
  ArcThemALL! (v5.1)
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Website: http://arcthemall.sourceforge.net/
Contact: http://www.lupopensuite.com/contact.htm

Software realized by Lupo PenSuite Team.
Released under Open Source GPL.



  Introduction
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It is a software to multi-compress files and folders (UPX, ZIP, 7Z)
and to extract archives of several formats.
It includes an intelligent UPX compression mode, the support to
self-extracting archive creation, encryption/decryption of archives,
support for additional compressors (MEW11, MPRESS, Upack) and much more.


Packing: 7Z, UPX, ZIP.

Unpacking: 7Z, APM, ARJ, BZIP2, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, FAT,
GZIP, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, LZMA2, MBR, MSI, MSLZ, NSIS, NTFS, RAR,
RPM, SFX, TAR, UDF, UPX, VHD, WIM, XAR, XZ, Z, ZIP.


For more info you can read the "Help.chm" file.



  Features
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This is the list of main features:
- Multi-compression in UPX, ZIP and 7Z formats
- Multi-extration of 33 archive formats
- Creation of self-extracting archives
- AES-256 encryption/decryption of archives
- Intelligent UPX compression modality
- Advanced compression settings
- Support Drag-and-Drop to load files and folders
- Support Context Menu, SendTo and Command-Line to process files
- Support MEW11, MPRESS and Upack external compressors
- Support automatic software update
- Auto-processing, Auto-exit and System-shutdown options
- Available with Multi-language interface
- Available in both installer and portable versions

These are the links to manually download external compressors:
http://www.lupopensuite.com/files/ata/mew11.exe
http://www.lupopensuite.com/files/ata/mpress.exe
http://www.lupopensuite.com/files/ata/upack.exe



  Acknowledgements
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These are the authors of included components:
- "7-Zip" archiver by Igor Pavlov
- "Crystal Project" icons by Everaldo
- "Nuove XT" icons by Saki
- "Oxygen" icons by Oxygen Team
- "UPX" archiver by UPX Team
- "Vista Inspirate" icons by Saki

And a big thanks to all translators!



  ChangeLog
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Version 5.1 [26-10-2013]
- added support to generate a Log file
- updated UPX v3.91
- fixed integration in Context menu and SendTo menu
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 5.0 [17-04-2013]
- improved interface
- added MD5 Hash checking to detect duplicates
- added support to delete source files after process
- added support to select the interface color
- updated MPRESS v2.19
- updated UPX v3.09
- fixed "always on top" option
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 4.6.1 [19-11-2011]
- improved Options
- removed system integrations during installation (available from Options)
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 4.6 [13-11-2011]
- improved interface
- improved performance
- improved source code (thanks to guinness)
- improved system Context menu integration (thanks to guinness)
- added auto-detection of OS language
- added support to automatic update
- added support to use system folders for installed version
- fixed 7Z encryption issue
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 4.5 [14-05-2011]
- improved interface
- improved performance
- improved source code
- added check to verify upxed files
- added internal context menu
- added support to auto-update ArcThemALL! (from About window)
- added support to multi-language interface
- added support to remember column size
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 4.0 [09-04-2011]
- improved interface
- improved Options
- added icons in the main listview
- added plugins system for external compressors
- added support to Ultra Brute UPX compression
- added support to MEW11 and Upack
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 3.5 [07-01-2011]
- improved interface
- improved performance
- improved source code
- improved "Stop" button feature to interrupt process
- added options for MPRESS compression
- added support to remember format and mode for both compress and extract
- added support to resize software window
- updated official software Help
- updated 7-Zip v9.20
- updated MPRESS v2.17
- updated UPX v3.07
- fixed some minor bugs
[a special thanks to guinness for this release!]

Version 3.1 [21-08-2010]
- added alert if output folder cannot be created
- added automatic backup for MPRESS compression (for security reasons)
- added official software Guide (thanks to grannyGeek)
- added support to compress files open for writing
- added support to remember interface position
- made some other improvements
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 3.0 [03-07-2010]
- improved encrypt/decrypt security
- improved interface and options
- improved performance
- improved source code
- added support to extract more formats
- added support to select compression method and level
- updated 7-Zip v9.15 beta
- updated MPRESS v2.15
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 2.3 [29-06-2010]
- added support to Context Menu integration (thanks to loin2kolpotoru)
- added support to SendTo integration (thanks to loin2kolpotoru)
- separated MPRESS to the package (now downloaded if selected)
- updated UPX v3.05
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 2.2 [12-03-2010]
- improved interface
- improved Options
- added support to shutdown system when completed
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 2.1.1 [22-11-2009]
- distributed also as Setup package
- made some code improvements
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 2.1 [15-11-2009]
- added support to receive files dropped on its exe
- added support to receive files through SendTo
- made some other improvements
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 2.0 [11-11-2009]
- improved performance
- improved source code
- added decompression of more formats
- added MPRESS compressor support
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.6.1 [11-10-2009]
- improved performance
- updated UPX v3.04
- changed button icons
- changed some texts
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.6.0 [19-06-2009]
- improved performance
- added decompression of more formats
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.5.1 [24-02-2009]
- improved performance
- added exe info
- reduced exe size
- embedded gui icons
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.5.0 [17-02-2009]
- added detection of failed operations
- added duplicate indication for each item
- added processed file counter
- updated "7za.exe" compression engine
- updated "upx.exe" compression engine
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.4.0 [01-02-2009]
- improved performance
- added file counter in status bar
- added duplicate checking option
- updated "7za.exe" compression engine
- modified 7Z compression settings
- modified ZIP and 7Z compression modalities
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.3.1 [15-11-2008]
- fixed tooltip bug when app is set on "Always on top"
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.3.0 [25-10-2008]
- improved performance
- improved status bar
- added checking of duplicates in the list
- modified UPX compression modes
- fixed the "Stop" button
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.2.0 [19-10-2008]
- improved performance
- added more info about compression/decompression modalities
- added "remember" compress/decompress state at startup
- added "Single archive per parent folder" mode
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.1.0 [04-10-2008]
- improved performance
- added support for relative output paths
- added support to extract in corresponding archive folder
- added support to create archive in corresponding file folder
- changed 7Z/ZIP extraction mode names
- changed the default output directory
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.0.1 [24-09-2008]
- added multiple files drop support
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.0 [10-09-2008]
- improved performance
- fixed tooltip bug when app is set on "Always on top"
- fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.0 beta2 [06-09-2008]
- added a more complete Readme file
- added tooltip for long items in the visual list
- added AES-256 encryption also for ZIP format
- fixed a relative path issue

Version 1.0 beta [05-09-2008]
- first beta release


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