QUICKICHECKSUM V1.00
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  Author  : Joseph Cox
  Website : http://www.bootblock.co.uk
  Forum   : http://forum.bootblock.co.uk
  Updates : http://software.bootblock.co.uk/?id=quickichecksum
  Released: 26th April, 2012.
  Licence : Freeware


CONTENTS
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Contents          - List of sections in this help file
Purpose           - The aim of QuickiChecksum
Upgrading         - Upgrading to new versions
Removing          - How to uninstall
Trouble-Shooting  - Fixing common problems
History           - Release history


PURPOSE
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QuickiChecksum is a lightweight application that has been designed to startup quickly
and verify the checksums of files via so-called verification or signature checksum files.

The currently supported checksum files are MD5, SFV, and LST.

Files can be dropped into the main window, on the application icon, specified via
the commandline,  using  the file browser within the application  itself,  or  by
simply double-clicking on them if shell integration  has been enabled from within
the application. Various commandline options are supported.


COMMANDLINE OPTIONS
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QuickiChecksum supports various commandline options. They are as follows:

  filename
	QC can auto-check a checksum file if that filename is specified.

  /autoclose
	Specifying this option will prompt QC to automatically exit if the
	checksum file it has checked does not contain any invalid or missing
	entries. Any errors will keep QC open so you can get details on those
	errors.

  /thick
	QC tries to be intelligent about its startup. If it detects that a
	checksum file is specified within the clipboard, it will automatically
	open that file and begin checking it. Specify this option to prevent this.

  /basicui
	This option prevents QC from applying the system's current Windows theming
	to its interface and falls back to an old-generation text rendering system.

	Other than a visual effect, this has no functionality changes to QC.

  /noresize
	By default, resizing the QC window will cause the columns to automatically resize
	(the Status column is kept aligned to the right-most of the list). Specify this
	option to prevent this.
  
  /nocolor
	QC will colour its interface depending on the result of the checking process, so
	you can quickly see if a checksum file has invalid, missing, or valid entries
	without having to manually look through the list. Specify this option to prevent
	this.

  /notip
	Hides the "Drop a file here..." banner that is displayed at startup.
 
  /minimize
	Specifying this option will start the QC window minimised.

  /maximize
	Specifying this option will start the QC window maximised.

  Example Usage
	QuickiChecksum.exe myfile.sfv
	QuickiChecksum.exe myfile.sfv /autoclose
	QuickiChecksum.exe /basicui /nocolor /thick


UPGRADING
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To  upgrade  your  current   installation  of  QuickiChecksum  to  a  newer version,
simply delete the QuickiChecksum directory and  extract  the  new  version's archive
to a location of your choice.


REMOVING
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To   remove  QuickiChecksum  from  your system, delete the QuickiChecksum directory.
QuickiChecksum does not store any data on your system.


TROUBLE-SHOOTING
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If you get an error when you start QuickiChecksum, you will
need to download the Microsoft .NET runtimes package (22MB).
Please beware of wordwrap in the URL:
  32-BIT - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en
  64-BIT - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b44a0000-acf8-4fa1-affb-40e78d788b00&DisplayLang=en

In the future, a significant portion of applications written
for Windows will use the .NET runtimes, so it is a good idea
to download it now to save hassle later.

Joseph Cox
(AKA BootBlock)


HISTORY
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v1.00; 26th April, 2012.
  - Initial public release.
