Thank you very much for choosing QuoTracker!

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Special Note: This is the QuoTracker setup kit specially created for Simtel.net distribution. According to the Simtel policy, the VB6 runtime library is not included in this kit. This means that you may not be able to run QuoTracker if you have not installed any VB6 applications before. You can download the VB6 runtime library from Simtel.net, or you go to QuoTracker's homepage at http://www.quotracker.com to get other installation options.
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QuoTracker is a tool to facilitate monitoring and tracking of your investment in world-wide stock markets and U.S./Canadian mutual funds. It collects and connects information (chart, quote, news, profile etc) from different free Internet services, puts everything onto an easy-to-glance Explorer-like interface and lets you access them at your mouse click. Powerful charting provides over 20 types of technical indicators with customizable parameters to help you make your buy/sell decisions easier. 

PREREQUISITES
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In order to use QuoTracker, you must have following configurations:
* QuoTracker is developed for Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT(4.0) systems. It is tested only on these operating systems, and therefore there is no guarantee to run on other platforms and operating systems like Windows 3.x. 
* Initial installation requires about 6 to 15 MB disk space in your hard drive depending on the current configuration of your machine.
* To use QuoTracker, you must have Internet access. Without Internet access QuoTracker is useless.
* You also must have correctly installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or newer on your machine, although you don't need to set it as your default web browser.

INSTALLATION
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In order to speed up the upgrade, we always provides two installation kits, one for initial setup and the other for subsequent upgrade. The initial setup contains some components to be set one time only, while the upgrade kit just contains changed components. 

Running initial setup kit once again will reset your local QuoTracker database that might contain your own customization (e.g. your portfolios and watch lists). On the other hand, running upgrade kit without having installed the initial setup kit before will not be able to make QuoTracker work. Therefore, you need to get a proper installation kit before you start installation.

Please note that, while the initial setup kit is downloadable from many Internet shareware distribution sites, QuoTracker's upgrade kit (about 1.5 MB) is only available from its home page (see below), where also a detailed list of the update history is provided in the 'What's New' section.

To uninstall QuoTracker, use 'Add/Remove programs' function in Windows' Control Panel. See online help for details.

SHAREWARE AND ADWARE
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QuoTracker is a shareware, not freeware. However, we are trying to make it FREE through advertising-support (AdWare). Thus, we always provide two sets of installation kits, with or without the ad-component. The one without the ad-component (shareware) has a 30-day trial period. After that some functions will be disabled. Currently, Adware version is still under testing, an extended trial period of 90 days applies.

The shareware version is created primarily for registered users, but also for those who don't want to install any ad-supported software, but would like to try QuoTracker before registering.

You can register QuoTracker for just $39.95 (US) to enjoy its full functinality without time limit and ad-banners. Please refer to the online document for more details.

CONTACT US
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For any problems, suggestions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact us by sending your email to quotracker@yahoo.com.

For latest information on QuoTracker, please check out its home page at http://www.quotracker.com or
http://www.quotestudio.com.