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- Theme Changer 1.0 for Windows 95
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- Copyright (C) Swoosie Software 1995
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- by Mike Henderson and Gary Lucero
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- What do all these terms mean?
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- Microsoft Plus! is an enhancement package for Windows 95. Note
- that Microsoft Plus! is required for Theme Changer.
-
- Themes are a collection of Windows desktop settings that are
- controlled by the Themes application provided by Microsoft
- Plus!. For more information, see your Microsoft Plus!
- documentation.
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- System Agent is an application that allows you to run desired
- applications at specific times. See your Microsoft Plus!
- documentation for more information.
-
- The Start Menu, Shortcuts and Folders are associated with
- Windows 95. Please refer to your Windows 95 documentation for
- more information.
-
- The Windows registry is a file where various system and
- application settings are stored. Please refer to your Windows
- documentation for more information.
-
- The Control Panel is used to alter user settings. Please refer
- to your Windows documentation for more infomation.
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- What is Theme Changer?
-
- Theme Changer is a 32-bit Windows application that changes the
- current Windows desktop theme each time you run it.
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- How do I set up Theme Changer?
-
- Just copy TChanger.exe and TCSetup.exe to a folder on your
- computer. Create shortcuts for both TChanger.exe and TCSetup.exe
- in a Start Menu folder of your choice, so that when you need
- quick access to either of them, they're close at hand.
-
- Note that themes do not change very quickly in Windows 95, so
- it is unlikely you would want to put Theme Changer in your
- Startup folder. For best results, set up Theme Changer to run
- periodically (for example, once a week) via System Agent, which
- is provided in Microsoft Plus!. See your Microsoft Plus!
- documentation for information on how to setup TChanger.exe to
- run periodically via System Agent.
-
- Also provided is Theme Changer Setup (TCSetup.exe), which
- allows you to quickly select which desktop items you want to
- change when a new theme is used.
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- Tips:
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- Since the current version of Microsoft Plus! has only a limited
- number of themes, in order to provide more variety it is
- recommended that Theme Changer be run in conjunction with
- Media Changer 2.0. Media Changer 2.0 is the latest version
- of the shareware screen saver, wallpaper, and system sound
- changer that Swoosie Software has recently released. It is
- available from most common Internet sites and MSN. Try
- ftp://www.process.com/ftp/pub/win95/mchang20.zip for the
- current version.
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- Set up both TChanger.exe and MChanger.exe to run automatically
- via Plus!'s System Agent. Recommended scheduling for these two
- programs:
- Media Changer -- At Startup
- Theme Changer -- Weekly
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- Run Theme Changer Setup, and turn off the options 'Screen saver'
- and 'Desktop wallpaper'. Choose OK to save those settings.
-
- Run Media Changer Setup, and turn off the all of the sound
- options. Asterisk, Critical Stop, Default, Exclamation, Exit,
- Question, and Start Windows should all be turned off. Make sure
- the Wall Paper and Screen Saver options are enabled (checked)
- and that the paths point to the correct directories. By
- pointing the Screen Saver path to your System directory,
- you will be able to use all the available screen savers
- (those that come standard with Windows 95 and those that
- came with Plus!). Point the Wall Paper path to wherever
- you keep a number of wallpaper. Choose the tiling option
- (Tile checked in order to tile, Tile unchecked in order to
- not tile) that suits the type of bitmaps you have in that
- directory. Choose Save to save the current settings, and
- then Close to close the dialog.
-
- It is also recommended that you turn the option 'Stretch
- desktop wallpaper to fit the screen' ON in the Plus!
- tab of the Display Properties Control Panel. This way every
- wallpaper that is loaded with automatically fill the screen,
- not matter how big or small it is.
-
- NOTE: You can also use Media Changer to update your system
- sounds, but since Theme Changer has more available options
- (more than just the basic system sounds will be changed)
- and it does a better job of updating the sounds on the fly,
- it is recommended that you create custom themes with sound
- sets that you prefer, and then have Theme Changer change them
- for you.
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- Error Messages:
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- It is possible (but not likely) that you could encounter error
- messages when running Theme Changer. Most of these errors will
- only occur if Microsoft Plus! is not correctly installed. If
- you suspect this is the case, just run Setup.exe in your Plus!
- directory. On rare occasions, the Windows registry system will
- do quirky things and cause error messages in Theme Changer. If
- you encounter one of these problems, the best thing to do is
- restart Windows.
-
- If the problem persists, contact Gary or Mike (e-mail and snail-mail
- addresses are listed below), or check your Windows documention.
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- How to Register It:
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- Theme Changer is E-Mail-Ware. It has taken an unbelievable
- amount of time to design, code, debug, test, enhance, and fix
- this software. We were even kind enough to make this app free
- of monetary cost. We would appreciate your support in our
- endeavors by dropping us a bit of e-mail, just to let us know
- you're using and enjoying it. Swoosie Software is committed to
- producing top quality software that enhances your Windows
- 32-bit computing experience.
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- Speak to Us:
-
- Gary and Mike are lonely Internet surfers who are hungry for
- contact with the outside world. If you have any suggestions,
- comments, or (*gasp!*) bug reports, you can contact us at:
-
- GLucero@novell.com - and - MHenderson@novell.com
-
- Swoosie Software, Theme Changer, and Theme Changer Setup are in
- NO way affiliated with Novell, Inc.
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- Revision History:
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- Aug 26, 1995: Theme Changer 1.0 is born.
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- The Legal Stuff:
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- Copyright (C) 1995 Swoosie Software
- All Rights Reserved
-
- Distribution
-
- You are licensed to make as many copies of this software and
- documentation as you wish; give exact copies to anyone; and
- distribute the software and documentation in its unmodified form
- via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above.
-
- You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting
- donations, for any such copies, however made; and from
- distributing the software and/or documentation with other products
- (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission, with
- one exception: Disk Vendors approved by the Association of
- Shareware Professionals are permitted to redistribute Theme Changer,
- subject to the conditions in this license, without specific
- written permission.
-
- Disclaimer of Warranty
-
- THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
- OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Because of the
- various hardware and software environments into which Theme
- Changer may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- PURPOSE IS OFFERED.
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- Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be
- thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.
- The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. ANY
- LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT
- REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.
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- Trademarks
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- Windows 95, Microsoft Plus! and System Agent are trademarks of
- Microsoft Corporation.
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