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- Power Saver for Windows 9x - Version 2.0
-
- Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Jim Mathews
- All Rights Reserved
-
- This file contains introductory and installation information
- for Power Saver for Windows 9x. More information on using
- Power Saver can be found in the PwrSaver.doc file. PwrSaver.doc
- can be viewed with the Windows 9x Wordpad utility (or a compatible
- viewer such as Microsoft Word for Windows).
-
- README CONTENTS
-
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. READ THIS!
- 3. DISCLAIMER
- 4. LICENSE AND REGISTRATION
- 5. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
- 6. POWER SAVER REMOVAL
- 7. COMMENTS? QUESTIONS?
-
-
- 1. INTRODUCTION
-
- Power Saver for Windows 9x gives you better control over the
- power usage of your computer display. With Power Saver, you can
- quickly and easily put your display into a low power mode, and
- let Power Saver put the display into even lower power modes as
- your system sits idle. The touch of a key or a twitch of the
- mouse will restore your system to its normal powered-on
- condition, ready for use.
-
- Power Saver requires a display adapter and monitor that conform
- to the VESA DPMS hardware and software interface standards. Most
- display adapters and computer displays that conform to the U.S.
- Environmental Protection Agency "Energy Star" program should be
- compatible with Power Saver.
-
- 2. READ THIS!
-
- Power Saver uses documented software interfaces of your
- computer's existing display adapter (video BIOS) to control your
- display's power usage. Power Saver does not directly manipulate
- the display adapter hardware, nor does it use any undocumented or
- reverse engineered techniques. Power Saver's author cannot be
- held responsible or liable for any damages or data loss that may
- occur when Power Saver uses your existing display adapter BIOS
- routines to change display power usage levels.
-
- 3. DISCLAIMER
-
- Power Saver is supplied as is. Jim Mathews, the author, disclaims
- all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
- limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for
- any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct
- or consequential, which may result from the use of Power Saver.
-
- 4. LICENSE AND REGISTRATION
-
- Power Saver for Windows 9x is not public domain software and it
- is not free software. Power Saver is provided without cost
- strictly for evaluation purposes. If you like Power Saver and
- wish to use it after a 30 day evaluation period, you must
- register your copy of the program and pay a one-time U.S. $ 10.00
- per-copy registration fee. The payment of the registration fee
- will license the use of one copy of the software on one computer
- at one time.
-
- You are encouraged to share Power Saver with friends and
- colleagues, but only in its original PWRSAVE2.EXE archive file
- format, and without modifications or additions of any kind.
-
- No remuneration of any kind may be charged by any individual or
- organization distributing this software without the express
- written consent of the author. This restriction does not apply
- to organizations that distribute software (and/or "shareware")
- collections for "nominal" fees provided buyers are clearly
- informed they have not satisfied the registration requirement
- by "purchasing" the collection.
-
- Site licensing information is available upon request.
-
- For your convenience, a registration form is provided in the
- "REGISTER.TXT" file.
-
- 5. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
-
- Power Saver for Windows 9x is distributed in a single compressed
- self-extracting archive file named "PWRSAVE2.EXE". To install Power
- Saver:
-
- 1. If you haven't already done so, run the PWRSAVE2.EXE file.
- It will prompt you for a temporary directory to save the
- extracted files. Accepte the suggested directory or choose
- another and click on the Unzip button. After the files have
- been extracted (unziped) click on the Close button.
-
- 2. Now run the INSTALL.EXE program in the directory where
- PWRSAVE2.EXE files were extracted. For example, if the files
- were extracted to the C:\WINDOWS\TEMP directory, run
- C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\INSTALL.EXE.
-
- 3. When prompted, chose a directory to hold the Power Saver
- files. All Power Saver files with the exception of
- "Power Saver Screen Saver.scr" will be copied to the
- selected directory. "Power Saver Screen Saver.scr" will
- be copied to your Windows system directory so it is
- available to the Windows Display Control Panel (along
- with all your other screen saver modules).
-
- 4. Answer the remaining questions regarding a Startup menu
- item, viewing the README.TXT file (this file), and
- starting Power Saver now.
-
- 5. After installation is complete, you can delete the files
- in the temporary directory. Make sure you've saved a copy of
- "PWRSAVE2.EXE" for future use.
-
- 6. POWER SAVER REMOVAL
-
- Power Saver can be easily removed from your system using the
- Windows 95 Control Panel "Add/Remove Programs" function. To
- remove Power Saver:
-
- 1. Open the Control Panel by clicking the Windows 9x "Start"
- button and selecting the "Settings" and then the "Control
- Panel" menu items.
-
- 2. Double-click on the "Add/Remove Programs" icon.
-
- 3. Locate and select the "Power Saver for Windows 9x (remove
- only)" line in the list of programs that can be removed.
-
- 4. Click the "Add/Remove..." button.
-
-
- 7. COMMENTS? QUESTIONS?
-
- Send e-mail to: jimmat@aloha.net
-
- or send mail to:
-
- Jim Mathews
- Power Saver 2.0
- P.O. Box 2455
- Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750
- United States of America
-