Resco Explorer 2007 Help
Contents
File Encryption
ZIP Compression
File Operations
Searching Files
Recycle Bin
Open or View File
Add/Delete Favorites
Add/Delete SendTo Folders
Network Browser
Registry Editor
Keyboard Map
Settings
FTP Add-in
Registration

File Encryption

Normally, the following algorithms are installed on your Pocket PC: Base Cryptographic Provider with RC2 (40bit) or DES (56bit). Newer devices (running Windows Mobile 2003) support also the Enhanced Cryptographic Provider with stronger algorithms such as RC2-128bits, DES-56bits, 3DES TWO KEY-112bits, 3DES-168bits. Power users can install the Enhanced Cryptographic Provider also on Pocket PC 2002 devices (see www.resco.net for more details)
How to encrypt files

- select the files you want encrypt
- display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus on the selected files and choose Encryption>Encrypt...
- press [Settings...] if you wish to set the cryptographic provider or encryption algorithm
- type and confirm the password and tap [Encrypt]

How to decrypt files

- select encrypted files you want to decrypt
- display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus and choose Encryption>Decrypt...
- type the password and press [Decrypt]

About desktop PC support
You can install a Windows 95/98/2000/XP shell extension during the installation. It allows you to encrypt/decrypt files by using Microsoft File Explorer directly on your desktop PCs.
See Also
ZIP Compression
File Operations

ZIP Compression

Compression can be used to increase the storage space of any storage device. The used ZIP algorithm is PC compatible, so you can extract archives created on a desktop PC and vice-versa.
How to compress files

- select the files you want to compress
- display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus on the selected files and choose Compress....
- enter the archive name
- press the [Set Password] ] button if you need to protect your archive
- specify the overwrite mode
- tap [OK]

How to extract files

- select the archive (zip file) you want to extract
- display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus on the selected files and choose Extract to....
- specify the destination folder
- specify the overwrite mode
- tap [Extract]

How add or move files to an existing archive

- select the files you want to add
- display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus on these files and tap Copy or Cut
- select the destination archive or its subfolder
- display the popup menu on this folder and choose Paste.

How to verify the archive integrity
Display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus on the archive and tap Verify Archive
See Also
File Encryption
File Operations
ZIP Settings

File Operations

How to Copy, Move and Create shortcut

- select the source files or folders
- display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus on these files and select Copy or Cut
- select the destination folder
- display the popup menu on this folder and choose Paste or Paste shortcut

How to use the "Send To" feature

- select the source files or folders
- display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus on these files and select Send To
- choose the predefined destination folder or recipient
- to manage the set of predefined folders tap on the "Send To" icon in advanced toolbar and choose "Add/Delete..."

How to use the "Copy To/Move To" feature

- select the source files or folders
- display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus on these files and select Copy To or Move To
- choose the destination folder

How to use the "Drag'n'Drop" feature

- select the source files or folders
- choose Edit/Drag'n'Drop Mode menu item
- tap on the selection and drag it over the list or tree to the destination folder
- drop the files to the destination by releasing the stylus
- a popup menu appears offering you the list of actions
- choose Copy, Move or Cancel.

How to delete a file or folder
display the popup menu on this folder and choose Delete. It either deletes the file completely or moves it into Recycle Bin, depending on the Recycle Bin options.
How to rename a file or folder
Select the desired file/folder, display the popup menu and tap Rename. Type the new name and press [Return] on the keyboard.
How To create a new folder
Locate the folder in which you wish to create a new folder. Tap File>New Folder. Type the desired name and tap [Return].
How to select more then one file

- tap Edit>Single/Multi selection to switch to multi selection mode
- use the stylus to select the desired files/folders
- tap Edit>Single/Multi selection again to switch back to single selection mode

See Also
File Settings
File Filter
Recycle Bin
Recycle Bin Options

Searching Files

How to search for desired file

- select Edit>Find... from the menu
- enter the file name (you can use wildcards *;?) and the folder where the searching should start
- press [Find]
- file searching remembers the last 10 searches (available by expanding the "Search" combo box)

How to find text in files

- select Edit>Find... from the menu
- enter the file name (you can use wildcards *;?) and the folder where the searching should start
- press the [Find text] button
- enter the text you are searching for
- press [Find text]

How to work with the selected files

- tap the files that have been found or press [Feed to listbox] to display all found files in the list view.
- now you can use all available operations, just like with any other files

See Also
File Encryption
ZIP Compression

Recycle Bin

Resco Explorer moves the deleted files into virtual folder "Recycle Bin" instead of immediate deletion. This folder is created automatically and it takes at most 10% of each storage. It is possible to choose the bigger or smaller space for recycled files or disable the Recycle Bin completely. All the settings are available through File/Options/Recycle Bin.
How to restore the deleted file

- Tap on the folder bar and choose "Recycle Bin" in the tree (it is a root item under "My Network").
- Locate the deleted file in the list.
- If the file is missing in the list, it was probably deleted during the Recycle Bin cleanup which is performed regularly to ensure that the Recycle Bin does not take too much space.
- Tap on the file to display its Properties.
- Make sure that it is the file you want to restore and observe its "Origin" location.
- Tap'n'hold on it and choose "Restore".
- Go to the "Origin" location and make sure that the file was successfuly restored.

See Also
File Operations
Recycle Bin Settings

Open or View File

The build-in viewer can be used to view:

- files having text, binary or hexadecimal format
- JPEG, BMP and PNG graphics formats
- HTML and RTF documents

The Viewer also implements a very comfortable text search function.
How to open file

- tap a file to open it using the associated application
- display the popup menu by tapping and holding the stylus on the file you want to open.

- select Open to open the file using the associated application
- select Open with... to open the file using a desired application
- select Associate with... to associate the file with a desired application

How to view the file contents

- display the popup menu for the file the contents of which you wish to view
- select View... to view the file using the build-in viewer

See Also
Viewer Settings
File Association

Add/Delete Favorites

Favorites are folders which you can easily open by tapping the [Favorites] icon at the top right side of the screen.
Adding/Deleting favorites

- tap the Favorites icon
- select Add/Delete... menu item
- select a folder in the dialog that opens
- name the selected folder for better orientation
- press [Add new]
- you can change the folder name order using [Move Up] and [Move Down] buttons
- you can delete any selected folder using the [Delete] button

Add/Delete SendTo Folders

SendTo folders is an effective tool for quick copying or moving of files into the folders you prefer.
How to Add/Delete SendTo favorites

- tap on the [SendTo] toolbar icon
- select the Add/Delete... menu item
- select a folder in the dialog that opens
- check [Send as shortcut] if the folder contains only shortcuts
- name the selected folder for better orientation
- tap [Add new]
- you can change the folder name order using [Move Up] and [Move Down] buttons
- you can delete any selected folder using the [Delete] button

Network Browser

First of all we must note that networking is supported only for the Pocket PC 2002 devices. The older versions' system does not support network file sharing.
To access the network you must have a network card. You can't access the network using Active Sync only.
How to map a network drive

- press the Network toolbar button and select Map Drive...
- wait while the system searches for network computers
- select the desired computed and display the list of its disks (press [+])
- select the disk you wish to map
- press the [Share] button

How to unmap network drive

- press the Network toolbar button and select Unmap Drive...
- select the connection you wish to disconnect
- press the [Disconnect] button

See Also
AddIn Settings

Registry Editor

The Registry Editor is for power users only. Deleting or changing some critical keys can cause your device to crash. Use it carefully.
The Registry editor allows you to export, import, view or modify the registry keys. The interface is very simple and very powerful at the same time.
If your tree do not display registry root, open Option dialog and check "My Registry" at the Add-Ins page.
See Also
AddIn Settings
Registry Settings

Keyboard Map

Key | Action
Ctrl+C | Copy
Ctrl+V | Paste
Ctrl+X | Cut
Ctrl+A | Select All
Ctrl+Q | Exit
Return | Open File
Delete | Delete File

Settings

There are a lot of options you can modify to increase the comfort of usage.
General Settings
Add-Ins Settings
Browser Settings
Viewer Settings
File Settings
ZIP Settings
Recycle Bin Settings
Registry Settings

General Settings

Application Style
Check [Remember last opened folder] if you want to start the application with the last opened folder.
Check [Open Folder Shortcut with Resco Explorer] if you want to create folder shortcuts that will automatically open this application instead of the build-in MS File Explorer.
Check [Double tap Activation] if you prefer to double-tap a List View item to activate it (open folder, run an application ...) rather than using a single tap.
Check [Use IrDA via OBEX] if you want to use the enhanced infrared sending instead of the default Pocket PC "Beam" application. The Enhanced sending is much more comfortable but might not be compatible with the older devices which do not support the OBEX protocol. Try to uncheck this option in case of experiencing the problems with sending via infrared.
Font Settings
You can use clear-type fonts by checking [Use Clear Type]. Not all systems support this feature.
See Also
Settings

Add-Ins Settings

Choose Show Network - as "Network" folder under "My Device" to make the Network folder (with the mapped network drives) visible for other applications. Mind that this option can introduce "unresolved items" during the ActiveSync synchronization.
Uncheck the [Internal ZIP Compression] option if you prefer to use an external archive tool rather than the inbuilt one.
Uncheck [My Registry] or [My FTP Locations] if you want to exclude the "My Registry" root or "My FTP Locations" root form the Explorer's tree.
See Also
Settings

Browser Settings

We recommend that you check the [Hide hidden files...] option if you do not need to access system or hidden files. This option accelerates your work with Explorer, especially if you need to access folders with large amount of files.
See Also
Settings

Viewer Settings

File Viewer
Check [Use internal file viewer] if you want to view files using the build-in viewer. You can also specify and use an external viewer. To do this, check the [Use external file viewer] option and specify the respective path.
Use tap to

- [view selected file] if you wish to view files simply by tapping them with stylus
- [open selected files] if you wish to open files simply by tapping them with stylus. Files will be open in an associated application. Association can be created using the "Open" or "OpenDoc" method. "Open" method is default, "OpenDoc" is used for Pocket Office documents - choose it for preventing the file list page being displayed after document is closed.

See Also
Settings

File Settings

Get confirmation before
You can specify whether the application shall prompt you to confirm actions such as delete or overwrite before actually performing them.
See Also
Settings

Zip Settings

ZIP Compress
Choose the Update Mode for adding the new files into existing archive. If you are not completely familiar with this ZIP setting please leave it set to "Add and Replace".
Choose the compression Level. The "Best Compression" produces the smaller ZIP archives but it is a bit slower then the "Normal Compression". On the other hand the "Fast Compression" takes a smaller time but does not achive the best compression results.
Check Verify integrity after archive modification if you want to test the archive after compression. This will slow the compression down.
ZIP Extract
Specify the default overwrite mode for adding files into the archive using Cut or Copy.
Uncheck Use folder names if you need to discard the folder information and compress the files as if they were in the one folder. If you are not completely familiar with this ZIP setting please leave it checked.
Check Use Ansi Code Page if you are experiencing the problems with the national characters. Mind that this option work only if you have you are using the same language as selected in the "Regional Settings".
See Also
Settings

Recycle Bin Settings

Disable Recycle Bin
Choose "Do not move files to Recycle Bin..." if you want to disable the Recycle Bin. The files will be deleted without possibility of their future restoring if this option is checked.
Recycle Bin Size
Set the percentage of each storage which is the limit for the maximum Recycle Bin size. If it contains the files taking more than this limit, the oldest recycled files will be deleted from the Recycle Bin.
Empty Recycle Bin
Push this button to cleanup the Recycle Bin. This action deletes all recycled files and releases the space reserved for them.
See Also
Settings

Registry Settings

Get confirmation before
You can specify whether the application shall prompt you to confirm actions such as delete or overwrite before actually performing them.
List view settings
Check the [Show Keys] option if you want to display folders in the list view. This can be useful if you used to open folders simply by tapping them.
See Also
Settings

File Association

Specify the application path, which will be associated with displayed file extension or press button [...] to locate application.
To permanently associate this file type with selected application, check the box below.
Tap [OK] to confirm your selection

Registration

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