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- Welcome to RefreshLock for Windows NT/2000/XP!
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-
- Please read the accompanying EULA.txt file, as it contains your license
- agreement.
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- QUICK START
-
- This program runs direct from the .exe, so place the RefreshLock directory
- wherever you want it to run from first.
-
- 1) SAVE ALL YOUR WORK
-
- 2) Make sure you are using the correct monitor drivers, not the Plug & Play ones
- (the Plug & Play drivers mostly do NOT give the best frequencies).
-
- 3) Click the 'On' button in the main window, then save your settings.
-
- 4) Once confident with the program, you can try the Advanced Settings, where
- you can, for example, optimize your PC's default mode, hide the system tray
- icon, and auto-run the program when you log on to your PC.
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- PROBLEMS
-
- 1) Display corruption in games: Try minimizing ALL your other running programs
- BEFORE playing the game. Some Windows programs are display-change sensitive,
- and may be disrupted by the mode override.
-
- 2) Computer slowing down: Try turning off the "Allocate some (small) CPU time to
- enforcing modes", in the Advanced Settings.
-
- 3) Computer booting in corrupt mode: I'm afraid you're going to have to reboot
- your PC in safe mode:
- i ) Hold F8 when your computer starts.
- ii ) Boot into Safe Mode.
- iii ) Log on as an Administrator if necessary.
- iv ) Move RefreshLock to another directory or delete it, so it cannot start.
- v ) Find your way to the Display Control Panel by right-clicking a blank
- part of the desktop and clicking 'Properties'.
- vi ) Click the Settings tab in the new 'Display Properties' window.
- vii ) Click the 'Advanced' button.
- viii) Click the 'Monitor' tab.
- ix ) Change the 'Screen refresh rate' to it's lowest setting, or a mode
- compatible with your monitor.
-
- 4) Computer booting in the wrong mode: follow steps (v)-(vi) as above, and adjust
- your desktop resolution in this window to what you want it to be at.
-
- If you do not understand any of this, get a computer knowledgable person to help
- you.
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- WARNINGS/NOTICES
-
- If you change monitors, make sure you change the driver with it. Just remember
- if you have RefreshLock running on startup, or you have chosen to update the
- default Windows mode, you MAY damage your new monitor if it isn't detected
- properly when your PC starts up. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
-
- I really hope this little program makes your gaming pleasure that bit smoother,
- and don't forget, it's FREEWARE, so give it to anyone you want!
-
- Kindest regards,
- Gregory Maynard-Hoare
-
- e-Mail: greggersuk@yahoo.co.uk
- Web (Most reliable) : http://www.pagehosting.co.uk/rl
- Web (Backup site) : http://www.geocities.com/greggersuk/refreshlock
-
- P.S. Any e-Mails of appreciation would be recieved with many thanks!
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- DATA THIS PROGRAM STORES
-
- This program writes your configuration settings to %WINDIR%\RefreshLock.ini, and
- stores a value named 'RefreshLock' in the registry at
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run,
- if you choose to have the program run on startup. It is NOT recommended you
- modify the .ini file manually, however you may safely delete the .ini file, or
- the registry value.
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- CREDITS
-
- Borland for Delphi 4.0 (which I used to write this program)
- Web: www.inprise.com
-
- Markus Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar for UPX (to compress the EXE)
- Web: http://upx.sourceforge.net
-
- ...and finally, thanks to YOU for using this program!
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