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     |    WSEARCH - PC Magazine File and Text Search                    |
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     |    README file - Version 1.00, 2/27/96 	                      |
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     |    Copyright 1996, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company.  All Rights    |
     |    Reserved.  First Published in PC Magazine, US Edition,        |
     |    March 26, 1996.                                               |
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     |    Author:  Tom Rawson.                                          |
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Welcome to WSearch!

WSearch is a Windows and OS/2 file and text search utility with regular
expression support, including the unique ability to use regular
expressions in filenames.

For a list of all files included with WSearch, see WSFILES.TXT.

To install the Windows version:

     (1) In Program Manager under Windows 3.x or Windows NT, create a
         new program item from the File / New menu.  Set the command
         line to d:\path\WSWIN.EXE (for Windows 3.x) or
         d:\path\WSWIN32.EXE (for Windows NT), where "d:\path" is the
         directory where you installed WSearch on your system.  Set the
         working directory to any directory you want.

     (2) In Windows 95 (or Windows NT with the beta Explorer shell)
         create a new shortcut which points to d:\path\WSWIN32.EXE.

Note that WSWIN32 is not designed to work under Windows 3.x + Win32s.
It is only designed for Windows NT and Windows 95, which are true Win32
environments.

In order for WSearch to work properly under Windows 3.x and Windows NT
you must also install 3D control support, contained in the file
CTL3DV2.DLL (Windows 3.x) or CTL3D32.DLL (Windows NT).  In most cases
you will find that this DLL is already installed on your system, because
many applications use it.  Use the following instructions to check for
3D control support on your system, and install it if necessary:

     (1) If you are running Windows 95, skip these instructions.
         Support for 3D controls is included in Windows 95, and no
         support DLL is required.

     (2) If you are running Windows 3.x, open a File Manager or MS-DOS
         window and check the date and time on the file CTL3DV2.DLX
         which came with WSearch.  Then check your \WINDOWS and
         \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directories for the file CTL3DV2.DLL (note the
         difference in extesion).  Compare the ages of the two files and
         take one of the following steps:
         
         (a) If CTL3DV2 exists in \WINDOWS or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM, and the
             copy there is NEWER than the file which came with WSearch,
             no further action is necessary.  

         (b) If CTL3DV2 does not exist in \WINDOWS or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM,
             or the copy there is OLDER than the file which came with
             WSearch, delete any existing CTL3DV2.DLL file from \WINDOWS
             or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM, copy the CTL3DV2.DLX file from the
             WSearch directory to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, and
             rename it to CTL3DV2.DLL.
             
         Once these steps are completed you can delete CTL3DV2.DLX from
         the WSearch directory if you wish.

     (3) If you are running Windows NT, open a File Manager or command
         prompt window and check the date and time on the file
         CTL3D32.DLX which came with WSearch.  Then check your \WINDOWS
         and \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 directories for the file CTL3D32.DLL
         (note the difference in extesion).  Compare the ages of the two
         files and take one of the following steps:
         
         (a) If CTL3D32 exists in \WINDOWS or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32, and the
             copy there is NEWER than the file which came with WSearch,
             no further action is necessary.

         (b) If CTL3D32 does not exist in \WINDOWS or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32,
             or the copy there is OLDER than the file which came with
             WSearch, delete any existing CTL3D32.DLL file from \WINDOWS
             or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32, copy the CTL3D32.DLX file from the
             WSearch directory to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 directory, and
             rename it to CTL3D32.DLL.
             
         Once these steps are completed you can delete CTL3D32.DLX from
         the WSearch directory if you wish.

For complete details on the Windows version, start it up and look
through the help file.  Run the file WSWIN.EXE if you are under Windows
3.x; run WSWIN32.EXE if you are under Windows NT or Windows 95.  You can
also start Windows Help (WINHELP.EXE) and open WSEARCH.HLP.

For information on the OS/2 command line version, see the file
WSOS2.DOC.