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- Thanks for trying the Internet Control Center. Please read this
- important information before installing.
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- You must have the runtime library vbrun300.dll installed on
- your system before installing ICC. Check in your windows/system
- directory. If you don't have it, there is a copy available on
- our ftp site ftp://ftp.usefulware.com/users/jfoltz.
-
- You must have a working winsock program installed on your system.
- ICC is tailored especially for Trumpet and Chameleon, but will work
- with any winsock, and has been used with SLIP emulators also.
-
- It is very important that the the winsock and its associated
- dialer/control program both be in your system path. For example, if
- you use Trumpet Winsock, the files winsock.dll, tcpman.exe, etc. should
- be in a trumpet directory that is in the system path.
- I recommend against putting the winsock.dll in your windows or system
- directories. It should be kept with the rest of the winsock program.
- This will prevent some potential problems. If you have more than one
- winsock installed on your system, DO NOT have more than one in your
- system path at the same time.
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- ICC does NOT modify the autoexec.bat file or any other system files.
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- Before installing ICC, it is best to re-start Windows and run the setup
- before anything else. This will avoid potential errors with dll's
- being in memory from programs you ran recently. If you do get such
- an error as "File In Use" ignore it, it's harmless. The setup program
- will not copy an older version of any file over a newer one you might
- have already.
-
- This program installs easily in the usual way. Just dbl-click on the
- "setup.exe" found in the same directory as this file, using your file
- manager. ICC will be installed in your Program Manager in its own
- group. Then of course you can drag it to any group you like.
-
- A few people have reported installation problems with the file ddeml.dll.
- This is likely due to running WFWG on a LAN, and the ddeml is active.
- You may have to restart windows and install ICC before going online
- on the LAN.
-
- The first time you run the program, the setup screen will appear first.
- The setup options are self-explanatory, and if you make a mistake, the
- program will tell you so. To use the "connect-on-startup" option, you
- should have your winsock configured to connect automatically when
- loaded. Many popular winsocks can do this. If you are using Trumpet
- Winsock, ICC will set this option automatically after showing you
- the settings. ICC also has an automatic connect/disconnect routine for
- Netmanage Chameleon, which does not have it built in as of this release.
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- TRUMPET USERS: Before using ICC, make sure that the last time you used
- Trumpet, you closed the program from the Trumpet window, and NOT from the
- Trumpet icon. Trumpet has a habit of insisting on starting in
- the same state as it was closed, even if the launching program asks for it
- to start as a window. ICC must open Trumpet as a window, and not as an
- icon, when using the Trumpet option in ICC setup.
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- Also, set the online status detection in Trumpet setup to NONE. If
- your login script has a DCD check in it, this will usually conflict
- with ICC's online check. You will know this if your login script
- stops without completing. I have yet to see a script where you
- couldn't just disable the offending line and it works great. If you
- see a line with "dcd" or "dsr" that's the one. Most of these are
- of the form "wait 30 dcd" telling Trumpet to wait 30 seconds for a
- dcd signal. However, changing this to a straight wait without the
- dcd ("wait 2") will usually work if you MUST have a delay. Normally
- you don't need it at all. (Trumpet script lines are disabled by
- putting a # at the beginning of the line.)
-
- Finally, set the dialer options in Trumpet to "Automatic Login and
- Logout on Demand".
-
- Due to the wide variation in Trumpet login scripts, sometimes unforeseen
- problems occur. We have always been able to remedy them so far. IF YOUR
- LOGIN SCRIPT WILL NOT complete, when emailing the author for help, PLEASE
- attach a copy of your login.cmd and trumpwsk.ini., with any passwords
- edited out before mailing. It is also helpful if you rename the files
- to something like myname.ini and myname.cmd.
-
- CHAMELEON USERS: Before using ICC, turn OFF the Carrier Detect in the
- Chameleon setup options. ICC's detection will conflict with this, and
- will not allow your login script to complete properly. ICC cannot set
- this option for you because Netmanage has decided to encrypt all their
- configuration files.
-
- *** VERY IMPORTANT ***
- For the online status light, and the connect/disconnect to work properly
- your modem must be properly set. The DCD (Data Carrier Detect) signal
- must be set to be active only during connect. On Hayes-compatible modems
- the command to put in your modem string is &C1. Some modems use this as
- the factory default, and some do not.
-
- The other important modem setting is the DTR (Data Terminal Ready) mode.
- It should be set to disconnect your modem when the DTR signal goes off.
- The command for Hayes-compatible modems is &D2. Thus to be safe,
- just add the string &C1&D2 to whatever modem string you are currently
- using. There should be a setting in your winsock dialer program for the
- modem initialization string.
-
- If you need a particular internet client, we have a pretty good
- selection at http://www.usefulware.com/~jfoltz.
-
- If you would like a really cool sound intro to play when ICC
- starts up, download the file wave.zip from our ftp site
- and unzip it into the icc directory. It will play automatically
- when ICC is started. We didn't include it because of the size,
- and some users won't want it. ICC uses the Windows MCI sound
- driver.
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- ATTENTION INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
- If you would like a customized version of ICC with your name/logo,
- to distribute to your new users, I can provide this at NO CHARGE
- to you. Each user will then have the option to register the package
- if they desire. You also have the option to pre-register your users
- at 50% off the regular price, on condition that you provide it as
- part of your startup package. Other customization and features can
- be handled on an individual basis. Complete install/setup programs
- for client packages also available. Send email to
- jfoltz@usefulware.com (John Foltz)
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-
- Thanks again!
-
- John Foltz
- author of the Internet Control Center
-
- UsefulWare
- "The tools people use."
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- email jfoltz@usefulware.com OR jfoltz@mindspring.com
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