General Preferences

The General Preferences page lets you do the following:

You can set or change QCD preferences at any time.

To display the General Preferences page:

Here are some guidelines on things you can do with these settings:

To:

Do this:

Activate proxy support

  • In the Network Connection section, locate the Proxy Server field and enter your proxy server's host name.  E.g., myproxy.net:8080

Do not include any prefixes such as http=, just the hostname is needed.

For more details, read Troubleshooting: Connecting to CDDB through the Proxy Server.

Get proxy settings from your Internet Explorer browser

  • Check the box labeled Load same proxy settings as Internet Explorer.

If you have previously configured Internet Explorer, these settings will appear in the window.  If you have not set up IE, or if you don't need proxy settings, these fields will remain blank.

Add or change a proxy username and password

  • In the Network Section, locate the Username and Password fields, and then enter your information.

Automatically check for QCD updates

  • In the Keep QCD within reach section, check the Auto-check periodically box.  QCD will periodically check for updates if you are connected to the internet.

Change the QCD display to another language

  • QCD will soon have the ability to changes languages on the fly! Check our download page for the 'language pack'.

Check for QCD updates

  • In the Keep QCD within reach section, click the Check for QCD Updates button.

Create a QCD desktop icon

  • In the Keep QCD within reach section, click the Create Desktop Icon button.

Create a Quick Launch icon

  • In the Keep QCD within reach section, Create Quick Launch Icon button.

Use QCD offline

  • In the Network Connection section, check the Work Offline box.