Go!Zilla v3.5 ---------------- Contents: >Overview >Installation >Quick Tour >Registration >Frequently Asked Questions >Troubleshooting >Update History OVERVIEW -------- Recover from download errors and resume failed downloads, manage and categorize files to download later and get those files from the most responsive site with Go!Zilla. Gather links to files that you want to download by simply dragging them from your favorite internet browser or Go!Zilla can integrate with your browser for easy click and download support. You manage and categorize your files using an intuitive Explorer-style interface. Instantly see file sizes, estimated download times and network connection performance. You can even add as many different locations for a single file as you can find or let Go!Zilla do the work by quickly searching FTP archives. Then when Go!Zilla retrieves the file for you, it checks all available locations and delivers the fastest possible connection. Now with download optimization, GoZilla will intelligently switch between mirror sites to meet your minimum transfer speed requirements. Go!Zilla will even resume a failed download from both FTP and HTTP web sites. Downloads can be started at any time, or scheduled for later when network traffic dies down. And with MonsterUpdate you will be automatically notified of updates and information about your favorite programs. If you’re not downloading with Go!Zilla, you’re not really downloading. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here are some of the major features for version 3: -Content Channels deliver you instant, up to date information about the downloads you are interested in. Whether you download shareware, games, desktop themes, mp3s, there is a channel for you. Or create your own to share with the millions of other Go!Zilla users. -Improved integration with Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers. Go!Zilla will automatically capture your downloads from your browser, even when Go!Zilla is not running. -Download Optimization. GoZilla will intelligently switch between mirror sites to meet your minimum transfer speed requirements. The intelligent site switching will never compromise the integrity of your final download. -MonsterUpdate lets you monitor your favorite programs for updates and announcements. Automatically get the latest versions and information about programs you would like Go!Zilla to monitor. -Manage your categories using a folder-based Explorer interface. Easily drag and drop files between categories. Set file priorities and download behavior on a category by category basis. -Download bandwidth throttle lets you graphically set the speed of your downloads. Throttle down for those times you want to download and browse at the same time, set the throttle at full speed ahead for a downloading frenzy. -Super Link Leech lets you easily collect many files from FTP sites or web pages. It's like a complete FTP client and link extractor all within Go!Zilla. -FTP directory mirroring. Select entire FTP directories and GoZilla will download all files or just those files that match your filter. It will even recreate an entire FTP site's directory structure on your machine. -Set a time when Go!Zilla stops all downloads and disconnects from the internet. Great for getting offline when phone rates increase. -Improved, even more efficient network transfer gives you the quickest download around. Major new additions for version 3.5: -Content Channels deliver you instant, up to date information about the downloads you are interested in. Whether you download shareware, games, desktop themes, mp3s, there is a channel for you. Or create your own to share with the millions of other Go!Zilla users. -New graphical and user interface renovation. -Improved Browser Integration including optimized support for Internet Explorer 5.0. -FTP directory mirroring. Select entire FTP directories and GoZilla will download all files or just those files that match your filter. It will even recreate an entire FTP site's directory structure on your machine. -Multi Link Leech. Leech unlimited sites at once. You can grab files from one site while you're trying to log into another site. -Sortable Download Queue. Drag and drop to order your download batch. -Easily configure individual download options. Each download now has it's own set of controls. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Send questions, comments or suggestions to aaron@gizmo.net Visit the Go!Zilla homepage at http://www.gozilla.com/ for the latest versions and info Visit the Monster User Site at http://www.gozilla.com/user/ for more GoZilla operation instructions Installation ------------ Run the self-extracting executable file. Setup up will install all necessary Go!Zilla files. You can start Go!Zilla by selecting its icon from the Programs menu. Enjoy! If you receive errors about OLEAUT32.DLL or OLEPRO32.DLL then your system needs a minor file update. Visit http://www.gozilla.com/gozilla/oleupdate.html for details. Go!Zilla Quick Tour ------------------- --Adding Files to Download Files can be added to Go!Zilla either manually, through browser integration or by dragging a file link from your internet browser. --Entering a File Manually Select Add File from the File menu. The URL Dialog will appear. Here you can enter the location of a file you want to retrieve. You may also type in a description to identify the file. --Browser Integration Go!Zilla can integrate with Netscape, Internet Explorer and Mosaic based browsers for easy click and download support. Simply browse using your intenet browser and when you find a file you want to download, juck click the link like you normally would. Go!Zilla will intercept the file and add it to it’s download list. You can download the file immediately or save it for later retrieval. Toggle browser integration on and off from the Auto menu. You can specify which types of files Go!Zilla should intercept from Options/Automation. **IMPORTANT NOTE** If Go!Zilla is intercepting a link that you click in your browser as a download that you don’t really want Go!Zilla to handle, Browser Integration can be temporarily disabled for that link by holding down the ALT key as you click on the link in your browser. Hold down the ALT key and keep it pressed as you click the link in your browser and Go!Zilla will not attempt to intercept it as a download. --Drag and Drop Click on a link to the file you want to download and drag it to the Go!Zilla file list window. Release the mouse button and the file will automatically be added to your list. Set the Show Download Info Box and Always on Top options to drag and drop at monstrous speeds. --Downloading Select any files you want to download. . To start downloading immediately select Download from the Go menu. To schedule a download for later select Schedule from the Go menu. --Scheduling a Download for Later With Go!Zilla you can schedule files to download later. First select any files you want to schedule for download. Set a time and date for the download using the Schedule command from the Go menu. Leave Go!Zilla running and your downloads will start at the scheduled time. --Super Link Leech The Super Link Leecher lets you easily gather many files from a web page or an FTP site. If you start the Link Leecher while using Netscape or Internet Explorer, Go!Zilla will automatically gather the links and files from the page you are currently browsing. If you are using any other browser, enter the web or ftp address you want to leech files from and press the Leech button. For example you would enter http://www.gizmo.net/gozilla to leech from the GoZilla homepage, or try ftp://ftp.simtel.net to browse a popular FTP file archive. Select files that you want to add to your download list and click the Add button to add them to your collection. You can continue to add multiple files from that address or double click on a link from the list and Go!Zilla will show you the links and files on the new page or FTP directory. Using the Link Leecher you can gather many files from a site or FTP server and add them easily to your file list. --MonsterUpdate Using MonsterUpdate you can monitor your favorite files for updates and enhancements. To monitor a file, select the file and choose MonsterUpdate Monitor from the File menu or the right-click context menu. MonsterUpdate monitors files in two different fashions: 1. Automatically using the Download Management Protocol (DMP). DMP is a method of communication between Go!Zilla and a software archive. When updates or announcements of interest become available for a monitored program, you will receive the announcement and a link back to the originating site where you can get the update or find more information about the announcement. 2. Manually by monitoring the file and it’s originating location for any changes. When Go!Zilla detects that a file has been updated or an announcement is available it will place an icon next to the file. Double click the file to see the latest announcements or click the View New button to see all new announcements for all the programs your are monitoring. Each announcement will give you a description of the change or update along with a link to the updated file or a location to get more information. Click the link to get the updated file or information or click the homepage link to go to the net location where the file was orignially found. --Download Optimization GoZilla will intelligently switch between mirror sites to meet your minimum transfer speed requirements. The intelligent site switching will never compromise the integrity of your final download. You can set your minimum speed requirements under Options/Files. The acceptable speed you enter is a guide and will be adjusted according to your actual transfer speed and number of downloads currently in progress. This value can be set suprisingly high due to GoZilla’s intelligent optimization. How To Register Go!Zilla ------------------------ Go!Zilla is completely free and fully functional. It will not constantly nag you, it will not disable any of its functionality and it will never just stop working in an attempt to make you register. Enjoy it, share it with your friends, download till you drop. However, registration does have it's benefits. Registration of your copy of Go!Zilla is quick, easy and costs only $24.95 US Registering Go!Zilla provides you with the following benefits: Immediately receive a non-sponsored version without advertising. Notification of updates to Go!Zilla and free updates. Priority technical support Helps support the development of Go!Zilla. Print out ORDERFRM.TXT and fill out the form with your name, address and email address. Mail the form along with $24.95 in cash, check (payable to Aureate Media) or money order to: Aureate Media Go!Zilla Registration 8777 Purdue Road, Suite 225 Indianapolis, IN 46268 You can now order online at http://www.gizmo.net/gozilla/order or by calling Toll Free at 1-800-656-5443 (612) 253-1234 Outside US (612) 253-8497 FAX FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -------------------------- Visit the Monster User Site at http://www.gozilla.com/user/ for the latest additions to the FAQ and TroubleShooting >How do I drag and drop files into Go!Zilla? The easiest way is to set Go!Zilla to either always on top (Window menu/Always On Top) or to the droptarget (Window menu/Drop Target). This way Go will float above your browser window. Click and drag the link to the file that you want to the Go window or the Drop Target and release. If you get a circle with an X through it, that means that you are not dragging a valid link. This is most likely because the link you are dragging is accessed through an image or picture and your browser thinks that you want to drag only the image, not the link. Internet explorer 4.0 and higher has solved this problem by dragging both the image and its corresponding link and Go will recognize and accept the link. If you are using Netscape or an older version of Internet Explorer or other browsers that do not fully feature drag and drop you will need to use clipboard Cut & Paste in these situations. Right click on the link (or image) and select Copy Link Location (Netscape) or Copy Shortcut (Internet Explorer). Then select Paste File from Go!Zilla and the link will be added to your file list. >How do I use the Super Link Leecher? The Super Link Leecher lets you easily gather many files from a web page or an FTP site. If you start the Link Leecher while using Netscape, Go!Zilla will automatically gather the links and files from the page you are currently browsing. If you are using any other browser, enter the web or ftp address you want to leech files from and press the Leech button. For example you would enter http://www.gizmo.net/gozilla to leech from the GoZilla homepage, or try ftp://ftp.simtel.net to browse a popular FTP file archive. Select files that you want to add to your download list and click the Add button to add them to your collection. You can continue to add multiple files from that address or double click on a link from the list and Go!Zilla will show you the links and files on the new page or FTP directory. Using the Link Leecher you can gather many files from a site or FTP server and add them easily to your file list. >When I download a file, I get "Houston, we have a problem" That means that Go!Zilla was unable to download the file on that attempt. This can be caused by many reasons ranging from unathorized access, network errors, or maybe there are just too many people on the file's server right now and you'll have to try back later. You can see a detailed error message in the file's status display and Go!Zilla will keep attempting to download your file up to the number of retry attempts you've set (Go menu/Options/Connection). If you have partially downloaded a file, Go!Zilla will restart at where it left off once it can resume the connection. This means that if you've downloaded 10 Megs of that 11 Meg file and then get disconnected, you wont have to start over from the beginning. Go!Zilla will restart the download and get only the remaining 1 Meg. What a timesaver! >Sounds Great! But why are MY downloads never resumed from where I got disconnected? This is because you are going through a proxy server and the proxy does not support resuming. If your proxy doesn't support resume, don't use it unless absolutely necessary, it will save you a lot of time in the long run. If you can resume some downloads but not others, then the problem is not your proxy server. It is the server that you are getting the file from that does not support resuming. More and more web servers are supporting file resume, so this situation should be rare. Go!Zilla will resume downloads from BOTH FTP and HTTP sites that support resume. >How can I find out is my proxy server supports resuming or not? Download a file bypassing your proxy and find a file that will resume. Then change your settings to use your proxy and then download the same file again. If it suddenly won't resume anymore, then your proxy doesn't support it. >What's this about downloading from the fastest site? When you add a file to Go!Zilla it will search FTP archives to locate additional sites that also have that file (called mirror sites). Usually, one of these sites will be closer to you or just plain faster than the site you originally would have downloaded the file from. Go!Zilla will automatically find these sites for you if you have the Auto FTP Search option enabled (Go Menu/Options/FTP Search) and will quickly test each site before a download to see which one is operating the fastest at that moment. No more turtle-slow downloads from an unresponsive site. >Cool! But I always get the message "unable to connect to ..." when Go!Zilla tries to find those mirror sites. What do I do? This means that either that FTP Search engine is not responding right now or is responding very slowly. Try increasing your search timeout (Go Menu/Options/Connection) or changing to a different search engine (Go Menu/Options/FTP Search). >I like how Go!Zilla will select the quickest site for my download, but sometimes I want to download from a specific site from the list. How do I do this? Examine the properties for the file (File Menu/Edit File or right-click file/Edit File). You will see all the mirror sites for that file that Go!Zilla has found. Select the site you want to download from and hit the download button. Go!Zilla will download your file from that site. >How can I get GoZilla to download files one after the other in a single file manner? How can I get scheduled downloads to download single file at my selected time? You can set how many files GoZilla will download at once from Options/Connection under the setting for Max Connections. This defaults to 2 at a time but if you changed it to 1, GoZilla would download any files you select to download one after the other single file. So to have a group of files start downloading one after the other at 10PM, you would select all the files you want. Hit the schedule button and fill in the time for 10PM. If your Max Connections is set to 1, even though all the files are scheduled for 10PM only one will download at a time, so after one is finished GoZilla will move to the next one until all the files are retrieved. >How do I get GoZilla to download from password protected sites? You can set up authentication information for protected sites that you download from under Options/Security. Click the Add button to add a site, enter the site name like "www.gozilla.com" and then enter your username and password. Or GoZilla will download from URLs that have the authentication information imbedded such as ftp://username:passsword@ftpsite.com/path/file TroubleShooting > Go!zilla gives an error for OLEAUT32.DLL or OLEPRO32.DLL at startup. If you receive errors about OLEAUT32.DLL or OLEPRO32.DLL then your system needs a minor file update. Visit http://www.gozilla.com/gozilla/oleupdate.html for details. >Go!Zilla keeps trying to intercept a file from my browser and I don’t want it to Go!Zilla can integrate with your browser to intercept browser clicks and will decide whether it is a file that you would like to download. Sometimes you will come across a file that Go!Zilla wants to intercept, but you would rather just view it in your browser. To make Go!Zilla ignore the file, hold and keep the ALT key pressed while you click on the link in your browser. Keep the ALT key pressed until the link has started loading from your browser. >Go!Zilla is not capturing all downloads from Internet Explorer First, make sure you have browser integration turned on. Go to the Auto Menu and toggle the Browser Integration setting off and on. If GoZilla still will not pick up the link, then it is probably a redirected link and gozilla is unable to get control away from Internet Explorer. You will need to drag and drop the link to GoZilla or use copy & paste to get the link into GoZilla and it will be able to download it as normal. >When Go!Zills starts up I get an "Unable to create empty document" message One of GoZilla's data files has become corrupted. This is often a side effect of some uninstall managers like CleanSweep. You will need to go into your GoZilla program directory and delete the files filelist.gzl and monitor.dat Upgrade to v3.1 or later and GoZilla will automatically detect these kinds of problems and fix them. >When Go!Zilla starts up I get an "Unknown file format" message Go!Zilla has tried to convert an older format filelist to the new format and has been unsucessful. You can either manually delete your old filelist (usually filelist.gzl in your GoZilla directory) or you can "Save As" from the FileList Menu to start a new filelist. >I get "Unable to launch ICMP.DLL" when I run Go!Zilla You need to install the TCP/IP networking protocol stack. This is done automatically when you install Dial-Up Networking and most other internet services. You can install TCP/IP manually from the Control Panel/Network. If you have TCP/IP already installed and still receive this message, uninstall TCP/IP and reinstall the TCP/IP stack. >Whenever I try to download I get a message that says "Unable to locate Down.exe Make sure it is in your Go!Zilla program directory" This can be caused by one of two things. First, if you are using the utility tray.exe from Microsoft, do not add Go!Zilla to its menu. Tray.exe will change what Go!Zilla knows as its own directory and will cause it to be unable to find its components. If you experience this problem, simply remove Go!Zilla from the tray utilities menu and it will return to normal. If you are not using tray.exe or a utility like it and you still have this problem, then check your Go!Zilla program directory to make sure that Go.exe, Down.exe and all it's components are there. If they aren't then reinstall. >Go!Zilla is not saving my file list from session to session. Go!Zilla saves your file list from one session to the next so that you can collect and save files, and resume failed downloads whenever you please. By default, it saves this information in a file called filelist.gzl in your Go!Zilla program directory. Make sure this file exists and that it is writeable on your system. If not, then use the Save As... command from the file menu to save your filelist wherever you choose. Go!Zilla will always attempt to load your last known file list. >Go!Zilla crashes when starting in tray at system startup This is caused by a conflict at startup with certain versions of Windows Messaging that is usally installed by Corel products. Just remove Go!Zilla from the system startup by selecting Options/System and make sure the checkbox next to "Start in tray at system startup" is cleared. >Microsoft Word Program crashes during some Copy & Paste operations when Go!Zilla is running Some versions of Microsoft Word do not correctly integrate into the clipboard chain. You will need to turn off Go!Zilla’s clipboard monitoring feature. Turn off clipboard monitoring from the Auto Menu by deselecting Monitor Clipboard. >Whenever I start up Windows, it is trying to make an internet connection Microsoft just recently released all the details of this gritty little monster. Seems that updated versions of the OLEAUT32.DLL system file are causing conflicts with existing installations of some programs. This looks like a problem for Win95/98 users only and isn't affecting WinNT users. The most common side effect of these conflicts is that windows will try to make an internet connection immediately after starting. You will need to go to your original Windows CD and install the OLEAUT32.DLL file to your windows system directory. See the Microsoft website for more information. >While trying to uninstall, I get an "Unable to open Install.log" error This affects installations under some long filenamed paths. Go to your GoZilla program directory and click on the "Unwise.exe" icon to uninstall. UPDATE HISTORY -------------- Current version 3.5: See above Version 3.3: -Improved Browser Integration with Netscape 3.0+ and Internet Explorer 4.0+. Go!Zilla will automatically capture downloads from your browser, even when it's not running. You can set your integration options under Options/Automation. -Sortable file lists. Sort your files based on several different criteria. -Revamped filelist interface. -Global download throttle -Maximum simultaneous downloads by category. Great for "max login" sites. -DMP file exporting. -Site switching toggle. -Leech improvements -Improved Multiple filename/mirror handling Version 3.2 -Download Optimization: GoZilla will intelligently switch between mirror sites to meet your minimum transfer speed requirements. The intelligent site switching will never compromise the integrity of your final download. -Persistent connections on FTP downloads and link leeching. Keeps you logged into busy sites. -Optimized for very large file lists and improved performance. -Optimized for 256 color displays -Customizable user windows -Correctly handles HTTP multi-part downloads -Fixes dial-up crash some versions of NT were experiencing Version 3.1 adds improved browser integration, better MonsterUpdate and Download Management Protocol support. Version 3.0 -MonsterUpdate lets you monitor your favorite programs for updates and announcements. Automatically get the latest versions and information about programs you would like Go!Zilla to monitor. -Manage your categories using a folder-based Explorer interface. Easily drag and drop files between categories. -Download bandwidth throttle lets you graphically set the speed of your downloads. Throttle down for those times you want to download and browse at the same time, set the throttle at full speed ahead for a downloading frenzy. -Improved integration with Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers. Go!Zilla can even be automatically launched whenever you start a browsing session. -Go!Zilla automatically keeps track of the net homepage location where you found the download. -See all downloads progress from the main window. -Set a time when Go!Zilla stops all downloads and disconnects from the internet. Great for getting offline when phone rates increase. -Super Link Leech now lets you see full FTP site details including files sizes, dates and more. -New leech hammers away at busy sites till you get in. -Improved, even more efficient network transfer gives you the quickest download around. -Fixes 425 Can't Build Data Connection error that some FTP servers would give. -Fixes 404 Not Found for HTTP dual-mirrored location servers. (HTTP 1.1 compliant) -No longer requires Microsoft TCP/IP Stack to be installed. Works with any windows sockets. (MS TCP/IP recommended) Version 2.52: Integrates with Netscape, Internet Explorer and Mosaic based browsers for easy click and download support. Peformance graph shows you your network performance during downloads. Super Link Leecher. Browse the net and gather files to download, all from within Go!Zilla. Easy access to your downloads. Virtual file access to launch, open or even install your downloads no matter where they are stored. All from within the Go!Zilla interface. Automatically categorize files based on file type. Version 2.52 was a maintenance update to v2.5 It included enhanced browser integration for Internet Explorer and fixes to problems created by the browser integration communicating with other programs that are not selective about their inter-process communications Version 2.12: Advertiser sponsorship for free unlimited use! Enhanced support for automatic dial up networking Connects to new FTP Search engines Fix: Supports escape codes embedded in FTP URLs Fix: Better browser launch support Version 2.11a Adds advanced Firewall and Proxy handling Fix: Disappearing categories on an empty file list Version 2.11 (Maintenance Release) Fix: RASAPI32.DLL loading for non RAS systems Fix: Scheduling activated from Drop Target Fix: Multipart document types supported Online Quick Tour. Check it out! Use Multiple search engines while scouring net for files Version 2.1 User defined categories for your files. Drag and drop directly to your categories quickly and easily. Automatic internet connect and disconnect, Go!Zilla will now even shut your computer off when it is done. Recurring download scheduling to automatically update changing files such as stock reports and weather maps. Automatically send all incoming files through your virus checker for validation. Clipboard monitor to quickly add files by simply copying from your browser. Set security options on a site-by-site basis to ensure proper authentication from your favorite download locations. Operates as a minimized system tray icon. Download logging. Perform searches for any file on the net directly from Go!Zilla. Major features added for 2.0: Failed download resume for both FTP and HTTP Uses FTP search engines to automattically find many alternate mirror sites. Small drop target you can position to float anywhere above your browser. Explorer-style interface with file type icons and small status icons for each file Firewall and proxy support. Support for more types of files and better intelligence for finding the actual file you’re after. Better control over editing and maintaining files and their net locations. And many more too numerous to go into Go!Zilla is (c) 1997-1999 Aureate Media Sponsored versions of Go!Zilla may be distributed freely. Registered versions of Go!Zilla may not be reproduced or distributed. Unauthorized duplication or distribution is a violation of copyright law. Enjoy ad sponsored Go!Zilla indefinitely. Registration removes ad sponsorship. See Orderfrm.txt for details.