Inform Pilot : README
=========================

Please read this file carefully (especially "Installation"
chapter) before installing the program to your computer.

Contents
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  Program information
  Company information
  Description
  Installation
  Help system
  History
  Registration
  Copyright and license
  Technical support

Program information
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Program Installation Name:
  inform.exe
Program Name:
  Inform Pilot
Program Version:
  0.96
Program Release Date:
  December 13, 2000
Program Description:
  Metasearch and cataloging tool
Target OS:
  Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me,Windows NT 4.x or higher, Windows 2000
Software type:
  Trial($25.95)


Company information
-------------------

Company Name:
  Invention Office RG
Contact E-mail Address:
  invent@colorpilot.com
Contact WWW URL:
  http://colorpilot.com/

Description
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Inform Pilot is an easy-to-use desktop agent that locates and
organizes information on the Internet and local disks.
Unique search capabilities, bookmarking features and built-in browser will
greatly helps you with your internet surfing!

Metasearch database already include more then 90 major English, German,
French, Italian, Australian, Canadian, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish
and UK Internet search engines.

And also you can program additional search engines and categories
and share them with friends!

Installation
------------

We recommend you to uninstall the previous version of Inform Pilot
(if you have one) from your computer before installing this one. You
can do this via "Add/Remove Programs" Control Panel applet.

To install Inform Pilot, just run the "setup.exe" and follow the
instructions. You'll need to select the target directory
and the components to install.


Help system
-----------

Inform Pilot help system uses latest HTML Help technology
for easy searching answer for your questions. HTML Help support is
included in latest versions (at least 4.0) of Microsoft Internet
Explorer, Windows 98, Windows NT 5.0, and Visual Studio.

If you haven't HTML Help installed, you need to download it as
standalone component from

http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/author/htmlhelp/

In others case you can't use on-line help in Inform Pilot

History
-------

See "history.txt" file.

Registration
------------

Inform Pilot is trial. See Order.txt for details.


Copyright and license
---------------------

See "license.txt" file.


Technical support
-----------------

Before you contact us, please visit our page in the Internet at

http://www.colorpilot.com/en/inform.html

It's a good chance that you'll find the newer version of
http://www.colorpilot.com/en/inform.html there.
If the serious bug has been found in the program,
but the new version is not ready yet, we make the hot fix for it.

But if you still have a problem with Inform Pilot and nothing else helps,
please contact our support service at inform@colorpilot.com

Please inform us about the following:

  - Inform Pilot version (from "About" page)
  - where did you get Inform Pilot (http or ftp site)
  - Windows 95/98/NT version (including service packs and other
    fixes installed), US or international, OEM or not
  - computer information: soundcard type,CPU type and speed, installed memory
  - description of your problem (as much information as possible
    to retrieve the problem)

Note: you may want to read the "How to Determine the Version of
Windows 95 in Use" article by Microsoft. Use the following URL:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q158/2/38.asp

In order to get the complete computer information (working under
Windows 95), open the Control Panel, click on "System" applet and
press "Print" on "Device Manager" tab.

If you have any comments or suggestions for the next releases,
please don't hesitate to post them to us at inform@colorpilot.com