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Thanks for trying the Internet Control Center. Please read this
important information before installing.
You must have the runtime library vbrun300.dll installed on
your system before installing ICC. Check in your windows/system
directory. If you don't have it, there is a copy available on
our ftp site ftp://ftp.usefulware.com/users/jfoltz.
You must have a working winsock program installed on your system.
ICC is tailored especially for Trumpet and Chameleon, but will work
with any winsock, and has been used with SLIP emulators also.
It is very important that the the winsock and its associated
dialer/control program both be in your system path. For example, if
you use Trumpet Winsock, the files winsock.dll, tcpman.exe, etc. should
be in a trumpet directory that is in the system path.
I recommend against putting the winsock.dll in your windows or system
directories. It should be kept with the rest of the winsock program.
This will prevent some potential problems. If you have more than one
winsock installed on your system, DO NOT have more than one in your
system path at the same time.
ICC does NOT modify the autoexec.bat file or any other system files.
Before installing ICC, it is best to re-start Windows and run the setup
before anything else. This will avoid potential errors with dll's
being in memory from programs you ran recently. If you do get such
an error as "File In Use" ignore it, it's harmless. The setup program
will not copy an older version of any file over a newer one you might
have already.
This program installs easily in the usual way. Just dbl-click on the
"setup.exe" found in the same directory as this file, using your file
manager. ICC will be installed in your Program Manager in its own
group. Then of course you can drag it to any group you like.
A few people have reported installation problems with the file ddeml.dll.
This is likely due to running WFWG on a LAN, and the ddeml is active.
You may have to restart windows and install ICC before going online
on the LAN.
The first time you run the program, the setup screen will appear first.
The setup options are self-explanatory, and if you make a mistake, the
program will tell you so. To use the "connect-on-startup" option, you
should have your winsock configured to connect automatically when
loaded. Many popular winsocks can do this. If you are using Trumpet
Winsock, ICC will set this option automatically after showing you
the settings. ICC also has an automatic connect/disconnect routine for
Netmanage Chameleon, which does not have it built in as of this release.
TRUMPET USERS: Before using ICC, make sure that the last time you used
Trumpet, you closed the program from the Trumpet window, and NOT from the
Trumpet icon. Trumpet has a habit of insisting on starting in
the same state as it was closed, even if the launching program asks for it
to start as a window. ICC must open Trumpet as a window, and not as an
icon, when using the Trumpet option in ICC setup.
Also, set the online status detection in Trumpet setup to NONE. If
your login script has a DCD check in it, this will usually conflict
with ICC's online check. You will know this if your login script
stops without completing. I have yet to see a script where you
couldn't just disable the offending line and it works great. If you
see a line with "dcd" or "dsr" that's the one. Most of these are
of the form "wait 30 dcd" telling Trumpet to wait 30 seconds for a
dcd signal. However, changing this to a straight wait without the
dcd ("wait 2") will usually work if you MUST have a delay. Normally
you don't need it at all. (Trumpet script lines are disabled by
putting a # at the beginning of the line.)
Finally, set the dialer options in Trumpet to "Automatic Login and
Logout on Demand".
Due to the wide variation in Trumpet login scripts, sometimes unforeseen
problems occur. We have always been able to remedy them so far. IF YOUR
LOGIN SCRIPT WILL NOT complete, when emailing the author for help, PLEASE
attach a copy of your login.cmd and trumpwsk.ini., with any passwords
edited out before mailing. It is also helpful if you rename the files
to something like myname.ini and myname.cmd.
CHAMELEON USERS: Before using ICC, turn OFF the Carrier Detect in the
Chameleon setup options. ICC's detection will conflict with this, and
will not allow your login script to complete properly. ICC cannot set
this option for you because Netmanage has decided to encrypt all their
configuration files.
*** VERY IMPORTANT ***
For the online status light, and the connect/disconnect to work properly
your modem must be properly set. The DCD (Data Carrier Detect) signal
must be set to be active only during connect. On Hayes-compatible modems
the command to put in your modem string is &C1. Some modems use this as
the factory default, and some do not.
The other important modem setting is the DTR (Data Terminal Ready) mode.
It should be set to disconnect your modem when the DTR signal goes off.
The command for Hayes-compatible modems is &D2. Thus to be safe,
just add the string &C1&D2 to whatever modem string you are currently
using. There should be a setting in your winsock dialer program for the
modem initialization string.
If you need a particular internet client, we have a pretty good
selection at http://www.usefulware.com/~jfoltz.
If you would like a really cool sound intro to play when ICC
starts up, download the file wave.zip from our ftp site
and unzip it into the icc directory. It will play automatically
when ICC is started. We didn't include it because of the size,
and some users won't want it. ICC uses the Windows MCI sound
driver.
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ATTENTION INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
If you would like a customized version of ICC with your name/logo,
to distribute to your new users, I can provide this at NO CHARGE
to you. Each user will then have the option to register the package
if they desire. You also have the option to pre-register your users
at 50% off the regular price, on condition that you provide it as
part of your startup package. Other customization and features can
be handled on an individual basis. Complete install/setup programs
for client packages also available. Send email to
jfoltz@usefulware.com (John Foltz)
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Thanks again!
John Foltz
author of the Internet Control Center
UsefulWare
"The tools people use."
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email jfoltz@usefulware.com OR jfoltz@mindspring.com