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- Wallpaper Manager Plus V2.85
- Win32 Build
- for
- Windows NT and Windows 95
-
- 10/12/95
-
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- Recent Information, Corrections, etc.
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-
- Wallpaper Manager Version 2.85 Changes
-
- This version of Wallpaper Manager (2.85) corrects some compatibility
- problems in the previous build that prevented it running properly under
- Windows 95. It also adds improved support for long filenames, 3D style
- dialogs, and use of the registry for initialization settings. Other
- minor improvements include faster redisplay in some situations and the
- ability to set Tiled/Centered mode on groups of files using the
- Organize dialog.
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- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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-
- First Time Installation
-
- 1. Place the Wallpaper Manager Plus diskette in your floppy disk drive.
-
- 2. Select File/Run in the Program Manager's menu (NT) or
- Start/Run (Windows 95).
-
- 3. Type a:\setup in the Command Line box then click OK (or b:\setup if
- you are using floppy drive B:).
-
- 4. Click Install in the Setup program menu to begin installation.
- Click Help for more information about the installation process.
-
- Upgrade Installation
-
- If you are upgrading from a version of Wallpaper Manager previous to
- v2.50:
-
- 1. You should manually delete all the old Wallpaper Manager program
- files except your original WALL.INI and any galleries you have created.
-
- 2. Create a new directory to hold the new version of Wallpaper Manager
- Plus you will be installing, e.g., C:\WALL.
-
- 3. Copy your original WALL.INI file to this directory.
-
- 4. Start the Wallpaper Manager Plus Setup program as described above.
- Specify the new directory you have created in step 2 as the
- installation directory.
-
- If you are upgrading from v2.50 or later:
-
- 1. Start Setup as described above. Specify your current Wallpaper
- Manager directory as the installation directory. Setup will upgrade
- your copy while preserving your the settings in your current WALL.INI
- and WALL.GAL.
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- CHANGES SETUP AND WALLPAPER MANAGER MAKE TO YOUR WINDOWS SYSTEM
-
- Files: Setup copies the Wallpaper Manager files to the hard disk
- directory you specify in the Install dialog. The Help/Uninstall menu
- option in Wallpaper Manager will delete all and only these files and
- the Wallpaper Manager directory provided it is empty following the
- deletion.
-
- WIN.INI: (Windows 95 Only) Setup and Wallpaper Manager may modify the
- load= line in the [windows] section if you enable Autostart. Any change
- is undone if you Uninstall. Wallpaper Manager also changes the wallpaper=
- line in the [desktop] section during regular operation. If you Uninstall
- and the current wallpaper is not in BMP, DIB, or RLE format then this line
- will be set to null otherwise it is unchanged.
-
- N.B. Under Windows NT these changes are made to the Registry.
-
- SYSTEM.INI: No changes.
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS: No changes.
-
- REGISTRY: Settings formerly stored in WALL.INI is now stored in the
- system Registry. These settings are removed if you Uninstall Wallpaper
- Manager.
-
- Program Items and Groups: Setup creates a Wallpaper Manager Plus
- program group containing a WallPlus program item that you can use to
- launch Wallpaper Manager and a WM+ ReadMe file icon that will display
- this file in your default editor (usually Windows Notepad). Uninstall
- does not delete the items or the group.
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-
- Complete instructions for running Wallpaper Manager are contained in
- its On-line Help.
-
- Support for this program is available by phone Monday through Friday,
- 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Eastern Time. If I do not answer please leave a
- message on my machine and I will return your call usually within one
- working day. You can also contact me through CompuServe.
-
- If you are not completely satisfied with this program you may return
- it to me within 60 days of purchase for a full refund.
-
- Thanks,
-
- Curtis Marx
- 52 Highland Ave.
- Arlington, MA 02174
- Tel: (617) 648-8919
- Fax: (617) 648-8921
- CServe: [72560,1110]
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-
- VERSION NOTES
-
- 12/21/92 - v2.70d. Initial version of Wallpaper Manager Plus (descended
- from Wallpaper Manager shareware product v2.54).
- 01/15/93 - v2.72c. Fixes Move bug in 2.70d. Adds file size and free
- space info in Organize. Improves converter error messages.
- RLE conversion now done internally. Adds WINALT.COM.
- 01/29/93 - v2.72e. Fix another Move bug (source file not always
- deleted). Also fixed occasional DDE bug in Setup.
- 02/21/93 - v2.72g. Minor bug fixes.
- 04/16/93 - v2.72j. Minor bug fixes. Added improved support for network
- server based operation.
- 08/17/93 - v2.72k. Fixed minor bugs that prevented correct operation
- under Windows NT WOW subsystem.
- 09/16/93 - v2.72l. Fix strange redraw bug and add Network button to
- file dialogs.
- 01/01/94 - v2.80a. Common code base for Win16 and Win32s builds.
- 01/15/94 - v2.80b. Minor modifications for shareware release.
- 01/27/94 - v2.80c. Fix bug with hot keys in Win32s under NT. Minor
- change to Flash Out screen saver for better flicker.
- 02/14/94 - v2.80d. Nag screen now displayed once at startup and then
- only about 25% of the time on changes.
- 10/12/95 - v2.85b. Minor upgrade primarily to correct compatibility
- problems with Windows 95. Some other minor improvements.
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- WALLPAPER MANAGER FILES LIST
-
- Application Files:
-
- WALL.EXE Main executable
- WALL.HLP Wallpaper Manager on-line help
- README.TXT ASCII Read Me file
-
- 32-bit Converter DLLs:
-
- WRLE32.DLL RLE converter DLL
- WPCX32.DLL PCX converter DLL
- WGIF32.DLL GIF converter DLL
- WGLZ32.DLL GLZ converter DLL
-
- Setup and Installation Program:*
-
- SETUP.EXE Wallpaper Manager Setup and Installation executable
- SETUP.HLP Setup on-line help
-
- Sample Wallpaper:
-
- Shareware Distribution
-
- MAJA.BMP F. Goya's Nude Maja (320 x 240 x 256 color)
- TVENUS.BMP Titian's Reclining Venus (640 x 480 x 256 color)
- WALL.BMP Wallpaper Manager Plus Logo Bitmap
-
- Registered Distribution
-
- WALL.GLZ Wallpaper Manager Plus Logo Bitmap
- ADAM.GLZ MichelangeloÆs Creation of Adam (640 x 480 x 16)
- BOTVENUS.GLZ BotticelliÆs Birth of Venus (640 x 480 x 16)
- SOCRATES.GLZ DavidÆs Death of Socrates (640 x 480 x 16)
- STRILION.GLZ Babylonian Panel of Striding Lion (640 x 480 x 16)
- GEISHA.GLZ UtamaroÆs Courtesan Holding a Fan (640 x 480 x 16)
- PARASOL.GLZ GoyaÆs The Parasol Adam (640 x 480 x 16)
-
- Initialization and Galery Files**
-
- WALL.GAL Default initial gallery file
- WALL????.GAL Alternate gallery file if WALL.GAL already exists
-
- Temporary Files***
-
- CurrentWP.BMP Placeholder file for expanded wallpapers
-
- Some of these files are named differently on the distribution disk.
- Files with extensions ending in an underscore (e.g., EX_) have been
- compressed. Files with extension CR_ are encrypted and compressed
- (encrypted files are only included in shareware distribution package).
- The Setup program decompresses and decrypts the distribution files as
- needed during installation.
-
- * Setup does not transfer these files. They are not used by Wallpaper
- Manager.
-
- ** These files are only created if they are not already present (as
- might be the case if you are installing an upgrade). If WALL.GAL is
- already present WALL????.GAL is created instead where ???? is replaced
- by the current Wallaper Manager version number, e.g., WALL280B.GAL.
-
- *** This is created by the program when it runs to hold expanded
- non-BMP/RLE wallpapers.
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-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- Curtis Marx (hereinafter called the Author) hereby disclaims all
- warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied,
- including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability
- or fitness for a particular purpose. The Author will not be liable for
- any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages
- due to loss of data or any other reason, even if the Author or an
- agent of the Author has been advised of the possibility of such
- damages. In no event shall the Author's liability for any damages ever
- exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless
- of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk
- as to the quality and performance of the software.
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