Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Bruce Hawker & Audio Visual Concepts
Freeware
Features:
* Choose Logos stored anywhere on Hard Drive or Disk and save them together as a Logo Group.
* Logo Groups can be recalled and installed quickly and easily
* Redesigned User Interface
* Improved operation.
* Works in all Display Modes (VGA, Super VGA)
* Backs up original Logo Screens
* Preview window to display Logo Screens
* Easy point and click interface
* 32 bit Visual Basic Application
* Works with Drivespaced Boot Drives
* Context-sensitive Help
* Freeware!
Installation:
Extract all of the files into a folder of your choice. Run Setup.exe and follow the prompts. TLC will be installed as directed, and a shortcut will be created in the Start Menu. TLC creates an ini file when you configure the program, and saves your original Logo backups in its own folder, but it does not write configuration files to any other folder.
The VB4.0 runtime files must be installed on your computer in order for TLC to run. Most computers have them installed anyhow, but if you find you need them, they can be found on the 'Net very easily. The file to search for is vb40032.zip.
Uninstall:
To uninstall TLC, simply select the entry in Add/Remove Programs, and click on Add/Remove. TLC will be removed from the computer with the exception of any files added after the installation (tlc.ini, and any logo group files with the .tlc extension). These files must be removed manually.
Manual:
OVERVIEW
Double click on Tlc.exe to launch the program. The main window presents several menu entries, three check/text boxes that are utilized to select the desired Logos, and a panel of operation buttons. From this window you configure the program, select the original Logos (logo.sys, logow.sys and logos.sys) to be backed up, and save and open Logo Groups. You can select different Logos, located anywhere on your hard drive(s) to use for Boot and Shutdown, and you can restore your original Logos at any time. Theme Logo Changer uses a handy Preview Window to view your Logo selections while making your choices.
The Preview Window is sized to the exact proportions of the Logo file and can display graphics in BMP or SYS format.
STEP BY STEP
1. ***Very Important*** Click the Configure TLC button. In the top drive and directory selection boxes, navigate to your Boot Drive's ROOT directory (folder). In most cases, this will be C:\. If you have Drivespaced your Boot Drive, you must point Theme Logo Changer to the Host drive of Boot (e.g. H:\). If you do not identify the Host drive to Theme Logo Changer, you will not be able to change your Boot Logo!!
In the lower selection boxes, navigate to your Windows directory. Usually, this will be C:\Windows, but it can be anywhere, as long as it is your Windows95 directory.
Once these two directories have been identified, select the OK button, and Theme Logo Changer will write an "ini" file to its' own directory.
2. The Main Window:
The main window consists of the Selected Logos text boxes on the left and the Operation Buttons on the right. The left section is for choosing and changing the Logos, whereas the operation buttons allow you to navigate through the program.
3. Making Backups:
Click the Backup Originals button:
You only need to do this once, but be forewarned: DO IT FIRST! If you don't, you will loose the original Logos.
Under the Backup Dialog, check the boxes for the files you wish to back up. The text boxes for the three Logo Screens are preset, but you can change the presets by simply clicking on the Folder Icon to open the Preview Window. In the Preview Window, you can navigate to the file of your choice. Alternatively, you can type the file's path into the box manually.
Once the Logo files have been located, click the Backup button, and the files will be backed up to the TLC folder.
By using the check boxes, you can easily backup one or all of the Logo files.
4. Restoring:
Click the Restore Originals button:
If you have previously backed up the original Logo files, restoring is as easy as clicking the Restore button. All of the backup Logos will be restored at once.
5. Changing Logo Screens:
On the left hand section, check/text box combinations are used for identifying replacement Logo Screens.
Check the boxes for the files you wish to change. Any or all of the three is fine. Click the Folder Icon for each file to invoke the Preview Window, or type the text into the box manually.
When you are satisfied as to your choices, click the Change Now button. If you wish to clear all of the entries and check boxes at once, click the Clear Entries button.
6. Managing Logo Groups:
This New Feature allows you to select three Logos from any drive, folder, or floppy disk on your computer and save the path information in one convenient location. This makes a wonderful way to put together your favorite Logos into "themes" that you can recall quickly and easily. NOTE: Only the path information is stored, so your Logos can remain where they are; they will not be moved!
Click the Save Logo Group button:
The Windows File Manager will open and allow the group to be saved in the folder of your choice. The group can be named anything you wish (using Long File Names), but must end with the .tlc extension.
Click the Open Logo Group button:
The Windows File Manager will open and display .tlc files. Navigate to the storage folder, select the group you wish to load and click OK. The group will be displayed in the Selected Logos text boxes. Check the Logos you wish to restore and click Change Now.
Known Bugs:
BUG FIX IN RELEASE VERSION 1.01:
1. If your Windows 95 folder path is not "C:\Windows", then the Configure Dialog will not open correctly. You will see an error message instead. This release removes a reference to "C:\Windows" in the code that caused the error message. The configure Dialog should work properly no matter what the Win95 folder is labeled.
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