the possibility to keep the size and location of the File Manager window in the same place on the screen! And if you need to restore the capabilities of File Manager for your use, just enter a password and they are back. _______________________________________________________________ 1.2. What's new in this version : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - new restricting commands are added: NoSearchDirEdit and NoSearchAllSubDirs. - dcumentation updated. _________________________________________________________________ 1.3. THIS IS "TRY BEFORE YOU BUY" SOFTWARE ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is NOT free or public domain software. This is copyrighted software which you can "try before you buy". You may try the program for the evaluation period of up to 21 days. After that time, you are required to purchase the software through registration or else discontinue its use. (please read the complete text of License agreement in file VENDINFO.DIZ for details). This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. _________________________________________________________________ 1.3.1. What is the difference between registered and unregistered versions of FM Guard? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unregistered copies of our products are 100% fully functional. We make them this way so that you can have a real look at them, and then decide whether they fit your needs or not. The only difference is that the password required to disable FM Guard is fixed in the unregistered version (and it's displayed in the dialog box that prompts for it, so that you can completely evaluate the power of FM Guard, but anyone can easily disable it). Also, the NoGuardMenu command has no effect in the unregistered version. When you order a license for continued use of FM Guard, you get a Registration Code, allowing you to use the NoGuardMenu command, set up your own password and turn the 'unregistered' password off. _________________________________________________________________ 1.3.2. What do you get when you order a license for use of FM Guard ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. A Registration Code, allowing you to choose your own password (and change it as frequently as you want to) disabling/enabling FM Guard. 2. Disk with the latest version of FM Guard and other Chaosoft products. 3. FREE upgrading to new versions of FM Guard released for the same or similar operating system (for the purpose of this offer we consider Windows for Workgroups 3.11 as similar to Windows 3.1, whereas Windows 95 or Windows NT are NOT similar to Windows 3.1) 4. FREE 90-days customer support through electronic mail. 5. FREE Compuserve membership with a $15.00 usage credit. This is much more than enough online time to have your technical support questions answered, and still have some fun! 6. FREE BONUS: a 800x600x256, 3-dimensional, ray-traced *.bmp image of ChaoSoft's logo (may be used as wallpaper on your Windows desktop). _________________________________________________________________ 1.3.3. How to order a license for use of FM Guard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You may order a license for continued use of FM Guard with a credit card (Visa, MC, Amex, or Discover), personal check, money order, or cash. You may also register via CompuServe (GO SWREG, ID# 3858). Just open file ORDER.TXT with Notepad, fill in the information requested, print it out and send it to the authorized dealer. If you would like to use FM Guard on a number of computers (stand alone or connected to a network), you must purchase a site license for that number of computers. Please refer to file ORDER.TXT for complete pricing and discount information. _________________________________________________________________ 1.3.4. May I make a copy of the program? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sure! As long as the FM Guard package is complete and unmodified in any way, and you don't sell it, you may make copies of the software and give them to others, upload them to your favorite BBSes or FTP sites, etc. Please read file VENDINFO.DIZ for a complete list of our distribution requirements. _______________________________________________________________ 1.4. Information for Windows 95 users ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are using FM Guard with Windows 95, be aware that FM Guard restricts only the 'old' File Manager, which is still available in Windows 95 as file Winfile.exe. Also, the 'old style' common dialogs (used with 16-bit applications) are restricted. This version of FM Guard DOES NOT provide restrictions for Explorer or 'new' common dialogs. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 2. Installing/uninstalling FM Guard // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Unlike most other Windows applications, FM Guard is not a stand-alone program; there is no special executable file you would run to start FM Guard. To use FM Guard, all you need is to properly install it, and it will run automatically every time you run the File Manager. FM Guard comes with convenient SETUP utility. Use SETUP when you want to temporarily activate/deactivate the software or install it onto your hard disk or network drive for permament use. Installing over an older version ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are installing FM Guard on a computer which already has an older version of the program installed, you may use the SETUP program, however be sure not to overwrite your customized configuration file FMGUARD.SYS in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. SETUP prompts you before it replaces any of the old files. After the copying of the new files is completed, you may manually add new restricting commands (they are listed in the end of the 'fresh' FMGUARD.SYS file) to your customized FMGUARD.SYS file. Installing on a hard disk or network drive ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have already copied all the files from the FM Guard package onto your hard disk (for instance, you have extracted the files from an archive), copy FMGUARD.SYS into the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, run SETUP.EXE and choose 'Activate' option. If you don't have FM Guard files on the hard disk, choose the 'Install' option instead. Then enter the DOS path to the directory where you want FM Guard to be installed. In this case, SETUP.EXE will copy all files to the new location and then activate them. In addition, you will be prompted to create a separate program group for FM Guard. It's not essential to have such a group, but it may be convenient. Alternatively, you may install FM Guard manually: 1. Create a directory on a hard disk or network drive for FM Guard, say C:\FMGUARD, and copy all the files from the FM Guard installation disk into that directory. If you have obtained FM Guard compressed in an archive, extract all the files into the FMGUARD directory (or other directory of your choice). 2. Close File Manager. 3. Copy the FMGUARD.SYS file into the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory on your hard disk (be sure not to overwrite the newer version of this file if you already have one!). The directory may have another name in your system, but you can identify it by the presence of the files USER.EXE and GDI.EXE (Windows system files) in it. 4. Open file WINFILE.INI for editing (using Notepad or any other text editor). This file is located in the WINDOWS directory on your hard disk (or other directory you specified when installing Windows). Please note: the file you need is WINFILE.INI, not WIN.INI. Find the section [AddOns] in this file and add the following line to it: FM Guard=C:\FMGUARD\FMGUARD.DLL (or specify the directory in which you copied FM Guard files, if other than C:\FMGUARD). The resulting portion of WINFILE.INI should look like this: ... [AddOns] FM Guard=C:\FMGUARD\FMGUARD.DLL ... (... means other lines). If there is no [AddOns] section in you WINFILE.INI file, you may create one, adding the lines shown above to the end of the WINFILE.INI file. Save the WINFILE.INI file. 5. Run File Manager. You should find a new menu item, "Guard", among other items of the File Manager's main menu. If you cannot see the "Guard" item in the main menu of File Manager, an error has occurred. Please verify that you have performed all the steps above, and, in particular, specified the correct path in the [AddOns] section of the WINFILE.INI file. Also, make sure that file FMGUARD.SYS has been copied in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, and that other files have not been corrupted when copying them into the FMGUARD directory. Uninstalling FM Guard: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To prevent File Manager from loading and using FM Guard, choose 'Guard -Disable' from main menu of File Manager, then run SETUP.EXE and choose 'Deactivate'. If you decide to start using FM Guard later on, run SETUP.EXE and choose 'Activate'. Alternatively, you may uninstall FM Guard manually: 1. Choose 'Guard' command from main menu of File Manager and then choose 'Disable' from popup menu. When prompted for the password, type it in the dialog box. If you have not registered FM Guard yet, use the word 'FMGuard' as the password. Otherwise, use the password assigned with the PASSWORD.EXE utility (see below). 2. Close File Manger. 3. Remove the line 'FM Guard=...' from the [AddOns] section of WINFILE.INI (using Notepad, for example). You may also wish to comment this line out instead, by placing a semicolon ';' as the very first character of the line After that you can restart File Manager: FM Guard will not be loaded. If you decide later to start using FM Guard again, restore the string 'FM Guard=...', specifying the complete DOS path to FMGUARD.DLL, in the [AddOns] section of WINFILE.INI. The following steps should be completed only if you wish to remove the FM Guard from your system permanently: 4. Delete all the files from the directory on your hard disk where you installed FM Guard; 5. Delete file FMGUARD.SYS from the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 3. Restricting Windows with FM Guard // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Please refer to file MANUAL.TXT, included in the FM Guard distribution package, for information on using this utility. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 4. Getting updates to the software // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// You receive the latest version of this program after you register it. Please see file ORDER.TXT for information on ordering ChaoSoft products. The evaluation copies of the software are also available from many other sources, including FTP and WEB sites, online services (COMPUSERVE, AOL, etc.), BBSes, and from disk or CD-ROM vendors. Some of the locations are listed below: Compuserve: GO PIKAPROG, or WINSHARE, or WINUTIL, or WUGNET search for the keyword CHAOSOFT FTP: ftp.pik.com ftp.asp-shareware.org oak.oakland.edu garbo.uwasa.fi ftp.cica.indiana.edu HTTP: www.pik.com/chaosoft.html www.asp-shareware.org /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 5. Acknowledgements // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I would like to thank Gerald B. Collins for helping to prepare the documentation for this utility. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // 6. Getting customer support // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Please be sure to read this file as well as file FMGUARD.SYS before requesting customer support. If you cannot find the answer to your question in the documentation, then: - if your question is of TECHNICAL character, i.e. regarding program features, bug reports, suggestions on improving the program, etc., please contact ChaoSoft directly via e-mail at: Internet: 74634.2173@compuserve.com Compuserve: 74634,2173 - if your question is NOT TECHNICAL one, for ex., about status of your order, sales terms, pricing and discount information, etc., please contact the autorized dealer, Pik A Program, Inc., at: Telephone (212) 598-4939 Fax (212) 228-5879 Compuserve: 74777,3233 Internet: 74777.3233@CompuServe.com Thank you for using ChaoSoft products! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ChaoSoft(tm) and the ChaoSoft logo are trademarks of ChaoSoft. 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