Quick Start

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Quick start: search, verify and download MP3 files in 3 easy steps !

Search
- In the dropdown list to the left of the button "Find It !", enter one or more key words (name of artist, song title, ...) of your choice. To retry previous search keys, click on the arrow to the right of the dropdown list and select one of its entries.
- Hit "Find It !". The progress of the search is indicated by the arrow icon in the first column of the result grid, the progress bar and the time diplay. When the search is over or canceled by the user, success is indicated by a green check mark and failure by a red cross.

Engine status

Idle, ready to go

Sending, waiting for results

The search engine returned results

The search engine returned no results

Verify
- After the sarch is over, "2 Find Mp3" switches automatically to the verification of the search results. Again the progress is indicated by the progress bar and the time display. Each time a site is verified, a sound is played, a green check mark is displayed next to the site and a green led is displayed in front of each file.

Site status

Http site

Connecting to ftp site

Site willing to send files

Site access denied

Ftp ratio site

Ftp banner site

Ftp site busy

Ftp site error

Connection timed out

Download
- As soon as the first results are displayed, you are ready to download the MP3 files. Select a file and hit the download button . You can also choose the "Direct Fast..." item in the download menu or right click the file to activate the popup menu and then choose the first item "Download...". The MP3 files are stored in the music directory you select in the "Options" menu (by default this is the "Music" directory in the home directory of "2 Find Mp3").

File status

Http file unverified

Ftp file unverified

File available for fast direct download : click to start immediate download

File unavailable

The number of available MP3 files is listed next to the green check mark next to the progress bar.

Full program description

System requirements

Windows 95/98/NT or higher.
IE 4.0 or higher.

Toolbar

File menu

Save

After "2 Find Mp3" has finished his search for MP3 files, you can save the results by choosing this menu item. The name of the file is the same as the current search keys and the file is saved in the directory of the program. The results are sorted by site and linked to the corresponding URL. At any time, you can click one of these links to try to retrieve the file.

View Log...

After the MP3 files are checked, you can view the extended FTP log by choosing this menu item. All files are ordered by site and by attempt. You can examine this log to learn about the details concerning the use of banner and ratio sites. Every attempt concludes with a status statement. Server responses are in yellow, requests to the server are in green and start with ">". Verification is an ongoing process. You can cancel at any time.

Print

Choose this menu item to print the results obtained from the MP3 search engines. All files are sorted by site.

Exit

Choose this menu item to exit the application and to return to your desktop.

Search menu

Find It ! - Cancel Search - Cancel Verify

The text of this menu item changes with the different program states. Choose "Find It !" to start a new search, "Cancel Search" to cancel the search process and "Cancel Verify" to cancel the verification process. These options are also available through clicking the button next to the dropdown list with the search keys.

Verify Site

Choose this menu item to verify the status of a single site. Be sure to first select a file from the site you wish to verify (the file must be highlighted) before choosing this option.

Verify All

Choose this menu item to verify all sites that are not marked as available, banner site or ratio site.

Download menu

Direct Fast...

After selecting a file from the list of verified MP3 results, you can choose this menu item to start downloading the file by the integrated fast download facility. When the download is complete, you can immediately start playing the MP3 file by clicking "Play".

Copy URL

After selecting a file from the list of verified MP3 results, you can choose this menu item to copy the URL to the clipboard. If you have an FTP client running (e.g. Bullet Proof FTP, Cute FTP, ...), it will detect the URL and start to download the file automatically.

GetRight...

After selecting a file from the list of verified MP3 results, you can choose this menu item to start downloading the file by  the popular download manager GetRight (if installed).

Go!zilla...

After selecting a file from the list of verified MP3 results, you can choose this menu item to start downloading the file by  the popular download manager Go!zilla (if installed).

Popup menu

To access the popup menu, first select the file of your choice and then click the right button of your mouse.


Extra menu

After choosing "Options..." the options window is displayed.

Play List...

Choose this menu item to access the Play List and listen to your downloaded music files.

Help menu

Contents...

Choose this menu item to view the HTML help file.

License Agreement...

To view the license agreement of "2 Find Mp3", choose this menu item. The license agreement will also be displayed when starting "2 Find Mp3" for the first time. You must agree to the license agreement in order to be able to use "2 Find Mp3".

Home Page...

Choose this menu item to visit the "2 Find Mp3" web site and learn about the release of new versions, upcoming events and also about other exciting products by NPS Software.

Tell A Friend...

If you think "2 Find Mp3" is a great program, you might want to tell your friends about it. Just choose this menu item, fill in the email address of your friend and share your thoughts about "2 Find Mp3".

About...

Choosing this menu item will display the "2 Find Mp3" splash screen with copyright and other information.

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