-------------------------------------------------------- INFO-File for CFe IE4 Folder Icon Wizard June 1998 -------------------------------------------------------- (c) Copyright Christian Feichtner, 1997 - 1998 This document contains additional information about the CFe IE4 Folder Icon Wizard Version 1.1. Topics covered in this document 0.) IMPORTANT !!! Before using !!! 1.) Licensing information 2.) Installation 3.) Uninstall procedures 4.) What does CFe IE4 Folder Icon Wizard do? 5.) Known Issues 6.) How to get support 7.) Web site I do recommend to read at least chapter 4 - What does CFe IE4 Folder Icon Wizard do - as this utility makes use of an undocumented feature of Internet Explorer 4.0. If you do not feel comfortable with this, then I recommend unsinstalling the Wizard and not using it. 0.) IMPORTANT !!! Before using !!! ---------------------------------- Before using the wizard the first time from a folders context menu, go to the wizards options and check the "Include in Context Menu Option" and Press "OK". (This fixes a little bug with the installation software, which would prevent folders with blanks in their names to be recognized if the wizard is launched from the context menu). 1.) Licensing information ------------------------- The CFe IE4 folder icon wizard is distributed as freeware, which means, that there is no additional charge for using it. For legal licensing information, please refer to the "license.txt" file as your usage of the software indicates acceptance of the rules and conditions set in this document. Vendors please refer to "vendors.txt" for details. 2.) Installation ---------------- To install CFe IE4 folder icon wizard, unzip the entire package into an empty folder and execute the file "setup.exe". After the installation process has finished you can delete the files in the temporary installation folder safely. 3.) Uninstall procedures ------------------------ To uninstall this software, go to the control panel, select the "Software" icon, then the "CFe IE4 Folder Icon Wizard" entry in the "Install/Uninstall" tab. Follow the instructions on your screen. To uninstall the software manually, remove the folder where you installed CFe IE4 Folder Icon Wizard. Then open "regedit.exe". IMPORTANT: BE SURE TO BACKUP YOUR REGISTRY FIRST. Then remove every key "/Software/CFe/Icon Wizard/" and subkeys. You can also reinstall the software and follow the uninstallation procedure above. NOTE: No "desktop.ini" file created or modified with the Icon Wizard is restored to its original state. The "desktop.ini" files are left as is. This also applies to the system attributes assigned to folders. You have to remove them manually. 4.) What does CFe IE4 Folder Icon Wizard do? -------------------------------------------- The Icon Wizard makes use of an undocumented feature of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0x. When IE4 is installed, you can create a file called "desktop.ini" in each and every folder. This file can contain several settings, e.g. which icon to display for the folder the file is stored in. Apart from that, many new extensions make use of the "desktop.ini" file. I have tested the icon wizard heavily, but cannot deny side effects. See "Konwn Issues" for details. When you run the wizard, new "desktop.ini" files will be created in the selected folders. In no case, the wizard will delete an existing file. Before deleting a "desktop.ini" file manually, make sure, that it is not used for anything special. Most of the time, this is the case, when you only have an "IconIndex=" and "IconFile=" entry. If there are other entries like "ConfirmFileOp" or anything else, then be very carefully deleting this file. Apart from creating or modifying a "desktop.ini" file, the folder will get a "system file" attribute. 5.) Known Issues ---------------- Currently the following issues are known and have been reported by other users. - System file attribute: In order for the icon to be displayed, the folder must have the "system file attribute". This can cause the folder to be hidden from several applications, including the dosshell. The attribute can't be set from within windows. To set or remove the system attribute, shell to do and type the following: attrib +s to set the system attribute attrib -s to remove the system attribute is to be replaced with the full path to the selected folder. When a file has the system attribute it is not visible when typing "dir" in a dosshell. This can be fixed by typing dir /a which will display all files (including hidden and system files). - Viewing icons over a network. When modifying folders on a network computer, others will not see the icons unless they have Internet Explorer 4.0 installed. For answers to frequently asked questions, please refer to faq.txt. 6.) How to get support ---------------------- Please remember, that this software is freeware and there is no such thing as technical support. However, if you find a bug or have a question, then send mail to cf@magnet.at . I will try to answer every question. Please understand that I do not have the time and resources to answer questions like "Why does the software not work on my special computer with the following special hardware, etc.". I will also not answer questions about when new versions are going to be released. New versions will be released as I have time and will be announced on the CFe Free Windows 95 Tools homepage, Windows95.com and CNet Freeware.com (in this order). I also will upload a copy to winsite.com. 7.) Web site ------------ Other tools and information about this tool can be found on the CFe Free Windows 95 Tools homepage, which is at the following adress: http://members.magnet.at/cf/ (the above adress is case sensitive).