QuickRun(TM) v3.1 Build 915
Copyright (c) 1996-2000 Partridge Software
All Rights Reserved

Support: http://www.partridgesoft.com/quickrun-faq.htm
    WWW: http://www.quick-run.com

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Written by Joseph Partridge
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QuickRun is a utility to provide easy access to your most
commonly used programs. Menus of your most commonly used
programs and files can be created from an icon on the
taskbar next to the system tray. Menus can be created for
any folders on your computer, including the Desktop, My
Computer, Control Panel, Favorites, My Documents, and
Dial-up Networking.

The files on the menus can be arranged in any order or
simply sorted alphabetically. Full Drag and Drop support
is also available so that files can be easily added to
each menu and moved to any location within that menu.

Starting with QuickRun 3.0, the ability to manage all the
programs that run in the system tray was added. The system
tray can quickly become very long and unwieldy, taking up
half your taskbar or more with software apps that run from
a tray icon. With QuickRun, you can take the apps that are
running in the tray and move them to another popup menu
from a QuickRun icon. This unclutters the tray but leaves
everything still functional and readily accessible.

What's New in QuickRun 3.1
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* Full Support across Windows(R) 95/98/NT/2000/Millennium Edition
* Menus load much faster then in previous versions
* More robust tray icon support
* Enhanced menu tool-tips
* Support for Plug-Ins (available Plug-Ins can be downloaded
  from http://www.quick-run.com)
* Tray menu icon can now be changed
* New menu animation: Zoom
* Other minor bug fixes

System Requirements
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Requires Windows(R) 95, 98, NT, or 2000.

Recommended
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16-bit or 24-bit display mode.

Disclaimer of Warranty
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THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE
OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS IN
WHICH THIS SOFTWARE MAY BE USED, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN OFFERED. GOOD DATA PROCESSING
PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY SOFTWARE BE TESTED THOROUGHLY
WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE DEPENDING ON IT. NOT ALL
PROGRAMS WHICH RUN FROM A TRAY ICON MAY BE COMPATIBLE
WITH QUICKRUN'S TRAY MENU. WITH ONE OR TWO EXCEPTIONS,
IT WORKS WITH EVERY PROGRAM WE HAVE TESTED IT WITH AT THE
TIME OF RELEASE.  BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER APPLICATIONS
WHICH ARE NOT COMPATIBLE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO TEST
QUICKRUN WITH EVERY SOFTWARE APPLICATION IN EXISTENCE.
IF YOU FIND ONE THAT EXHIBITS INCOMPATIBILITY WITH
QUICKRUN, SIMPLY LEAVE IT IN YOUR TRAY AND LET US KNOW,
AND WE'LL PUT IT ON A LIST FOR POSSIBLE FIXES FOR THE
NEXT MAJOR UPGRADE. PARTRIDGE SOFTWARE SHALL IN NO WAY BE
HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSS OF PROFIT THAT
RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

Known Incompatibilities
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Under certain conditions, QuickRun crashes while Norton
Anti-Virus 2000 is performing a system scan.

Registration
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Registration is $15.00 (US dollars).

To register, click Print Order Form in the About box,
fill out the form, click Print, and send it with a check
or money for $15.00 to:

    Partridge Software
    PMB #447
    3 Monroe Pkwy, Suite P
    Lake Oswego, OR  97035 USA

You will be sent a registration code that will convert
the shareware version of QuickRun into a registered
version.

To convert the shareware version into a registered
version, follow these steps.

1) Run QuickRun. When the About box is displayed, click
   on the Register button.
2) Enter the Name and Code in the registration dialog
   EXACTLY as shown in the information sent to you.
3) Click the OK button to complete the registration
   process.

Distribution
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The evaluation version of the QuickRun may be freely
copied and distributed as long as Partridge Software is
identified as author; exact and unmodified copies of both
the software and documentation are provided; and that the
evaluation version is not sold for any cost.

Marketing & Promotions
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Special thanks to Rose City Software (http://www.rosecitysoftware.com)

QuickRun History
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  3.1   August 2000

   * Full Support across Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Millennium Edition
   * Menus load much faster then in previous versions
   * More robust tray icon support
   * Enhanced menu tool-tips
   * Support for Plug-Ins (available Plug-Ins can be downloaded
     from http://www.quick-run.com)
   * Tray menu icon can now be changed
   * New menu animation: Zoom
   * Other minor bug fixes

  3.0   November 1999

   * Icons from the System Tray can be moved to menu on
the QuickRun bar to reduce clutter on the taskbar.
   * The Desktop, Control Panel, and any folder can be
added to QuickRun as a menu.
   * Option to sort the programs on a menu automatically.
   * The selected menu item background can be changed to
a gradient fill.
   * The text font and color can now be changed for the
menu sidebar.
   * The order the menus can now be changed by holding
down the ALT key while dragging a menu icon to the
desired location.
   * When the QuickRun bar is docked on the taskbar, it
can now be resized by dragging the size grip.
   * Hover mode now works differently: When you over the
mouse off of a menu without running something, it will
disappear. The amount of time before the menu is shown
can now be changed.
   * New Add Program wizard was added to make it easier
to add programs.
   * Scroll bars appear on menu when it gets too big
instead of being split into columns.
   * Right clicking on a menu item now shows the Explorer
context menu.

  2.04  October 1998

   * Fixed a bug that caused QuickRun not to adjust the
window when a menu was added or deleted.
   * Fixed a bug that caused QuickRun use a large
percentage of CPU time on Windows NT.
   * Added an option to turn off the bar on the left side
of the QuickRun window.

  2.03  August 1998

   * Fixed a bug that caused QuickRun to crash when
Windows was shut down.

  2.02  May 1998

   * Fixed a bug that caused the "Empty" item to remain
on the menu after items where added to it.
   * Fixed a bug that caused QuickRun to occasionally
crash when a menu was removed.

  2.01  May 1998

   * Fixed a bug that caused it to messed up the system
palette when the display was set to 256 colors.
   * Fixed a bug that caused the window to position
itself wrong on the taskbar when the Auto Hide feature
was enabled.

  2.0   April 1998

   * Moved the icon(s) from the tray area to it's own
floating window that can be docked to the Windows
Taskbar.
   * Added support for multiple menus.
   * Added full drag and drop support for adding and
moving programs on a menu.
   * Information for each program is now stored in
shortcut files.
   * Program icons can now be changed.
   * Menu icons 'pop-out' like Office 97 and Internet
Explorer.
   * Each menu icon can be changed.
   * Removed the Programs tab in Customize. Now menu
items can be customized directly from the menu with a
right mouse click.

  1.43  June 1997

   * Increased the speed at which the QuickRun menu
appears when the icon is clicked.
   * Corrected a bug that caused the filename to become
garbled after a Browse.

  1.42  April 1997

   * Arguments can now be placed on the command line.
   * Program name is now put in quotes after a Browse.

  1.41  January 1997

   * Fixed a bug that caused the list box in the Programs
tab of the Customize dialog to flicker when items were
moved or added.
   * Changed the QuickRun icon so that it does not
display tooltips when it is in Hover mode.
   * Added support for accelerators in the menu with the
ampersand.

  1.4   December 1996

   * Separators can now be added to the menu.
   * Order of the programs can be changed.
   * Added information to the help file on how to use
QuickRun.
   * Changed the look of the menu.
   * Fixed a bug that caused the menu icons to overlap.

  1.3   October 1996

   * Added an option for having the menu items sorted or
unsorted.
   * Fixed a bug that caused the icons to disappear when
a file could not be found.
   * Fixed a bug that caused some registration codes to
be invalid.

  1.2   September 1996

   * Fixed a bug in the Customize Dialog.

  1.1   August 1996

   * The program can now run .LNK (Windows Shortcut)
files.
   * User interface changes.

  1.01  July 1996

   * Fixed a bug that caused the program names to be
sorted incorrectly.

  1.0   June 1996

   * Program Release

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