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Appearance Schemes Help

After Installation

You should keep the installation file just in case you ever want to install the Windows 95 Collection again. Or you can delete it for now just to save hard drive space, then download it again later on.

Entering the Appearance Schemes into your Win95 Registry

The Schemes.reg file can be located in Explorer:

C:\Program Files\Creative Formats\Windows 95 Collection One\Schemes

If you don’t see the folders and files right away after opening Explorer, press F5 on your keyboard to refresh Explorer.

To install the schemes, highlight the Schemes.reg file. Right click on it and click Copy.

Close Explorer. Right click on the Desktop, click on Paste.

Double click on the Schemes.reg file. A message box will appear telling you that the schemes have been entered into your Registry. Delete the copy of the Schemes.reg file.

Using the Schemes

Right click on the Desktop. Click on Properties. Then click on the Appearance tab.

Scroll through the list of new schemes and use the arrow drop-down list to choose the one that you like the best. If you want to change any pre-defined scheme, make sure you save the new scheme with a different name.

TO UNINSTALL:

The uninstall program will only delete the files, folders, and Start menu entries. It will not delete the actual scheme entries.

Deleting Schemes

Right click on the Desktop, click Properties, then click on the Appearance tab. Highlight a scheme that you want to delete using the arrow drop-down list. Then click the delete button.

Deleting All the Schemes

Click on the Start button. Highlight Find, then click Files or Folders. Type Regedit.exe in the Named space, then click the Find Now button. When the Regedit.exe file comes up, click the Stop button. Double click on the Regedit.exe file to open the Registry Editor.

Double click on the following entries in this order: HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Control Panel, Appearance. Highlight Schemes. Highlight the first new scheme on the list. It should be:

++++ Autumn

Now scroll down. Press and hold down the Shift key on your keyboard. Click once on the ++++ Yellow scheme. All the new schemes should be highlighted. Make sure you don’t highlight any of the existing Windows 95 default schemes. Right click on one of the highlighted entries. Click Delete. Click Yes to confirm. After the entries have been deleted, close all the open windows.

Uninstalling Appearance Schemes

Click on the Start button. Highlight Settings, then click Control Panel.

Double click on Add/Remove Programs. Scroll down to Windows 95 Collection One and double click on it.

Click Yes to go ahead with the Uninstall. After the Uninstall process, close all the open windows. If you still see the files and folders in Explorer, press F5 to refresh Explorer.

Important: If you installed other elements of the Windows 95 Collection, those will be uninstalled as well.