This package will register the BBS door game The Cove Version 1 by High Seas
Programming(tm).

Included in this archive are a code generator and an .EXE crack utility for
The Cove.  Due to a number of programming errors in the door both are needed
for the game to reliably run in registered mode.  The crack is intended to
patch the file THECOVE.EXE found in the game distribution archive COVE1.ZIP.

Perform all of the steps below to register the game.


1. Run the DOS executable file COVEREG.EXE and enter the SysOp's first and
   last names as you wish them to appear in the door.  This information will
   be displayed to the user whenever the door is loaded.  Record the three
   generated registration codes.


2. Enter the registration codes with the game's COVECFG.EXE utility by using
   the following steps:

   A. Run COVECFG.EXE and select option:  (1) Create "THECOVE.CTL" file

   B. Verify that the SysOp first and last names are what you entered into the
      registration code generator.  If any changes to the SysOp or BBS names
      are to be made, this is when they must be done.

   C. Select option:  (Q)uit and save  followed by:  (4) Quit and Save.  This
      will exit the configuration program.

   D. Delete the file BBSINFO.DAT if it exists.  It will be recreated by the
      configuration program.  *** DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. ***

   E. Run COVECFG.EXE again and select the option:  (2) Register THE COVE
      and enter the registration codes provided by the generator.  The
      configuration program must accept the codes for the game to run as
      registered.

   F. Select option:  (4) Quit and Save  to exit the configuration program.


3. Run the DOS executable file COVECRK.EXE from the game's directory.  This
   step must succeed for the game to reliably run as registered.  The patch
   utility will refuse to patch a version of the game it does not recognize.
