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Welcome to donTs Search Explorer 4.3
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Table of Contents
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1) System Requirements
2) New in Version 4.3
3) Installing
4) ReInstalling/Upgrading
5) Unstalling
6) Contact me
7) License Agreement
8) Thanks


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1) System Requirements
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-About 2MB free space (about 12MB incl. slack with 32KB clusters) 
 on your harddrive.
-MS Internet Explorer 4.x/5.x or Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.x
-Verdana Font
 (Free download at http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/default.htm)

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2) New in Version 4.3
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A complete list of changes and enhancements is available in
"history.txt".

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3) Installing
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IMPORTANT!!
You have already installed donTs Search Explorer? Read the 
4) Upgrading/ReInstalling donTs Search Explorer section below.

The installation is designed for the Windows 9x/NT environment, if you
want to use it in another operating system you must download the ZIP-file
containing the files only without installation procedure.
(Available at the homepage, http://www.bigfoot.com/~triwar/)
Please follow the instructions at "Manual Installation" below.

Installation is easy, just *unzip and copy all files to a temporary 
and run SETUP.EXE. The installation procedure will copy the files to
a folder of your choice (C:\Program Files\donTs Search Explorer is
default), and creates the shortcuts in your "Start-Menu".

Manual Installation:
Get the archive containing the files for manual installation from
donTs homepage (http://www.bigfoot.com/~triwar/)
UnZIP all files to a folder of your choice and make a shortcut to 
index.htm (take care of the foldes inside the archive!).

* if you don't already have a program to unzip the files get one of these
  great and free "unzipper".
  -FastZIP 98 at "http://www.fastware.se/".
  -EasyZip 2000 at "http://members.xoom.com/ipsoft/".


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4) Upgrading/ReInstalling
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You have already installed donTs Search Explorer?

No Problem, just run SETUP.EXE (see 3) Installing), the setup-procedure take
care of your personal files.  

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5) Uninstalling
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donTs Search Explorer makes NO modifications to any configuration-files!

Automatic:
Open your Control Panel, start "Add/Remove Programs" find the entry for
donTs Search Explorer and click on "Add/Remove". Just like every other 
Windows application...

If you want to remove it complete from your system you should delete the
folder where donTs Search Explorer was installed manually. Because there
are some files left after automatic-remove. These are the user-configuration
files witch contain your data. If you reinstall donTs Search Explorer to
the same folder, you're ready, no re-configuration is necessary.

Manual:
Just remove the folder where you have stored DonT's Search Explorer and
removed the menu item you made. That's it...


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6) Contact me
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Homepage: http://www.bigfoot.com/~triwar/
E-Mail:   triwar@bigfoot.com

Please check my homepage for newer versions!
You can easily register for e-mail notification - check the homepage.
Any comments and bugreports are welcome. 
If you have any questions please send me an e-mail.


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7) License Agreement
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Copyright  1999 by Thomas Riwar
donTs Search Explorer is SHAREWARE!

That means, you have the right to test this program for a period of one 
month (30 days). You are allowed to copy this program and give it to any 
other person, as long as it is not modified in any way and must include all 
files in the original distribution. This program is neither freeware nor 
public domain. Use after the 30-day trial period requires registration.

The unregistred version is fully functional except the remote-controller.
If you register, I send you the instructions how to enable the 
remote-controller.

Please be fair and register your copy!
This allows you to use donTs Search Explorer for personal and
non-commercial use, plus, you can use the remote-controller wich make 
the usage more comfortable.

If you want to use donTs Search Explorer for other than personal 
and non-commercial use, please contact me (triwar@bigfoot.com).


THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, 
INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR NONINFRINGEMENT. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED GRATUITOUSLY AND, ACCORDINGLY,
THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY 
YOU OR ANY USER OF THE SOFTWARE.

IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF INFORMATION, DAMAGE TO 
COMPUTER OR MONITOR, ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS,
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE) ARISING 
OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION EVEN 
IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED AND WARNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Upon using the Software, the user is agreeing with the above statements!!



Please read the help-pages for information how to register.

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8) Thanks
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Mike Mesure
polished up my English. If you still find errors, they're MY fault! 

The setup procedure was designed using Inno Setup Builder from Jordan Russell
Get this fantastic freeware tool at his homepage. 
(http://www.jordanr.dhs.org/)

Bigfoot URL Redirect Service.
(http://www.bigfoot.com/)

Lpage for my free guestbook at my homepage. 
(http://www.lpage.com/)

WebCounter for the free counter at my homepage. 
(http://www.digits.com/)

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Copyright  1999 by Thomas Riwar
