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			    TouchPro V3.2.2.5
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TouchPro is a Windows program that allows you to modify (or "touch") any,
or all of a file's time & date values. TouchPro integrates seamlessly with
Windows Explorer, appearing as an additional page of a file's property
pages. You can modify multiple files' time & date values by using a
multiple selection, and even modify all the files in sub-directories.

TouchPro runs under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4, 
Windows 2000.

TouchPro - Copyright (c) 1996-2001 JD Design, All Rights Reserved
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Note
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You might like to print this file so that you can easily refer to it 
during installation.

You can re-read this file after installation by clicking the Start -> 
Programs -> JD Design -> TouchPro -> Readme menu item.




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			      Installation
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Run the TouchPro installation program (TouchPro.exe) directly from your 
web browser (if you're accessing TouchPro from our web site), or download 
it and run the program from your hard disk, or the supplied floppy disk 
(if you've ordered one with your registration).


Setup will copy files to your computer and then prompt you for your 
registration information (which you can skip if you're evaluating it).

The last step of Setup informs you that TouchPro is installed and briefly 
tells you how to use it. If you're upgrading an existing version, setup 
may need to restart Windows.

Installing under Windows 2000 or NT4
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You need to run the installation from an account with Administrator 
privileges.

Currently, the Start Menu, Program sub-folder is created under the user 
account who installs the program. This means that if you have to logon as 
Administrator in order to install, the menu items are installed only under 
the Administrator's Start Menu. To make the menu items available under 
your normal user account, open Explorer and move the JD Design sub-folder 
from the Administrator Start Menu/Programs folder.

Files Installed by Setup
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Setup copies the following files to a folder named shellext beneath your 
Windows system folder:

TouchPro.dll	The TouchPro Shell Extension DLL
TouchPro.txt	Text documentation
TouchPro.inf	The Setup Information File
TouchPro.hlp	The TouchPro help
Touchf95.exe	Utility program for touching folders under Windows9x.

For Windows 9x, this is likely to be the Windows\System\ShellExt folder.  
For Windows NT or 2000, this is likely to be WinNT\System32\ShellExt.


Setup will also add relevant registry entries and Start menu items.


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			How Do You Use TouchPro?
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1. Use Explorer and select the files or the directory branch that you want 
to touch.

2. Display the property pages by using the File, Properties menu, or, 
right click and choose the Properties menu item.

3. With TouchPro installed you will see an extra "TouchPro" page in the 
Properties dialog.

4. Click on the "TouchPro" tab to use TouchPro.

5. Alter the time and date values, and select whatever options you want by 
clicking the appropriate check boxes.

6. Click the "Touch Now" button.

To see the changes in Explorer's detail view, you may need to refresh 
Explorer's view using the View, Refresh menu (or press F5).


Note
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The OK and Apply buttons on the main Property Page dialog do not perform 
the Touch operation.

The file's Last Accessed time may change to the current date and time 
after you have touched the values. Because any file access can alter the 
Last Accessed time, it may be difficult to ascertain that this feature 
works correctly. In particular, some applications have their own property 
sheet pages that access the file, and consequently alter the Last Accessed 
time.

Notes on File Timestamps
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The FAT file systems have a resolution of 2 seconds.
The NTFS file system has a resoultion of 100ns.

FAT file systems cannot have files dated before 1 January 1980. TouchPro 
does not prevent you from entering dates prior to this because they are 
allowed in other file systems such as NTFS. Currently, Explorer does not 
display file dates prior to 1980 in its details view, although it 
correctly displays them on the General page of a file's Property Pages.

If you try to set the time & date to a value before 1 January 1980 for a 
FAT or FAT32 drive, TouchPro correctly reports the operation failed.

NTFS partitions allow dates back to 1601, but the Windows control that 
TouchPro uses to enter the date appears to be limited to 14 September 
1752, which is the date that the British and its colonies adopted the 
Gregorian calendar.

Hot fixes for error when touching folders under Windows 98, 98 SE, or ME
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If you experience an error when touching the timestamps of folders under
Windows 98, 98 SE, or Windows ME, please use the links on the TouchPro
page of our web site (http://www.jddesign.co.uk) to request the hot fix
for your operating system. Note that this only applies to registered
users since the folder touch facility is only enabled in a registered
copy.


Limitations
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TouchPro requires the updated common controls DLL (Comctl32.dll) that is
distributed with Internet Explorer V3 (or above). If you have Internet 
Explorer installed then you should already have the correct DLL. If you 
don't have it, you can download the DLL from the Microsoft web site.  
We'll try to keep the link on our TouchPro page up-to-date with 
Microsoft's location.

TouchPro can only alter the "modified" time value for files stored on 
Novell Netware drives.

With the command line DIR command, the "." (current folder) and ".."
(parent folder) items display timestamp values. TouchPro can not alter
these values.

Registered Version Features
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The registered version of TouchPro adds the following advanced features:

* Separate time and date modification. You can alter the time and date 
  together, or individually.

* The ability to alter the time & date of folders.

* The ability to alter the timestamps of files in nested folders.

* Control of recursion into folders. You can select folders to have their 
  timestamp modified, but prevent TouchPro from modifying the files in and 
  beneath those folders.

* Alternate time & date entry formats.

* The ability to save the last used settings.


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			       Registering
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The easiest way to register is online using a credit card via a secure web 
site - see our web pages for the details and links to the secure site.

Alternatively, anyone with a UK bank account can register by sending a 
cheque made payable to "J Lowndes" at:

	162 Mow Cop Road
	Mow Cop
	Stoke-on-Trent
	ST7 4NH
	England

The current prices are:

Code	Product					Price (GBP)
JDU1	ExpPrint				7
JDU2	TouchPro				7
JDU3	ConCat					7
JDU4	Tab2Desk				7
JDUP	Partial Set (all the above)		12
JDU5	Space Control (Win98 only)		7
JDUF	The Full Set (Partial + Space Control)	15

You can find the latest prices on our web site, or by calling us on 01782 
516923.




When you receive your registration information, enter your registered name 
and number into the About dialog box. You can access this dialog from the 
Start menu shortcut, or from the main TouchPro dialog About button.

You must enter the information exactly as it appears. The case, spaces, 
and punctuation of the name are significant, and the number is composed of 
the characters 0-9, A-F and again, the case of the letters is significant.  
If you register the set of utilities, be sure to use the correct 
registration number for each product.

You can check that registration has worked by re-displaying the About box 
from the main dialog. When the product is successfully registered your 
registration name is displayed in the About dialog rather than the entry 
fields.


Updates
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Any updates to the current version are free to registered users by 
downloading the latest version from our web site. Your current 
registration number will continue to work with updates.

Removal
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Note: Because the Windows INF de-installer cannot currently delete files 
that are loaded in memory, we recommend that you first reboot your 
machine. Then, remove the component without first using it. This will 
ensure that the files are correctly deleted.

Use the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs item. Select the TouchPro item 
(listed as "JD Design TouchPro") and click the Add/Remove button.

Revision History
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V3.2.2.5  21 January 2001
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This release contains a minor code speed improvement and information on
obtaining Microsoft hot fixes for Windows 98, 98 SE, and ME to fix random
failures to touch folder timestamps.

V3.2.2.4  1 January 2001
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This version fixes a bug when touching folders under Windows 9x. Previous
versions would fail if the folder name contained non-ASCII characters.

V3.2.2.3  13 August 2000
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This version fixes a bug when touching folders with long path names under
Windows 9x. This did not occur under Windows NT or Windows 2000 as
TouchPro uses a different method under these operating systems.

V3.2.2.2  3 Jan 2000
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Update installation to add shortcuts menu items and modify this document.

V3.2.2.1  18 Sept 1999
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Modified the About dialog. Changed the registration number field to make
it a little easier to enter the number. Updated the home page URL and
added a mail link.

V3.2.2.0  4 July 1999
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A registered version now has the option to touch files, folders, or both.
Moved the save facility to a separate button.

V3.2.1.1  23 May 1999
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Extended the Windows 9x folder touching to handle all 3 timestamp values
and the selective time and date facility.

V3.2.0.0   8 May 1999
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Added the facility to touch folders under Windows 9x.

V3.1.0.3   30 January 1999
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Minor change to allow international registration names.

V3.1.0.2 December 1998
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Rebuilt and updated documentation to reflect the self extracting
installer.

V3.1.0.0 November 1998
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Added the alternate time and date formats, and the Save facility. These
facilities are only available to registered users.  TouchPro is now
distributed as a self-installing EXE.

V3.0.1.1 August 1998
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Bug fix. Prior to this version, if you touched the contents of a removable
disk, and removed the disk, it could give rise to Explorer not being able
to launch any programs from its Start menu. This version fixes this
problem, which is easily avoided in earlier versions by leaving the
removable disk in the drive.

V3.0.1 February 1998
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Cosmetic changes - added help & tooltips, made the date field longer as
some language default settings can give long date fields.

Changed unregistered defaults - can't now recurse folders.

V3.0 October 1997
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New registration system.

Under NT, allow modification of directory time stamps.

Now uses the new common controls date time picker control.

Support
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We maintain a list of frequently asked questions on our web site. If you
have a technical question, please check the list there to see if you can
find an answer before contacting us via email.

We will post the latest versions of our utilities on the web site as soon
as they are available, so please take a look to keep up to date and to see
what other utilities we offer.

Web Site:	http://www.jddesign.co.uk/
Email:		jdd@jddesign.co.uk

If you have any suggestions for improvements to any of our utilities,
please contact us via email. It's always good to hear from people using
our products, and we appreciate your taking the time to tell us.

Thanks
   JD Design
