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CryptoForge version 3.1 (build 54)
Copyright © 2001-2002 Ranquel Technologies
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October 7, 2002

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CONTENTS
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* About CryptoForge
* How to get help
* Minimum system requirements
* Installing CryptoForge
* Upgrading CryptoForge
* Uninstalling CryptoForge
* Ordering
* Last Changes
* Contacting Us

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About CryptoForge
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Thank you for choosing CryptoForge, the easy-to-use suite of strong
encryption tools for personal and professional security. It allows you to
protect the privacy of your sensitive files and email messages by encrypting
them with up to four strong cryptographic algorithms. Once the information
has been encrypted, it can be stored on insecure media or transmitted on an
insecure network, and still remain secret. Later, the data can be decrypted
into its original form. CryptoForge has no back doors or escrow keys. There
is absolutely no way of recovering your information without the correct
passphrase, so be careful not to forget your passphrase. CryptoForge is
"try-before-you-buy" software. This means that you can evaluate CryptoForge
for up to 30 calendar days. After 30 days, you must register your copy with
us for only $25. Anyway, the Decrypt function will always be available, even
after the evaluation period has expired.

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How to get help
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Please, see the help files. To access them, do one of the following:
* Click the Help button that appears in most dialogs and then click Content
in the top left corner of the help window.
* Right-click the CryptoForge system tray icon and choose Help from the popup
menu.
* Click on the Windows Start menu and select Programs >> CryptoForge >>
CryptoForge Help.

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Minimum system requirements
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* Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
* Pentium processor 100 MHz
* 16MB RAM
* 4MB hard disk space

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Installing CryptoForge
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* If you have downloaded the .ZIP installation file:
  1- Unzip the ZIP archive to a temporary folder.
  2- Select Run from the Windows Start menu.
  3- Select the file "setup.exe" in the temporary folder.
  4- Press the Enter key, and follow the prompts.
* If you have downloaded the .EXE installation file:
  1- Select Run from the Windows Start menu.
  2- Select the file cfsuite.exe, press Enter and follow the prompts

NOTE:
* To install on a Windows NT, 2000 or XP machine, you will need
administrator privileges. To install on Windows NT 4, CryptoForge requires
Internet Explorer 4 or higher to be installed.

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Upgrading CryptoForge
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Uninstall any previous version of CryptoForge (see NOTE in Uninstalling).
Follow the installation instructions above.

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Uninstalling CryptoForge
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Shut down CryptoForge, then do one of the following:
* From the Start menu, Programs, CryptoForge, choose Uninstall CryptoForge.
* Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click the "Add/Remove programs"
icon. Search the list for the item CryptoForge and double-click on it.

NOTE: If the uninstaller couldn't remove all the files from the CryptoForge
directory, restart windows and then delete those files.

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Ordering
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Registration is easy and costs only $25 US. Mail to sales@cryptoforge.com for
pricing on large commercial site license discounts. We accept credit cards
orders, checks, eurochecks, and wire transfers. Please, check our web site at
http://www.cryptoforge.com/order.htm for the latest ordering instructions and
secure online registration with immediate license delivery.

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Last Changes
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Build 54 includes a correction to the Spanish translation. The word "Decriptar"
has been changed to "Desencriptar".

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Contacting Us
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Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Bug reports? Don't hesitate to contact us.

WWW:	http://www.cryptoforge.com/
E-mail:	feedback@cryptoforge.com ; support@cryptoforge.com