APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                          Expert Software, Inc.
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                           (Name of Registrant)

       Delaware                                        65-0359860
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(State of Incorporation)                   (IRS employer identification number)


                              802 Douglas Road
                                 Sixth Floor
                           Coral Gables, FL 33134
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                          (Principal office address)


      Pursuant to Rules 477 and 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned, having power of attorney under the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement"), File Number 333-79207,
relating to common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of
Expert Software, Inc., being the agent for service of process named in the
Registration Statement and being an authorized representative of Expert
Software, Inc., hereby requests that the Registration Statement be withdrawn,
effective immediately. Expert Software, Inc. no longer intends to sell the
Common Stock registered thereby.


                                          EXPERT SOFTWARE, INC.



                                          By:   /s/ Kenneth P. Currier
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                                                Name:   Kenneth P. Currier
                                                Title:  Senior Vice President



Dated: June 25, 1999