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- Welcome to The Multimedia Player 1.0 for Windows 3.1x and Windows 95
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- This readme file will walk you through the process of installing the Multimedia
- Player. Please press F1 or select Contents on the Help menu of the Multimedia
- Player to get on-line help.
-
- Installing The Multimedia Player
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- The MMP10.EXE file extracted the following files:
-
- MMPLAYER.EXE Required executable file
- MMPLAYER.HLP Required Windows help file
- README.TXT Read-me file
- FILE_ID.DIZ Program description file
-
- Please follow these instructions to create an icon (or a shortcut) for the
- program:
-
- Windows 3.1x users
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- 1. Select the Accessories program group.
- 2. Select New from the File menu.
- 3. Click on the button labeled "OK".
- 4. Click on the button labeled "Browse".
- 5. Select The Multimedia Player exectuble file (MMPLAYER.EXE) where ever you've
- stored it (for example: C:\PROGRAM\MMPLAYER).
- 6. Enter "The Multimedia Player" in the Desciption field.
- 7. Click on the button labeled "OK".
-
- Now you have an icon for the Multimedia Player in your Accessories folder. Just
- double-click on the Multimedia Player icon to launch the program.
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- Windows 95 users
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- 1. Right-click on the Start button on the taskbar.
- 2. Select Explore. The Windows 95 Explorer will now launch.
- 3. Double-click on the folder "Program" (or where ever you store your
- shortcuts).
- 4. Right-click on the right pane.
- 5. Select Create Shortcut.
- 6. Click on the button labeled "Browse".
- 7. Select The Multimedia Player exectuble file (MMPLAYER.EXE) where ever
- you've stored it (for example: C:\PROGRAM\MMPLAYER).
- 8. Click on the button labeled "OK".
- 9. Click on the button labeled "Next".
- 10. Enter "The Multimedia Player" in the field that appears.
- 11. Click on the button labeled "Finish".
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- Now you have a shortcut to the Multimedia Player in your Startmenu. Click on
- the Start button on the taskbar. Select Program and then The Multimedia Player
- to launch the program.
-
- You can make The Multimedia Player the default program to play media files by
- following the following steps:
- 1. Start the Windows 95 Explorer.
- 2. Look up a media file that you'd like to play using the Multimedia Player
- (for example a .MID file).
- 3. Press and hold the SHIFT button while clicking on the right mouse button
- on a media file.
- 4. Select Open with...
- 5. Select Other...
- 6. Choose the Multimedia Player.
- 7. Make sure that the checkbox below the list is checked.
- 8. Press OK.
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- Contacting the author
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- If you have any comments, suggestions for improvements or bug reports please
- feel free to contact me. My e-mail adress can be found below.
-
- staffan.polberger@mailbox.swipnet.se
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- The Multimedia Player on the World Wide Web
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- The Multimedia Player has got a homepage at the following URL:
- http://mmplayer.home.ml.org
-
- If you for some reason can't connect to this site, please try this URL:
- http://home2.swipnet.se/~w-25992/
-
- Thank you for trying the Multimedia Player.