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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