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- Happy Button - Replacement Windows95 START Button
-
-
- DESCRIPTION :
-
- Replaces the Windows flag on the START button with
- a yellow happy / smiley face. For Windows95 only.
-
-
- COMPATIBILITY :
-
- HappyButton will warn you if you should or should not
- install HappyButton and allow you to abort installation.
-
- If you have a different version of Windows, DO NOT
- install HappyButton. See below for contact info so
- you can find out how to safely customize the START button
- yourself.
-
- Installation is reversible...so go ahead, I dare you.
-
- (see LIABILITY below)
-
- For HappyButton to work properly, and not do damage to
- your system files (well, just one) you must be running
- Windows95 version 4.00.095 (the final version that
- shipped.) You can check this yourself by right-clicking
- on the My Computer icon on your desktop, and choosing
- Properties.
-
-
- INSTALLATION :
-
- Double-click on the INSTALL file (should have a storm
- cloud beside it) and then click YES. Windows95 will
- then drop to MS-DOS mode to allow the installation to
- manipulate some system files (you'll see a progress
- report) and then Windows will restart.
-
- IMPORTANT ! DO NOT run any of the .BAT files
- that are included in this package.
-
- NOTE * If for some reason the installation does
- NOT seem to work, you can install this
- manually by dropping to MS-DOS MODE (NOT
- a DOS window) and copying USER.EX_ to your
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory as USER.EXE.
-
- i.e.: COPY USER.EX_ \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\USER.EXE
-
- Be sure to make a BACKUP COPY of USER.EXE
- before you do this so that you can restore
- the START button's original appearance.
-
- ALSO NOTE * Because Windows95 uses the flag icon that
- appears on the START button elsewhere (such
- as on error-message windows) you will see
- the HappyButton icon elsewhere occasionally.
-
- DO NOT CONFUSE THIS AS A SYMPTOM OF
- MALFUNCTION OF HAPPYBUTTON !!!
-
-
- PURCHASE INFORMATION :
-
- If you like this mostly-trivial and useless modification
- to the Windows95 interface, e-mail it to everyone you
- know and drop the author some e-mail while you're at it.
-
- You can also e-mail me for instructions on how to modify
- the START button graphic yourself. For best results and
- quicker response time, include your favourite or most
- recently found Windows95 tip or trick.
-
-
- CONTACT INFO :
-
- E-MAIL : spot@null.net
- WWW : http://www.geocities.com/athens/6508/
-
-
- LIABILITY :
-
- Since you did not pay for this software, nor were ever
- expected to, you can not expect me to take any liability
- for damages caused by improper or inappropriate
- installation of this software.
-
- For Windows95 version 4.00.950 ONLY. Try this on
- WindowsNT (any version) or any pre-release or future
- version of Windows solely at your own peril.
-
- (see COMPATIBILITY above)
-