This is the readme file for InstallFile and WInstallFile applications.

Install:
########
Copy

InstallFile.exe 
WInstallFile.exe 
ReadMe.txt

files to a directory on the harddisk and (optional) make a shortcut for 
WInstallFile. The software is then ready to run.


Use:
####
Installfile ...
... is a command-line utility for replacing locked files 
on the harddisk immediately after a reboot. This utility updates the 
registry so that destinationfile is replaced by sourcefile after reboot.

Syntax:  InstallFile sourcefile destinationfile

Example: InstallFile c:\\winnt\\system32\\mfc42.new c:\\winnt\\system32\\mfc42.dll

WInstallfile ...
... performs the same function with a user-friendly dialog based 
interface.

Note:
#####
- Version 1.2 now fully supports Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP.
- On Windows 95/98/Me both the source file and destination file should exists. 
That is because these operating systems need the file name in short form, and 
the file must exists to know it short form.
- Download latest version from http://www.jkh.no/installfile/

Why:
####
You know the situation: 
You cannot run your favourite application. One of the dlls suddenly 
has the wrong versionnumber, probably as a result of the installation of 
another program. After searching the disk and CD-Roms you find the 
right version, only to discover the wrong version cannot be replaced.
At this point, typically you would reinstall your favorite
application, perhaps loosing a lot of customized options.

The perfect solution is to use InstallFile to replace the wrong version 
file with the right version file. And it works!


License:
########
Developed by Jon-Kare Hansen, jkh@jkh.no. You are free to
use this software in its current version, as long as the software
is unchanged. Any other use of the software, including
reverse-compiling, is a violation of internatinal copyright laws.

This software cannot be sold, leased or included in any other
package without a written permission from the author.