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CryptoForge version 3.2.1
Copyright © 2001-2002 Ranquel Technologies
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November 2, 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
* Contacting Us

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About CryptoForge
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Thank you for choosing CryptoForge, the 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
password, so be careful not to forget your password. CryptoForge is
"try-before-you-buy" software. This means that you can evaluate CryptoForge
for up to 30 days. After 30 days, you must register your copy with
us for a small fee. But 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 >> Help.

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Minimum system requirements
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* Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
* Pentium or equivalent processor
* 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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* From version 3.1 or lower:
Uninstall any previous version of CryptoForge (see NOTE in Uninstalling).
Follow the installation instructions above.

* From version 3.2 or higher:
Use the CryptoForge AutoUpdate component. From the Windows Start menu
> Programs > CryptoForge, choose AutoUpdate.

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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 secure, easy, and inexpensive. Mail to sales@cryptoforge.com
for pricing on large commercial site license discounts. We accept credit
cards orders, checks, eurochecks, and wire transfers. Please, visit our
Registration page at http://www.cryptoforge.com/order.htm for the latest
ordering instructions and secure online registration with immediate license
delivery.

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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