                Data Destroyer, Version 4.10
            Copyright 2002-2004 Hermetic Systems
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1.  License terms
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This "Data Destroyer" software ("the Software") may be downloaded 
from the Hermetic Systems website at http://www.hermetic.ch/ and used 
for the purposes of evaluation only.  It may not be distributed further 
by any means without the prior permission of the copyright holder. 

No modification, sale, disassembly or distribution by any means 
(including making available over a network) of the Software is 
permitted.  Any rights not specifically herein granted by 
Hermetic Systems ("the Licensor") are reserved.

A single-user license or a site license for the use of the 
the Software may be obtained by visiting the web page at 
http://www.hermetic.ch/ordering.htm and following the links 
to the Kagi order page, or by using the Paypal link on the
Data Destroyer documentation page at http://www.hermetic.ch/dd/dd.htm.

A single-user license granted by the Licensor for the Software provides 
the person or company purchasing the license ("the Licensee") with the 
non-exclusive and non-transferable right to install the Software on 
up to three PCs at one time, for use by at most one person at one time, 
and to use it for its intended purpose.

A site license provides the Licensee with the non-exclusive and 
non-transferable right to install the Software on as many PCs 
at one site as stated in the site license purchase invoice (the 
"Thanks for your purchase" message from Kagi), which installed 
copies may be used on-site by any employees of the Licensee (or members
of the Licensee's organization).  For information about site licenses 
see http://www.hermetic.ch/site_licenses.htm.

2.  Documentation 
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Full documentation for Data Destroyer is available online at 
http://www.hermetic.ch/dd/dd.htm

3.  Installation of the Software
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After downloading the package of files from the web (as a ZIP file
or a self-extracting archive) four files may be extracted, one of 
which is SETUP.EXE.

To install the Software close all programs and run the SETUP.EXE program 
(at a command prompt or by double-clicking on the program icon) and 
follow the prompts.  After installation you can run the program by 
selecting Start | Programs | Data Destroyer.

If any problems are encountered during installation please contact
Hermetic Systems at support@hermetic.ch.

If installing a new version of the Software please see Section 6 below.

4.  Trial Period
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After installation this software will run in fully-functional mode
for ten runs or ten days, whichever comes first.  Thereafter (unless 
activated) it will run in demo mode, in which only single files 
not more than 4K in size can be purged. 

5.  Activation of the Software
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To activate the Software (to make it permanently fully-functional) 
you need to enter an activation key (once only).  This is supplied 
after a user license has been purchased.  The activation key is 
specific to the machine on which the Software is installed.  If the
Software is to be installed on more than one PC then a separate 
activation key must be obtained for each installation (a single-user
license allows installation on up to three PCs at any one time).

When you first run the Software an 'Enter activation key' window
will open.  This contains instructions as to how to obtain an
activation key, namely:

First direct your browser to the web page at 
http://www.hermetic.ch/actkey.htm and enter the following information:
(i) the email address you used when purchasing your user license
(or, for a site license, the email address that the purchaser used),
(ii) the invoice number (for purchases via Kagi) from the 'Thanks for 
your purchase' message (not required if the license was purchased within 
the last three days) and
(iii) the machine signature as displayed in the 'Enter activation key'
window.
After you click on 'Submit info' the information will be sent
to Hermetic Systems.
    
Soon after receipt of this information Hermetic Systems will send 
the activation key to you at the email address you have requested 
it be sent to.  You should copy the activation key from the email message 
to the clipboard then paste it into the box provided for it in the 
'Enter activation key' window.  (You can use the 'Paste key' button
to do this.)  Clicking on 'Enter key' will then activate the Software and 
you will normally not need the activation key again.


6.  Reinstallation of the Software
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If you have previously installed this version of the Software
successfully and for some reason wish to reinstall it on the 
same PC then you can simply rerun the SETUP.EXE program.

If you have previously installed an earlier version of the Software
then installing this new version may overwrite some files used by 
the old version, which then may or may not function correctly.

Thus it is recommended to uninstall the old version before installing
a new version.  This can be done by selecting Start | Settings | 
Control Panel then Add/Remove Programs.

If you have activated the Software, and you reinstall it, it will
not be necessary to reactivate it.

If you install a new version of the Software on the same PC then you
will normally not need to obtain a new activation key.  If you install
a new version on a different PC then you will need a new activation key.

7.  Credit
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Data Destroyer was developed in March-April 2002, and revised in 
July-August 2002, February and December 2003, and January 2004 
by Peter Meyer (dba Hermetic Systems), who also wrote the documentation.





