                   Miranda Instant Messenger Release Notes
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                             www.miranda-im.org


Contents
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1. Installation instructions
2. General notes
3. Troubleshooting
4. Compatibility issues
5. Contact
6. Support
7. License and Copyright


1. Installation Instructions
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* Upgrading

To upgrade an existing Miranda IM installation, run the installer
and choose to install to the same folder. Your message history,
settings and contact list will be saved.

* First Installation

Run the installer and follow the instructions.



2. General Notes
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Unlock the power of your new Miranda IM with plugins! There are hundreds
of plugins available for free at addons.miranda-im.org.


3. Troubleshooting
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If you have problems with Miranda:

a) Disable all plugins. If the problem is gone now, it was probably a
   bug in one of the plugins and not in Miranda IM itself.
b) Update to the latest alpha version.
   We regularly fix bugs in Miranda IM. If you are having a problem it
   might help to upgrade to the latest alpha version, maybe we already
   fixed it. You will find the "Nightly alpha builds" in the "Development"
   section of our website.
c) Check the list of known bugs.
   The official buglist is available at:
   http://bugs.miranda-im.org/
   Look here before you submit a new report, dont submit a new report if
   it has already been reported.
d) Submit a bugreport.


4. Compatibility issues
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Miranda IM supports all released versions of Windows from
Windows 95 to Windows Vista. Beta versions are not supported.

a) Windows 95

 - If you have trouble running Miranda IM on a Windows 95, make
   sure that you have Winsock and DUN upgrades installed.
 - Menu icons are not supported in Windows 95.
 - Window transparency is only supported on Windows 2000 and later.

b) Plugins
 - Third party plugins may have different requirements than
   Miranda IM itself. The Miranda IM developers cannot guarantee
   that all plugins will work on your system.


5. Contact
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The official webpage for the Miranda IM project is http://www.miranda-im.org.


6. Support
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Miranda IM is provided free of charge but without any warranty or support.

If you have difficulties using Miranda IM, you can find a lot of resources in
the Support section of the website.

You can also ask for help in the official forums and someone will try to help.
But remember; everyone involved in the Miranda IM project are volunteers, as
in "does not get paid". So please be friendly and your chances of getting help
will increase.


7. License and Copyright
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Source code is available at: http://www.miranda-im.org/download/

Miranda IM is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. See
"License.txt" for more details.

Miranda IM is copyright 2000-2009 by Richard Hughes, Roland Rabien,
Tristan Van de Vreede, Martin Öberg, Robert Rainwater, Sam Kothari, and Lyon Lim.

The plugins included with this release is copyrighted by their authors. See the
documentation for each plugin for more information.
