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- CyberMedia Oil Change
- Version 2.1
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- Thank you for purchasing CyberMedia Oil Change - our newest product for
- keeping Windows PC users up-to-date on the latest fixes and improvements
- for all their software - via the Internet!
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- Oil Change is designed to allow you to quickly locate, get information about,
- download, and then install updates to the Windows 95 software and hardware
- you already own. Now there is an easy way to keep your computer products
- up-to-date without putting in a lot of time tracking down information from
- several different manufacturers. Oil Change does the work - you get the
- benefit!
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- Oil Change identifies the computer products installed on your computer and
- then hunts down the latest updates and enhancements available on the Internet.
- If any updates are available, Oil Change will then offer to retrieve the new
- software and replace the old, obsolete files and configuration settings for
- you automatically. Before deciding to download an update, you can find out
- exactly what the update will do for you, described in common, everyday
- language. And whenever possible, Oil Change will back up your existing
- software before the update is installed!
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- New Feature! Pop-up Notification when a new, important Update is available.
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- Oil Change can now periodically scan the Internet to notify you if an update
- you feel is important is found. You can set several different notification
- events, including a pop-up message or even have the update automatically
- downloaded to your computer.
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- Benefit: Never miss an important update for the software or hardware you
- rely on. Oil Change will politely notify you when an update you want to
- know about immediately is available on the Internet. Oil Change will keep
- you informed.
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- New Feature! Download the Updates you choose in the background or at night.
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- Download the updates you choose to retrieve at any time of the day or night.
- You can even download updates while you are using your computer to do
- something else; such as surf the net, play your favorite computer game, or
- work on that spreadsheet for your boss.
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- Benefit: Oil Change can now download updates at any time you choose. Use
- your computer for other things while updates are downloading in the
- background. Get better control and use from the single phone line in your
- home, by allowing your computer to work on the Internet at night.
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- New Feature! Hide Updates you are not interested in.
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- Hide individual updates you decided not to retrieve. Also you can remove an
- entire product you are uninterested in from the Oil Change update list. You
- can always unhide these items in the future, if you change your mind.
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- Benefit: See the updates for just the products you are interested in. This
- shortens the update list and helps you quickly focus in on the updates that
- mean the most to you. Remove shareware, beta software or other software you
- are not interested in or just do not want to retrieve.
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- New Feature! Multiple Undo
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- You can Undo one update for each product Oil Change updates. Undo reverses
- all the modifications performed during the update. Oil Change backs up any
- files that were copied over or deleted along with any changes to the Windows
- Registry. The Undo safety net even covers shared Windows files.
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- Benefit: Increases your safety net. You can safely remove the updates you
- retrieved and installed with Oil Change. This allows you to try out an
- update with the confidence that you can remove it if the update does not
- live up to your standards. The Undo backup files are even compressed to
- help you save disk space.
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- New Features! Oil Change is now even more convenient.
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- Restart a failed download where it left off, rather than starting from the
- beginning (Requires an HTTP 1.1 server from which to download the Update).
- Also Oil Change now automatically dials up your ISP (Internet Service
- Provider) if you're not already online. It will even remind you of updates
- you have downloaded, but have not installed yet.
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- Benefit: Save time and avoid frustration when the Internet is busy by
- restarting downloads that did not finish completely. Just download the
- part that is missing, not the entire file. Dialing your phone and reminding
- you of updates you may have forgotten you retrieved are just two more of the
- examples of the ways Oil Change has been made easier to use.
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- Protecting your privacy
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- Oil Change is non-intrusive. It keeps your sensitive data private. The
- list of products and available updates that Oil Change creates never leaves
- your computer! CyberMedia HelpCentral is a secure database and cannot be
- viewed by connecting to the CyberMedia web site - only Oil Change can access
- HelpCentral. Registration information is kept on a secure CyberMedia server.
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- Accessing the Internet
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- Oil Change relies on your Internet connection to connect to the CyberMedia
- ActiveHelp Server, and to the Oil Change home page. To use Oil Change to
- access the Internet, you must have an Internet connection through a local
- network or a modem. Some networks have an Internet connection that you can
- use by connecting to the network - either directly or through dial-up
- networking. If you don't connect through a network, your computer must
- have a modem installed. You can establish an Internet connection through an
- Internet Service Provider such as Netcom or Earthlink. An ISP acts as a
- middle man between you and the Internet. Your computer connects (using your
- modem) to the ISP's equipment, which in turn connects to the Internet. You
- may also be connected to the Internet through an online service such as
- America Online or CompuServe.
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- In addition, you must also have a browser. A browser is software, such as
- Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, that allows you to view
- text and graphics and download files from web sites. America Online 3.0 for
- Windows 95 and CompuServe Interactive 3.0 both include browsers that are
- compatible with Oil Change.
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- Troubleshooting tips
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- If you get an InstallShield error #42 or error #301 when running the Oil
- Change Setup program, the problem may be that your temporary directory is
- not configured properly. To check your current temp environment variables,
- open an MS-DOS prompt, type SET, and press Enter. Write down the directory
- or directories that are associated with "TMP=" and "TEMP=". Please note
- that it is common for both of these variables to point to the same directory!
- Verify that the directories exist and that they do not contain any files or
- subdirectories. To rectify the install problem if the directories exist,
- delete all files and subdirectories in the TEMP and TMP directories and run
- SETUP again. To rectify the problem if the directories do not exist, simply
- create the directories.
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- You may notice that the Setup program performs sluggishly if you have too
- many applications running on your PC. Try closing some applications and
- running SETUP again to improve the performance.
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- If Oil Change generates an error message while scanning your system for
- applications and drivers, you will need to clear the temporary cache that
- Oil Change uses to store information. To clear the cache, click the More
- button on the main Oil Change window and click Options. Click the Cache
- tab and click the Clear button.
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- If you receive an error in the rare case that you wish to uninstall Oil
- Change, simply reinstall Oil Change and select the Uninstall Oil Change
- shortcut from the CyberMedia Oil Change group on the Start Programs Menu.
- Oil Change will be completely removed from your system.
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- If you receive an error message when trying to connect to the CyberMedia
- server, please verify that you are currently connected to the Internet.
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- Oil Change uses the Internet not only to download updates, but to let Oil
- Change users register with CyberMedia and subscribe to the full version of
- Oil Change. If you've been using a browser on the Internet, you know that
- problems typically occur when you attempt to connect to a site or download
- files. These same problems can occur when Oil Change accesses the Internet.
- Usually, problems are temporary and are caused by heavy network or
- internetwork traffic, or a server that is temporarily down for maintenance.
- If Oil Change alerts you to a problem with connecting to a site, wait a short
- time before trying again. In the case of a very popular update, you may have
- to try several times before Oil Change successfully connects to the required
- site. If an update takes an unusually long time to download, you can cancel
- the update and try again later.
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- For additional troubleshooting information, please refer to the
- Troubleshooting topic in the online help.
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- Technical Support
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- The following are numbers and addresses to be used for Technical
- Support. These numbers and address are subject to change without
- notice.
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- USA
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- Telephone support: (310) 581-4710 (7:00am -5:00pm Pacific Time
- Monday through Friday)
- Bulletin Board: (310) 581-4724
- Compuserve: Go CyberMedia
- America Online: Keyword: CyberMedia
- Internet email: oilchange@cybermedia.com
- World Wide Web: http://www.cybermedia.com
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- UK
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- Telephone support: +44 (0) 1 923 209 189 (9:00am -5:00pm GMT
- Monday through Friday)
- Bulletin Board: (310) 581-4724
- America Online: Keyword: CyberMedia
- Internet email: cybermedia.support@ssgeurope.com
- World Wide Web: http://uk.cybermedia.com
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- Australia
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- Telephone support: 03 9525 2933
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- Internet email: techsup@supportgroup.com.au
- World Wide Web: http://au.cybermedia.com
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- Copyright (c) 1997 CyberMedia, Inc.
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