
               TaxCut 1994 for Windows

                  Headstart Edition

                    Read Me File


1. Registration.  Please fill out and mail in the 
registration card that came with TaxCut, or call (800) 288-
6322 to register.  This registration entitles you to free 
technical support and to be alerted to product upgrades and 
notices.  Also, if you use the Final Edition of TaxCut to 
prepare your taxes, and you are audited, you are eligible 
for FREE audit assistance from H&R Block--but only if you 
are a registered TaxCut customer.  If you purchased TaxCut 
directly from MECA, you are already automatically 
registered.


2. Final Edition needed.  This is the Headstart Edition of 
TaxCut 1994.  It is useful for tax planning and for learning 
what TaxCut and tax software are all about.  However, this 
Headstart Edition is released before the IRS has released 
the final 1994 tax forms.  As a result, you will need the 
Final Edition to file an actual tax return.  We anticipate 
that the Final Edition will be available in late January, 
1995.  Virtually all the information you enter in the 
Headstart Edition will load directly into the Final Edition.  
However, the forms you print with the Headstart Edition can 
not be filed with the IRS.


3. TaxCut states.  If you have a Final Edition of a TaxCut 
state program, much of the relevant data will flow into the 
state program from the federal program.  And the State 
Navigator will make sure you do not miss any of the 
remaining entries you have to make.  TaxCut for Windows will 
be available for the following states:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of 
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland,  
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, 
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 
Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

We expect that the final state editions will be available by 
late February, 1995. If you wish to reserve a state edition 
of TaxCut, you may order one from MECA Software today by 
calling (800) 288-6322.


Note: You may have to manually copy your final data for some 
tax forms onto the official state forms before submitting 
your state tax return.  This is because the states, unlike 
the federal government, require near-photocopy quality 
reproductions of the state tax forms, which TaxCut may not 
produce.  Copying your final data onto the official forms 
does not take long, but we feel you should know about it 
before ordering your state tax edition.


4. Maximizing memory.  If you find that you do not have 
enough memory to run TaxCut, it may help if you create a 
"boot disk" especially for TaxCut.  After you create this 
disk, you insert it in drive A: before turning on your 
computer.  You would then turn on your computer, start 
Windows, remove the boot disk, and use TaxCut.  When you 
have finished using TaxCut, you may want to exit Windows and 
re-boot (press Ctrl-Alt-Delete keys all at once) and run 
your other programs.

Here are directions for creating a boot disk.

     [In your config.sys file, find any lines for the device 
drivers that are necessary for your computer to boot properly.  
These would include:  any third party partitioner, such as 
ONTRACK DISK MANAGER (DMDRV.BIN), as well as any type of hard 
disk compression software such as STACKER, DOUBLESPACE or 
DRIVESPACE.  To see what these lines are, you can enter "type 
c:\config.sys" or "print c:\config.sys." at the DOS prompt.]

     [Insert a blank floppy diskette into Drive A:. Boot disks 
must be created from the A: Drive, not B:.]

     C> Format A: /S  <Enter>

     C> A: <Enter>

     A> copy con config.sys  <Enter>
     A> device=c:\windows\himem.sys
     A> files=60  <Enter>
     A> buffers=20  <Enter>
     A> stacks=9,256
     A> dos=high <Enter>

     [Include any other lines necessary for your computer to boot 
properly.]

     [Press the F6 key. The screen will display a ^Z. Press 
<Enter>.]
		
     [The screen will now display the message: "One file 
copied."]


     A> copy con autoexec.bat <Enter>
     A> PATH = C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS  <Enter>
     A> PROMPT = $P$G  <Enter>

	[Press the F6 key, The system will respond with a ^Z. 
<Enter>] 
  
	[The screen will now display the message: "One file 
copied."]

	[Now re-boot your computer with the new formatted diskette 
in Drive A.]

     [You may remove the system disk you booted-up with once you 
have booted up.]

You have now booted up with the maximum amount of free memory 
available to install and run TaxCut.


5. Screen Fonts.  TaxCut requires that the Windows True Type font 
"Courier New" be installed.  This is a default font with 
Windows 3.1, and so usually there is nothing you have to do.  To 
insure that Courier New is part of your system, enter TaxCut and 
choose the View menu and then Screen Fonts.


6. ...and thank you for choosing TaxCut.



