Fevruary 14, 1994

This is the README.TXT file distributed with
Icon Manager for Windows NT version 3.4.

  Awarded 1st Place - Microsoft Windows NT
                       Shareware Contest

OVERVIEW
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Icon Manager is a powerful tool for working with
icons in the Windows NT operating environment.  The
same drag-and-drop interface used by Program Manager
allows icons to easily be moved, copied, and organ-
ized into files within Icon Manager.  Unlike other
applications which offer awkward procedures for
installing icons into Program Manager, Icon Manager
will install icons into Program Manager or Norton
Desktop DIRECTLY using the wizardry of Windows'
Dynamic Data Exchange.  For those who would like
to create or edit their own icons, Icon Manager
taps the power of OLE to whisk you into a edit
session with Paintbrush by just double-clicking on
an icon.  All of these features and more make
Icon Manager the most complete icon tool available
for the Windows operating environment.

This version of Icon Manager has been created
specifically for the Windows NT operating system.


REGISTRATION
------------
Icon Manager is not free software.  It is released
as shareware, which provides the opportunity for
the program to be evaluated before it is purchased.

We hope that after you try Icon Manager you will
like it so much that you will want to register.
By doing so you are voting with your pocketbook for
us to continue developing high-quality, Windows
shareware.

Complete information on how to register Almanac
is included in the REGISTER.TXT file.


DOCUMENTATION
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Icon Manager includes on-line help that covers all
aspects of program operation.  It can be accessed
directly from Icon Manager's menu bar by selecting
'Help'.


INSTALLING ICON MANAGER for the WINDOWS NT O/S
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Icon Manager should be installed while running
under the logon ID of the Icon Manager user.
Configuration information is maintained for the
user in their area of the system registry.

The Icon Manager package includes a graphical Windows
installation program using the standard name of SETUP.EXE.
You should place all of the files included in the package
on a floppy disk or in a temporary directory of your hard
drive.

SETUP requires about 240K bytes of hard disk space to
complete the installation of Icon Manager.

Run SETUP by selecting the 'Run...' command from the
File menu of Program Manager or File Manager. Enter
"d:\SETUP" as the Command Line, where "d" is the
drive/directory that you are installing Icon Manager FROM
(i.e. A:\SETUP).

SETUP will display an Installation Control window that
it pre-sets with the most common defaults for instal-
lation.  Pushbuttons allow you to change any of the
settings to meet your own preferences.


NEW FEATURES IN THE 3.4 RELEASE OF ICON MANAGER
-----------------------------------------------

The following additions and changes have been added in
the 3.4 release of Icon Manager:

  - The program has been generally updated to
    make it a more solid application when
    it encounters unknown or bad data, and
    to provide feedback to the user to indicate
    the source of the problem.

  - The Status bar now displays the progress
    while sorting (aligning) icons and the
    progress of multiple icon moves or copies.

  - A Most Recent Used (MRU) file list has
    been added to the File menu.  The last
    four files that are opened or saved will
    be available at the end of the File menu
    for quick access.

  - Sometimes the icon Arrange commands would
    cause an error in version 3.3.  This has
    been corrected.

  - The overall presentation of the program
    has been updated with the buttonface
    texture and 3D dialog look.


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 The legalese section...

 Icon Manager for Windows NT
 Copyright  1990-1994 by Leonard A. Gray.
 All rights reserved.


 SOFTWARE LICENSE

 Non-licensed users are granted a limited license to use Icon
 Manager on a 30-day trial basis for the purpose of determining
 whether Icon Manager is suitable for their needs.  The use
 of Icon Manager, except for the initial 30-day trial,
 requires registration.  The use of unlicensed copies of Icon
 Manager, outside of the initial 30-day trial, by any person,
 business, corporation, government agency or any other entity is
 strictly prohibited.

 A single user license permits a user to use Icon Manager
 only on a single computer.  Licensed users may use the
 program on different computers, as long as there is NO
 POSSIBILITY of it being used at one location while it is
 being used at another, or on a computer network by more than
 one user at a time.

 No one may modify or patch the Icon Manager executable files
 in any way, including but not limited to decompiling,
 disassembling, or otherwise reverse engineering the program.

 A limited license is granted to copy and distribute Icon Manager
 only for the trial use of others, subject to the above
 limitations, and also the following:

  1)    Icon Manager and all of its release files must be
        distributed in unmodified form, complete with the file
        containing this license information.

  2)    No fee, charge, or other compensation may be requested or
        accepted, except as authorized below:

        A) Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (sysops)
           may make Icon Manager available for downloading only as
           long as the above conditions are met.  An overall or
           time-dependent charge for the use of the bulletin board
           system is permitted as long as there is not a specific
           charge for the download of Icon Manager.

        B) Vendors of shareware software approved by the ASP
           may distribute Icon Manager, subject to the above
           conditions, without specific permission.  Non-
           approved vendors may distribute Icon Manager only after
           obtaining written permission from Impact Software.
           Such permission is usually granted.  Please write for
           details (enclose your catalog).

        C) Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of the
           Icon Manager diskette to their members, subject to
           the above conditions, without specific permission.
           Non-profit groups may collect a disk duplication fee
           not to exceed five dollars.

  LIMITED WARRANTY

  Impact Software warrants that all disks provided are
  free from defects in material and workmanship, assuming
  normal use, for a period of 90 days from the date of
  purchase.

  Impact Software warrants that the program will perform
  in substantial compliance with the documentation supplied
  with the software product.  If a significant defect in
  the product is found, the Purchaser may return the
  product for a refund.  In no event will such a refund
  exceed the purchase price of the product.

  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, IMPACT SOFTWARE DISCLAIMS ALL
  WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
  LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE
  PRODUCT.  SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, THE
  PURCHASER ASSUMES THE RISK OF PAYING THE ENTIRE COST OF
  ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION AND ANY
  INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.  IN NO EVENT WILL
  IMPACT SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
  (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
  BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
  INFORMATION AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE
  INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF IMPACT SOFTWARE
  HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  Use of this product for any period of time constitutes
  your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its
  contents.

  U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS

  Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject
  to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of
  the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at
  252.227-7013.  Contractor/manufacturer is Impact Software
  12140 Central Avenue /Suite 133/ Chino, CA 91710

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