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                           DOCUMENT INDEX
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[1]  WHAT IS WALLPAPER CHANGER ?
[2]  WHAT IS NEW SINCE v1.85 ?
[3]  INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
[4]  UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
[5]  COMPATIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
[6]  BUGS & QUESTIONS & CONTACT
[7]  UPDATES
[8]  LICENSE AGREEMENT


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[1]         WHAT IS WALLPAPER CHANGER ? - KEY FEATURES
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Wallpaper Changer is a  FREEWARE Windows 9x/NT wallpaper manager that
can change your background images  on every startup, once a day or at
regular  intervals. It features  JPEG,  GIF and  BMP support. Several
options are provided, including the  ability to change your images in
random order. Your pictures can be tiled, centered or resized to full
screen.  Wallpaper  Changer   can  analyze   your  picture  and  will
determinate  the best matching  background and the most readable icon
caption color  for  every wallpaper  you  apply  to your desktop. You
can  create,  save and  reload  your  collections  of  your  favorite
wallpapers. Simply  add  single  pictures  or  whole  directories via
drag & drop  from Explorer or search your harddrive for all supported
graphics files. Another nifty  feature is  the  ability to give  your
desktop  icons  captions  a  transparent background, so  more of your
wallpaper  shows  through. The  program  has  a  simple and intuitive
interface to customize your desktop wallpaper conveniently. Wallpaper
Changer will surely  help you mastering  hundreds of your own desktop
wallpapers  in  just a  few  minutes. Wallpaper Changer  supports the
Windows 9x/NT multiuser environment and doesn't have to be installed,
it's a plain .exe file.


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[2]                   WHAT IS NEW SINCE v1.85 ?
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01/05/2000 v1.86 Fixed  : Some interface inconsequence
                 Fixed  : Many various bugs
                 Added  : Experimental skin support
                 Added  : Splashscreen checkbox
                 Added  : Network-Support
                 Added  : much smaller .exe file (around 100kb less)


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[3]                  INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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It can't be easier to install Wallpaper Changer : you don't need to
install at all. Just download the ZIP file, unzip into any directory,
run WALLPAPER.EXE, click on options to customize the settings or
create a icon on your desktop. Now you can easily add Wallpaper Changer
to your Windows startup by clicking on [ADD TO STARTUP] button in
your options menu !


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[4]                    UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
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That's easy too. Just remove all the files you downloaded and nothing
will be left over in the system.


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[5]                 COMPATIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
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Wallpaper Changer is designed for 32-bit operating systems like
Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0. Windows 3.1 or Win32s are not
supported! With further versions from Windows NT, I can't guarantee
the functionality, but if it's necessary, I will update this software.
But Wallpaper Changer should work well with Windows NT 5.0 BETA.


Wallpaper Changer system requirements:

* 486 processor or faster (Pentium or more recommended)

* 8 MB RAM or more (16 or more are recommended)

* 32-bit operating system Microsoft Windows 9x / Windows NT 4.0
  (Windows NT 5.0, but no completly tested) ...

* app. 500kb free disk space

* for the HTML Help system you need Microsoft Internet Explorer 3
  or later or Netscape Navigator
  (v4.0 of both is recommended for full HTML functionality)



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[6]                  BUGS & QUESTIONS & CONTACT
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Due to the overwhelming number of questions and requests I received
via email, you should first read the FAQ before writing a email.

While I have done an extensive amount of testing with this version,
it is possible that there will still be issues that I have not run
across that may occur on your system.

With hundreds of millions of 32-bit Windows machines, tens of
thousands of applications, hundreds of peripherals, and all sorts
of other variables in the mix, statistically Wallpaper Changer will
probably get confused at times.

So, If you have found any bug, have comments, suggestions for future
releases, you should contact me at the e-mail addresses below:


e-mail:
-------
frank.pleitz@topmail.de


donation:
---------

Wallpaper Changer is FREEWARE, however, if you like this program
and would like to encourage further development and express your
gratitude, a monetary donation of $10 would be greatly appreciated.
You can sent the contribution to the address given below:


Frank Pleitz
Fr. Naumann Str. 46
Schmoelln
04626
GERMANY


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[7]                            UPDATES
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For the latest updates take a look at my homepage :

http://www.wallpaperchanger.de/
http://antonius.ettu.net/~plei/wpc/
http://members.xoom.com/pleitz/wpc/


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[8]                        LICENSE AGREEMENT
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  READ CAREFULLY ALL TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING
                             THIS SOFTWARE.

  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, STOP USING
                      THIS SOFTWARE IMMEDIATELY !!!

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WALLPAPER CHANGER IS RELEASED AS FREEWARE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE. THE
AUTHOR GRANTS YOU THE RIGHT TO REDISTRIBUTE THIS SOFTWARE, AS LONG AS
YOU  ARE  NOT CHARGING  ANY  MONEY FOR IT, THE DISTRIBUTION FILES ARE
KEPT   TOGETHER  AND   UNMODIFIED  AND  THE  AUTHOR  WERE  ASKED  FOR
DISTRIBUTION. YOU MAY GIVE THIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS,
BURN IT ONTO YOUR OWN CD-ROM'S (OR OTHER MEDIA) AND UPLOAD IT TO
FREE/SHAREWARE LISTSERVERS AS LONG AS THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE REMAINS
UNMODIFIED.

YOU MAY NOT DISASSEMBLE OR REVERSE ENGINEER ANY PART OF THIS SOFTWARE.

YOU MAY NOT RENT OR LEASE THE SOFTWARE.

ALL RIGHTS IN THE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING ANY IMAGES OR TEXT INCORPORATED
INTO THE SOFTWARE) ARE OWNED BY THE AUTHOR OF THIS SOFTWARE.

THIS AGREEMENT WILL IMMEDIATELY AND AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATE WITHOUT
NOTICE IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ANY TERM OR CONDITION OF THIS
AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE UPON TERMINATION TO PROMPTLY DESTROY THE
SOFTWARE PRODUCT TOGETHER WITH ALL OF ITS COMPONENT PARTS, PRIOR AND
REPLACEMENT VERSIONS, AND ALL COPIES AND MODIFICATIONS THEREOF IN ANY
FORM.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SOFTWARE AND
DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, CONFORMANCE WITH DESCRIPTION, TITLE
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY
LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT,
EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, THE AUTHOR'S CUMULATIVE AND ENTIRE LIABILITY TO
YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY
CLAIMS, DEMANDS OR ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID FOR THIS LICENSE.

THE AUTHOR WILL NOT MAKE AVAILABLE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THIS
SOFTWARE. THE AUTHOR MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, REVISE OR UPDATE THE
SOFTWARE. IN SO DOING, THE AUTHOR INCURS NO OBLIGATION TO FURNISH SUCH
REVISION OR UPDATES TO YOU.

Note:

Should any term of these terms and conditions be declared
void or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such declaration shall have no effect on the remaining terms
hereof. :)

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       Microsoft, MS, Windows, Windows NT, Win32 and Win32s,
   Internet Explorer are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

        JPEG is a trademark of the Independent JPEG Group.

 UPX is Copyright (C) 1996-1999 Markus Franz Xaver Johannes Oberhumer
            and Copyright (C) 1996-1999 Laszlo Molnar

  GIF is a trademark Compuserve Inc.. The GIF image data itself is
 compressed using a LZW scheme.  Please note that the LZW algorithm
                      is patented by UniSys.


==[frank.pleitz@topmail.de]============[(c) 1997-2000 Frank Pleitz]==