Fix Windows 95 Problems Before They Start with Fix-It: a New Troubleshooting Utility from Vertisoft; Finds and Fixes More Problems Than Any Competing Product.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 1996--Now there's a better way to stop Windows 95 problems before they stop you!

It's Vertisoft Fix-It, a robust new troubleshooting utility from Vertisoft Systems, Inc., that automatically finds software conflicts and hardware configuration errors in PCs running Windows 95 and fixes them with the click of a button. The result: no data loss, no downtime and no aggravation.

Set for late June release, Fix-It offers a wider range of diagnostic and problem-solving capabilities than any other product of its kind. Automatically on startup, it performs an inventory of the user's entire system, including applications, games, utilities, Internet browsers, modems, network cards and drivers. Then it not only looks for missing application files but also for problems that competitive products ignore. These include conflicts between applications or hardware; incorrect versions of shared files; improper settings; and Windows system problems such as inadequate Windows resources, memory and disk space, duplicate system DLLs and invalid registy and system configuration entries. As a result, Fix-It offers the most complete protection on the market.

The program continually monitors the user's system for any new conflicts, and it intercepts fatal program errors so that users can save their data before the system crashes.

Fix-It is also the only utility of its kind with a knowledge base of over 1,000 Windows 95, 3.x and DOS applications, giving it more than 10 times the coverage of similar products; the only product that finds and corrects potential problems before installing an application; and the only one that performs both static and dynamic DLL analyses to detect missing program files. In addition, it is the only troubleshooting utility that protects against erroneous software and hardware installations and configuration changes by recording all changes and backing up updated files and drivers, making it easy to remove the changes and restore the user's system to its previous configuration.

Other features include:

- A Performance Optimizer that ensures the user's system is configured for the most efficient operation.

- An Emergency Recovery capability that enables users to create a bootable disk with vital information about their computer's configuration in the event of a system crash.

- Integration with Windows 95 device troubleshooters that guide users through fixing problems with devices such as modems and network cards. This is unique in the marketplace.

- A built-in Support Directory with technical support contact information for hundreds of leading manufacturers.

- Online updates of both the Support Directory and the program's Application Conflict Knowledge Base.

Pricing and Availability

Fix-It will sell for an estimated street price of $49.95 at CompUSA, Computer City, Best Buy, Egghead Software and other retail computer dealers nationwide. It will carry a 30-day moneyback guarantee.

For more information, contact Vertisoft Systems, Inc. at 800/466-5875; fax [phone]; E-mail [e-mail]; CompuServe (GO VERTISOFT), America Online (keyword: Vertisoft) or via the Internet at http://www.vertisoftsys.com. -0-

Note to Editors: Founded in 1988, Vertisoft is a leading developer and marketer of PC utility software. Other products include Vertisoft Zip-It, the first drag-and-drop Windows file compression utility; Remove-It 2, the No. 1-rated intelligent storage management utility and uninstaller for Windows 3.1; Remove-It 95 for removing both 16- and 32-bit applications in Windows 95; and Name-It, the seamless way to use long filenames in Windows 3.X applications running under Windows 95. Vertisoft has licensed technology to Microsoft for use in its operating systems.

CONTACT: Vertisoft Systems, Inc.

Liza Beresford, 847/291-1616