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> Amy Griffith wrote "I know that there are some software installations
> that make you click a
> checkbox or press a certain key before you can click Next on the license
> agreement page. I think the Windows installation does this. During an
> install, a user's normal course of action is to just keep clicking Next
> until the files start copying. In these cases, you have to actually be
> aware
> that you are on the license agreement page. Of course, no one can MAKE you
> read it, but at least you know that you were responsible for agreeing to
> the
> terms.<
>
I once installed a program, checked the check box at the
license agreement, and clicked Next. A message box
appeared: "Whoa, you read that license agreement
quickly. Are you sure you had a chance to read it thoroughly?"
(or something like that). After the OK, it returned me to the
license agreement screen, where I then scrolled through and read
the agreement.
I don't remember the name of the program. I think it may have been
a shareware game.
Sarah Newman
Technical Writing Group
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