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         *        Electronic Assistant Professional 4.1        *
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Contents:
  Requirements
  Description
  Installation (not upgrading)
  Upgrading to Electronic Assistant 4.0
  Uninstallation
  Registration
  FAQ
  Disclaimer
  



Requirements:
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Win95/NT 4.0 or above. 

Description: 
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Electronic Assistant Professional 4.1 is a SHAREWARE Personal Information Manager (PIM).
Your information is managed in nine main modules using 14 utility modules. The main modules
include an Organizer, Journal, Collections (Inventory Module), Schedule (Alarm Module), 
Agenda (Itinerary Module), EMail, Database, ToDo and Today (Overview Module). Electronic 
Assistant Pro also include a backup utility, calendar, statistics and a ScheduleViewer. A
one way Palm sync utility module has been added to this module.


Installation (not upgrading):
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To install Electronic Assistant Professional, you will need to have Winzip or a compatible compression/extraction software installed on your computer. 

Double-click on the downloaded archive (e.g. EAPro41.zip)
Your unzip software will display the contents of the archive
Click install from the unzip menu to install Electronic Assistant 

Or if you downloaded Electronic Assistant in multiple files

Extract the files to a temporary folder and double-click on the file Setup.exe in
that folder to install Electronic Assistant.  

Upgrading to EA Pro 4.1
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Before upgrading to Electronic Assistant 4.1, backup your data using the Backup feature if you're using Electronic Assistant 2.0 or later. If you're upgrading from Electronic Assistant 1.0, backup your data by copying the files in your data folder to a new folder before uninstalling it. After backing up your data, uninstall your version of Electronic Assistant using the Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs. Then, install Electronic Assistant 4.1.

Note that if you're using version 4.0 or later you will need to backup multiple users if you have created additional users.

For example:

if you are using Electronic Assistant 4.0:
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		1. Select Backup from the "Tools & Utilities" list
		2. Select the default Radiobutton
		3. Run BackUp by selecting "Backup Data"
		4. Uninstall Electronic Assistant 4.0 using the control panel Add/Remove programs
		5. Install Electronic Assistant 4.1
		6. Select Import from the "Tools & Utilities" list to import all of your Electronic Assistant 3.1.1
                   records into Electronic Assistant 4.0

if you are using Electronic Assistant 3.1.1:
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		1. Start BackUp
		2. Select the default Radiobutton
		3. Run BackUp by selecting Backup Now
		4. Uninstall Electronic Assistant 3.1.1 using the control panel Add/Remove programs
		5. Install Electronic Assistant 4.0
		6. Select Import from the File menu to import all of your Electronic Assistant 3.1.1
                   records into Electronic Assistant 4.0

Note: Make sure you select the correct version of Electronic Assistant when you import your data. To determine what version of Electronic Assistant you have, check the Electronic Assistant main menu.

if you are using EA 1.0:
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		1. Start Windows Explorer
		2. Navigate to the Electronic Assistant 1.0 folder
		    the default location is at c:\Program Files\Dante' Productions\Electronic Assistant\
		4. Create a new folder called "MyEAData" [without the quotes.]
		5. Copy the files in the Electronic Assistant 1.0 data folder to "MyEAData".
		    the default location is at c:\Program Files\Dante' Productions\Electronic Assistant\Data\
		6. Uninstall Electronic Assistant 1.0 using the control panel Add/Remove programs
		7. Install Electronic Assistant 4.0
		8. Use the Options module to import all your Electronic Assistant 1.0 records. 

Don't forget to register Electronic Assistant after installation.


UnInstallation
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To uninstall the program, use the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Windows Control Panel.

Registration
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Please register this software by visiting one of our websites at:

http://www.danteproductions.com/


We hope you use and enjoy this software.
Please send all comments, suggestions, etc. to us at comments@danteproductions.com.

Thanks
Mark Y.
myeboah@danteproductions.com 


FAQ
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A Frequently Asked Questions file (faq.rtf) is included to help troubleshoot Electronic Assistant. For latest support, visit the product webistes listed below. If the problem persists, contact the developers at support@danteproductions.com.

http://www.danteproductions.com/


Disclaimer 
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Users of the Electronic Assistant must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

Electronic Assistant is supplied as is. The author and publisher disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.  Neither the author nor the publisher assumes liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Electronic Assistant.

The unregistered version of Electronic Assistant runs as an evaluation copy. It is provided at no cost and will run for 30 days. After 30 days, the user MUST register Electronic Assistant to use it.

Feel free to distribute the unregistered version of Electronic Assistant. However, do not distribute it altered or as part of another system without the author's permission. Also do not use the serial number/authorization code provided with Electronic Assistant after registration on more then one computer. To obtain site licences for Electronic Assistant please contact the authors at grayghost1@aol.com

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