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//  Welcome to File Manager StepUp (32-bit version),
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//  *the* File Manager Extender for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) NT 3.5x/4.0
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//  Version 3.51 (32-bit version)    Last updated:  December 20, 1999
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//  Copyright (c) 1994-99, WinAbility.Com. All rights reserved.
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//  http://www.winability.com/  "The Way Software Should Be!" (tm)
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This file contains introductory information regarding 
FM StepUp for Windows NT.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This SOFTWARE (including instructions for its use) is provided "AS IS"
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

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TO THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.  About FM StepUp
2.  What's new in this version
3.  Installing, uninstalling, and troubleshooting FM StepUp
4.  This is FREE software!
5.  Obtaining the latest version of the software

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1.  About File Manager StepUp
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File Manager StepUp (or FM StepUp) is a utility that improves File
Manager.  Instead of replacing File Manager, FM StepUp simply makes
it better.  When you install FMStepUp, additional commands are added
to the menus of File Manager, and existing commands are enhanced.

Featured in the January 1995, WINDOWS Magazine, Superior Shareware
section and rated FIVE STARS by Ziff-Davis Interactive!

   "[WinAbility] accomplishes what Microsoft couldn't ...  
   an excellent shareware product that enhances the power and 
   usefulness of Windows' [File Manager] ..."

        Scott A. May, Columbia Daily Tribune, 10/94

   "FM StepUp ...  does all manner of clever things.  It adds 3D
   effects (ala Word 6 or Excel 5) to the dialog boxes, gives you a
   command-line history in all sorts of places ...  and provides
   right-click pop-up menus in a variety of useful places ...  FM
   StepUp is certainly good enough to try."

        Mike Hardaker, Windows User UK, 06/94

   "The standard dialog boxes gain a history list of recently used
   commands and that attractive 3D look.  However...the best thing
   about this is the pop-up menus.  Right click on a file and a menu
   pops up giving you a bunch of options, like viewing the file,
   editing it, running it, printing it, and so on ...  once you have
   started using it you'll never want to give them up!"

        Matt McLeod, Australian PC User, 06/94

  "File Manager StepUp ...  is chock full of excellent features.  It
  easily rates among the best available FM add-ins..."

        Steven J.Cohen, WinOnLine Review, 2/95

Here is the list of features File Manager gets with FM StepUp:

o    Enhanced dialog boxes, including history lists, browse
     buttons, etc.

o    Commands to easily create, view, and edit arbitrary
     files, not necessarily associated with an application.

o    Customizable Execute Menu, that provides an easy way to
     access frequently used applications and perform
     pre-programmed operations on currently selected files.

o    Customizable Quick Menu, instantly accessible with the right
     mouse button, contains the most frequently used commands and
     keeps track of the execution history of other commands.

o    Several special commands are provided to make you more
     productive.

o    Complete context-sensitive Help is available from all
     dialog boxes.  The Help file provides a complete user's
     guide for FM StepUp.

o    FM StepUp is highly customizable. A user can control virtually
     every aspect of FM StepUp, from choosing a name for its menu
     to specifying which dialog boxes to enhance.

Try it - You won't believe how you were able to work without FM
StepUp.

"The way software should be!"(tm)

NOTE for users of Windows NT 4.0:
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If you are using Windows NT 4.0, you may find that many features
offered by FM StepUp are already provided by Explorer (right-button
menus, history lists in dialog boxes, Quick View facility, etc.)
However, you may still find the *old* File Manager, enhanced with FM
StepUp, to be a good addition to your arcenal of file management
tools.

Here is a short list of advantages of using File Manager with FM
StepUp:

- File Manager runs *much* faster than Explorer;

- File Manager is a MDI (Multiple Document Interface) application,
  that provides easy access to different directories at the same
  time;

- FM StepUp provides a number of features absent in Explorer, like
  the 'Total Size' command and customizable 'Execute' menu.

File Manager is not made available automatically when you install
Windows NT 4.0.  However, you can easily add it to your Desktop or
Start Menu -- just create a new shortcut and specify 'WINFILE.EXE'
in its command line.

Of course, please keep in mind that FM StepUp was designed to be
used under the "old" Windows shell, so some of its features may
become useless or not functioning under Windows NT 4.0.

We also offer separate products, Singularity and StepUp, designed
specifically to improve the user interface of Windows 95/98.
Please visit http://www.winability.com/ for more information.

2.  What's new in this version
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This is FreeWare now!

- The documentation to the program has been updated.

3. Installing, uninstalling, and troubleshooting FM StepUp
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FM StepUp comes with an automatic Setup utility, which may be
used to install and uninstall FM StepUp, control its availability
for different groups of users, enter the registration information, 
etc.

Please refer to SETUP.TXT file for detailed instructions on using
Setup utility and troubleshooting information.

4. This is FREE software
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You are no longer required to pay the licensing fee for 
continued use of this software. Enjoy!

5. Obtaining the latest version of the software
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The latest evaluation versions of all our products can be 
downloaded from our web site:

    http://www.winability.com/

An evaluation version may be converted into the licensed version 
by entering a valid registration code.

Thank you for using WinAbility.Com products!

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