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- FreeRAM XP Pro 1.40 by YourWare Solutions
- Released August 12, 2003 (8-12-2003)
- Readme File for Installation, Usage, and Distribution
-
- What's new in version 1.40:
- -A few bug fixes (rare instances of tray icon not appearing or
- FreeRAM XP Pro interfering with shutdown/restart)
- -Major new feature: RAM-Cuts, or RAM-freeing shortcuts. See
- the Tools menu or press CTRL-U to access this feature.
- -Minor enhancement: Ability to hide the Memory Mode part of
- the program display
-
- 1. Installation for new users
-
- Use Winzip or another zip utility to extract the executable file,
- FreeRAM XP Pro 1.40.exe, to a SPECIFIC and stable directory of
- your choosing. We recommend the DESKTOP, since you'll have easy
- access to the file in the future. DO NOT double-click on the file
- in Winzip (or the zip extractor you use) to extract, as that will
- cause Winzip to unzip to a temporary directory; the file will be
- deleted automatically by Windows or Winzip after closing; and
- consequently you will not be able to find it again later on.
-
- After successfully unzipping to a directory of your
- choosing, just run the executable file (FreeRAM XP Pro 1.40.exe).
- Whenever you use FreeRAM XP Pro in the future, it will run from
- the executable file, so be sure to keep it in a stable and
- easily-accessible location. Again, we recommend the Desktop.
-
- Note that by installing and using our software, you agree to
- the distribution guidelines in part 5 of this Readme and the
- Legal Notices in part 6 of this readme.
-
- 2. Upgrading from a previous version
-
- To upgrade, DO NOT unzip this file to your Windows Temp folder
- (such as by clicking on the file in WinZip). Instead, specifically
- EXTRACT this file to the previous version's location and DELETE
- the old file, thus replacing the old file with the new one. Then
- run the new executable file. NOTE: You do NOT need to run the
- Uninstall option of the previous version prior to installing the
- new version. Doing so may cause your settings to revert to their
- defaults.
-
- Note that by installing and using our software, you agree to
- the distribution guidelines in part 5 of this Readme and the
- Legal Notices in part 6 of this readme.
-
- 3. Uninstalling
-
- To UNINSTALL:
- In the program window (not from the system tray), click on the
- Information menu, which is third from the left under the title
- bar (beginning with the File and Settings menus). Then click on
- the Uninstall option. After the uninstall process ends, delete
- the executable file (program file). Note: You may have to restart
- before attempting to delete the program file.
-
- To manually install (not recommended; for advanced users only),
- first exit out of FreeRAM XP Pro, and then delete the program
- file. Note: You may have to restart to delete the program file.
- Next, open the Start Menu and click on Run. Type in regedit
- and hit Enter. Delete the key at
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\YourWare Solutions. Then navigate to the
- key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- and delete the value named FreeRAM XP to complete the uninstall process.
-
- Please note: If you are having trouble finding the program file in
- whatever case, try searching your hard drive for "FreeRAM" without
- quotes.
-
- 4. Usage
-
- There are two main ways to optimize RAM: by pressing Go, or by
- configuring FreeRAM XP Pro to operate automatically. You may, of
- course, use the two methods together. For more info, see the
- Usage Notes under the Information menu and visit the Settings
- program window.
-
- In addition, FreeRAM XP Pro can operate in two modes when freeing
- RAM: via AutoFree, in which FreeRAM XP Pro automatically balances
- speed and memory when optimizing, or you can manually specify
- exactly how much RAM you want to free up.
-
- FreeRAM XP Pro also features many more options, functions, and
- customizability. For more information, read the Usage Notes
- under the Information menu and explore the program Settings
- window.
-
- 5. Distribution
-
- We permit and encourage the free distribution and listing of
- FreeRAM XP Pro as long as the distributed package remains
- complete and unchanged as that officially distributed from
- YourWare Solutions (as available from our website); the software
- itself is available free and without cost to the end user; the
- user is given notice of our company website,
- http://www.yourwaresolutions.com; and the user understands that
- FreeRAM XP Pro is freeware.
- If you have any questions regarding distribution, please contact
- us.
-
- 6. Legal Notices
-
- Although it is extremely unlikely that the use of FreeRAM XP Pro
- harms your computer, YourWare Solutions is not responsible for any
- damage of any sort caused by the use of our software, either directly
- or indirectly. YourWare Solutions makes no guarantee that FreeRAM
- XP Pro will function correctly or at all in all situations, systems,
- or circumstances. FreeRAM XP Pro is provided AS-IS, without warranty.
- In no event shall the author(s), YourWare Solutions, or any other
- related parties, affiliates or institutions be liable for any consequential,
- special, incidental, indirect, or other damages of any kind from the
- delivery, performance or use, whether direct or indirect, of any version of
- FreeRAM XP Pro and FreeRAM XP Lite.
- You may not attempt to reverse compile, modify, dissect, or disassemble
- FreeRAM XP Pro in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever. You may not
- exclude, add, or modify any files of/to the FreeRAM XP Pro download package
- (zip file) or modify it in any other way from the form that it is available
- from our website, http://www.yourwaresolutions.com. You may not make
- FreeRAM XP Pro part of any other package, software or otherwise, for any
- reason without expressed written consent from the author(s) of FreeRAM XP
- Pro or from YourWare Solutions.
- You are not allowed to distribute any version of FreeRAM XP Pro or FreeRAM
- XP Lite, or any portion thereof, for profit in any form whatsoever by any
- means whatsoever. For distribution information, see part five above and/or
- our website. Copyright information at bottom.
-
- Use, reproduction and/or distribution of this program, or any portion of it,
- not in strict compliance with the information in this file, may result in
- severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum
- extent possible under the law.
-
- All information contained in this section applies to all versions of
- FreeRAM XP Pro, past, present, and future, FreeRAM XP Lite, and all
- products of YourWare Solutions.
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- Contact information: http://www.yourwaresolutions.com
- Email: contact@yourwaresolutions.com
- Visit our website for periodic news and updates, or use the
- Update Wizard under the Tools menu of FreeRAM XP Pro.
-
- FreeRAM XP Pro (TM): It's Window's best free memory manager.
- (TM) Copyright YourWare Solutions, 2001-2003.