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ZDNet's LogoManager/Animator for Windows 95/98

-A ZDNet Exclusive!-

By David Blain (Blain Consulting)
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IMPORTANT!! The information in this file is the most up to date.
The readme.txt installed by the setup program contains some errors
and omissions.

 
Copyright © 1996 ZDNet, all rights reserved. 
You may NOT upload this utility to any online service, BBS, network, or 
the Internet. Making copies for any commercial purpose is prohibited. You 
may NOT incorporate this utility in any collection such as user group 
disks. Distribution is limited to ZD Net online services and 
electronic publishing projects. This utility is NOT public domain, 
shareware, or freeware. 
 
If you obtained this utility from any commercial source other than ZDNet
or a Ziff-Davis Publishing division, please contact: 
 
Ziff-Davis Publishing
ATTN: ZDNet Exclusives
The Riverview Building
One Athenaeum Street 
Cambridge, MA. 02142 

Phone: (617) 225-3219
 
ZD Net/CompuServe: 72241,2065 
Internet:  exclusives@zd.com
 
 
WHAT IS ZDNET'S LOGOMANAGER/ANIMATOR? 

The LogoManager/Animator is a Windows 95 utility for replacing the
standard Windows startup, shutdown, and turn-off logos
with a logo of your choice.  Install one of the preformatted
images that come with LogoManager or use one of your own.
The package includes ZDNet's LogoAnimator, which allows
you to animate the palette of your favorite images for use
as the Windows 95/98 startup image.



HISTORY

Version 1.0 - Released 06/29/96

This is the initial release of ZD Net's LogoManager/Animator.

Version 1.1 - Released 09/01/98

Incorporates multiple bug fixes.

HOW DO I INSTALL ZDNET'S LOGOMANAGER/ANIMATOR?

1. Unzip the file into a temporary directory (for example, C:\Temp).

2. Run Setup and follow the prompts.

3. After installing the program, place your mouse cursor on the
   desktop and press the right mouse button once.  Select Properties
   from the popup window.  From the Display Properties window,
   select the Logo tab. Please refer to the help file for more
   information.

4. Image Specifications

   To add images to the library from your private collection, you
   must first resize them to 320x400 pixels and save them as 256-color
   RGB bitmaps.  Several shareware editors will do the job. After 
   reformatting an image, you can use LogoAnimator to animate its
   palette and use the result as a startup logo.


WHERE CAN I GET SUPPORT? 

To get support or to report bugs, you may leave a message in the
ZDNet Exclusives section of ZDNet's Utilities (GO ZDUTIL) Forum,
or you may contact us at:

Ziff-Davis Publishing
Attn.: ZDNet Exclusives
The Riverview Building
One Athenaeum Street 
Cambridge, MA. 02142 
Phone: (617) 225-3219
 
ZDNet/CompuServe: 72241,2065
Internet:  exclusives@zd.com


Copyright © 1996 ZDNet, all rights reserved. 
Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
ZDNet is a registered trademark of Ziff-Davis Publishing, Inc.

David Blain can be reached at:

CompuServe email:  72241,2257
