DelphiDabbler Version Information Editor ======================================== Contents -------- 1. License and Copyright 2. System Requirements 3. Installation - instructions on how to install the program 4. Uninstalling - instructions on how to uninstall the program 5. Updates - details of where to check for program updates 6. Source Code 7. Issues - how to report bugs & request new features 8. About DelphiDabbler 1) License and Copyright ------------------------ This is open source software. A full copy of the license can be found in the file License.rtf that is installed in the main program installation folder. 2) System Requirements ---------------------- Version Information Editor requires Windows XP or later. The program's memory and hard disk requirements are modest and any computer capable of running the required operating system will be suitable. 3) Installation --------------- Version Information Editor is installed using a standard Windows, wizard based, setup program. This should be named VIEd-Setup-9.9.9.exe, where 9.9.9 is replaced by the program's version number. The setup program is usually distributed in a zip file that also contains this read-me file. This zip file will be named vied-exe-9.9.9.zip, where 9.9.9 is the same version number noted above. Extract the setup program from the zip file and run it to install the program. Please note that administrator privileges are required to run the installer. You may be prompted for permission to run the setup program and may need to provide an administrator password. 4) Uninstalling --------------- Version Information Editor can be uninstalled two ways: Either: Open the application settings app appropriate to your version of Windows, locate DelphiDabbler Version Information Editor in the list of installed programs and select the remove option; Or: Locate and open the "Version Information Editor" entry on the Start menu then click "Uninstall Version Information Editor". The uninstaller will now run. Follow the prompts and provide administrator authorisation as required. Version Information Editor will now be unistalled. 5) Updates ---------- Check the Version Information Editor web page at https://delphidabbler.com/software/vied to find the latest version of the program. Alternatively check the program's releases page on GitHub at https://github.com/delphidabbler/vied/releases 6) Source Code -------------- Version Information Editor's source code is maintained in the delphidabbler/vied Git repository on GitHub at https://github.com/delphidabbler/vied Source code of all releases back to v2.13.0 are available from the GitHub repository's releases page at https://github.com/delphidabbler/vied/releases. Choose the release you want from those listed and download an archive containing the required source code. Git users can fork the project and clone the repository. The master branch contains the source code of the latest release while the develop is more up to date with later, unpublished, changes. The develop branch may be unstable. Notes on how to compile Version Information Editor from source code can be found in the file Build.md in the root of the repository. Note that, up to v2.14.0, build documentation was provided in a file named Build.html. 7) Issues --------- Bugs reports and feature requests should be made via Version Information Editor's issues tracker at https://github.com/delphidabbler/vied/issues 8) About DelphiDabbler ---------------------- The DelphiDabbler is Peter Johnson - a hobbyist Delphi programmer living in Ceredigion, Wales, UK. The DelphiDabbler website is at https://delphidabbler.com/ and contains all Peter's open source programs, Delphi library code, programming articles, hints and tips and other resources.