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- Theme Logo Changer
-
-
-
- version 1.01
- Author: Bruce Hawker
- Copyright (c) 1996, Audio Visual Concepts
- Freeware
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-
- Features:
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- Works in all Display Modes (VGA, Super VGA)
- Backs up original Logo Screens
- Preview window to display Logo Screens
- Easy point and click interface
- 32 bit Visual Basic Application
- Works with Drivespaced Boot Drives
- Context-sensitive Help
-
- Installation:
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- Extract all of the files into a folder of your choice. Create a shortcut to Tlc.exe
- and you're done! TLC creates an ini file and saves your original Logo backups in
- its own folder, but it does not write configuration files to any other folder, or
- alter the Registry in any way.
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- The VB4.0 runtime files must be installed on your computer in order for TLC to run.
- Most computers have them installed anyhow, but if you find you need them, they can
- be found on the 'Net very easily. The file to search for is vb40032.zip.
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- Manual:
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- OVERVIEW
-
- Double click on Tlc.exe to launch the program. The main window presents several
- menu entries and six text boxes that are utilized to select the desired Logos. From
- this window you select the original Logos (logo.sys, logow.sys and logos.sys) to be
- backed up. You can select different Logos, located anywhere on your hard drive(s)
- to use for Boot and Shutdown, and you can restore your original Logos at any time.
- Theme Logo Changer uses a handy Graphical Display to view your Logo selections while
- making your choices.
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- The Graphical Display window is sized to the exact proportions of the Logo file and
- can display graphics in BMP or SYS format.
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- STEP BY STEP
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- 1. ***Very Important*** Select Configure from the Menu Bar. In the top drive
- and directory selection boxes, navigate to your Boot Drive's ROOT directory (folder).
- In most cases, this will be C:\. If you have Drivespaced your Boot Drive, you must
- point Theme Logo Changer to the Host drive of Boot (e.g. H:\). If you do not identify
- the Host drive to Theme Logo Changer, you will not be able to change your Boot Logo!!
-
- In the lower selection boxes, navigate to your Windows directory. Usually, this will
- be C:\Windows, but it can be anywhere, as long as it is your Windows95 directory.
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- Once these two directories have been identified, select the OK button, and Theme Logo
- Changer will write an "ini" file to its' own directory.
-
- 2. The Main Window:
- The main window is divided into two sections left and right. The left section is for
- making backups of your original Logos. You only need to do this once, but be forewarned:
- DO IT FIRST! If you don't, you will loose the original Logos.
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- 3. Making Backups:
- Check the boxes for the files you wish to back up. The text boxes for the three Logo
- Screens are preset, but you can change the presets by simply clicking on the Folder
- Icon to open the Preview Window. In the Preview Window, you can navigate to the file
- of your choice. Alternatively, you can type the file's path into the text box manually.
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- Once the Logo files have been located, click the Backup button, and the files will be
- backed up to the TLC folder.
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- By using the check boxes, you can easily backup one or all of the Logo files.
-
- 4. Restoring:
- If you have previously backed up the original Logo files, restoring the Logos is as
- easy as clicking the Restore button.
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- 5. Changing Logo Screens:
- On the right hand section, similar check/text box combinations are used for identifying
- replacement Logo Screens.
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- Once again, check the boxes for the files you wish to change. Any or all of the three
- is fine. Click the Folder Icon for each file to invoke the Preview Window, or type the
- text into the box manually.
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- When you are satisfied as to your choices, click the Change Now button. As a safety
- precaution, a prompt will ask if you wish to make backups first. If you have already
- made backups (recommended), then click the No button, and the Logos will be changed.
- Otherwise, choose the Yes button, and no changes will be made. You will be dumped
- into the Main window again to allow backups to be made. (Clicking Yes here is
- essentially the same as a Cancel button.)
-
-
- BUG FIX IN THIS RELEASE, VERSION 1.01:
- 1. If your Windows 95 folder path is not "C:\Windows", then the Configure Dialog will
- not open correctly. You will see an error message instead. This release removes a
- reference to "C:\Windows" in the code that caused the error message. The configure
- Dialog should work properly no matter what the Win95 folder is labeled.
-
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- Grant:
- Audio Visual Concepts grants you a non-exclusive license to use the Software
- and accompanying documentation free of charge.
-
- Disclaimer of Warranty:
- Free of charge Software is provided on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of
- any kind, including without limitation the warranties of merchantability, fitness
- for a particular purpose and non-infringement. The entire risk as to the quality and
- performance of the Software is borne by you. Should the Software prove defective,
- you and not Audio Visual Concepts assume the entire cost of any service and repair.
- Audio Visual Concepts will not be liable for any bug, error, omission, defect,
- deficiency, or nonconformity in any software. This disclaimer of warranty constitutes
- an essential part of the agreement.
-
- Title:
- Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in the Software
- shall remain in Audio Visual Concepts and/or its suppliers. The Software is protected
- by the copyright laws and treaties. Title and related rights in the content accessed
- through the Software is the property of the applicable content owner and may be
- protected by applicable law. This License gives you no rights to such content.
-
- Contacting the Author:
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- Mail: Bruce Hawker
- Audio Visual Concepts
- 2384 Rosstown Rd.
- Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9T 3R7
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- Email: bhawker@islandnet.com
- Home Pages: http://www.islandnet.com/~bhawker
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