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README.TXT

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NORTON COMMANDER FOR WINDOWS 95



Welcome to Norton Commander for Windows 95

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Please read this document carefully. It contains important information

not included in the documentation.



     Topics covered in this note include:

	

	* New Features

	* Key Commands New to the Windows 95 Version

	* Key Commands Changed from Previous Versions

	* Troubleshooting

	* Local User Menu (*.MNU) Conversion Utility

	* Viewing Files Within Compressed Files

	* Long File Names (LFNs)

	* Commander File Transfer

	* Quick View

	* History

      * Electronic Support





New Features

-----------------

- You can create a target directory after an operation is underway. For

example, select a file and choose Copy from the Files menu or press F5.

In the To: drop-down listbox, enter a new directory path, making sure to

include a backslash [\] at the end of the new directory's name. The file

will be copied to the newly-created directory.



- Double-clicking on the center bar will resize the panels to their

default size.



- Files are deleted to the Windows Recycle Bin as default. You can also drag

files to the Recycle Bin using drag & drop. If you want to delete files permanently, 

on a regular basis, uncheck the Delete to Recycle Bin checkbox on the Compatibility 

tab of the Configuration Options dialog. If you want to delete a particular file

permanently, uncheck the Delete to Recycle Bin checkbox in the Delete dialog. 



Key Commands New to the Windows 95 Version

-------------------------------------------

- Pressing CTRL+D launches an MS-DOS window.

	

- Network Utilities: 

Pressing CTRL+S invokes the quick search input box. 

Pressing Enter jumps back to network list.

 

- Enhanced Shift Operations:		

Shift+F5,F6 or F8 (Copy/Move/Delete) allows you to perform the operation

on files across a complete drive. For example, you can copy all *.TXT

files existing on a hard disk, floppy disk, CD-ROM or network drive to

one centralized directory. If you check the Include Subdirectories

checkbox, the directory structures of any directories containing .TXT

files will be copied as well.



- NCD Tree:

Pressing CTRL and the + key or CTRL and the - key expands or collapses

the highlighted directory.

Pressing CTRL and the * key expands all subdirectories in the highlighted directory.



- Editor:

Pressing CTRL+Z will undo your last action.

	

Keys changed from previous versions.

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- ALT+F6 has been changed to ALT+F9. (ALT+F6 is used by Windows 95 and

cannot be used by Commander.)



- Editor:

Shortcut keys ALT+F6 (Count) and ALT+F8 (Goto) have been changed to F6

and F8.

Save As has been changed to ALT+F then A.



- Configurable Speed Search Keys:

You can configure how Norton Commander interprets the keyboard - as in

previous versions of Norton Commander or as in Windows 95. The new

default for speed search is CTRL+ALT. To change your keyboard

interpretation, choose Configuration from the Commands menu. On the

Compatibility tab of the Configuration Options dialog, selecting the

<ALT> option changes speed search to work as in previous version of

Norton Commander.





Troubleshooting

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Q: Why do I get a Sharing Violation error?

A: You may get this error if you tried to perform an operation on a

file that is being used by another application.



Q: Why can't I view any files?

A: Norton Commander utilizes the Microsoft Quick View or the Inso Quick

View Plus viewer. If neither of these are installed on your system,

Commander will use its own internal text viewer. Consult your Windows 95

Installation Guide, or see the online help about obtaining Quick View

Plus. Also see the end of this document.



Q: How do I remove the NC Scheduler from my taskbar?

A: The NC Scheduler must be shut down first. If you want to turn the NC

Scheduler off permanently, choose Shut Down from the NC Scheduler

Options menu.

 

Q: When I drag an .EXE or .COM file to the other panel, why does it not

copy the file?

A: When you drag a single .EXE or .COM file to another location,

Windows 95 assumes that you are creating a shortcut. To copy the files,

hold down the CTRL key while dragging files.

	

Q: Why have I lost my templates in the Filter/Cleanup Filter dialogs? 

A: The Norton Commander registry entries have been corrupted somehow.

To fix this, shut down Norton Commander and run the NC.REG file, which

is found in the Norton Commander directory. This will restore your Norton

Commander registry back to its default.



Q: Why can't I associate a file extension with more than one application?

A: Norton Commander now only supports one association per extension.



- See Troubleshooting in the online help for additional information on

errors you might come across.



Incomplete Installation

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"Setup has found an incomplete installation. This

is probably due to installing or uninstalling a

Symantec product without restarting your system.

Please reboot your computer to complete the

previous installation before running setup again."



 If you see this message, the installation did not complete successfully.

This is caused by Setup finding ~SYMINST.EXE and _SYMINST.BAT in the

Windows directory. To complete the installation remove these files

from the Windows directory and restart Setup.



 This also applies to the uninstall process.





Local User Menu (*.MNU) Conversion Utility (MNUTO95.EXE)

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Norton Commander no longer supports Local User Menus. Now, only a single

main User Menu is used. Information for this is stored in the Windows 95

Registry.



If you have a Local User Menu (*.MNU) file from Norton Commander 5.0,

you can convert it for use with Norton Commander for Windows 95.

The Local User Menu Conversion Utility will convert the specified User

Menu to the new format and add it to your current User Menu with Norton

Commander for Windows 95.



Simply run the program called MNUTO95.EXE. Browse for the .MNU file you

want to convert. The menu will be added to your Norton Commander for

Windows 95 User Menu.



Note: If you enter duplicate User Menu names, their contents will appear

in both/all menus of that name.





Viewing Files Within Compressed Files

--------------------------------------

If you use the View command (F3) to view a particular file within a

compressed file, it decompresses the particular file into the current 

directory. The decompressed file does not get deleted after you have

finished viewing it.

You can only perform this function with ZIP files. PAK, ARC or LZH files

do not support this; you must first decompress the entire archive.



Long File Names (LFNs)

------------------------

LFNs included in PAK and ARC archives will become truncated.



LFNs in regular expressions that contain spaces should be enclosed in

quotation marks.





Commander File Transfer

--------------------------

	

	<> Pin layout of the cables.



	You must use a Commander Link Cable to link two computers 

	together. 





	<> Problems Linking.

	If you have problems linking two machines, you should try the 

	following simple method.



	(1) Join two machines using the Commander Link cable

            (Serial/Parallel)

	(2) Turn the Status bar on.

	(3) From the Commands menu (on both machines), choose Scan for 

	    Connection.

	(4) The Status bar will indicate that the machine is scanning. 

	(5) When a connection is made the Status bar indicates

	    this with : "Link: LPT#/COM#".

	(6) Once connection has been made, the menu item 'Link' in the 

	    Left/Right menu on both machines becomes enabled. 

	(7) Select Link from the Left/Right menu and you will see 

	    the other machine in that panel.



	<> Problems with Long File Names and the Link.

	   You can only copy LFNs across the Link if the Target Drive

           supports them.

		

	<> Pin layout of the serial cables.



	    9 - 9 Serial           9 - 25 Serial         25 - 25 Serial

					          

	    2 ======= 3             2 ======= 2	         2 ======== 3

	    3 ======= 2             3 ======= 3	         3 ======== 2

	    4 ======= 6             4 ======= 6	         4 ======== 5

	    5 ======= 5             5 ======= 7	         5 ======== 4

	    6 ======= 4             6 ======= 20         6 ========20

	    7 ======= 8             7 ======= 5	         7 ======== 7

	    8 ======= 7             8 ======= 4	        20 ======== 6

	

	<> Pin layout of the parallel cable.



	                            1 ======= 7

				    2 ======= 15

				    3 ======= 13

				    4 ======= 12

				    5 ======= 10

				    6 ======= 11

				    7 ======= 1

				    8 ======= 14

				    9 ======= 16

				   10 ======= 5

				   11 ======= 6

				   12 ======= 4

				   13 ======= 3

				   14 ======= 8

				   15 ======= 2

				   16 ======= 9

				   17 ======= 17

				   18 ======= 18

				   19 ======= 19

				   20 ======= 20

				   21 ======= 21

				   22 ======= 22

				   23 ======= 23

				   24 ======= 24

				   25 ======= 25





QUICK VIEW

-----------

Norton Commander for Windows 95 does not supply its own file viewers.

To view any files other than text files, you must install Microsoft

Quick View or Inso's Quick View Plus.



If you Tab to a Quick View panel, the Command Line is not functional,

as complete control is given to the viewer.



History

----------

CTRL+UP Arrow and CTRL+DOWN Arrow offer the ability to go back and forth,

selecting commands from the command line history. These replace the old

CTRL+X and CTRL+E keys.



Electronic Support

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To access the Symantec-Europe forum on CompuServe, type:



GO SYMEUR



at any ! prompt.

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