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CryptoForge Version 3.2.5
http://www.cryptoforge.com
Copyright © 2001-2004 Ranquel Technologies
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January 13, 2004

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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, so be careful not to forget
your password. You can evaluate the software for up to 30 days free of
charge (in order to guarantee access to your encrypted data, the Decrypt
function does not expire). If you wish to continue using CryptoForge after
the 30-day trial period, you must purchase a license. See Ordering below for
more information.

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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(SP4)/2000/XP
* Pentium or equivalent processor
* 32MB RAM
* 5MB 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 Service Pack 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. CryptoForge 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 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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For the latest ordering instructions, pricing information, and secure online
purchasing, please visit our Online Store. To do so, right-click the
CryptoForge system tray icon and choose Register from the pop-up menu.
Mail to sales@cryptoforge.com for pricing on large commercial site license
discounts.

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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