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    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1779          11/25/97

    TITLE:  System Wizard/IE 4.0 Patch

    ISSUE

       After customers install Internet Explorer 4.0, they lose the
       ability to connect to a SystemWizard server.

       This issue affects Advantage! systems bundled with SystemWizard
       software.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       1. To resolve the issue, download one of the two files
          listed below,

            AST1_IE4.EXE for SystemWizard v.1.1.9b
            AST2IE4.EXE  for SystemWizard v.1.2.14

            NOTE: Check the version number by clicking
                  HELP |About SystemWizard.

           These files are available from one of AST's On-Line!
           forums as follows:

             AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
             AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
             CompuServe:  GO: ASTFORUM
             Prodigy:   JUMP: ASTSUPPORT

             * Refer to IB0001.TXT for a list of AST's
               international BBS numbers.

          To decompress this file, create a temporary directory
          on your hard drive, copy the downloaded file to that
          directory, and run the file.

       2. Save the file to an empty directory on the hard drive.

       3. Run the appropriate .EXE file: either AST1_IE4.EXE for
          SystemWizard v.1.1.9b or AST2IE4.EXE for SystemWizard
          v.1.2.14 . No messages will come up. The problem will
          be resolved.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN N/A

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