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WinBoost 4.20 Help
for
Windows XP/2000/Me/9X
⌐ 1998 - 2003
Magellass Corp. All rights
reserved
About WinBoost
WinBoost is a special utility designed to configure and personalize
Windows XP/2000/Me/9X looks and feels. Using easy to use user
interface you can configure hundreds of Windows hidden settings,
from Start Menu, Desktop, Accessories, Windows Explorer, to Internet
Explorer. In addition, you will get hundreds of selected Windows Tips & Tricks to boost your productivity and performance.
Basic Operations
Tips for Creating Animation Logo
Ordering WinBoost
FAQ & Troubleshooting
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Basic Operations
How to run
Click the Windows Start button, point to Programs folder, point to
WinBoost folder, and then click WinBoost shortcut. When the
splash screen appears on the screen, wait a moment and then click OK.
Click one of this following toolbar buttons to start configuring the new
settings:
How to apply a new setting
1. Click the options you want to apply, read the short descriptions and
watch the previews (if available). Every time you click an option, the
option text color will turn to white. This means that option will be
executed when you click the Apply or OK buttons.
2. To cancel an option, just click that option once again so the text
color return to black. At several options, such as changing IE and Outlook
Express animation logo, changing background toolbar, etc., the text color
always remain white. This is a sign that you can change the old settings
if you have activated this option before.
How to change an option back to its default setting
To change an option setting back to its default, you must uncheck the
check box until the option text color turn to white and then click Apply
or OK. On several options, you need to restart Windows. Meanwhile, several
options such as removing history does not have default settings.
OK button. Use this button to exit from WinBoost and apply the new settings. If
the new settings needs you to restart Windows before they can work, a
dialog box will appears on the screen and prompts you to restart Windows.
However, on several options when you click this button WinBoost will
automatically restart your Windows without any confirmation.
Cancel button. Use this button to exit from WinBoost without change anything on
Windows settings, although you have checked several options. This is not
valid if you already have clicked the Apply button.
Apply button. Use this button to execute the new settings without exit from WinBoost
.
Creating Animation Logo
You can perform these steps to create logo animation:
1. Use your bitmap editor application to create an empty bitmap file. For
large logo, use 38 pixels width and (38 x F) pixels height. For small logo
use 22 pixels width and (22 x F) pixels height. "F" is amount of frame you
want to create. Example, if you want to create large logo with 20 frames,
then create 38 x 760 pixels bitmap file.
2. Use your bitmap editor application to create animation frames. For
large logo, use 38 pixels width and 38 pixels height. For small logo, use
22 pixels width and 22 pixels height. Amounts of bitmap files you have to
create depends on how many frames you want to use. Create frames as many
as you want, and then place one by one in the empty bitmap file. See the
picture above. NOTE: The first frame will be used as bitmap logo when IE
or Outlook Express in the off-line mode.
3. Save the bitmap animation you have created, and then use WinBoost to
replace IE or OE logo.
License Fee
The license fee for a single copy of WinBoost
is US$ 30.00. A Site License costs US$ 295.00 and covers all locations for
your organization within a 160-kilometer radius of your site (100 miles).
One big advantage of a Site License is that you do not need to keep track
of how many people at your site are using the software. A World Wide
License costs US$ 995.00 and it covers all locations for your organization
on the Planet Earth.
How to Order
We use KAGI service to process your order. KAGI makes it easy for
people to pay for products obtained through the Internet. Following a list
of paying methods currently accepted: VISA, Master Card, American Express,
Discover (Novus), Dinner, JCB, First Virtual, Cash, Money Order, and
Check. You can order via KAGI as follows:
KAGI offers you to order via the Internet by a so-called Secure
Connection. Using this method, you can pay with credit cards (VISA, Master
Card, American Express, Discover (Novus), Dinner, JCB). To place your
order online now, visit:
http://www.winboost.com/order.html
FAQ & Troubleshooting
Q: My monitor is at 1024 x 1280 making all your type look small. The
fancy font used is really difficult to read.
A: Try to use "Large Font" setting in Windows Me/9X's Display properties.
Right click on the Desktop, and select Properties. Select Settings tab
from Display Properties dialog box. Click Advanced button. In General tab,
select "Large Fonts" from the Font Size option. If this new setting still
too small for you, try to set the font size yourself by selecting "Others"
option.
Q: I have had to reformat my hard disk and have lost my registration
number for WinBoost which I purchased last month.
A: Please write/print and save your registration information carefully for
future references, including to update to the latest version of WinBoost.
But if that happens, you may contact us via support@magellass.com and
include your registered name.
Q: Is WinBoost available in French, Spanish, or other than English?
A: WinBoost only available in English version.
Q: How do I uninstall WinBoost? I can't find any info from the demo that
permits me to do this.
A: Use the standard procedure. Click on Start-Settings-Control
Panel-Add/Remove Programs, select WinBoost from the list, and then
click Add/Remove button. Or, you can run setup.exe file in (WinBoost
dir)\Setup (e.g.c:\Program Files\WinBoost\Setup).
Q : How to restore all settings back to default factory settings?
A: To restore all settings that you have made back to the default factory
settings, click the WinBoost Preferences button on the toolbar and
then check Back to Default Settings option. Click Default button, click
Yes, click OK, and then restart your computer. This option useful if you
want to completely uninstall WinBoost or there is a conflict between your
system and WinBoost.
If conflicts still occurred, you may copy the
backup registry files (User.dat and System.dat) to Windows Me/9X folder
(e.g. c:\Windows). These backup files can be found in the (WinBoost
Directory)\Backup folder (e.g. c:\Program Files\WinBoost\Backup). NOTE:
Using this method you will lost the registry information after WinBoost
installed. For example, if you have installed other application after it, then
you must reinstall it.
Comments and Suggestions
Send your comments, suggestions, bug reports, problem with registration
code/payment, etc to support@magellass.com
Latest News
For the latest news, information of other products, and the future version
of WinBoost, feel free to visit our homepage at
http://www.winboost.com or
http://www.magellass.com and
subscribe to our update news.
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