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<sect1 id="Installing">
<title>Getting and installing WinMerge</title>
+
<sect2>
<title>Getting files</title>
- <para>Latest releases can be always downloaded from WinMerge homepage: <ulink url="http://www.winmerge.org/">WinMerge.org</ulink>. Note that there may be some delay updating homepages for releases, but project statuspage at <ulink url="https://sourceforge.net/projects/winmerge/">SourceForge.net</ulink> shows latest files. There is also mailing-list for release announcements. Stable releases are also available in several file download sites.</para>
- <para>WinMerge can be installed using installer or by unzipping files from archive.</para>
+
+ <para>Latest releases can be always downloaded from WinMerge homepage:
+ <ulink url="http://www.winmerge.org/">WinMerge.org</ulink>. Note that
+ there may be some delay updating homepages for releases, but project
+ statuspage at <ulink
+ url="https://sourceforge.net/projects/winmerge/">SourceForge.net</ulink>
+ shows latest files. There is also mailing-list for release announcements.
+ Stable releases are also available in several file download sites.</para>
+
+ <para>WinMerge can be installed using installer or by unzipping files from
+ archive.</para>
+
<note>
- <para>Installer requires Admin-user rights in Windows NT4/2000/XP. If you don't have Admin-user rights you can install WinMerge by unzipping from archive file.</para>
+ <para>Installer requires Admin-user rights in Windows NT4/2000/XP. If
+ you don't have Admin-user rights you can install WinMerge by unzipping
+ from archive file.</para>
</note>
</sect2>
+
<sect2>
<title>Using installer (recommended)</title>
- <para>This is recommeded for most users. Installer asks location where WinMerge is installed, installs files, configures shell integration and adds WinMerge to <guimenu>Start</guimenu>-menu. To install WinMerge:</para>
+
+ <para>This is recommended for most users. Installer asks location where
+ WinMerge is installed, installs files, configures shell integration and
+ adds WinMerge to <guimenu>Start</guimenu>-menu. To install
+ WinMerge:</para>
+
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Start installer executable (usually named <filename>WinMerge-<replaceable>version</replaceable>-setup.exe</filename>)</para>
+ <para>Start installer executable (usually named
+ <filename>WinMerge-<replaceable>version</replaceable>-setup.exe</filename>)</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Select <guibutton>Next</guibutton>-button in welcome screen</para>
+ <para>Select <guibutton>Next</guibutton>-button in welcome
+ screen</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Select <guibutton>Next</guibutton>-button in licence screen</para>
+ <para>Select <guibutton>Next</guibutton>-button in licence
+ screen</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Select location for WinMerge and select <guibutton>Next</guibutton>-button. It is recommended to install WinMerge in own directory.</para>
+ <para>Select location for WinMerge and select
+ <guibutton>Next</guibutton>-button. It is recommended to install
+ WinMerge in own directory.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Select components installed or one of preconfigured combinations. <guilabel>Typical</guilabel> configuration is recommended for most users. In addition to components already selected by <guilabel>Typical</guilabel>, language file(s) could be choosed. Components are:</para>
+ <para>Select components installed or one of preconfigured
+ combinations. <guilabel>Typical</guilabel> configuration is
+ recommended for most users. In addition to components already selected
+ by <guilabel>Typical</guilabel>, language file(s) could be chosen.
+ Components are:</para>
+
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>WinMerge core files</guilabel> - cannot be unselected - WinMerge executable files</para>
+ <para><guilabel>WinMerge core files</guilabel> - cannot be
+ unselected - WinMerge executable files</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Application Runtimes</guilabel> - cannot be unselected - needed DLL files</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Application Runtimes</guilabel> - cannot be
+ unselected - needed DLL files</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>User's Guide</guilabel> - HTML user guide/manual - if it is not installed WinMerge opens manual from <ulink url="http://www.winmerge.org/">WinMerge.org</ulink></para>
+ <para><guilabel>User's Guide</guilabel> - HTML user guide/manual -
+ if it is not installed WinMerge opens manual from <ulink
+ url="http://www.winmerge.org/">WinMerge.org</ulink></para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Filters</guilabel> - file filter files</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para><guilabel>Plugins</guilabel> - plugins and scripts</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Languages</guilabel> - WinMerge translation files. After installing translation file user interface language can be selected from menu <menuchoice>
+ <para><guilabel>Languages</guilabel> - WinMerge translation files.
+ After installing translation file user interface language can be
+ selected from menu <menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
+
<guimenuitem>Language</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Select <guimenu>Start</guimenu>-menu folder or disable creating it.</para>
+ <para>Select <guimenu>Start</guimenu>-menu folder or disable creating
+ it.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
<para>Select additional tasks:<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Enable Explorer context menu integration</guilabel> - Enables basic WinMerge shell integration (can be later enabled from options).</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Enable Explorer context menu
+ integration</guilabel> - Enables basic WinMerge shell
+ integration (can be later enabled from options).</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Integrate with TortoiseCVS</guilabel> - sets WinMerge to TortoiseCVS diff application.</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Integrate with TortoiseCVS</guilabel> - sets
+ WinMerge to TortoiseCVS diff application.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Create a Desktop Icon</guilabel> - adds WinMerge icon to Desktop</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Create a Desktop Icon</guilabel> - adds WinMerge
+ icon to Desktop</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para><guilabel>Create a Quick Launch Icon</guilabel> - adds WinMerge icon to Quick Launch bar</para>
+ <para><guilabel>Create a Quick Launch Icon</guilabel> - adds
+ WinMerge icon to Quick Launch bar</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>Verify install selections and select <guibutton>Install</guibutton> button to continue.</para>
+ <para>Verify install selections and select
+ <guibutton>Install</guibutton> button to continue.</para>
</listitem>
+
<listitem>
- <para>After installer has copied files final screen appears with two checkboxes asking if created WinMerge Start-menu folder should be opened and if WinMerge application should be started.</para>
+ <para>After installer has copied files final screen appears with two
+ checkboxes asking if created WinMerge Start-menu folder should be
+ opened and if WinMerge application should be started.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect2>
+
<sect2>
<title>Installing from archive</title>
- <para>WinMerge is pretty much independent from other system components. It doesn't integrate tightly to Windows or use lots of dlls. <filename>WinMerge[U].exe</filename> itself is dependent of <filename>MFC42[U].dll</filename> (and <filename>MSVCRT.dll</filename>) in addition to some system DLLs. So if mentioned DLLs already are installed to system, only <filename>WinMerge[U].exe</filename> is needed to run WinMerge.</para>
- <para>Archive files have correct folder structure (except for <filename>ShellExtension.dll</filename> see note below). WinMerge should be unzipped preserving folder structure to destination folder, for example <filename class="directory">C:\Program Files\</filename>. Root folder created has name <filename class="directory">/WinMerge-<replaceable>version</replaceable></filename>, for example <filename class="directory">/WinMerge-2.2.0</filename>. This folder can be renamed or files copied to other folder (preserving folder structure!).</para>
+
+ <para>WinMerge is pretty much independent from other system components. It
+ doesn't integrate tightly to Windows or use lots of dlls.
+ <filename>WinMerge[U].exe</filename> itself is dependent of
+ <filename>MFC42[U].dll</filename> (and <filename>MSVCRT.dll</filename>) in
+ addition to some system DLLs. So if mentioned DLLs already are installed
+ to system, only <filename>WinMerge[U].exe</filename> is needed to run
+ WinMerge.</para>
+
+ <para>Archive files have correct folder structure (except for
+ <filename>ShellExtension.dll</filename> see note below). WinMerge should
+ be unzipped preserving folder structure to destination folder, for example
+ <filename class="directory">C:\Program Files\</filename>. Root folder
+ created has name <filename
+ class="directory">/WinMerge-<replaceable>version</replaceable></filename>,
+ for example <filename class="directory">/WinMerge-2.2.0</filename>. This
+ folder can be renamed or files copied to other folder (preserving folder
+ structure!).</para>
+
<note>
- <para><filename>ShellExtension.dll</filename> is in two subfolders, <filename class="directory">/ShellExtension_Ansi</filename> and <filename class="directory">/ShellExtension_Unicode</filename>. For most users file in <filename class="directory">ShellExtension_Ansi</filename> is good choise. That file must be copied to same directory with <filename>WinMerge.exe</filename>.</para>
+ <para><filename>ShellExtension.dll</filename> is in two subfolders,
+ <filename class="directory">/ShellExtension_Ansi</filename> and
+ <filename class="directory">/ShellExtension_Unicode</filename>. For most
+ users file in <filename class="directory">ShellExtension_Ansi</filename>
+ is good choice. That file must be copied to same directory with
+ <filename>WinMerge.exe</filename>.</para>
</note>
- <para>After unzipping files WinMerge is ready to run! ShellExtension and Archive Integration may need additional steps (see below).</para>
+
+ <para>After unzipping files WinMerge is ready to run! ShellExtension and
+ Archive Integration may need additional steps (see below).</para>
</sect2>
+
<sect2>
<title>Shell integration</title>
- <para>Choose "<guilabel>Enable Explorer context menu integration</guilabel>" from installer's additional features to install shell integration.</para>
- <para>If install program is not used, shell integration dll (<filename>ShellExtension.dll</filename>) must be registered separately. This is done by running <filename>register.bat</filename> from WinMerge directory.</para>
- <para>Updating shell integreation outside installer requires first uninstalling current version. Uninstalling can be done by running <filename>uninstall.bat</filename> from WinMerge directory. After that computer should be restarted so Windows completes uninstallation. Then new version can be installed like described above.</para>
+
+ <para>Choose "<guilabel>Enable Explorer context menu
+ integration</guilabel>" from installer's additional features to install
+ shell integration.</para>
+
+ <para>If install program is not used, shell integration dll
+ (<filename>ShellExtension.dll</filename>) must be registered separately.
+ This is done by running <filename>register.bat</filename> from WinMerge
+ directory.</para>
+
+ <para>Updating shell integration outside installer requires first
+ uninstalling current version. Uninstalling can be done by running
+ <filename>uninstall.bat</filename> from WinMerge directory. After that
+ computer should be restarted so Windows completes uninstallation. Then new
+ version can be installed like described above.</para>
</sect2>
+
<sect2>
<title>7-Zip and archive support</title>
- <para>Archive file support in WinMerge requires 7-Zip. WinMerge installer does not install 7-Zip. 7-Zip installer can be downloaded from <ulink url="http://www.7-zip.org/">7-Zip.org</ulink>.</para>
- <para>WinMerge automatically detects installed 7-zip in system, there is no need to any configuration. But WinMerge supports only certain versions of 7-Zip. Please check 7-zip version compatibility from <filename>Read Me.rft</filename>-file. </para>
- <para>7-zip integration needs compatible <filename>Merge7z*.dll</filename> in WinMerge program directory. <filename>*</filename> comes from 7-zip version installed. For example 7-zip version 3.13 needs <filename>Merge7z313.dll</filename>. And if <filename>WinMergeU.exe</filename> (unicode version) is used, then "<filename>U</filename>" is also added to filename: <filename>Merge7z313U.dll</filename>. <filename>Merge7z*.dll</filename> files for compatible 7-zip versions are installed by WinMerge installer. If needed dll file is for some reason missing it can be copied to WinMerge directory, for example from zip-archive downloadable in WinMerge download page.</para>
- <para>If <filename>Merge7z*.dll</filename> file is missing, WinMerge informs user with message showing filename of needed file and recommended version of 7-zip. This message can also be opened from <guimenu>Help</guimenu>-menu item "<guimenuitem>Archive Support Disabled</guimenuitem>".</para>
+
+ <para>Archive file support in WinMerge requires <ulink
+ url="http://www.7-zip.org/">7-Zip</ulink>. WinMerge installer does not
+ install 7-Zip. 7-Zip installer can be downloaded from <ulink
+ url="http://www.7-zip.org/">7-Zip.org</ulink>.</para>
+
+ <para>WinMerge automatically detects installed 7-zip in system, there is
+ no need to any configuration. But WinMerge supports only certain versions
+ of 7-Zip. Please check 7-Zip version compatibility from <filename>Read
+ Me.rft</filename>-file.</para>
+
+ <para>7-zip integration needs compatible <filename>Merge7z*.dll</filename>
+ in WinMerge program directory. <filename>*</filename> comes from 7-Zip
+ version installed. For example 7-Zip version 3.13 needs
+ <filename>Merge7z313.dll</filename>. And if
+ <filename>WinMergeU.exe</filename> (unicode version) is used, then
+ "<filename>U</filename>" is also added to filename:
+ <filename>Merge7z313U.dll</filename>. If needed dll file is for some
+ reason missing it can be copied to WinMerge directory, for example from
+ zip-archive downloadable in WinMerge download page.</para>
+
+ <para>If <filename>Merge7z*.dll</filename> file is missing, WinMerge
+ informs user with message showing filename of needed file and recommended
+ version of 7-Zip. This message can also be opened from
+ <guimenu>Help</guimenu>-menu item "<guimenuitem>Archive Support
+ Disabled</guimenuitem>".</para>
+
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Merge7zInstaller</title>
+
+ <para>This is stand-alone installer for 7-Zip integration. New WinMerge
+ releases do not install archive support anymore.</para>
+
+ <para>This separate installer is much more flexible since we can update
+ it whenever 7-Zip is updated. And we don't add files users don't need to
+ base installer.</para>
+
+ <para>Latest version is always available in our downloads at
+ SourceForge.net: <ulink
+ url="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13216&package_id=143957"
+ userlevel="">7-Zip plugin</ulink>.</para>
+
+ <tip>
+ <para>If you want to know immediately when we release new versions,
+ you can Monitor our releases. When monitoring release, you get sent
+ e-mail notifications about new releases when they happen.</para>
+ </tip>
+
+ <para>Running installer is simple:</para>
+
+ <para><orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Start installer
+ (<filename>Merge7zInstallerXXX-YYY-ZZZ.exe</filename>) Where XXX
+ is build number, YYY earliest 7-Zip version supported and ZZZ
+ latest 7-Zip version supported. For example
+ Merge7zInstaller0010-311-415.exe means build version 10, and
+ support for 7-Zip versions 3.11 - 4.15</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select installation type and dlls to install</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Install to system directory</guilabel> copies
+ 7-Zip integration files to system directory so they can be
+ shared between multiple WinMerge installations and other
+ programs using them</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Install to program directory</guilabel> copies
+ 7-zip integration files to program directory. Files are then
+ usable only by that specific program.</para>
+
+ <para>This selection requires user to select executable in
+ directory where integration files are installer. Select
+ WinMerge executable when installing to WinMerge
+ directory.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Enable standalone operation</guilabel>
+ installs also required 7-Zip files. This allows minimal
+ installation of 7-Zip to program directory without need to
+ install whole 7-zip.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist></para>
+ </sect3>
</sect2>
-</sect1>
+</sect1>
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