Wallpaper Manager Plus V2.80
02/14/94
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Recent Information, Corrections, etc.
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Win16 Build: None.
Win32s Build:
1) BUG: Uninstall may crash Windows 3.1x upon completion. This is an
intermittent problem and may be due to a bug in the Win32s extensions.
No problems have been reported with Uninstall under NT or with the
16-bit build under Windows 3.1x. (1/25/94)
2) BUG: After installation when the program is first started it may
report an error attempting to read WALL.GLZ as the logo panel bitmap.
This is an intermittent error and may also be due to problems with the
Win32s extensions. It has not been observed under NT or with the 16-bit
version under Windows 3.1x. (1/25/94)
3) BUG: There are problems using hot keys and the screen saver under
the Win32s extensions. These function correctly in Wallpaper Manager
but seems to cause problems for other applications such a Word for
Windows 6.0. I am now fairly sure these problems are the result of a
bug in the Win32s DLLs which I am discussing with Microsoft. (2/9/94)
Until these problems are resolved I recommend using the Win32s build
only under NT.
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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.
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 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: 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. Under Windows NT the
Win32s build makes these changes to the Registry (NT does not use
WIN.INI for 32-bit applications).
SYSTEM.INI: No changes.
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS: No changes.
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.
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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
WKEY??.DLL* Hot keys DLL
16-bit or 32-bit Converter DLLs:*
WRLE??.DLL RLE converter DLL
WPCX??.DLL PCX converter DLL
WGIF??.DLL GIF converter DLL
WGLZ??.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 Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam (640 x 480 x 16)
BOTVENUS.GLZ Botticelli’s Birth of Venus (640 x 480 x 16)
SOCRATES.GLZ David’s Death of Socrates (640 x 480 x 16)
STRILION.GLZ Babylonian Panel of Striding Lion (640 x 480 x 16)
GEISHA.GLZ Utamaro’s Courtesan Holding a Fan (640 x 480 x 16)
PARASOL.GLZ Goya’s The Parasol Adam (640 x 480 x 16)
Initialization and Galery Files***
WALL.INI Wallpaper Manager initialization file
WALL.GAL Default initial gallery file
WALL????.GAL Alternate gallery file if WALL.GAL already exists
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.
* The ?? is replaced by 16 for Win16 (16-bit) versions and 32 for
Win32s (32-bit) versions.
** 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.
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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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