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                       for IBM Compatible Personal Computers














                                                User's Guide












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     This manual is Copyright (c) 1993,94 TDF Software, Inc. 
                                         All Rights Reserved
                                         


KOPYIT was formally named KOPYDISK and was changed to avoid
confusion with another program that had a similar name.

This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that
the shareware principle works for you.  If you are unable to
resolve a shareware related problem with an ASP member by con-
tacting the member directly ASP may be able to help.  The ASP
Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP
member, but does not provide technical support for members'
products.  Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road,
Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe
message via CompuServe Mail to " ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.

SHAREWARE FACTS
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Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below.  Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
of comparable quality.  (In both cases, there are good programs
and bad ones!)  The main difference is in the method of distri-
bution.  The author specifically grants the right to copy and
distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific
group.  For example, some authors require written permission before
a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.
You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's commercial or Shareware.  The Shareware system
makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before
you buy.  And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
Shareware has the ultimate money back guarantee, if you don't
use the product, you don't pay for it.  Your registration of a
Shareware copy of KOPYIT is greatly appreciated.  Registration
pays for the past and future development of this product.
Shareware is user supported software.

THE LEGAL STUFF
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USERS OF "KOPYIT" MUST ACCEPT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY:
"KOPYIT" IS SUPPLIED AS IS.  THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITA-
TION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR
ANY PURPOSE.  THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES,
DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OR
MISUSE OF "KOPYIT".  GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES
THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA
                                

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BEFORE RELYING ON IT.  THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF
USING "KOPYIT".  ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED
EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

CHOICE OF LAW
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THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS AND SHALL INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF TDF SOFTWARE AND
ANY SUCCESSORS, ADMINISTRATORS, HEIRS AND ASSIGNS. ANY ACTION
OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY AGAINST THE OTHER ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A
STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED IN
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO IN
PERSONAM JURISDICTION OF SAID COURTS.

"KOPYIT" is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
to the user for evaluation.  Feel free to share it with your
friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
another system.  The essence of "user-supported" software is
to provide personal computer users with quality software with-
out high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers
to continue to develop new products.  If you find this program
useful and find that you are using "KOPYIT" and continue to use
"KOPYIT" after a reasonable trial period, you must make a regis-
tration payment of $9.95 to TDF Software.  The $9.95 registration
fee will license  one copy for use on any one computer at any
one time.  You must treat this software just like a book.  An
example is that this software may be used by any number of
people and may be freely moved from one computer location to
another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used
at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a
book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time.

Commercial users of "KOPYIT" must register and pay for their
copies of "KOPYIT" within 30 days of first use or their license
is withdrawn.  Site (Multi user) Licenses are available.

You are encouraged to pass a copy of "KOPYIT" along to your
friends for evaluation. (Shareware version) Please encourage
them to register their copy if they find it useful.

You are authorized to make an archive (backup copy) of the
original KOPYIT diskette (registered version) to safeguard
your investment.







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Requirements
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KOPYIT must be run from a hard drive.
Requires: 400K ram, DOS 3.2+, 286+ processor, EGA, VGA, or MONO
monitor.

Using KOPYIT
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The two files needed to run KOPYIT are: KD.EXE & KOPYIT.EXE.
Both files MUST reside in the same directory on your hard drive.
To start the program type:  KD {press ENTER}

KOPYIT is a utility used to make exact copies of floppy disks
"without having to change disks several times".  It writes an
image file of your floppy disk to your hard drive and then
writes this image back to another floppy disk (same drive,
same format) as many times as you wish.  When you exit the
program the image file is erased.

On-line help is available by pressing the F1 key.

Choosing "Setup" from the main menu allows you to:
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1) Ask DOS to verify all writes to disk.  Using verify is much slower.  
   KOPYIT uses an internal verification that is very accurate.  You 
   choose the level of protection you want.  
  
2) Choose to turn the warning sound on or off.
  
3) Prompt before overwriting a disk that contains files.  If you turn
   this option off then be very careful that you have the correct
   destination disk in the drive to be copied to.
  
Use the arrow keys to hi-light the drive letter that the disk
you want to copy is in, A: or B: then press ENTER.  You will be
prompted as you proceed.

The following file is created and then erased by KOPYIT.
Make sure you don't already have a file with this name or
it will be erased:   _TEMP.%_%

                              
                               






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Formatting a Floppy Disk
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Now calls DOS to "Unconditionally" format your floppy disks.
You can format as many as you need.  Formats supported: 360K,
720K, 1.2M, 1.44M.  All you have to know is which drive and 
whether your disk is Hi or Low density.  Hi-density disks are 
1.2M, 1.44M, and 2.88M.  The DOS format utility will let you 
use a disk that has bad sectors on it, but IF it does have any 
bad sectors then KOPYIT will not duplicate to it.  Disks formatted
with this command can not be unformatted.

COPY A drive to B drive  or
COPY B drive to A drive
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Copies files (excluding: subdirectories) from one floppy disk drive to
another.  Kopyit will attempt to copy all archive, hidden, read only, &
system files.  For other than archive (normal) files the source disk
must not be write protected.  This is not a diskcopy.

COPY A drive to A drive  or
COPY B drive to B drive
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Copies files (excluding: subdirectories) from one floppy disk drive to
a subdirectory on your hard drive. You will then be prompted to place the
destination disk in the drive.  This is useful for copying from one size
disk to another, using the same drive.  Kopyit will attempt to copy all
archive, hidden, read only, & system files.  For other than archive
(normal) files the source disk must not be write protected.  This is not
a diskcopy.

Hint: To copy a disk that has subdirectories on it use the "Run a DOS
command" below.  Type in the command: XCOPY A:\*.* B: /E /V

Type the command in the same format as it is shown.  Substitute the
correct drive letter in the above command for A: and B: where the first
drive is the source disk and the second is the destination disk.  The /E
switch copies all subdirectories (even if empty) and the /V (optional)
asks DOS to verify all writes to disk.

DOS Commands:
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Date 
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 Prompt DOS to set the system date

                                
                                
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Run a DOS command
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You type in any DOS command you want to have executed.


Time 
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Prompt DOS to set the system time


Set Disk Serial Number
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Beginning with DOS version 4.0 a unique number made up of the current
date and time is inserted onto the diskette at the time the media is
formatted.  This number is always converted to the hexadecimal number
system.  With this option you can set your own unique serial number onto
a master disk.  Each time you use this function the serial number is
incremented by 1.  You will be given the hexadecimal conversion of your
number.  Write this onto the master diskette label.  This function does
not work on network drives.

 
 Set Disk Volume Label
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Use up to eleven characters to enter your own unique "label" onto a master
diskette.




 




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Support for registered users may be obtained by calling:
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     Collect calls not accepted.


Please give the following order form to a friend.

                                
                                
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                           KOPYIT v2.0

                     Order Form & Registration


TDF Software, Inc                       Date _______________
R.R. 1 Box 74
Goreville IL  62939-9608                CompuServe Mail: 73621,151
U.S.A.
         Calculate "Amount" based on how many copies you need

Single User:  $9.95 U.S. = Amount

Multi-User or Site Licenses:
2 - 14 USER ($6.00 U.S. x Number of licenses) = Amount
15 - UNLIMITED  $90.00 U.S. = Amount
                                               Amount :_______

Illinois residents Sales Tax @ 6.25%              Tax :_______

Shipping Charges (SH):  $4 USA,  $9 Others        S&H :_______

                                             SubTotal :_______

                                            Total Due :_______

Disk size needed (circle one)    3 1/2"   or   5 1/4"
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Co. Name: __________________________________________________

Name    : __________________________________________________

Address : __________________________________________________

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Country : __________________________________________________

Phone   : _______________________

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1. If paying by check, make it payable to TDF Software, Inc.
   Checks must be converted to U.S. Dollars or equivalent
   Canadian Dollars and must be drawn on a U.S. or Canadian
   bank.
2. If any of the above data printed incorrectly then please edit it.

For our records:  Where did you get your copy of KOPYIT from?
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         Thank You!   Your business is appreciated.
                  Comments or Suggestions?


