Release Notes
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Software Title
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AEsti Auto Estimator

Short Description
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Estimating and job costing for construction works.

Long Description
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Estimating and quotation software for construction related works ranging
from house extensions to factory units. It is intended for use by small
contractors working on relatively low value projects.

It is a lightweight estimating package and lacks many of the features
found in high end applications such as composite items, detailed
breakdowns etc.


Limits
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Shareware version has no restrictions however, it is a 16 bit application
which is not capable of saving files with a Windows 95/98/ME long file
name. It is still capable of loading and saving files with long file names
but will truncate their name to a short DOS file name.

Registered version is a 32 bit application with support for long file
names.

An evalutaion version of the Registered version may be downloaded from -
http://www.dukeuk.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm

The file link is -
http://www.dukeuk.freeserve.co.uk/aestie.exe


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Upgrading an Existing Version
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It is strongly recommended that a backup copy is made of all existing
program and data files before upgrading.

The new version must be installed into the old versions folder otherwise
it will be unable to find any user data files.

Do NOT install the Demo Item Library as this will overwrite any existing
user data files.


Demo Item Library
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An Item Library containing material and labour rates is included for
demonstration purposes only. It is doubtful if the rates will suit the end
users requirements as they are location and building type specific.

The Library is not installed by default to prevent users inadvertently
overwriting any existing library during an upgrade.

Users who are upgrading the software must NOT install the Library.

Users who are installing the software for the first time may install these
files, if they are not installed then users must create a new Library from
scratch.


Installing under Windows v95/98/ME
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The application is provided in a self installing archive, run the program
to install the application.

Uninstalling under Windows v95/98/ME
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Run the Uninstall program or manually remove all files from the folder that
the application was installed into and remove it from the menu bar.

The uninstaller will not remove write protected, hidden, user created data
files or program files created after the software was installed, this also
includes any new Library Sections. Users must manually erase these files.

Note that any files in use by the program or another program when the
uninstaller is run will not be removed.


Installing under Windows v3.x/NT 3.x
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The application is supplied as a self extracting archive, create a new
directory, copy the archive into it and then run it. To start the software
click on the AESTI.EXE program file. A program group may be manually
created with the program manager.

Uninstalling under Windows v3.x/NT 3.x
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No uninstall utility has been provided, users must manually delete all files
from the directory that the application was installed into.

Contact
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Users who are unable to install the software may contact the Authors
for assistance via our web site http://www.dukeuk.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm


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Program Type
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Shareware version is 16 bit, runs under Windows v3.x/95/98/ME/NT 3.5x
or operating systems that emulate Windows v3.x

Registered version is 32 bit and * ONLY * runs under Windows 95/98/ME.


Minimum System Requirements
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PC 486 dx100, 8mb free memory, Windows v3.x
Web browser required to view help file.

Recommended System Requirements
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PC Pentium 133, 16mb free memory, Windows 95/98/ME
Web browser required to view help file.


Obtaining the Software
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The latest version of this software can be obtained from -
http://www.dukeuk.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm

A static file link is -
http://www.dukeuk.freeserve.co.uk/aestiw.exe

Thank you for taking the time to try this software.


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