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README.TXT
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For your downloading convenience, the GrpIcon program has been distributed on
BBS systems in three different packages. Each package contains a different
subset of files and has been designed to suit different user needs.
We recommend that you first review this file, then download the GrpIcon
package which will incur the lowest download cost while supplying the
necessary files, based on your present knowledge and Windows installation.
Package #1: GRPBIG.ZIP
This package contains everything associated with GrpIcon, and weighs in at
435KB. It includes a pretty Windows-based installation program that installs
GrpIcon and associated utilities conveniently for you. This package is
recommended for people who are not comfortable manually copying files back
and forth or just want to see the pretty Setup program screen.
To install GrpIcon using GRPBIG.ZIP, just unzip the files to a floppy
diskette or to any directory and run SETUP.EXE from within Windows.
GRPBIG.ZIP contains the following files:
SETUP.EXE - Windows-based installation program
SETUP.INF - Script file used by Setup
LZEXPAND.DLL - Decompression Library used by Setup
GRPICON.EX_ - The GrpIcon program
GRPICON.HL_ - GrpIcon on-line Help file
ICSICON.EX_ - Inner-City Software Icon Library #1
ICS.DL_ - Required for all Inner-City Software Programs
BTTNCUR.DL_ - Required for all Inner-City Software Programs
COMMDLG.DL_ - Windows 3.1 Common Dialogs (for 3.0 users)
Sample bitmaps for use as Group backgrounds
ARCADE.BM_
EGYPT.BM_
MONEY.BMP
SQUARES.BM_
TANKER.BM_
ZIGZAG.BM_
LASTMIN.TXT - Last minute Errata (boo-boos)
README.TXT - This file
(Please note: All files containing an underscore in their name are compressed
and should be decompressed using the SETUP.EXE program.)
Package #2: GRPMED.ZIP
This package is similar to GRPBIG except it does not contain the Windows-based
installation program or COMMDLG.DLL, which is only required for Windows 3.0
users (it is included with Windows 3.1). This reduces the archive size to
about 324KB. To install GrpIcon using this archive or the even smaller
GRPSML.ZIP, please unzip the files to the following locations:
*.EXE - The Windows directory or a directory reserved for GrpIcon.
*.HLP - The Windows directory.
*.DLL - The Windows System directory.
*.BMP - The Windows directory or a directory reserved for GrpIcon.
(Please Note: As GRPMED.ZIP and GRPSML.ZIP do not contain Windows 3.1
compatibility files, Windows 3.0 users should use GRPBIG.ZIP unless they
already have a copy of COMMDLG.DLL on their system.)
GRPMED.ZIP contains the following files:
GRPICON.EXE - The GrpIcon program
GRPICON.HLP - GrpIcon On-Line Help file
ICSICON.EXE - Inner-City Software Icon Library #1
ICS.DLL - Required for all Inner-City Software Programs
BTTNCUR.DLL - Required for all Inner-City Software Programs
Sample bitmaps for use as Group backgrounds
ARCADE.BMP
EGYPT.BMP
MONEY.BMP
SQUARES.BMP
TANKER.BMP
ZIGZAG.BMP
LASTMIN.TXT - Last minute Errata (boo-boos)
README.TXT - This file
Package #3: GRPSML.ZIP
This package is similar to GRPMED except it does not contain the sample
bitmap images, which ultimately reduces the file size to about 205KB.
To install GrpIcon using this archive, please follow the instructions above
for GRPMED.ZIP.
GRPSML.ZIP contains the following files:
GRPICON.EXE - The GrpIcon program
GRPICON.HLP - GrpIcon On-Line Help file
ICSICON.EXE - Inner-City Software Icon Library #1
ICS.DLL - Required for all Inner-City Software Programs
BTTNCUR.DLL - Required for all Inner-City Software Programs
LASTMIN.TXT - Last minute Errata (boo-boos)
README.TXT - This file
In all cases, start the program GRPICON.EXE to start GrpIcon.
When you start GrpIcon, you may see a colorful dialog box appear notifying
you that you have an "Unregistered Demo Copy". This dialog box will appear
about once every three hours until GrpIcon is registered, in which case the
dialog box will not appear unless you choose "About GrpIcon" from the new
Program Manager Group menu. When the dialog box appears, if you have obtained
a Registration Number from Inner-City Software, you may select the
"Register Me" button to register GrpIcon. Otherwise, simply click the "Go!"
button to continue.
When GrpIcon is started, you will not see any icon appear for it.
This is because GrpIcon's mission is to make your Windows Program Manager act
just like it had the ability to customize Group windows all along, so all of
GrpIcon's functions are accessible directly from Program Manager whenever
GrpIcon is running.
Just click on the Control Menu (also known as the System Menu) of any
Program Manager Group window, or press Alt-minus with the keyboard to open
the Control Menu of the active Program Manager Group. You will see a new,
colorful menu item entitled "Group Properties". Select the new
"Group Properties" menu item, and another snazzy menu will appear which
allows you to access the various GrpIcon features.
From here on in, have fun, experiment, and if you have questions,
consult the on-line Help, which is available by clicking on the Help button
in any GrpIcon dialog box. If your question is not answered by the on-line
Help, give us a call at (617) 536-6946, and ask for Technical Support.
Enjoy!
P.S. If you received GrpIcon on a floppy diskette, the diskette contains all
of the files included in GRPBIG.ZIP in the root directory, and copies of all
three of the zip files in a directory called UPLOAD. As GrpIcon is shareware,
we ask that you support the shareware concept by uploading the files in the
UPLOAD directory to any BBS system or on-line service to which you have
access. This will increase your upload credits and improve your karma, honest!
Til we meet again, have fun, and do something nice for somebody today, OK?
Peace!
- Kenny G.