Dr.Hardware 2002 - Copyright and License Agreement: - 04/12/2000
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License Agreement:
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I. General

1. The user of this software recognizes and accepts that this program
   and all rights thereto are protected by copyright and other rights of
   possession.
   Dr. Hardware 2002 - both software and electronic or printed
   documentation - is Copyright (c) Peter Gebhard, 14001 Berlin, 
   Germany.
2. The following license agreement take effect at 04/12/2000.
3. By using this program, the user accepts these conditions of license
   and use.
4. If the user doesn't accept these conditions of license the right of
   use ends automatically.


II. Usage

1. The user gains through full payment of the software declared in the
   original bill the right to usage of the program not exclusive to
   himself.
   The program, parts of the program or the documentation thereof may
   not be copied, except for the purpose of a back up copy for
   safekeeping. The purchaser may use a single purchased copy only for
   his own purposes, and only on one computer at one time.

2. This program and all rights thereto are protected by copyright and
   other rights of possession.

3. For the shareware version:
   - The evaluation version of Dr. Hardware may not be sold or licensed.
     Neither may a fee be charged for its use.  If a fee is charged in
     connection with Dr. Hardware 2002, it should only cover the
     cost of copying or distribution. Payment of such fees donīt
     constitute a legal ownership.
   - The evaluation version of Dr. Hardware must be presented in its
     complete form. It is not allowed to distribute the program and its
     documentation files separately.
   - If you continue using the evaluation version of the program
     after a reasonable trial period of 10 days, you have to pay a
     the registration fee to the author.

III. Distribution

1. The permission for distribution of shareware versions will
   principally not be given exclusively.
2. Neither the program nor its documentation may be altered in any way,
   extended, changed for use on other systems, or translated into other
   languages without express written permission from the author.
3. The shareware version may be distributed without written permission
   by the author via disk media (Floppy Disk, CD ROM), Online Services
   and BBS as far as it is not claimed "Free" or "Cheap". The distributor
   is obliged to distribute the latest available program version.

Distribution of the registered version:

1. Principally the registered version of Dr. Hardware may be neither
   passed freely nor sold to third persons.
2. Software vendors who are interested in distributing the registered
   version of Dr. Hardware 2002 should contact the author Peter Geb-
   hard for there exists a different version for redistribution.
3. To distribute the registered version of Dr. Hardware 2002 the
   software vendor needs an official permission by the author.
4. The vendor who wants to distribute the registered version of
   Dr. Hardware 2002 has to order the pieces he needs. Each
   copy will be registered in a unique way so itīs not allowed to
   multiplicate one master disk.
5. Vendors should not fix a registration fee that is different from
   the official fee.

III. Warranty Disclaimer:

1. The author takes no responsibility for the suitability of the
   program for any particular purpose. In particular, the author takes
   no responsibility for damage or consequences directly or indirectly
   which may arise from use of the program or its documentation.

2. It has to be emphasized that this software is operating at such a
   low level that system crashes and other problems may occur suddenly
   and unexpectedly.
   The program user has to be aware of system troubles at any time and
   is obliged to be prepared for it.
   Besides others it is recommended that you...
   - backup important data before running the program.
   - deactivate the network.
   - inspect permanently your system especially while generating
     reports

IV. Support

Registered users get support within six months via eMail, restricted to program
related questions. Support, given at later time, is probably not free of charge.
We expect that before asking for support the user has studied the online help
as well as the online support given on www.dr-hardware.com

V. Updates

1.The registered user can register new updates with his key for the current
  (Standard version) resp. the current and the next main version.
  He has to load the corresponding shareware version by his own.
  (e.g. from Gebhard Homepage).


VI. Others

1. The right of redelivery of the registerd version is excluded.
2. The program, the documentation and the prices are subject to change
   at any time.