WELCOME TO RAIZE COMPONENTS VERSION 3.0

CONTENTS
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  Completing the Raize Components 3.0 Installation
  Uninstalling Raize Components 3.0
  What's New in Raize Components 3.0
  Minimum system requirements
  Contacting Raize Software, Inc.


COMPLETING THE RAIZE COMPONENTS 3.0 INSTALLATION
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  Once the installation program is complete you may begin using the
  Raize Components in Delphi and C++Builder versions 5 and higher.  Restart
  Delphi or C++Builder and you will see the following pages on the
  component palette:

    Raize Panels
    Raize Edits
    Raize Lists
    Raize Buttons
    Raize Display
    Raize Shell
    Raize Widgets


UNINSTALLING RAIZE COMPONENTS
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  To remove Raize Components from your computer, follow the directions below.

  Removing the components from the component palette
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  Delphi and C++Builder (versions 5 and higher)
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  Close all files and projects, and select Component|Install Packages... to
  display the Packages page in the Project Options dialog.

  Select the "Raize Components 3.0" package from the Design Packages list 
  and click the Remove button. A message box will be displayed to confirm your 
  request--press OK.  Next, you will be asked if a runtime package should be 
  removed from the Runtime Packages list.  Click OK to remove the package.  

  Next, select the "Raize Components 3.0 (Data-Aware)" package from the 
  Design Packages list and click the Remove button. Again, a message box will 
  be displayed to confirm your request--press OK.  Next, you will be asked if 
  a runtime package should be removed from the Runtime Packages list.  Click 
  OK to remove the package.  

  Close the Project Options dialog box by clicking the OK button.


  Removing the component files from your hard disk
  ================================================

  At this point, Delphi and/or C++ Builder are no longer using Raize 
  Components.  To remove the Raize Components files from your hard disk 
  open the Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel. Next, select the
  "Raize Components 3.0" entry from the list of installed programs, and then
  click the Remove button.


WHAT'S NEW IN RAIZE COMPONENTS 3.0
==================================
  For a complete description of enhancements and architecture changes please
  read the "What's New" section in the Raize Components help file. The help
  file is located in the Help subdirectory of the Raize Components installation
  directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\Raize\RC3\Help). You can also gain access to
  the help file by selecting Help|Contents from within Delphi or C++Builder and 
  then select the Raize Components 3.0 entry on the contents page.


MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
===========================
  Raize Components 3.0 requires:
  
  At least one of the following compilers:

    Delphi 5 - Update Pack 1
    Delphi 6 - Update Pack 2
    Delphi 7
    C++Builder 5 - Update Pack 1
    C++Builder 6
  
  Hard Disk Space Requirements:  
  
    12 MB + 10 MB for each compiler to be supported
  


CONTACTING RAIZE SOFTWARE, INC.
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  For technical support send email to:
  
    support@raize.com
  
  or post a message to the following newsgroups:
  
    raize.public.rzcomps.install
    raize.public.rzcomps.support
  
  These newsgroups are available on the news.raize.com news server.
  
  
  For more information about Raize Components or other Raize Software 
  products, point your web browser to the Raize Software web site at:
  
    http://www.raize.com
  
  Or, send email to:
  
    sales@raize.com
  
  
  Raize Software, Inc.
  2843 Windsor Drive, Suite 102
  Lisle, IL 60532
  U.S.A.
  
  Phone: 630-717-7217
  Fax:   630-717-7329
  

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