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- TweakDUN 2.22 for WIN95/98/NT4
- Patterson Design Systems
- shareware
- --==========================--
-
-
- Contents
- ========
-
- Introduction
- Languages and O/S Supported
- Installation***
- Registration
- Technical Support & Contact Information
-
-
- Introduction
- ============
-
- This read1st file, included with zip file packages of the TweakDUN
- self-installing exe, is an abbreviated version of the readme.txt file
- installed with the program. We suggest you read that file for
- complete program information, by clicking on the shortcut created
- in the programs menu.
-
- This latest version of the TweakDUN utility offers the user a number
- of useful functions... the ability to change various Windows Registry
- settings to enhance data transfer rates. The registered version also
- includes an MTU Search which can aid in determining the MTU setting
- between you and your local provider. It also permits the user
- to configure a local hosts file to speed up Domain Name searches.
- The registered version of TweakDUN also features an Internet Update
- feature which will automatically find out if an updated version
- is available, download it and install it.
-
- TweakDUN supports all language versions of Windows 95/98/NT4.
-
- New with v2.2 was full support for AOL 3.x and 4.x in Windows 95/98.
- A MaxMTU of 1500 is "hardcoded" into the AOL software. TweakDUN employs
- a unique algorithm to successfully change the MaxMTU setting and permit
- AOL users to realize the same faster download speeds enjoyed by other
- Internet users. The latest version new support Microsoft Dial-Up
- Networking (DUN) 1.3.
-
-
- Installation
- ============
-
- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!
-
- TweakDUN is written in Visual Basic 5, a popular programming language.
- It requires the latest Service Pack 3 (SP3) Visual Basic Support files.
-
- The STANDARD Installation for TweakDUN should be run while connected
- to your Internet Service Provider. The installation will then check your
- system for the necessary Visual Basic files and install only the ones
- needed to your Windows\System directory.
-
- A FULL installation version of TweakDUN containing the entire VB5
- Service Pack 3 is also available at the TweakDUN website at:
- http://www.pattersondesigns.com/tweakdun/tdweb/td_22s_vb.exe
-
- If you wish, you can also run the STANDARD install offline and download
- the entire VB5 package separately.
-
- Download locations for the VB5 self installing exe are listed at:
-
- http://www.pattersondesigns.com/tweakdun/vb5.htm
-
- These VB5 Runtimes need to be installed *BEFORE* you try to
- run Tweakdun. Just doubleclick on the self-installing VB5 file
- to update/install. The install contains, in most cases, the latest
- versions of these DLL's available which, according to Microsoft,
- are fully backwards compatible... that is, any program which works
- with an earlier version, should work with these updated ones as well.
- The updates simply give the programmer more advanced features to use
- in designing his program. This will update the following dll's in
- c:\windows\system.
-
- Asycfilt.dll
- Comcat.dll
- Ctl3d32.dll
- Msvbvm50.dll
- Oleaut32.dll
- Olepro32.dll
- Comdlg32.ocx
- Stdole2.tlb
-
- NOTE: If you are running Windows 98, the VB5 Runtimes do not need to
- be installed. They are included with Win98. Also if you have a later
- version of any of these dll's, the separate VB5 installation process
- will alert you to that fact and recommend you keep the one you have,
- which is always advisable. If it locates an older version it will
- prompt you to download the newer one to update your system.
-
- ALSO: you may have been prompted to reboot during the runtimes
- installation process and required to run the installation a second
- time after your system reboots. This is often necessary to update
- the ole automation dll files that may be in use at the time.
-
- TO INSTALL TweakDUN it is not necessary to first uninstall any
- previous versions of TweakDUN, registered or unregistered. This new
- version will overwrite any previous installations if installed to
- the standard Program Files\TweakDUN folder. The TweakDUN installation
- will install the following files to your hard drive in the TweakDUN
- directory:
-
- Tweakdun.exe
- Tweakdun.hlp
- Tweakdun.cnt
- Sample.twk
- Tdupdate.exe
-
- These files will be installed to your windows\system directory:
- comdlg32.ocx
- msinet.ocx
-
-
- A TweakDUN folder will be created in C:\Windows\Program Files
- and shortcuts will be placed in the Programs menu.
-
-
- Uninstallation
- ==============
- Complete instructions for uninstalling this program are contained
- in the readme.txt file installed with this program
-
-
- Registration
- ============
- This is the shareware version of TweakDUN and is intended
- for evaluation purposes only. If you decide to keep it, you
- must register. Full registration particulars are contained in
- the readme.txt file installed with this program.
-
-
- Technical Support and information for TweakDUN is available by
- contacting:
- TweakDUN Technical Support
- support@pattersondesigns.com
- http://www.pattersondesigns.com/tweakdun/
-
-
- This Read1st updated 9/15/98
-