Music Label 98 (v4.0) Readme
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March 14, 1998

This document covers information that will help you install and use Music Label 98. Please read this entire document.

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Installation

System Requirements

To use Music Label 98, you need:
•	486/66 processor or higher (Pentium processor recommended)
•	Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation
•	16 MB of memory (32 MB recommended) 
•	10 MB of available hard-disk space required
•	800x600
•	Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.

Special Notes and Known Problems for Installation

•	At the end of an install or uninstall, you may be presented with a dialog prompting you to either restart Windows or exit setup. ALWAYS choose to restart Windows. Doing otherwise can result in an incomplete installation and make it difficult to re-install correctly.
•	Music Label 98 does not support Microsoft Windows NT 3.51.
•	Music Label 98 should work with Windows 98 and Windows NT 5.0 but this has can not be 100% verified since both of the new OS's are still under construction.
•	All tables will be replaced during install so back up your present database and use then restore function.
•	By using the Upgrade function all 3.x tables from Music Label 97 will be upgraded to version 4.0 tables used in Music Label 98. The upgrade function also supports Music Label 98 tables.
•	If you get an error message running Music Label 98 telling you that a file is missing, try to search for the file at the internet and if you can't find it please contact Helpsoft to recive the missing file.

Uninstalling

Music Label 98 should be uninstalled by using the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel. Uninstalling by any other means (for example, by deleting directories or files) may cause system instabilities or problems for future installation of this product.

If you use "Add/Remove Programs" to remove Music Label 98, you will have to restart Windows (95 and NT). You will not be prompted to insert your CD.

Online Help

The online Help file in Music Label 98 contains reference information as well as step-by-step procedures. To discover the extent of the Music Label 98 features, explore the online Help file.

Be sure to check out these Help topics:
•	Getting Started – includes an introduction to the main functions
•	Cool Features – learn how to use Music Label 98 to the maximum

Special Notes

•	Some of the functions have changed names between version 3.x and 4.0. Check the online help for more information.
•	The structure of the tables has changed between version 3.x and 4.0 but 3.x tables can be imported to version 4.0 by using the Upgrade-function.
•	Music Label 98 has now got CDDB support. Check the online help for hints on trouble-shooting.

Known Problems

•	Music Label 98 does not start when another CD Player is started. A MMSYSTEM error will occur when this happens.

Planned Features

•	More reports for Classical Music
•	Stand-alone CD Controller
•	Print single Entry
•	Buy date with graphs per month and year
•	Easy change of rating & popularity
•	Enhanced Insurance functions
•	Improvments to the View Manager
•	Cooler CD Controller
•	Improvements to the Schedule
•	Printing of CD and Cassette labels
•	Support for more formats (GIF, JPEG, MPEG2, MPEG3, and so on)
•	Data input wizards

Send feature suggestions to helpsoft@hotmail.com