
                Welcome to CD-Quick Cache for Windows 95/98
                              Version 3.21


    Revision History

    Version 3.21 - 4/28/99
    A change to the setup program in v3.2 made it so VCDQD32.DLL wouldn't
    install if your temporary folder was on a different drive than your
    \Windows folder.  Fixed.

    Version 3.20 - 4/14/99
    Added support for the Universal Disk Format (UDF) used on CD-R, CD-RW
    and DVD-ROMs.  Increased data transfer speed when using the hard drive
    for cache storage.  Improved compatibility with more drives.  Quickmon
    will now remember the last drive selected.  The "Percent Saved" displayed
    in the system tray now is the total for all drives, not just the current
    one.  It's now possible to disable a drive from Safe mode.  Maximum
    cache size for disk has been increased to 512MB.  Maximum cache size
    for RAM has been increased to 64MB.  On occasion, CD-Quick cache would
    disable itself upon startup.  Fixed.  Added a dialog box to fill in when
    ordering. Updated information for our new Internet address and mailing
    address.

    Version 3.10 - 7/8/98
    Added support for Windows 98.  On rare occasion, CD-Quick Cache was unable
    to read its registry settings upon startup.  This would cause the software
    to default to use RAM even if disk was selected.  Fixed.  Some Busmaster
    drivers don't support multi-sector transfers.  The busmaster fix added
    in v3.01 is now an option.  The Norton System Doctor fix added in v3.01
    caused problems with Disk Minder from Nuts & Bolts when used with FAT32.
    Fixed.  CD-Test's priority has been increased to give more accurate 
    results when other programs are running.  Maximum cache size for disk
    has been increased to 256MB.  Maximum cache size for RAM has been 
    increased to 32MB.

    Version 3.01 - 3/26/98
    Busmaster drivers that do not support scatter-gather prevented CD-Quick
    Cache from doing any readahead.  Fixed.  The Norton System Doctor from 
    the Norton Utilities v3.0 periodically does a volume lock on the hard 
    drive CD-Quick Cache uses for cache storage.  CD-Quick Cache would detect
    this and shut down for the duration of the lock.  The lock detect
    algorithm has been changed to allow CD-Quick Cache to remain active during
    these kinds of locks.  If CD-Test did a random read on a file larger than
    64MB, only the first 64MB would be read.  Fixed.  All documentation and
    program windows have been reviewed to insure that the software is only
    referred to as CD-Quick Cache.  This was done to make the lawyers happy.

    Version 3.00 - 11/17/97
    Added a persistent disk cache feature, so the cache will remember from
    disc to disc and session to session.  Greatly enhanced control over full 
    motion video caching.  Now has full support for AVI, QuickTime and MPEG.
    AVI caching would not be disabled if the program thread that read the 
    file was not the same thread that opened the file.  Fixed.  Made QuickMon
    a trayicon application.  CD-Quick Cache now has the ability to report
    performance data to the Windows 95 System Monitor utility.  Keycodes can
    now be entered from the opening splash screen.  Now allows an uninstall
    if in "Safe Mode".  QuickMon can now adjust for on-the-fly screen
    resolution and color palette changes.  Setup now sets the non-compressed
    hard drive with the most free space as the default for cache storage.
    Now displays a warning if installation is attempted on Windows NT.  Now
    warns if a Keycode for the DOS/Windows 3.x version is entered.  Added a
    running day count to the opening splash screen.  Fixed some minor user
    interface issues such as the use of the wrong text color with a black
    background.

    Version 2.01 - 1/8/97
    A long standing compatibility problem was discovered that could occur
    with any low level disk utility that does volume locking.  After such
    a utility was run, Windows 95 would no longer allow CD-Quick Cache to
    access its swap file.  Known utilities that exhibit this problem are the
    Windows 95 ScanDisk and Defrag, and the Norton Utilities Speed Disk.
    This version of CD-Quick Cache fixes the problem.

    Version 2.00 - 12/28/96
    Added the new utility, CD-Test to demonstrate CD-Quick Cache's 
    effectiveness.  All graphics have been updated to Windows 95 conventions 
    throughout as well as new ones for CD-Quick Cache.  CD-Quick Cache's
    timing has been changed to improve operation with some CD-ROMs.  Maximum
    cache size for disk  has been increased to 128MB.  QuickMon's "Cache On"
    selection will now remember it's setting between sessions.  A direct link
    to our Web Site has been added to CD-Quick Cache's splash screen and help
    file.  CD-Quick Cache no longer displays a warning if no CD-ROM is found
    at startup (done for Laptops with removable drives).  Uninstall can now
    remove the CD-Quick Cache directory as well.  Install will no longer mark
    files as "Read-Only" if installed from a CD-ROM.

    Version 1.20 - 6/10/96
    Some Windows 95 CD-ROM drivers still had compatibility problems with
    CD-Quick Cache.  This has now been fixed for good.  Added the ability to 
    disable caching of .AVI video clips.  CD-Quick Cache no longer requires 
    CTL3D32.DLL.  QuickMon now displays the percent saved when minimized
    in the Windows 95 task bar.  Setup is unable to add a ShortCut for
    QuickMon if the Start Menu isn't in English.  Added a warning message.
    Added a text file to aid in uninstalling CD-Quick Cache for those people
    who won't read the manual.

    Version 1.10 - 4/16/96
    Some Windows 95 CD-ROM drivers had problems with CD-Quick Cache, causing
    the software to lock.  Fixed!  If QuickMon was started without first
    accessing a CD-ROM drive, a page fault could occur.  Fixed!  CD-Quick
    Cache wouldn't delete its old swap file if the drive used for the swap
    was changed.  Fixed.

    Version 1.00 - 3/19/96
    First release.

