Title:       PayAdvice 1.0.0
Description: Personal payslip database & analyser, check your tax etc.
Author:      Richard Smedley <pc@richardsmedley.co.uk>
Home page:   http://www.richardsmedley.co.uk/


INTRODUCTION
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PayAdvice is a personal payslip database & analyser for Win95/98, designed to help you keep track of all your earnings.

Once you've started entering a few payslips into the program you will be able to use if for things like checking your P45/P60, keeping track of how many hours you are working, finding out how much tax you've paid, seeing how much money you have paid into the company pension scheme, etc.

There are various graph functions for taking a closer analytical look at your wages, to see exactly how much you are earning per hour, how much of your income is lost through deductions, and so on.

This might not sound like the most interesting or exciting thing to do on your computer, but if used regularly it can become totally invaluable. Plus of course, by entering all your payslips on your trusty PC, you will finally be able to throw away all those dusty old payslips from the bottom of the wardrobe while still keeping a permanent record of your earnings.

PayAdvice is fully compatible with Wages for Psion/EPOC, allowing you to use this to access your data and keep track of your earnings even when you are away from your desktop PC.


INSTALLATION
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Run SETUP.EXE to install this program.

This program requires the VB6 runtime files. To save disk space, these are not included in this distribution. If you haven't already installed the VB6 runtime files then you will need to install them before you can use this program.

The VB6 runtime files can be downloaded from:
        http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/dll/simvb6-5.zip

The PAD XML file for this program is located at:
	http://www.richardsmedley.co.uk/pc/payadvice.xml

To uninstall, use "Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | PayAdvice".


HOW TO REGISTER
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This program is shareware. The evaluation is fully functional, but if you use it for more than 30 days then you must register.

When you register you will be sent a personal registration code to enter into the program. This will make your copy of the program fully registered, and will remove any nag screens & limitations from the evaluation version.

ON-LINE REGISTRATION
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This program can be registered on-line using your credit card. On-line registration costs $25 US Dollars.

To register on-line, please fill in the on-line registration form at this address:

        http://www.reg.net/product.asp?ID=8013

Your registration code will be sent to you by e-mail within 24-48 hours.

POSTAL REGISTRATIONS
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Postal registrations cost 10 Pounds Sterling. Cheques can only be accepted if they are made out in Pounds Sterling and drawn on a UK bank. Alternatively you can send *cash* in either US Dollars (20 USD) or Deutsche Marks (30 DM).

Send your registration to this address:

        Richard Smedley
        PO Box 59
        SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD
        Notts
        NG17 3HP
        England

You *MUST* state in your letter that you are registering PAYADVICE FOR WIN98.

Please allow 5-7 days to receive your registration code.


LICENSE & DISCLAIMER
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PayAdvice is Copyright (C) Richard Smedley 2000. All rights reserved.

Subject to the terms below, you are hereby licensed to use the evaluation version of PayAdvice ("the software") without payment for a period of up to 30 days. If you continue to use the software after the 30 day evaluation period, then you are required to pay a registration fee of Ten Pounds Sterling. When payment is received you will be sent a registration code to enter into the software, which will make the software fully registered.

Provided that you verify that you are distributing the evaluation version, you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone; and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above.

You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission.

The distribution of registered versions of this software and/or registration codes by any means or in any form is strictly prohibited.

One registered copy of this software may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used nonsimultaneously by multiple people, but not both.

You may access the registered version of this software through a network, provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the software covering all workstations that will access the software through the network. For instance, if 8 different workstations will access this software on the network, then a separate license must be purchased for each workstation regardless of whether they use this software at different times or concurrently.

This software and all accompanying files are sold "as is" without any warranties expressed or implied. No warranty of suitability or fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The user must assume the entire risk of using this software. In no event will the authors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.


VERSION HISTORY
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V1.0.0 (09.09.2000)

  - The first release for Win95/98.