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FileStar/2
v3.00 Evaluation Problem
The initial release, v3.00.00, had an anomaly in
that if the program
was
installed in the month of December, it caused an
immediate disablement of drag-n-drop and directory operations. This has
been fixed in v3.00.01 which is now available for download. Two other
very minor bugs and two very minor improvements are also included in
the update. Read the fix_list
here.
FileStar/2
v3.00 Available!
FileStar/2
v3.00.01 is available for download. It
is distributed as an
evaluation program to allow a user to try its
features installed on any eCS or OS2 system. Upon purchase and
installation of a registration key file, the program will convert to
unrestrained operation. Until the program is registered, its
functionality degrades over a three month period, starting with the
date of installation, as follows:
Level 0 - Initial state is full
functionality.
Level 1 - Drag and drop is disabled after one month.
Level 2 - Directory functions are disabled after two months.
Level 3 - File functions are disabled after three months.
Each level is inclusive of prior levels. Three months after install,
the evaluation program will still run but remains in a crippled level 3
state. It will still be useful as a display of drives, directories and
files. All setup and configuration options will be functional in the
level 3 state but little else will function. After 6 months, the
program will abort during startup.
Once registered, the registration key will also enable most future
minor updates. However, if a minor update contains a significant new
feature, it may require a new key. Major updates will require a new
key. Download of the evaluation program and all updates will be
available only on this web site.
FlexEdit
v1.00 Available!
FlexEdit
v1.00.00 is available for download. It is distributed as an evaluation
program to allow a user to try its features installed on any eCS or OS2
system. Upon purchase and installation of a registration key file, the
program will convert to unrestrained operation. Until the program is
registered, its functionality degrades over a three month period,
starting with the date of installation, as follows:
Level 0 - Initial state is full functionality.
Level 1 - Print function is disabled after one month.
Level 2 - Find function is disabled after two months.
Level 3 - Reverts to a readonly viewer after three months.
Each level is inclusive of prior levels. Three months after install,
the evaluation program will still run but remains in a crippled level 3
state. It will still be useful as a file viewer. All setup and
configuration options will be functional in the level 3
state. At the end of six months, the program will
automatically terminate on startup.
NOTE:
X-File Conflict with
SHS Installer, UniMaint and UniSafe
The shareware program X-File does not detect
non-standard use of the OS/2 File Dialog in UniMaint, UniSafe and the
SHS
Install program used to install both the new versions of FileStar/2 and
UniMaint. In these applications the File Dialog is in some cases
modified
to be a directory picker, a perfectly legitimate use of the standard
File
Dialog API. If UNIMAINT.EXE, UNISAFE.EXE and SHSINST.EXE are not added
to the X-File exception list, the dialog will be distorted to a nearly
unusable state when used as a directory picker. This is NOT a fault in
these SHS programs.
Important
UniMaint
Notice!!
If you
have UniMaint version
5.10.02
installed
on a FAT partition and OS/2 installed on a HPFS partition,
you
probably are not getting a good backup of your Desktop directory
structure
when you do a Desktop Backup. Starting with version 5.1, Zip
v2.2
is being used to perform the backup where previously Zip v2.1 was used.
Based on a very preliminary investigation, it appears that a change in
Zip v2.2 to accommodate spaces in directory paths (which the Desktop
directory
generally has a lot of) results in an error which is
displayed
but
flys by too fast to read or notice. If your SYSBCKXX.ZIP file has a
file
size of 350-400k and the ZIP.EXE file size is 112,688 bytes, you have
the
problem. You can also run the ZIP.EXE file and see if it
reports
v2.2.
UniMaint
5.10.23 CSD Available!
The UniMaint CSD available
for download
below is V5.10.23. It is a maintenance update. Read the readme text
file
for the changes to see if you should update. It includes the latest Zip
update (Zip 2.3) and is compatible with all combinations of FAT and
HPFS
installations with Zip v2.1 through v2.3.
NOTE:
V5.10.23 bug
The UniMaint
CSD v5.10.23 has a bug in UniWatch where it
cannot find
the
UniMaint OS2.INI entry. As an interim fix, add the line:
SET UNIMAINT=X:\OS2\OS2.INI
to the config.sys file, where X: is your boot drive and reboot to
activate
UniWatch.
CSD Files Available for Download
Program Files Available for
Download
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Installing
a CSD
To install a Corrective Service file, open an
OS/2 window, change to the product directory, and enter:
You must use SHSINST to install either of the new
CSDs available above (U5101155). Follow the onscreen
commands.
Common
CSD Install Problems
The most common problem
is the Application
key in the OS2.INI file has been deleted. If while attempting to apply
a CSD you encounter the error message pop-up with the title which reads
"Base Level Invalid", it means that the version information stored in
the
INI files is invalid or could not be found. This information was placed
there during the installation of the base product. You must reinstall
the
base product and then apply a CSD.
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