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CHICKEN SOUP and SUCH (SHAREWARE) by Accidental Software (If its good, its Accidental) Copyright (C) 1996 all rights reserved NOTE: To print a copy of this file from DOS, type "TYPE README.TXT > PRN" then push Enter. Visit our Home Page on the Internet. We have lots of shareware you can download Upload minor updates to this program and have an updated registered version once you have your Magic Key Number. Internet Home Page address: "http://www.primenet.com/~accident" This program is SHAREWARE. Shareware lets you try a limited version of this program to determine its suitability for your purposes and its ability to function on your computer. Distribution of the UNREGISTERED version of this program is encouraged as long as it is copied in whole and remains unaltered. No fee may be asked for this program itself, but a nominal distribution fee may be charged for the diskette used to distribute this software as long as the purchaser of said diskette is informed that the fee for acquiring the diskette does not constitute payment of the REGISTRATION FEE. Vendors, see the file VENDOR.TXT for details. This program is converted to the REGISTERED version by obtaining a Registration Magic Key Number from Accidental Software. See How do I register below for details. Minor upgrades to this program can be installed over the old version to provide REGISTERED USERS with the most current copy of the registered edition of this program (no additional key number is necessary). Check your program ABOUT information for the version number you are using. Distribution of the REGISTERED version of this software without purchasing this program by paying the registration fee or without a license granted from Accidental Software is prohibited. NOTE: You may have a version of this program without the file "VBRUN300.DLL" provided. This is done in some cases to save disk space and download time. VBRUN300.DLL is widely available and in fact may already be in your windows\system directory. Vbrun300.dll is required for this program to function. It will be necessary to obtain a copy of VBRUN300.DLL in order to install and run this program. System requirements. 1. The minimum system recommended for this program is a 486/33 with 4 megs of RAM and windows 3.x. 2. Chicken Soup and Such requires a great deal of processor power to animate the sequences of this program satisfactorily. Slower processors may not be able to handle the animation requirements, paricularly if sound effects are selected. 3. It may be necessary to disable the Screen Saver sounds on some slower processors. What is this thing? 1. Chicken Soup and Such is a collection of 3 weird and somewhat tasteless animated sequences that operate as a screen saver when your computer is not actively being used. You can input up to 7 messages and select which one to use (if any) while the screen saver runs. You can also password protect your computer if desired. The program can be started from its Icon or as a standard screen saver. 2. Chicken Soup: This sequence consists of a beheaded chicken running by, dripping blood on your screen as he goes. 3. Bat Guano: (Only a demo provided until the program is registered) This sequence consists of 2 bats flying by your screen dropping bat guano as they go. 4. Hog Heaven: (Only a demo provided until the program is registered) This sequence consists of a hog digging up your screen as he passes by. He can unearth trash as he goes. How do I install the program? a. Start Microsoft Windows. b. From the Window's Program Manager, select FILE MENU and choose RUN. For windows 95 select start then Run. c. Select Browse, then find the drive and directory to which Tasteless Screen Saver is located on your CD-ROM. Double click on the file "SETUP.EXE" then click on the O.K. command button. d. Follow the prompts from the setup program. How do I make Chicken Soup and Such the active screen saver? 1. Select "yes" to the inquiry during installation that asks if you want Chicken Soup and Such to be installed as the current screen saver. This will place Chicken Soup and Such as the current screen saver on your system. 2. You can select Adjust from the Bridge to Miscellaneous icon to access the Adjust Utility in the program. Turn the Chicken Soup and Such screen saver function on or off as well as selecting the amount inactive keyboard or mouse time before the screen saver portion of the program starts. Alternative method for making Chicken Soup and Such the active screen saver. 1. Once Chicken Soup and Such is successfully installed, it may be selected as the current screen saver from windows. Windows 3x................ a. From the Windows Program Manager, select MAIN. b. From MAIN select CONTROL PANEL. c. From CONTROL PANEL select DESK TOP. d. From DESK TOP select the arrow key next to SCREEN SAVER. e. From the menu, select CHICKEN SOUP (sstless1). Widows 95................. a. From the Desk Top right click on the screen background away from any icon. b. From the menu that appears, select Properties. c. From Display Properties select Screen Saver. d. From the saver list, select CHICKEN SOUP (sstless1). 2. The above steps will select Chicken Soup and Such as the current screen saver. Use the SET UP button to select the features of the program you want. 3. Push the TEST button to run the screen saver program as a test. 4. Select the desired inactive time for the screen saver program to implement itself. How do I use the program from the Windows Program Manager? 1. If the Chicken Soup and Such program group is not open, double click on the Chicken Soup and Such program group. 2. To run Soup and Such, double click its Icon. 3. The program will start in the Set Up Mode. Select the options you want, then push the Start Screen Saver button to start the program. 4. Touch Start: Double click the Touch Start button provided in the Chicken Soup and Such program group to activate the touch start hot corners. A green line will appear at the bottom or top of your screen after exiting the setup portion of the program. The green line indicates where to place your mouse to start Chicken Soup and Such. Touch Start activation can be terminated by moving the mouse pointer to the red line on the screen. Click the Touch Start button in the menu bar of the setup program to set the touch start options. Select help from the Touch Start form for the option of placing the Chicken Soup and Such screen saver program group in the program manager's Start Up program group to have Touch Start activate each time windows is started. If the Touch Start ON check box is activated, Touch Start will reactivate itself after the screen saver portion of Chicken Soup and Such has terminated. Password and Security. 1. The unregistered version of the program will not use Bat Guano or Hog Heaven if a password is specified. The registered version provides password protection for a all 3 screen savers. NOTE: When password protection is used, the keyboard should be used to initiate termination of the program, since mouse movement may not supply an end message to the program. 2. Windows 95 allows the user to select a program choice from a list of active programs if the combination keys (ctrl + Alt + Del) are pressed. This may provide a way to close this program, effectively negating the security provided by password protection. If you must have security with windows 95, you can force the computer to reboot if the (ctrl + Alt + Del) key combination is selected. Insure you have a secure password for entering windows 95 when the computer reboots and your computer should be reasonably secure. To force the computer to reboot with the above key combination you must add the following line to the [386Enh] section of your windows SYSTEM.INI file. NOTE: the SYSTEM.INI file can be found in your windows directory. localreboot=FALSE How do I register? (Please insure your computer can handle this program successfully before making the registration decision). 1. How much? $10.00 (Gets you a Magic Key only, no disk will be sent). 2. Your program is converted to the registered version after the proper registration Magic Key is received from Accidental Software and entered into the program. You will need to supply Accidental Software the Key ID number for your program. 3. Obtain your REGISTRATION KEY ID number from the REGISTRATION button in main program . Your REGISTRATION KEY ID is also on your registration form if you decide to print one. 4. Call 1-800-771-6746 or 1-619-247-2804 with your Visa or MasterCard and we will provide you with the Registration Magic Key you need to convert your program to the registered version. You can also FAX us at 1-619-247-6819 with your Visa or MasterCard Information. We will FAX your Registration Magic Key number back after credit verification. 5. Alternately, print out a registration form and send it along with a check or money order to Accidental Software. Accidental Software 13245 SKIOMAH RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA. 92308 We will send you the Registration Magic Key number you need to enter into your program to convert it to the registered version. NOTE: You will receive a Registration Magic Key Number only, no disk will be shipped. 6. You can Email us at accidental@aol.com or accident@primenet.com with your request. Insure you have included your Registration Key ID number and Visa or MasterCard information. After credit approval, we will Email your Magic Key number back to you. 7. Registration Magic Key numbers provided are good for only one computer. We realize that many users have more than one personal computer, and we gladly provide you with Magic Keys for all your own personal computers. Additional Services from Accidental Software: 1. Site licenses are available. Contact Accidental Software for details. Accidental Software 13245 SKIOMAH RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA. 92308 1-619-247-2804 -- VOICE 1-619-247-6819 -- FAX Keyboard input. 1. This program can be terminated by pushing any key on the keyboard with the following exception. "M" will mute the sounds for a particular screen saver if the Screen Saver Sounds ON check box has been activated for that Screen Saver. The mute funtion is not immediate, if a sound is currently playing, it will continue. No additional sounds will be heard after the present sound has completed playing. If Screen Saver Sounds OFF is selected for that Screen Saver, the "M" key will cancel the program. 2. If more than one of the 3 Screen Savers have been selected, the program will run them one after the other. In this case, pushing the "M" key will only mute the sounds for the Screen Saver presently running. 3. The sounds can be turned ON or OFF for the setup portion of the program and individually selected ON or OFF for each of the 3 Screen Saver items in this program. Uninstall. Use this Icon to remove Chicken Soup and Such from your hard drive. This Icon will remove all files that were installed to your hard drive by this program, with the following exceptions. GAUGE.VBX THREED.VBX SPIN.VBX VBRUN300.DLL These files may be required for other windows programs and are not removed by uninstall for this reason. These files reside in your windows\system sub directory and can be manually removed if desired. Uninstall will not remove the Chicken Soup and Such screen savers program group from windows. The Chicken Soup and Such program group must be removed in the usual manner by the user. Disclaimer: This product is distributed "as is". All warranties, either expressed or implied, as to the software quality, performance, or fitness for any particular reason are disclaimed. You will bear the entire risk of relating to the quality and performance of this product, and will, in no event hold Accidental Software liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damage resulting from the use of this software.