                 WELCOME TO REMOVE-IT 2

Thank you for choosing Remove-IT! Remove-IT is the  safest
and easiest way to remove unneeded applications and  files
from your PC. Remove-IT has a wealth of features that  let
you safely free up wasted disk space by deleting  unneeded
files, drivers, fonts,  etc.  from  your  PC.  Please  see
Chapter 1, "Introducing Remove-IT",  of  the  Remove-IT  2
User's Guide for a brief overview of Remove-IT's functions.

If you did not purchase Remove-IT directly from Vertisoft,
please be sure to complete and mail  us  the  postage-paid
registration card. By registering your  purchase  you  are
eligible to receive:
     - Product support
     - Advance notice of upgrades
     - Special offers on other Vertisoft products


This readme file contains the following sections:

  - Important Notices -  information  you  should  read
    before running Remove-IT.

  - User's Guide Addenda -  information  that  was  not
    available  at  the  time  the  User's  Guide    was
    published.

  - What's New  -  a  list  of  the  new  and  enhanced
    features in Remove-IT 2.

  - Operating With Windows 95 - information about using
    Remove-IT in Windows 95.


IMPORTANT NOTICES

1.  If you are upgrading from  Remove-IT  1,  your  Log-IT
    installation  records,  Remove-IT  backups  and   file
    information table (REMOVEIT.CRT)  are  not  compatible
    with Remove-IT 2. See the User's Guide  Addenda  below
    for information on using  the  Remove-IT  1  Converter
    utility to convert these to Remove-IT 2 format.

2.  If you have a 540 MB or larger IDE hard drive that has
    been partitioned with Ontrack Computer  Systems'  Disk
    Manager software, do not use the  Remove-IT  emergency
    recovery diskette to boot your system.  Doing  so  may
    result in loss of data. For more  information,  please
    read  the  "Problems  with  Drives"  section  in   the
    TROUBLE.WRI file.

3.  The file and application usage information in Watch-IT
    may not be accurate under the following circumstances:

    - If less than 30 days have elapsed  from  the  day
      you  installed  Remove-IT  and  if  you   haven't
      transferred existing file usage information  from
      Remove-IT 1.

    - If you have not loaded the Smart Disk  Custodian,
      and let it complete 100% of its  file  scan.  The
      Disk Custodian icon at the bottom of your desktop
      indicates if less than 100%  of  the  files  have
      been scanned.

    - If you do not load the Smart Disk Custodian  when
      you run Windows.

For troubleshooting information, tips on using  Remove-IT,
and how to contact  Vertisoft  Technical  Support,  please
view  the  TROUBLE.WRI  file  which  is  located  on   the
Remove-IT floppy  Disk  used  to  install  Remove-IT.  The
TROUBLE.WRI is a  Windows  Write  file.  Instructions  for
viewing and printing this file can be found in Appendix  B
of the User Guide.



                   USER'S GUIDE ADDENDA

General

1.  This is a single-user version of  Remove-IT.  You  may
    install it on a network drive, but it is not  licensed
    for multi-user access with two exceptions.  Its  Smart
    Fingerprint utility and its Install-IT utility may  be
    accessed  by  multiple  users.  To    inquire    about
    multi-user  products  and  licensing,  call  Vertisoft
    Systems at 803-295-2623.

2.  In Find-IT or Watch-IT, if the number of files  to  be
    displayed in the list box exceeds 8,000, a dialog  box
    with  the  message  "Too  Many  Files"  is  displayed.
    Windows cannot display more than 8,000 files in a list
    box; however, it is  safe  to  continue  working.  The
    "extra" files will simply not be displayed in the list
    box. Since it is extremely inconvenient to  work  with
    such a great number of files at a time,  we  recommend
    you use the Drives  to  Search  and  Files  to  Search
    options to limit the set of files being analyzed.


Installation

1.  During Setup,  Remove-IT  2  will  install  a  current
    version of the file CTL3DV2.DLL in the  Windows\System
    directory. Any older versions of  this  file  will  be
    renamed  CTL3DV2.RT.  The  version   that    Remove-IT
    installs is backward compatible with any  applications
    using the older or previous version of CTL3DV2.DLL. If
    a message  is  displayed  indicating  that  this  file
    cannot  be  copied  or    updated    because    active
    applications are currently using CTL3DV2.DLL, you must
    exit  SETUP  and  disable  these  applications  before
    attempting to reinstall Remove-IT. Known examples  are
    Microsoft Office, Toolbar, and CyberMedia's PC911, but
    there are other applications that may access this file.

Reinstall-IT

1.  If  you  are  using  Reinstall-IT  or  the  standalone
    Install-IT  program  (added  by  Transfer-IT   to    a
    self-installing archive) to install an upgrade for  an
    existing application, the application's program  icons
    may be duplicated. This occurs in an  Express  Install
    or if the Replace Files and Icons option is not set to
    All Files and Icons. You can change the Replace  Files
    and Icons option to All Files and Icons,  or  you  can
    simply select the duplicate icons in the program group
    and press the Delete key to remove them.

Recover-IT

1.  Recover-IT will not work with floppy disks  that  have
    been  compressed  using  DoubleSpace,  DriveSpace   or
    Stacker. If you attempt to use a floppy disk that  has
    a  Compressed  Volume  File  (CVF)   on    it    (e.g.
    dblspace.000, drvspace.000, Stacvol.dsk),  The  result
    will be the following error message:  "Error  on  Disk
    A:" This is due to the fact that a floppy disk with  a
    CVF cannot be formatted. You must first remove the CVF
    file before these disks can be formatted under DOS  or
    Windows.  Consult  your  disk  compression   program's
    documentation for instructions on how  to  remove  the
    CVF and format floppy disks that have been compressed.

2.  Recover-IT  formats  and  supports  the  creation   of
    emergency recovery disks on both low and high  density
    disks. If you receive a "Track 0  Bad"  error  message
    this may be due to one of  two  possible  causes:  You
    have selected a format option for the  wrong  type  of
    disk, or the disk is defective. First, check the  disk
    type (high or low density) and then make sure that you
    select the correct format option. If you  are  certain
    that the selection and disk type are correct, then try
    another diskette.


Upgrade Assistant for Windows 95

1.  The Upgrade Assistant  is  documented  in  a  separate
    User's Guide that is enclosed with Remove-IT 2.

2.  When you run the Upgrade Assistant in Windows 3.1,  it
    will  inventory  your  DOS  system  files  after    it
    inventories your Windows system  files.  Then  if  you
    install  Windows  95  in  a  separate  directory  from
    Windows 3.1 and run the Upgrade Assistant  in  Windows
    95, it will offer to remove your old DOS system files.
    Windows 95 installs a new version of DOS, so  you  can
    remove your previous version of DOS and still run  DOS
    applications and Windows 3.1.  Note:  The  Windows  95
    Setup program only deletes a very  few  of  the  files
    from your previous version of  DOS.  By  removing  the
    remaining files with the Upgrade Assistant,  you  will
    save yourself several megabytes of disk space.

3.  After the Upgrade  Assistant  transfers  your  program
    items and groups from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95, event
    sounds in the applications you transfer may not play.


                WHAT'S NEW IN REMOVE-IT 2

New!  Network  Support - lets  you  remove    files    and
applications, from those network  drives  and  directories
where  you  have  access  privileges.  Remove-IT's   Smart
Fingerprint can stay behind to delete portions of  removed
applications from other PCs on the network.

New! Installation Knowledge-Base - an encyclopedia of over
850 popular DOS  and  Windows  application  installations,
such  as  WordPerfect,  dBASE,  Lotus  1-2-3,  etc..   The
Knowledge-Base lets Remove-IT provide  the  most  accurate
and complete removal of previously installed  applications
of any application removal utility.

New! Cleanup Coach - expertly guides you through  cleaning
unneeded files off your hard drive.

New! Smart Disk  Custodian - keeps  your  drive  clean  by
alerting you to new unneeded and unused  applications  and
files that can be removed.

New!  Transfer-IT - quickly    creates    a    compressed,
self-installing backup that you can use to easily transfer
your applications  to  your  home  PC,  laptop,  or  other
licensed  computers  without  disrupting  their   existing
configuration files. Remove-IT  is  not  required  on  the
destination PCs to install the backup.

New!  Store-IT - quickly  creates  a  compressed    active
archive of infrequently used  applications  on  your  hard
drive, but it leaves the  program  icon  in  your  Windows
Program Manager or equivalent. To run the active  archive,
simply click the program icon.

New!  Upgrade Assistant for Windows 95
      - Pre-Installation Clean-Up  -  removes  unneeded
        items to make room for Windows  95  and  reduce
        the chance of an upgrade problem.

      - Windows  95  Configuration  -  if    installing
        Windows  95,  but  keeping  Windows  3.1,   the
        Upgrade Assistant automatically configures your
        Windows 3.1 applications into Windows 95 so you
        don't have to manually reinstall  them.  Or  if
        you use Norton Desktop, PC Tools, or  Dashboard
        and install Windows 95 over  Windows  3.1,  the
        Upgrade Assistant will  automatically  transfer
        your Windows 3.1 program groups into Windows 95
        so you don't  have  to  recreate  your  program
        items and groups.

      - Post-Installation Clean-Up  -  removes  Windows
        3.1 and/or the  leftover  remains  of  previous
        Windows installations. Also  removes  your  old
        version of MS-DOS (which the Windows  95  Setup
        program does not do thoroughly).

Enhanced! Clean-IT - now lets you delete and view unneeded
backup files, clip art, help files,  screen  savers,  temp
files, sound files, movie files, and more in  addition  to
fonts, drivers, system support files, etc.

Enhanced! Find-IT - new sort options make it  easier  than
ever to identify unneeded files.

Enhanced! Log-IT - now lets you deselect and/or add to the
application items for the application you chose to remove.
You can also create a manual log  record  of  changes  you
make to your system.

Enhanced! Watch-IT - now monitors application usage so you
can see which infrequently used files and applications can
be deleted or archived.

Enhanced!  Reinstall-IT - new  options  for  changing  the
destination drive, directory, and program group.

Enhanced!  Recover-IT - now  supports  multi-configuration
boot files.

Enhanced! Report-IT - new Remove-IT Functions report lists
items found by Remove-IT, Clean-IT, Find-IT, and Watch-It.

Enhanced! File Viewer - in addition to being able to  view
ASCII, Hex, and font files, Remove-IT's  file  viewer  now
lets you view ZIP, PCX, BMP, TGA, and AVI files, and  hear
WAV and MID files.


               OPERATING WITH WINDOWS 95

Remove-IT's Upgrade Assistant for Windows 95 is a  Windows
95 compatible application. The remainder of the  Remove-IT
2 application runs  in  Windows  95,  with  the  following
exceptions:

1. Long filenames are not displayed.

2. Application entries are not removed from  or  added  to
   the  Windows  95  Registry  Database.   However,    the
   Add/Remove Program command in the  Windows  95  Control
   Panel will remove the Registry entries after  Remove-IT
   removes an application.

3. Items may not be properly  identified  in  any  of  the
   Orphan categories, Inactive Drivers, and Inactive Fonts
   in the Clean-IT function.

4. Nested folders (i.e. folders within folders) cannot  be
   displayed or removed. However, you can move the  folder
   to the top level and then remove-it.



Again thanks for choosing Remove-IT.

-- Vertisoft Systems, Inc.
