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= Directory Compare                      =
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= Version 3.47                           =
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= April 2014                             =
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= Juan M. Aguirregabiria                 =
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= e-mail: juanmari.aguirregabiria@ehu.es =
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= WWW: http://tp.lc.ehu.es/jma.html      =
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Installing Directory Compare
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To install the program in your hard drive run the distribution file and
follow the instructions. It will copy to the directory you select the
executable file, DirCmp.exe, the help file, DirCmp.chm, and the
documentation file, DirCmp.pdf.

The first time the program is run you are invited to check the Options
dialog box that opens from the Options/Configure menu.

To run the program without setup
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The program can be also run from a portable device (such as a USB
drive) or an account with limited privileges. 

1. Just copy (from your hard disk or the portable distribution
dslvr???.zip) the files dircmp.exe, dircmp0.ini, dircmp.chm and
optionally dircmp.pdf to any folder in the device.

2. Rename dircmp0.ini to dircmp.ini (depending on your Explorer settings 
you may not see the .ini extension), if the latter does not exist. 
The options will be stored from session to session in dircmp.ini.

2. Read the "Installing Directory Compare" section of the documentation
or help system.

Available versions
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Although versions 3.++ have several improvements,
a couple of features are no longer supported:

- No zip file support 
   (it was provided by a third-party component,
    but it no longer works with my current compiler).
- No drag and drop from the program support 
   (for the same reason).

If you need these features,
do not install the new version in the same directory
as version 2.++!

Copyright
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The program, DirCmp.exe, the help file,  DirCmp.chm, and the
documentation file, DirCmp.pdf, are copyrighted:

Copyright © Juan M. Aguirregabiria 1997-2012
All rights reserved

Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.

Directory Compare is FreeWare; there is no charge for using it and it
may be distributed freely so long as the files are kept together and
unaltered. You may neither sell nor profit from distribution of
Directory Compare in any way. Disclaimer

In no event will the Author be liable to users for any damages,
including but not limited to any lost profits, lost savings or other
incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or the
inability to use this program, even if the Author has been advised of
the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by other party.

Hardware and software requirements
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Directory Compare runs at least under Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8.