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README.TXT
Copyright (c) 1998 Symantec Corp. All Rights Reserved.

NORTON COMMANDER FOR WINDOWS 95/98/NT

Welcome to Norton Commander for Windows 95/98/NT
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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 95/98/NT 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
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- The Norton Commander now supports Long File Names in a Windows 95/98 DOS Box.

- An FTP client has been included in Norton Commander, giving you the power to
transfer files easily to servers on the Internet.

- Norton Commander 2.01 is completely Year 2000 ready, with DOS and Windows versions
fully capable of processing date information for the new millenium.

- Norton Commander is fully compatible with Windows 98.

- LiveUpdate for easy updates from the Internet.


Key Commands New to the Windows 95/98/NT Version
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- 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 95/98/NT 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 95/98/NT. 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 95/98/NT
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 95/98/NT assumes that you are creating a shortcut. To copy the files,
hold down the CTRL key while dragging files.
	
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.


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 95/98/NT
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 95/98/NT.
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 95/98/NT.

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 95/98/NT 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
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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
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	<> 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
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Norton Commander for Windows 95/98/NT 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
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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.


Notes
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Commander Link is not supported under Windows NT

Under Windows 98 if you experience difficulties with deleting files (F8),
please go to the configuration dialogue under the commands menu and deactivate
the option "Delete to Recycle Bin"

On some FAT32 partitions bigger than 2.1Gigb system information may be reported
incorrectly.

Before you install Norton Commander 2.01 you should uninstall any previous
versions of Norton Commander.

Before upgrading from 2.0 to 2.01, you must ensure that the Norton Commander
Scheduler is not running.


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