Crak Software                      Tel:800 484 9628 ext 7584
2901 E. Greenway Parkway                    Fax:602 548 1993
PO Box 41844
Phoenix, AZ 85046-1844
                              
                        Instructions

EXcrak is Copyrighted software.  Unauthorized
copying or distribution of EXcrak is a criminal
violation of Federal Law.

Copyright c by John E. Kuslich 1994.  All rights
reserved.

Version 1.0  23 November, 1994.

1)   Installation

     EXcrak will install itself.  Just insert
the diskette in the a: or the b: drive and type
A:setup or b:setup as appropriate from the Run
prompt in Windows.  EXcrak will not alter your
autoexec.bat or your config.sys files.  No .ini
files are created nor are any .ini files
altered.

     EXcrak does add some files to your
windows/system directory however.  These are
Visual Basic runtime files needed by the
program.  They are vbrun300.dll and others.

              Be sure to install EXcrak only in the
                    following directory:

                         C:\EXcrak.

2)   Use License

     You are authorized to use EXcrak on one
computer at a time.  You may not install EXcrak
on a network or on multiple computers so that
more than on user could use EXcrak on more than
one computer at a time.  Site licenses are
available for a fee. Contact CRAK Software for
details.

     You may make copies of EXcrak and
distributes them to others provided that you do
not reveal the security code necessary to access
the full features of the program.  You must,
however, distribute the software in its entirety
including these instructions (minus the security
code).

3)   Opening Display

     Click on the EXcrak icon and start the
application just as you would any other
Windows application.

     If you have purchased the full capability
version of EXcrak, you may enter
the security code to enable EXcrak.  Be sure to
follow the instructions given with the security
code exactly, using the proper letter case as
described.

     If you do not know the security code,
EXcrak will only reveal passwords of exactly ten
characters.  Simply click on the "Don't Know"
option button to start the program.

4)   Selecting a File

     EXcrak uses standard Windows dialog boxes
to allow you to examine and select any file on
any disk in you system.  Select the appropriate
disk, then the proper directory, and then click
or double click on the file you want to crack.



5)   Exiting EXcrak

     EXcrak may be exited at any time simply by
clicking on the "Exit" button in the
lower right portion of the display.

6)   Wait for Processing

     Unfortunately, EXcrak must do an enormous
amount of processing to collect file statistics
and determine the encryption key used.  Please
be patient.  The program will run a shell which
may take anywhere from a few seconds to a couple
of minutes. The Horizontal scroll bar at the
bottom of the EXcrak window will continue to
slide back and forth as processing continues.
After the shell processing stops, the "Find
Password" button will appear.

8)   Click On the "Find Password" Button

Ta Da!!!  The password will appear.

A nice surprise appears also.  Our founder (Head
Geek) is very proud of his hat and bandanna!!!

9)   Extended Features

If you are trying to recover a password from a
file which is heavily formatted, uses a wide
selection of fonts, or has a lot of embedded
graphics EXcrak  may not find the password on
the first pass.  In this case,  click on the
"Retry With Extended Search" button.  A shell
will again appear. After the shell processing
stops, the "Find Password" button will appear.

10)  Limitations

     EXcrak requires certain standard data forms
for proper decoding of files.  If the file is
not more or less standard Excell fare or has non-
standard frequency distribution characteristics,
EXcrak may fail miserably.  The password
recovery algorithm is surprisingly robust
however, so go ahead and click on the "Find
Password" key.  The password recovered may still
be correct!

     We are sorry if the program fails...there
are no guarantees or warrantees of any kind
either expressed or implied for EXcrak.  Use the
program at your own risk...it may fail to find
your password.


9)  Purchasing EXcrak
                Send $99 Payable to CRAK to:
                            CRAK
                   2901 E. Greenway Pkwy.
                        PO Box 31844
                   Phoenix, AZ 85046-1844
John E. Kuslich
President, CRAK Software
Johnk@indirect.com
72510,3115 on Compuserve
Fax Us At: 1 602 548 1993Call Us At: 1 800 484
9628 ext 7584 (Orders only please)
We will ship by any method you specify.  Many of
our customers prefer Overnight Express COD.  We
will arrange this for an additional $15 fee for
shipping and COD cost.
