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CryptoForge version 3.2.3
http://www.cryptoforge.com
Copyright © 2001-2003 Ranquel Technologies
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March 22, 2003

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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 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 archive:
  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 Windows NT 4, CryptoForge requires Internet Explorer 4
or higher to be installed.

Silent Installation (Administrators):
For use in a corporate environment, you can perform silent installations
using the "/silent" command line switch. CF will be installed to
"<ProgramFilesDir>\CryptoForge". The return value of the process is 1 if the
installation was completed successfully and 0 or negative value on error.
Note that the return value is 0 also if one instance of the setup process is
already running.

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Upgrading CryptoForge
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* From version 3.1 or lower:
Uninstall any previous version of CryptoForge.
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.

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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, pricing information, and secure online registration.

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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 ; info@cryptoforge.com