Instructions

How to Download and Install the Personal FREE Program

1. Click here to download the *FREE Personal version program.

2. Next, click on the OPEN/RUN button on the File Download message.

3. Follow the directions on the screen as they are presented to install the program.
It is strongly suggested that you install the program in the default folder (c:\BenFit10) when prompted. All future, free updates will be installed in the default folder.

4. The FREE Personal edition will run without activation. However, the program must be activated to convert it to the Personal PLUS or Professional editions. Click here for Personal PLUS and Professional purchase information. 

How to Purchase (optional) the Personal PLUS or Professional versions

1. Download, Install and Run the FREE Personal version of the program (see above instructions),

2. Click on the, "Purchase PLUS Code," or "Purchase PRO Code," button (see Figure 1) when the FREE Personal version of the program first starts,

Figure 1 - FREE Personal Version form that appears only when the program first starts

3. When the Personal PLUS or Professional order form appears, click on the PayPal, "Buy Now," button (see Figure 2),

Figure 2 - PayPal "Buy Now" button

4. PayPal's secure order form (Plus shown in Figure 3) appears, and

Figure 3 - PayPal's secure order form

5. After you complete your order on the secure PayPal form, you will receive your PayPal order receipt in an email that is sent to you immediately after you place your order. It contains, in part, the PayPal Transaction ID (see figure 5) that you will need when you request an activation number (see the "How to Request Your Personal PLUS or Professional Activation Number," below).

How to Request Your Personal PLUS or Professional Activation Code (optional):

When the program is first installed, it runs in the Free Personal version. An activation code is not needed to run the FREE Personal version . However, to convert the FREE Version to the Personal PLUS version or the Professional version that you purchased, you must request a Personal PLUS or Professional activation code using this procedure:

1.  Run the Benefits Calculator and Retirement Planner FREE Personal version,

2.  Select #3 in the blue box "Get Activation Code" (see Figure 4),

Figure 4 - Personal FREE Version form that appears only when the program first starts

3.  Fill in the information requested in the Activation Request Form (see Figure 5),

Figure 5 - Activation Request form for Personal PLUS or Professional customers

4.  Click the Email or Fax button to send the completed form (see Figure 5) to us for processing, and

5.  We will send an activation code to you by email or fax. It will include instructions on how to insert the activation code in the FREE Personal version to permanently convert it to the Personal PLUS or Professional version.
If you do not receive an activation code by email, please check your SPAM or JUNK mail email folder.