			O&K Print Watch
                          Version 2.41

                      http://www.prnwatch.com

Copyright (c) 1999-2003 by Oleg kovalenko (info@prnwatch.com)
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1. General info
2. Main features
3. Install / Uninstall
4. Registering
5. Questions and support
6. Contact info
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                          1. GENERAL INFO

O&K Print Watch is intended for providing statistics about print jobs
on the printer used on Windows NT/2000/XP computer system. 
This program will help you when Windows NT/2000/XP standard means of audit
fail to provide sufficient information and the Event Log review does not allow 
getting the necessary information. 
O&K Print Watch allows you get the following information on the print jobs: 
	* Name of the user who created a print job 
	* Name of the computer that initiated the print job 
	* Date and time related information 
	* Number of pages in a print job 
	* Number of bytes in a print job 
	* Paper size 
	* Color mode used for printing 
	* Duplex mode information: one or two side printing 

The information on print jobs can be saved and viewed as a report later. 
Reports include print jobs on the particular workstation, print jobs 
created by the particular user and all users on all stations report. 
It is possible to remove the selected information once there is no necessity of keeping it.
This is true both for individually selected records and criteria-based selections.


                         2. MAIN FEATURES

	- Detection of exact number of pages being printed 
(when printing from workstations running under DOS, Windows 3.11 / 95 / 98 / Me / NT / 2000 / XP). 
  
	- Printer command languages supported: 
PCL® (version 3, 4, 5, 5E, 5C, 6), POSTSCRIPT® (level 2 and 3), ESC/P®(with Remote Mode Commands),
ESC/P2®, 9-Pin ESC/P®, FX®, CPCA. 

	- Forbid or pause printing documents from any user.

	- Store print jobs data in all-popular Microsoft® Access data format. 

	- The convenient environment for creating and viewing reports. 

	- Print charging system allowing different costs for each printer.

	- Flexible mechanism of deleting information on print jobs from database.

	- Total control of the print queue. 

	- Runs print monitor as Windows NT/2000/XP-service. 

                      3. INSTALL / UNINSTALL
1) Download prnwatch.zip, archive containing installation program - setup.exe.
2) Logon with administrator rights to the Windows NT/2000/XP system installed on the computer connected to desired printer(s)
3) Exit all runing programs. 
4) Run setup.exe and follow the on-screen instructions 
  * NOTE for Windows NT 4.0 users 
If you run Windows NT 4.0 you will need the following software components installed on your system: 
	* Microsoft Data Access components version 2.5 or higher available for download from 
		http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm. 
		Download {mdac_typ.exe}  and run it to install Microsoft® Data Access Components. 
	* Microsoft Access ODBC Driver available for download from 
		http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm. 
		Download {Jet40Sp3_Comp.exe} and run it to install Microsoft® Access ODBC Driver. 
	* Shell32.dll version 4.71 or higher. To get the latest version of this file you should 
		install Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher together with Active Desktop. 
Uninstall
  1) Double click the Add/Remove programs icon in the Windows Control Panel. 
  2) Select O&K Print Watch in the list of installed program and click Add/Remove button. 
  3) Follow the on-screen instructions. 

                         4. REGISTERING

O&K Print Watch - is distributed as try-before-you-buy. This means: 

All copyrights to O&K Print Watch are exclusively owned by the author - Oleg Kovalenko. 
Anyone may use this software during a test period of 30 days.
Following this test period of 30 days or less, if you wish to continue to use O&K Print Watch,
you MUST register. 
To register please run O&K Print Watch choose
menu item Help->About and press button Purchase or go to direct url 
https://secure.element5.com/shareit/checkout.html?productid=146042&language=English
For the latest registration options, visit the web site http://www.prnwatch.com.


                     5. QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT

   Tech. support E-Mail: support@prnwatch.com


                          6. CONTACT INFO

   The official O&K Print Watch homepage is:
                   http://www.prnwatch.com

   Check it for updates, fixes, new versions.

   Please send your bug-reports and suggestions to:
                        info@prnwatch.com
