Thank you for your interest in Backer 2.99! You will find this utility to be extremely helpful with all tasks related to files and directories on your computer(s). Any computer that can run Windows 3.1 or later can run Backer. All users should read the title page of the online help. If you have already worked with previous versions of Backer switching will cause no problems. Read "What is new in Version 2.99?" in the online help, especially the remark on daily changing destinations. If you are a new user read the questions and examples in the online help and use only menu item "Quick setup" in the first time. Installation --------------- List of supplied files: 1) BACKER.EXE executable file for Windows 3.x 2) BWCC.DLL dynamic link library for Borland look, (c) by Borland 3) BACKER.HLP online help 4) SYSTEM.BAC demo: Backing up the system files to disk 5) DESKTOP.BAC demo: Backing up the user interface to disk 6) TMPBAK.BAC demo: Removing unnecessary files 7) README.TXT this file 8) FILE_ID.DIZ standardized description for BBSes 9) VENDINFO.DIZ standardized description for all purposes First you must decompress the archive (ZIP type) to a directory of your choice. Then copy BWCC.DLL into your Windows system directory (usually C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\), but only if you do not have a newer or same version already. Files 4 thru 9 are not required for operation. Legal information -------------------- This is an unregistered version of Backer. The only difference to the registered version is a reminder screen on program start and disabling of keys F2 to F12. Thus usability is only slightly reduced. This program and its accompanying documentation are Shareware. The Shareware principle states that you may use the product for a limited time or to a limited extent freely, on violation of these limits, however, either erase the product completely from your system or convert it into the registered version by paying the registration fee, then being subject to normal copyright rules without the limitations mentioned. In the case of Backer the limitation is that you must not use the unregistered version for more than 30 days. Remember: Trust is the foundation of the Shareware principle! All users of the unregistered version of Backer are granted a limited license to copy the product only for the trial use by themselves or others, provided that Backer is copied in its full and unmodified form. The copy must include all files necessary to permit full operation of the program. It must also include this documentation. Use of unregistered copies of Backer by any person in connection with a business, corporation, educational institution, or government agency is forbidden. Such users must register this product. By using the unregistered version of Backer you acknowledge that you have read and understood this limited license and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. The registered version must not be distributed. Improvements on version 2.8 ------------------------------ Version 2.99 among other things has substantial improvements in handling large data volumes. See the online help under "What is new in version 2.99?" to learn details. Author --------- Bernd Cordes, Wiesingerweg 34, 20253 Hamburg, Germany Phone/Fax +49 (40) 494370 AOL BeCordes - CompuServe 100334,375 - Internet 100334.375@compuserve.com WWW: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BerndCordes The author is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).See online help, topic 'Registration, legal information, support' | 'ASP ombudsman statement' for information on what the ASP can do for you. -------- 03/02/96