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+                   Miranda Instant Messenger Release Notes
+                   ---------------------------------------
+                   
+                             www.miranda-im.org
+
+
+Contents
+--------
+1. Installation instructions
+2. General notes
+3. Troubleshooting
+4. Compatibility issues
+5. Contact
+6. Support
+7. License and Copyright
+
+
+1. Installation Instructions
+----------------------------
+* 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
+----------------
+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
+------------------
+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://code.google.com/p/miranda/issues/list
+   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
+-----------------------
+Miranda IM supports all released versions of Windows from
+Windows 95 to Windows 7. 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
+----------
+The official webpage for the Miranda IM project is http://www.miranda-im.org.
+
+
+6. Support
+----------
+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
+------------------------
+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 2000-2011 by the people listed in contributors.txt.
+
+The plugins included with this release are copyrighted by their authors. See the
+documentation for each plugin for more information.