Wallpaper Manager Plus V2.85 Win32 Build for Windows NT and Windows 95 10/12/95 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Recent Information, Corrections, etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallpaper Manager Version 2.85 Changes This version of Wallpaper Manager (2.85) corrects some compatibility problems in the previous build that prevented it running properly under Windows 95. It also adds improved support for long filenames, 3D style dialogs, and use of the registry for initialization settings. Other minor improvements include faster redisplay in some situations and the ability to set Tiled/Centered mode on groups of files using the Organize dialog. ===================================================================== INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------- First Time Installation 1. Place the Wallpaper Manager Plus diskette in your floppy disk drive. 2. Select File/Run in the Program Manager's menu (NT) or Start/Run (Windows 95). 3. Type a:\setup in the Command Line box then click OK (or b:\setup if you are using floppy drive B:). 4. Click Install in the Setup program menu to begin installation. Click Help for more information about the installation process. Upgrade Installation If you are upgrading from a version of Wallpaper Manager previous to v2.50: 1. You should manually delete all the old Wallpaper Manager program files except your original WALL.INI and any galleries you have created. 2. Create a new directory to hold the new version of Wallpaper Manager Plus you will be installing, e.g., C:\WALL. 3. Copy your original WALL.INI file to this directory. 4. Start the Wallpaper Manager Plus Setup program as described above. Specify the new directory you have created in step 2 as the installation directory. If you are upgrading from v2.50 or later: 1. Start Setup as described above. Specify your current Wallpaper Manager directory as the installation directory. Setup will upgrade your copy while preserving your the settings in your current WALL.INI and WALL.GAL. ===================================================================== CHANGES SETUP AND WALLPAPER MANAGER MAKE TO YOUR WINDOWS SYSTEM Files: Setup copies the Wallpaper Manager files to the hard disk directory you specify in the Install dialog. The Help/Uninstall menu option in Wallpaper Manager will delete all and only these files and the Wallpaper Manager directory provided it is empty following the deletion. WIN.INI: (Windows 95 Only) Setup and Wallpaper Manager may modify the load= line in the [windows] section if you enable Autostart. Any change is undone if you Uninstall. Wallpaper Manager also changes the wallpaper= line in the [desktop] section during regular operation. If you Uninstall and the current wallpaper is not in BMP, DIB, or RLE format then this line will be set to null otherwise it is unchanged. N.B. Under Windows NT these changes are made to the Registry. SYSTEM.INI: No changes. AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS: No changes. REGISTRY: Settings formerly stored in WALL.INI is now stored in the system Registry. These settings are removed if you Uninstall Wallpaper Manager. Program Items and Groups: Setup creates a Wallpaper Manager Plus program group containing a WallPlus program item that you can use to launch Wallpaper Manager and a WM+ ReadMe file icon that will display this file in your default editor (usually Windows Notepad). Uninstall does not delete the items or the group. ===================================================================== Complete instructions for running Wallpaper Manager are contained in its On-line Help. Support for this program is available by phone Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Eastern Time. If I do not answer please leave a message on my machine and I will return your call usually within one working day. You can also contact me through CompuServe. If you are not completely satisfied with this program you may return it to me within 60 days of purchase for a full refund. Thanks, Curtis Marx 52 Highland Ave. Arlington, MA 02174 Tel: (617) 648-8919 Fax: (617) 648-8921 CServe: [72560,1110] ===================================================================== VERSION NOTES 12/21/92 - v2.70d. Initial version of Wallpaper Manager Plus (descended from Wallpaper Manager shareware product v2.54). 01/15/93 - v2.72c. Fixes Move bug in 2.70d. Adds file size and free space info in Organize. Improves converter error messages. RLE conversion now done internally. Adds WINALT.COM. 01/29/93 - v2.72e. Fix another Move bug (source file not always deleted). Also fixed occasional DDE bug in Setup. 02/21/93 - v2.72g. Minor bug fixes. 04/16/93 - v2.72j. Minor bug fixes. Added improved support for network server based operation. 08/17/93 - v2.72k. Fixed minor bugs that prevented correct operation under Windows NT WOW subsystem. 09/16/93 - v2.72l. Fix strange redraw bug and add Network button to file dialogs. 01/01/94 - v2.80a. Common code base for Win16 and Win32s builds. 01/15/94 - v2.80b. Minor modifications for shareware release. 01/27/94 - v2.80c. Fix bug with hot keys in Win32s under NT. Minor change to Flash Out screen saver for better flicker. 02/14/94 - v2.80d. Nag screen now displayed once at startup and then only about 25% of the time on changes. 10/12/95 - v2.85b. Minor upgrade primarily to correct compatibility problems with Windows 95. Some other minor improvements. ===================================================================== WALLPAPER MANAGER FILES LIST Application Files: WALL.EXE Main executable WALL.HLP Wallpaper Manager on-line help README.TXT ASCII Read Me file 32-bit Converter DLLs: WRLE32.DLL RLE converter DLL WPCX32.DLL PCX converter DLL WGIF32.DLL GIF converter DLL WGLZ32.DLL GLZ converter DLL Setup and Installation Program:* SETUP.EXE Wallpaper Manager Setup and Installation executable SETUP.HLP Setup on-line help Sample Wallpaper: Shareware Distribution MAJA.BMP F. Goya's Nude Maja (320 x 240 x 256 color) TVENUS.BMP Titian's Reclining Venus (640 x 480 x 256 color) WALL.BMP Wallpaper Manager Plus Logo Bitmap Registered Distribution WALL.GLZ Wallpaper Manager Plus Logo Bitmap ADAM.GLZ Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam (640 x 480 x 16) BOTVENUS.GLZ Botticelli’s Birth of Venus (640 x 480 x 16) SOCRATES.GLZ David’s Death of Socrates (640 x 480 x 16) STRILION.GLZ Babylonian Panel of Striding Lion (640 x 480 x 16) GEISHA.GLZ Utamaro’s Courtesan Holding a Fan (640 x 480 x 16) PARASOL.GLZ Goya’s The Parasol Adam (640 x 480 x 16) Initialization and Galery Files** WALL.GAL Default initial gallery file WALL????.GAL Alternate gallery file if WALL.GAL already exists Temporary Files*** CurrentWP.BMP Placeholder file for expanded wallpapers Some of these files are named differently on the distribution disk. Files with extensions ending in an underscore (e.g., EX_) have been compressed. Files with extension CR_ are encrypted and compressed (encrypted files are only included in shareware distribution package). The Setup program decompresses and decrypts the distribution files as needed during installation. * Setup does not transfer these files. They are not used by Wallpaper Manager. ** These files are only created if they are not already present (as might be the case if you are installing an upgrade). If WALL.GAL is already present WALL????.GAL is created instead where ???? is replaced by the current Wallaper Manager version number, e.g., WALL280B.GAL. *** This is created by the program when it runs to hold expanded non-BMP/RLE wallpapers. ===================================================================== DISCLAIMER Curtis Marx (hereinafter called the Author) hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The Author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if the Author or an agent of the Author has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall the Author's liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. =====================================================================