Frostbow Home Inventory 2
Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Frostbow Software.
All Rights Reserved

Frostbow Home Inventory 2 is a database program for cataloging, 
organizing, and tracking household possessions.  Store detailed 
information on each item, including a photo and additional 
description and comments.  Generate and print reports for your 
insurance records.  Easy to use with extensive online help.  
This program comes with a free 30-day trial period.  

Visit the Frostbow Software Home Page at www.frostbow.com.

*** Upgrade Instructions ***

    You can download the latest upgrade patch from our website at:

       www.frostbow.com/downloads/ 
    
    To install the patch, follow the installation instructions below.  
    Be sure to install the patch to the same directory as your previous 
    version of Frostbow Home Inventory.  

    Note:  DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT uninstall the current version of 
           Frostbow Home Inventory before installing the patch.  Doing 
           so removes essential system files and the patched version  
           will not function without them.

*** Installation ***

     Note:  The Setup program will issue a number of prompts.  
            Unless you have a reason to override the defaults 
            it is strongly recommended that you accept the 
            installation default settings (just press OK, 
            Yes, or Next, as appropriate).

    If you received this version of Frostbow Home Inventory on a 
    floppy disk or CD-ROM please follow the instructions 
    included with the disk to install Frostbow Home Inventory.

    If you received this version of Frostbow Home Inventory in a 
    self-extracting ZIP file (for example, fshi230.exe), you can 
    install it as follows:

        1) Select Run from the Windows Taskbar Start menu

        2) Type the full location and name of the file you 
           downloaded (for example, C:\My Downloads\fshi230.exe).

        3) Press the Enter key and follow the installation
           prompts.

     If you received this version of Frostbow Home Inventory in a
     ZIP file archive (for example, FSHI230.zip, you can install
     it as follows:

	1) Unzip the archive to a temporary directory using WinZip 
           or some other Unzipping tool. (WinZip is available at 
           http://www.winzip.com/)

        2) Select Run from the Windows Taskbar Start menu.

	3) Type the full name of the Unzip-to folder you
           selected in step 1 plus "setup.exe" (for example,
           C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\setup.exe).

        4) Press the Enter key and follow the installation
           prompts.

*** Requirements ***

    Frostbow Home Inventory requires Windows 95, Windows 98, 
    or Windows NT 4.0 or later.

*** Documentation ***

    For full documentation, see the "Frostbow Home Inventory.hlp" file 
    included with this distribution.  This file can also be accessed 
    by selecting "Help, Contents" while running Frostbow Home Inventory.

*** Support ***

    If you have problems during installation, you can contact 
    Frostbow Software via e-mail to:

        support@frostbow.com  

    Or visit our support page at:

        www.frostbow.com/support

    For additional information on this and other Frostbow Software
    Products, visit the Frostbow Software home page at:

        www.frostbow.com

*** Shareware Notice ***

    This software is provided free of charge for a thirty day 
    evaluation period.  Any use beyond this period requires that 
    this software be registered with Frostbow Software for a fee.  
    The basic registration fee will license one copy of this 
    software for use on a single computer.  Registered versions 
    may not be re-distributed.

    Registration codes for Frostbow Home Inventory can be purchased 
    from a number of shareware distribution sites using your credit
    card, check, or money order.  At the time of this writing, the
    current suggested retail price for Frostbow Home Inventory is
    US$ 15.00.  For current registration sites and pricing information 
    visit the Frostbow Software Purchase page at:

       www.frostbow.com/purchase/

    For more information on the license agreement for this product
    see the license.txt file included with this distribution.
