README.TXT FILE                                           March 31,1995
REGISTRATION MANAGER for WINDOWS (RMW)
(and registered customer DATABASE manager)

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This README file contains important information.  You should take the time to
review all sections prior to running any of the programs.  This file contains
the following sections:

     1.   A list of the files that should accompany this program. A list of the
          programs that should appear in the REGISTRATION MANAGER for WINDOWS
          (RMW) program group in your windows program manager.

     2.   What this program is (and isn't)

     3.   SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

     4.   INSTALLATION

     5.   CUSTOMER SUPPORT

     6.   ERRATA: Corrections and last minute notes that did not make it into
          the help files

     7.   OTHER StanBrite PRODUCTS.


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1.   The following files are part and parcel of this version of REGISTRATION
     MANAGER.  All files must accompany this program in their original,
     unaltered form.

          TOOLS.EXE           VALIDATE.EXE        VALIDATE.HLP
          UNINSTALL.EXE       LOCK.EXE            LOCK.VLD
          UNWIN.$$$           VALID.EXE           VALID.VLD
          UNWIN2.$$$          README.TXT          VALIDATE.MDB
          SBLOGO.BMP          CONFIGUR.VLD        REPAIR.EXE

                          (15 Files Total)


          \DEMOWIN            CONFIGUR.EXE        CONFIGUR.VLD
                              DEMOWIN.EXE         DEMOWIN.C

                          (4 Files Total)


     The following programs appear in the REGISTRATION MANAGER group in
     your windows program manager:

     TOOLS          This is the first program you should run and will be used
                    by you to customize and prepare the files that will become
                    part of your distribution package that provides the
                    registration and validation interface for your users. It is
                    also a "product" database manager.

     VALIDATION     You will run this program to record your customers who
                    register, and to generate validation tokens for the
                    purpose of validating their license to use your software.
                    It is also a "customer" database manager, where you can
                    keep track of you customer base and their purchase records.

     DEMOWIN ASKS   A very simple program that demonstrates a windows program
                    prepared by the TOOLS program that presents the user with
                    a window suggesting registration and contains the
                    information required to obtain a validation token from
                    you.  The user can choose not to register, nor receive a
                    validation token, but will encounter this window every
                    time he runs the program.  Registration/Validation will
                    cause this screen to disappear.  You may validate this
                    program to demonstrate that the "request for validation"
                    window disappears after registration. This demo program
                    does nothing more than display one messages:
                    "THIS PROGRAM IS RUNNING SUCCESSFULLY."

     UNINSTALL      We have provided this program as a courtesy.  It will
                    completely remove all associated files of this program
                    from your system, and remove all traces of RMW from
                    AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI

     REG MGR HELP   The help utility for REGISTRATION MANAGER

     READ ME 1st    This file (you are now looking at it).

     CrazyHorse     You may have a complimentary copy of our popular game
                    called CrazyHorse.  If you do, you will have a game icon,
                    and a readme file that contains the instructions on how to
                    play this game.


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2.   What this program is (and isn't)

REGISTRATION MANAGER for WINDOWS (We'll refer to it as RMW from now on) is a
product designed, produced and marketed by StanBrite SOFTWARE, using
"shareware" distribution channels.  The program is designed to be used by
software authors, publishers and distributors as a utility to facilitate and
encourage the registration of software. RMW presents the end user with a window
for preparing registration information and for obtaining validation tokens all
by the remote control operation of passing validation tokens.  RMW also
maintains a database of your registered users and can keep track of any
demographic information that you collect on your customers.

Before expanding on the features and benefits of RMW as outlined in the
TUTORIAL, we will take a moment to explain the "shareware" concept.

If you got REGISTRATION MANAGER from XYZ software house, (one that
advertises great software for $5 per disk), and you are now confused as to
your rights, you might ask the following:

QUESTION: "What's going on here?  Have I already bought the
  program, or what?"

ANSWER: Well, no, not exactly.  You've bought a disk that has
  great software on it; (unless you legally purchased the
  registered version of RMW), you haven't bought the software
  yet.  RMW, like most major software offered by the $5-per-disk
  distribution houses, is free-distribution software (also known as
  "shareware", or "user-supported software").
  This means StanBrite retains the rights to RMW, but we choose to
  let people pass the evaluation copy around.  We have no business
  relationship with any distribution houses in the U.S.; We do not
  get a penny of the $5 (or whatever) you paid them for the disk
  containing RMW.  So we need and expect to be paid by you, if you use
  RMW beyond the 30 day trial license, because we make our living out
  of making and supporting shareware products.

  Some distribution houses do a pretty good job of revealing the
  shareware nature of the software they sell.  However, if the company
  you purchased RMW from did a poor job of informing you; and if you
  thought you had purchased the software free and clear, you might
  feel justified in being angry with them for having misled you. But
  we hope you'll take the time to consider everybody's role in the
  shareware marketing scene; if you do, we think you'll conclude that
  although you may have been misled, you haven't really been cheated
  out of anything.

  Shareware is great for authors like us, who have spent all
  our years in our computer holes, learning to be great
  programmers, (and no time in business school learning marketing
  and distribution techniques).  We simply cast our programs to
  the winds.  They are distributed at practically no cost to us.
  That's why we can charge a lot less than the cost of commercially
  produced software.

  Shareware is also great for customers like you.  You can try
  out the software before paying for it.  You'll know that a
  successful shareware product is good, because only satisfied
  customers pay for it.  The existence of shareware infuses
  healthy competition into the entire software market, for both
  price and quality.  In the case of RMW, we are utterly
  convinced that you'll never find a better value for a
  registration/validation utility.

  Finally, let's consider the distribution houses.  They provide
  a legitimate service, for which they charge a reasonable price.
  The best houses act as librarians, evaluating and cataloguing
  software.  Most pay thousands of dollars for advertising.
  Their cut is far less than the distributor's cut for
  "commercial" software (they prosper because their volume is
  bigger and their support responsibilities are smaller).  Most
  customers for the distribution houses are repeat customers, who
  are aware of, and happy with, what they are getting.  If it
  weren't for your XYZ House, you might never have heard of
  StanBrite, or might never have figured out where to obtain RMW.

  So we hope you'll be happy with shareware, and actively desire
  to support it.  You'll feel good about promoting a healthy
  situation for everybody.  And you'll encourage the best
  programmers in the world to keep writing for you, instead of
  for the big corporations. (Thanks to Mr. Eric Isaccson, a rather
  successful shareware programmer, for providing the ideas for the
  above explanation).


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3.   SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

System    386 CPU or Higher

RAM       4MB (Increased RAM = Increased Performance)

Hard Disk Required

Space     You will need at least 3MB of free hard disk space to install
          REGISTRATION MANAGER and run it effectively. System files will take
          1.5MB

Video     EGA or Higher (CGA not supported)

Windows   Version 3.1 or higher

Mouse     Required


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4.   INSTALLATION

REGISTRATION MANAGER must be installed from windows. Run SETUP.EXE from either
the windows Program Manager or from File Manager.

If you are installing REGISTRATION MANAGER for the first time, please install
all of the files as indicated below. During subsequent installations, you can
select the files to install. Please refer to the below. It represents a window
you will see during the installation process.

        > Visual Basic .DLL and .VBX files
        > Reset the configuration file
        > Install Default database
        > Install the TOOLS program
        > Install the VALIDATE program
        > Install the DEMO programs
        > Install Auxilary files


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5.   CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Currently StanBrite SOFTWARE will give registered users free support for a
period of six months from the date of registration. Registered users shall have
access to StanBrite via telephone; fax; mail; CompuServ and E-Mail. We will use
every effort to answer questions and pledge to immediately fix any reported
bugs of a serious nature.  A serious bug that is isolated to a particular
system may be fixed at StanBrite's option, or the purchaser shall be refunded
the purchase price.
StanBrite can be reached via:

Mail:      StanBrite SOFTWARE
           124 Country Club
           Stansbury Park,  UT   84074
           USA

Phone:     (801) 882-3546

Fax:       +801-882-3017

CompuServ: 72723,1157

E-Mail:    John.Poulson@ATW.COM  (Internet)


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6.   ERRATA

        <<This section contains nothing in the Present version>>


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7.   OTHER StanBrite PRODUCTS

REGISTRATION MANAGER for WINDOWS PROFESSIONAL EDITION (RMW PRO)
                    If you need to increase registration rates (up to 100%),
                    or if you sell into foreign distribution channels, ask
                    us for the professional edition --- REGISTRATION MANAGER PRO.
                    A very sophisticated copy protection utility using REMOTE
                    CONTROL TECHNIQUES. Allows for various types of licenses.
                    You can grant your user a trial license, a limited use
                    license, an unlimited license or a site license all by the
                    remote control operation of passing validation tokens.
                    RMW PRO presents the end user with a window for preparing
                    registration information and for obtaining validation
                    tokens that allow for various types of licenses.

CopyCop for WINDOWS A very sophisticated copy protection utility.
                    There are areas in the world and markets in the
                    USA where copy protection is essential to
                    protecting your profits.  If you produce software
                    for a vertical market and have noticed a lot of
                    unregistered users calling for support, you need
                    this program.

CopyCop PLUS        A even more sophisticated copy protection
                    technology utilizing unique distribution diskettes
                    containing secret copy protection magic.

KeyChart            This is a special utility for anyone dealing in
                    multilingual programming.  This utility allows you
                    to design keyboard templates to represent any
                    style physical keyboard and match that keyboard to
                    any international language font.  If you have say a
                    DANISH keyboard and prepare documents in RUSSIAN,
                    SPANISH and LAOTIAN, you will love this utility.

CrazyHorse          A light hearted game heavy on the intellectual
                    challenge of moving a chess like horse over a grid
                    (designed by you) with the goal of landing on each
                    square on the grid.

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