SHAREWARE: Accesses is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, and copy to bulletin boards, but do not give it away altered. You must read "Product Disclaimer & Registration Form" in ACCESSES.HLP to be aware of the Disclaimer and to learn how to TEMPORARILY REGISTER ACCESSES TO AVOID THE NAG Windows! ...CALL ME, CALL ME, CALL ME... If you need assistance installing Accesses. Please read at least until you see the asterisk separator. ie: ************ so the INI file is properly setup! Please don't try to break the registration code. At $29 Accesses is dirt cheap, especially if you knew how much work went into the development. Everyone should read CHANGES.TXT. CHANGES.TXT covers many user requested additions to Accesses that are "special features" and are sometimes not documented in ACCESSES.HLP. Registrations will receive a Windows Write format of the Accesses help file. A special version of ACCESSES is compiled for Windows 3.0. The Windows 3.0 version of Accesses is AC030a.ZIP (or ACCES0.ZIP) and contains only the executable ACCESSES.EXE compiled for Windows 3.0 and will work in Win 3.1 but without DRAG DROP or Font changes. Some boards do not allow version numbers in the filenames; therefore, ACC30a.ZIP will be called ACCESS.ZIP for the Windows 3.1 version and AC030a.ZIP will be called or ACCES0.ZIP for the Windows 3.0 version. The AC030a.ZIP (or ACCES0.ZIP) file contains ONLY the following programs: ACCESSES.EXE The main program for Windows 3.0. README.TXT This file. VENDOR.TXT Shareware and Vendor info. REGISTER.FRM Registration Information. You must download ACC30a.ZIP to get the balance of the programs and Text. The ACC30a.ZIP (or ACCESS.ZIP) file contains the complete Windows 3.1 program files: ACCESSES.EXE The main program for Windows 3.1. ACCESSES.HLP The help file in Windows HELP format, Windows 3.0 and 3.1 compatible. README.TXT This file. VENDOR.TXT Shareware and Vendor info. REGISTER.FRM Registration Information. NORTON.TXT An important note to Norton Desktop users. CHANGES.TXT Required reading for previous Accesses version users. VERY INTERESTING READING FOR OTHERS! ACCDRIVE.EXE Tiny pop-up that displays the free drive space. Accesses must be running before this program will operate since Accesses provides "the engine" to run the pop-up. The pop-up is a "bare bones" program and will NOT operate without Accesses! (for Windows 3.0 and 3.1) DAYALARM.EXE Tiny Calendar, daily alarm, and date calculator. This program uses the ACCESSES.INI file for initialization data. The program was developed to use less than 1% of your system resources so it can be on your computer all of the time. This program can be launched without Accesses after Accesses has built the INI file. (for Windows 3.0 and 3.1) BULLETIN.TXT Recommends the text to use when uploading the ZIP files to bulletin boards. ACCESSES.WRI An abbreviated Windows write Technical document. Also contains the Tutor. You MUST Place ACCESSES.EXE and ACCESSES.HLP in the same directory as the TASKMAN.EXE windows program. You must have ACCESSES.HLP installed for the installation to work properly. After about a week, you can delete Accesses.hlp if you are short on disk space. Decompress ACCESSES.WRI to use/print the TUTOR. Accesses creates ACCESSES.INI when Accesses is 1st started & if an ACCESSES.INI doesn't already exist. Accesses automatically updates older version ACCESSES.INI files. REMEMBER TWO IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR ACCESSES: 1. FILE EXTENSIONS ARE PREFERRED but not required 2. You MUST go thru the TUTOR in ACCESSES.WRI. To Norton Desktop USERS: READ NORTON.TXT. Follow these steps BEFORE LAUNCHING ACCESSES for the 1st time... During the installation process you will automatically be storing currently opened window positions to your ACCESSES.INI file. All of this can be easily edited by Accesses later but it helps to do some now. DON'T WORK TOO HARD AT THIS! You can easily modify the setup from Accesses later! 1. Make a backup copy of your SYSTEM.INI file NOW. I will ask you if I can add taskman.exe=accesses.exe to your SYSTEM.INI file during the installation. (This change is not required but strongly recommended. 2. open one copy each of 5 or 6 of your most frequently used programs before running ACCESSES. If you're running windows in the Enhanced (386) Mode, open a DOS window as well and place the DOS window where you want it to be placed. If you are running Norton Desktop, restore (not maximized and not minimized) the folders and drive windows of Norton. 3. For now, Close or minimize duplicate programs. For example, Run only one 'Notepad'. 4. Move these programs to the window positions that you want them to normally be in when in the 'Restored' (not maximized and not minimized) positions. USE THE RESTORED POSITION for all of these WINDOWS. Tutor explains how to change any or all of these positions if you want to make changes later - it's easy. 3. Then launch ACCESSES for the 1st time. ************ I wish you the best computering, Ted I can be contacted at the following: Address: T. F. Wall Off the WALL Software 7680 Cottonwood Ln. Pleasanton, CA 94588-4322 USA Phone: Registered users can call for product support, improvements and others can make inquiries at the following: Charge Cards cannot be accepted, use the TEMPORARY REGISTRATION and mail a check. 510-484-4129 8am - 6pm (Pacific Time) Site License agreements can be negotiated. I can be contacted on CompuServe; although, I currently access this system on a weekly basis. COMPUSERVE ID 73747,1563 The latest version of ACCESSES can be found on the: CompuServ - WINADV board (slow to receive updates) CompuServ - ZNT:TIPS board (fast updates) CompuServ - NORUTL board (fast updates) Genie - PCSUPPORT, 15, 3, 8, 6 and ARCHIVES is found on the: CompuServ - WINADV board Genie - PCSUPPORT, 15, 3, 8, 6 Search CompuServe or Genie using WALL as a keyword. Registered users only: If you want a current copy of Accesses and Archives, send a blank formatted diskette, appropriate return envelop and postage, and the name of the bulletin board where you will upload these current versions. My "handling fee" is covered by your upload of the current versions to another bulletin board. FOREIGN REGISTRATIONS: Users registering from outside the USA should include an extra $2 US ($1 US from Canada) to cover the return postage. If you are requesting a current copy of Accesses or Archives, include $5 US and a note stating the name of the bulletin board where you will be uploading the current version of Accesses or Archives.