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Media Changer 2.0 for Windows NT/95
Copyright (C) Swoosie Software 1995
by Mike Henderson and Gary Lucero
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Please read MCHANGER.TXT for information on how to set up, use,
and register Media Changer. But for those of you who are impatient
or don't like to read, this file will give you the quick n' dirty
instructions to get Media Changer up and running on your system.
(V2.0) MCHANGER - Win 32 BMP/SCR/WAV Changer
Changes the wallpaper, system sounds, and
screen saver and registers the new settings.
Setup program included allowing easy
customization. Works with Windows NT and 95.
Shareware (US$ 10 - cash or money order)
GLucero@Novell.com, MHenderson@Novell.com
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Media Changer - Quick Start Instructions
(Note some steps are only for Windows 95 users, and some
steps are only for Windows NT users.)
1. Create a directory anywhere on your hard drive and copy
MCHANGER.EXE and MCSETUP.EXE into it.
2. Run MCSETUP.EXE. Make sure each media type (Windows wallpaper,
screen saver, system sounds) you would like Media Changer to
alter is turned on via the checkboxes on the left side of the
dialog. Now for each media type click the Browse button and
find a directory that has some files in it you want to
use (i.e. .BMP for wallpaper files, .SCR for screen savers,
and .WAV for sound files) and choose one as your starting
file. If you want Media Changer to randomly select a sound file
from that directory each time it is run, turn on the Random
checkbox next to that item. Otherwise Media Changer will
just choose the next sequential file in that directory
when you run MCHANGER.EXE.
3. In Windows95, if you are retrieving media files from a network
drive, pick the Network button. You can now choose to have
Media Changer make a local copy of the media files it is going
to use on your system. For example, if you get your startup
sound files off of the network, they won't play correctly since
Windows plays the startup sound BEFORE it logs on to the
network. If you turn on the Copy checkbox for the startup
sound, Media Changer will make a copy of the startup sound
file it selects and place it in the same directory as MCHANGER.EXE
-- it names this file START.WAV. Click OK to close this dialog.
(NOTE: In NT, Media Changer's current selected media files are
always copied to the same directory as MCHANGER.EXE. The exception
is the screen saver, which is copied to your System32 directory.)
4. Click Save to save your changes.
5. If you're using Windows NT, you need to do two more things:
a. Open the Control Panel and bring up Desktop.
Double-check that the wallpaper tiling mode is set how
you want it. Next, single-click the Name box in the Screen
Saver section. It will pop open and show all of your screen
savers. Notice one of the names is repeated twice. Choose
the first (top) of the two duplicate names. This is MCHANGER's
copy of the screen saver it has currently selected. Each time
you run MCHANGER.EXE, this will now automatically change to
the screen saver Media Changer has selected for you.
Click OK to save the settings.
b. Open the Sound Control Panel item. Set each of the following
sound items to the corresponding file in Media Changer's
directory:
System Asterisk: ASTERISK.WAV
System Default: DEFAULT.WAV
System Exclamation: EXCLAMAT.WAV
System Exit: EXIT.WAV
System Hand: HAND.WAV
System Question: QUESTION.WAV
System Start: START.WAV
6. Click Close to close MCSETUP. Place a shortcut or an icon for
MCHANGER.EXE in your Startup folder or group. This way, each
time you start Windows, Media Changer will change all of your
media settings automatically!
For further instructions and details, please read MCHANGER.TXT. It
contains hints, tips, and other information about Media Changer.