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Welcome to WinBoost 2001

Welcome to WinBoost 2001 Standard

(c) 1998 - 2001 Magellass Corp.

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About WinBoost

WinBoost is a special utility designed to configure and personalize Windows Me/9X (95/98/98 SE) looks and feels. Using easy to use user interface you can configure hundreds of Windows Me/9X hidden settings, from Start Menu, Desktop, Accessories, Windows Explorer, to Internet Explorer. In addition, you will get hundreds of selected Windows Me/9X Tips & Tricks to boost your productivity and performance.

Basic Operations

Tips for Creating Animation Logo

Ordering WinBoost 2001 Gold

FAQ & Troubleshooting

How to Contact Us

Other Products

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Ordering WinBoost 2001

Ordering WinBoost 2001 Gold

(c) 1998 - 2001 Magellass Corp.

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License Fee

If you purchase WinBoost you will get the Gold Edition. Enjoy all Standard Edition features plus hundreds more secret settings and tips-tricks!

The license fee for a single copy of WinBoost 2001 Gold is only US$ 25.00.  A Site License costs US$ 295.00 and covers all locations for your organization within a 160-kilometer radius of your site (100 miles).  One big advantage of a Site License is that you do not need to keep track of how many people at your site are using the software.  A World Wide License costs US$ 995.00 and it covers all locations for your organization on the Planet Earth.

How to Order

We use KAGI service to process your order.  KAGI makes it easy for people to pay for products obtained through the Internet. Following a list of paying methods currently accepted: VISA, Master Card, American Express, Discover (Novus), Dinner, JCB, First Virtual, Cash, Money Order, and Check. You can order via KAGI as follows:

1. Internet

KAGI offers you to order via the Internet by a so-called Secure Connection.  Using this method, you can pay with credit cards (VISA, Master Card, American Express, Discover (Novus), Dinner, JCB). To place your order online now, visit:

http://www.magellass.com/order.html or http://www.downloadboost.com/order.html.

2. E-mail or fax

Provided that you want to pay using credit cards or with First Virtual, you can send e-mail or a fax to KAGI. Both of them have to be created by this enclose registration wizard. It will encode your credit card number to achieve greater security.

3. Postal service

Using this method, you can pay using all the methods listed above. This enclose registration wizard will print the form you send to KAGI. Again, it will encode your credit card number if applicable. Send it to:  Kagi 1442-A Walnut Street PMB #392-Q7L Berkeley, California 94709-1405 USA

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How to Contact Us

(c) 1998 - 2001 Magellass Corp.

www.winboost.com

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Comments and Suggestions

Send your comments, suggestions, bug reports, problem with registration code/payment, etc to support@magellass.com

Latest News

For the latest news, information of other products, and the future version of WinBoost, feel free to visit our homepage at http://www.winboost.com or http://www.magellass.com

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Basic Operations

(c) 1998 - 2001 Magellass Corp.

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How to run

Click the Windows Me/9X Start button, point to Programs folder, point to WinBoost 2001 folder, and then click WinBoost 2001 shortcut. When the splash screen appears on the screen, wait a moment and then click OK.  Click one of this following toolbar buttons to start configuring the new settings:

How to apply a new setting

1. Click the options you want to apply, read the short descriptions and watch the previews (if available). Every time you click an option, the option text color will turn to white.  This means that option will be executed when you click the Apply or OK buttons.

2. To cancel an option, just click that option once again so the text color return to black. At several options, such as changing IE and Outlook Express animation logo, changing background toolbar, etc.,  the text color always remain white. This is a sign that you can change the old settings if you ever activate this option before.

How to change an option back to its default setting

To change an option setting back to its default, you must uncheck the check box until the option text color turn to white and then click Apply or OK.  On several options, you need to restart Windows. Meanwhile, several options such as removing history does not have default settings.

OK, Cancel, and Apply buttons

 OK button. Used to exit from  WinBoost 2001 and apply the new settings. If the new settings needs you to restart Windows before they can work, a dialog box will appears on the screen and prompts you to restart  Windows. However, on several options when you click this button WinBoost 2001 will automatically restart your Windows without any confirmation.

  Cancel button. Used to exit  from WinBoost 2001 without change anything on Windows settings, although you have checked several options. This is not valid if you already have clicked the Apply button.

   Apply button. Used to execute the new settings without exit from WinBoost 2001.

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Other Products

(c) 1998 - 2001 Magellass Corp.

www.winboost.com

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Internet Tweak

Internet Tweak is a special utility designed to configure and personalize Internet related settings in Windows 98/95/Me/2000. Starting from optimize Internet Connection performance (adjust NDI cache, IPMTU, RcvWindow, Time to Live, MaxMTU, Boost modem transfer speed, etc.), access Internet Explorer's hidden settings, access Outlook Express's hidden settings, access Netscape Communicator's hidden settings, also access general Internet settings in Windows. In addition, you will get hundreds of selected Internet Tips & Tricks that will boost your productivity.  Wait no more and download it from our site http://www.magellass.com or  http://www.internettweak.com

MemMonster

MemMonster for is a special utility designed to monitor and recover your available physical memory. Using a single click mouse you can dramatically increase your current available physical memory. You can set the application to activate automatically recover if your memory has reached low level value.  Available in 2 versions: Me/98/95 and 2000/NT. Download it from our site http://www.magellass.com or http://www.memmonster.com

KeyPack

KeyPack for Windows Me/98/95/NT/2000 is a special utility designed to manage and keep track all kind of passwords, including web site access codes, software serial numbers and other secret numbers you may have. Using easy to use interface you can quickly and safely store, edit, search, create backup, print, or even generate new passwords. Download it from our site at http://www.magellass.com or http://www.keypack.com.

Desktop Cycler

Desktop Cycler  for Windows Me/98/95/NT/2000 is a special utility to manage and cycle your desktop goodies. Using easy to use interface you can cycle and randomize hundreds of selected wallpapers, screensavers, desktop themes, windows logo, IE's toolbar skins or even Start Menu icons automatically on specific time. Plus access hundreds of selected resources sites for great and free desktop goodies! Download it from our site http://www.magellass.com or http://www.desktopcycler.com.

WinBrush

WinBrush for Windows Me/98/95/NT/2000 is a special utility designed to clean up your hard disk from any garbage/unneeded files, it will also protect your privacy by clean sweep all tracks, history, recently used document list, etc. Download it from our site at http://www.magellass.com or http://www.winbrush.com

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Creating Animation Logo

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You can perform these steps to create logo animation:

1.  Use your bitmap editor application to create an empty bitmap file.  For large logo, use 38 pixels width and  (38 x F) pixels height.  For small logo use  22 pixels width and  (22 x F) pixels height. "F" is amount of frame you want to create. Example, if you want to create large logo with 20 frames,  then create 38 x 760 pixels bitmap file.

2.  Use your bitmap editor application to create animation frames. For large logo, use 38 pixels width and 38 pixels height.  For small logo, use 22 pixels width and  22 pixels height.  Amounts of bitmap files you have to create depends on how many frames you want to use.  Create frames as many as you want, and then place one by one in the empty bitmap file.  See the picture above.  NOTE: The first frame will be used as bitmap logo when IE or Outlook Express in the off-line mode.

3. Save the bitmap animation you have created,  and then use WinBoost to replace IE or OE logo.

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FAQ & Troubleshooting

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Q: My monitor is at 1024 x 1280 making all your type kinda small. The fancy font used is really difficult to read.

A: Try to use "Large Font" setting in Windows Me/9X's Display properties.  Right click on the Desktop, and select Properties.  Select Settings tab from Display Properties dialog box. Click Advanced button. In General tab, select "Large Fonts" from the Font Size option. If this new setting still too small for you, try to set the font size yourself by selecting "Others" option.

Q: I have had to reformat my hard disk and have lost my registration number for WinBoost which I purchased last month.

A:  Please write/print and save your registration information carefully for future references, including to update to the latest version of WinBoost. But if that happens, you may contact us via support@magellass.com and include your registered name.

Q: Does WinBoost 2001 works on XP/NT/2000?

A: No, it doesn't. However we do have a plan to create a new version of WinBoost, specially designed for Windows XP/2000. Please subscribe to our update news to get a notification when it has released.

Q: Is WinBoost available in French, Spanish, or other than English?

A: WinBoost only available in English version.

Q: How do I uninstall WinBoost? I can't find any info from the demo that permits me to do this.

A: Use the standard procedure. Click on Start-Settings-Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs, select WinBoost 2001 from the list, and then click Add/Remove button. Or, you can run setup.exe file in (WinBoost dir)\Setup (e.g.c:\Program Files\WinBoost\Setup).

Q : How to restore all settings back to default factory settings?

A: To restore all settings that you have made back to the default factory settings, click the WinBoost 2001 Preferences button on the toolbar and then check Back to Default Settings option. Click Default  button, click Yes, click OK, and then restart your computer.   This option useful if you want to completely uninstall WinBoost or there is a conflict between your system and WinBoost.

If conflicts still occurred, as the last alternative you can copy the backup registry files (User.dat and System.dat) to Windows Me/9X folder (e.g. c:\Windows). You can found these backup files in the (WinBoost Directory)\Backup  folder (e.g. c:\Program Files\WinBoost\Backup). NOTE: Using this method you will lost the registry information after WinBoost installed.  For example you have installed other application after it, then you must reinstall it.

Q: I am using Windows 95 and can I use all settings in WinBoost?

A: Yes, however some hidden settings will not work properly if you do not install Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0 in your Windows 95. Those settings are:

Start Menu:

Hiding the Favorites Menu, Hiding the Documents Menu, Hiding the Log Off Menu, Disabling Recent Documents History, Disabling Recent Documents on Exit, Renaming the Favorites menu, and Renaming the Log Off menu.

Explorer:

Putting Windows Explorer in Quick Launch.

Desktop:

Disabling the Active Desktop feature, Ignoring All Changes on Active Desktop, Putting Favorite Program in Quick Launch, Hiding Windows Version on Desktop.

Internet:

Background for Explorer Toolbars, Changing IE and OE Logo Animation, Putting Text in Outlook Express Title Bar, Better Auto Complete Feature, Placing Subscriptions Folder at Start Menu, Using Outlook Express for News Only, Hiding File Menu at Internet Explorer, Changing OE Mail & News Shell Folder, Creating IE History at Start Menu, Quick New E-Mail at Start Menu, Hiding Find On The Internet Menu, Disabling OE Splash Screen, and Hiding Find People Menu.

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