My version was in a sealed box - but for show only, as the sealed cd was the only content. In the jewel box besides the cd was a brief cd folder/cover with install instructions. It mentioned the manual in pdf form, inside one of the folders on the CD (I forget at the moment, away from the disk). You might have an earlier version? Perhaps the original had a paper manual, and no cd pdf??
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Eugene
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