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                  S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows                       
                                                                     
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                  ķ  ķ  Dipl.-Ing.                              
                  ķ  Ľ  Michael Denzlein                        
                  Ľ  Software Solutions                     
                                                                     
         Griesaeckerstr. 15, D-96117 Memmelsdorf, GERMANY            
            Tel.: +49-951/43489   FAX: +49-951/420514                
                    CompuServe: 100120,2601                          
                                                                     
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   File READ_ME.1ST  -  06/26/94                                     
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   Contents

    1. What is S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows
    2. References
    3. Installation & Start
    4. Demo version / License
    5. What's new in version 1.5

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                1. What is S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows?             
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   S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows

    - watches over AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS and any other text files.
    - watches over SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI and any other INI files.
    - watches over every harddrive (network drives available with
      network version).
    - enables saving of any file.

   S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows offers

    - all changes of text files down to line level.
    - all changes of INI files down to subject level.
    - all changes of every harddrive (directories, files) with size, 
      date/time, attributes and an optional CRC checksum.
    - all changes of saved files.

   S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows gives you

    - a protocol file of ALL changes.

    - 100% uninstallation! (deleted or changed files must have been
                            saved by S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows
                            before the installation).

    - analyze of DOS and Windows installations.

    - options for monitoring and watching all files and drives.

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                            2. References                            
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   S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows has been tested by different journals 
   and editors in Germany. We have collected a list and included the 
   main statements (this list claims no completeness):

    - PC-Windows 6/94: "Without question S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows
                        is the most powerful program in our survey."

    - c't 5/94: "...[comparing to other uninstall applications] it is 
                 the more thorough tool in the hands of an 'expert'."

    - Windows aktuell 3/94: "...analyzing new installations S.I.P.-
                             Uninstall finds 100% of all changes. All 
                             changes are precisely recorded."

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                       3. Installation & Start                       
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   Start INSTALL.EXE from Windows and follow the dialogs.

   If you got S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows from a mailbox (CompuServe
   or a BBS), please decompress the archive and start INSTALL.EXE.

   You can start S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows from the Program Manager
   after the installation.

   A few notes:

    - If you start and cancel the installation the destination directory
      is created.
    - You can change the destination directory entry filed during the 
      installation. That doesn't matter.
    - The installation program trys to write the INF file after the 
      installation. Ignore the error message if you have executed 
      INSTALL.EXE from a write protected disk.

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                       4. Demo version / License                     
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   Please click on the registration button in the right upper corner of
   the main dialog to enter the license number. If you enter the four 
   lines correctly the program works as a full version.

   S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows works as a demo without this id number.
   The limitations are:

    - Only one monitored file for text, INI or other files.
    - Only one monitored disk drive.
    - the compare state name is always 'DEMO'

   You can receive a license number from S.I.P.-Software Solutions.
   Please see ORDER.SIP for prices.

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                      5. What's new in version 1.5                   
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   - Normal and network version combined in one single application
     without increasing memory usage.
   - Now you get network functionality for the price of the single 
     version!
   - Now full "Windows for Workgroups" support! Problems with drive 
     and CD-ROM detection removed.
   - Now you can watch any read only drive or directory without access 
     violation.
   - No more access of the disk drive after an installation from drive 
     A: or B:.
   - Problems with some deinstallations and resulting collection errors 
     removed.
   - Unnecessary application shut down dialog removed.


We wish you much fun with S.I.P.-Uninstall for Windows!

S.I.P.-Software Solutions
