This text file contains instructions on how to execute "The Investor Aid".


If you are reading this then you've already decompressed the program source
files (including this file) into a temporary directory (Ex. C:\TEMPDIR). 

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IMPORTANT

To execute "The Investor Aid", the file "VBRUN300.DLL" is required in your
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.  This file is available on Compuserve,
and is named "VBRUN3.ZIP".  Note that if you've already successfully 
downloaded and executed Visual Basic 3.0 shareware, then you already
have the file "VBRUN300.DLL" and do not need to download it again.

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To install "The Investor Aid", follow the procedure described below.


1)	Click on the group you want to test The Investor Aid from.

2)      From Program Manager execute the File New command.

3)      Choose Program Item.

4)      Enter 'The Investor Aid' as the Description

5)	Enter 'invest.exe' as the command line.

6)	Enter the path leading to the 'invest.exe' program file.

	Example:  If the pre-installed program files are located in 
	"C:\TEMPDIR", then enter C:\TEMPDIR .

7)	Click the Ok command button.

8)	Execute the The Investor Aid program using the generated
	icon on your Windows desktop.