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Xteq Systems X-Setup (http://www.xteq.com) - Readme
Version 6.3
_____________________________________________________
WINDOWS 95/98 USERS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you try to install Xteq X-Setup on Windows 95 or 98,
please read the section "REQURIED COMMPONENTS FOR
WINDOWS 95/98" later in this README.TXT. Not doing so
might lead SETUP.EXE to fail!
_____________________________________________________
ABOUT XTEQ X-SETUP
Xteq X-Setup is the ultimate in system configuration
or "tweaking" as some people would say. It covers all
types of options and has many useful features - for
more information see the file FILE_ID.DIZ or browse
to http://www.xteq.com/products/xset/
Xteq X-Setup is also the official system configuration
utility of lockergnome.com: Lockergnome's free
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32-bit downloads, Web sites, games, multimedia, fonts,
tips & tricks, updates & patches, themes, computer
industry news, and more. Don't miss another review!
http://www.lockergnome.com/
To subscribe directly, please use the following URL
http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/daily.html
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X-SETUP LICENSING
X-Setup is licenced to you either as freeware or
shareware, depending on the environment it is used.
Please read the enclosed LICENSE.TXT carefully or
browse to http://www.xteq.com/register/ for details.
In short: It's 100% Freeware for home user and
charity/non-profit organizations, but shareware
for commercial institutions.
Notice: Most users do not need to register. If you
want to help Xteq Systems, you may make a donation.
Please visit http://www.xteq.com/donate/ for
more information.
_____________________________________________________
INSTALLING OR UPDATING XTEQ X-SETUP
To install Xteq X-Setup, extract all files from the
archive to a directory and start SETUP.EXE. After
Setup has finished, this directory can be deleted.
If you already have Xteq X-Setup installed, you can
install this new version into the same path as the
previous version.
In case you have added your own tools to the
"Programs" menu inside X-Setup, you need to copy the
file TOOLS.INI from the X-Setup\bin folder to the
new X-Setup\cfg folder after your have installed
X-Setup. After restarting X-Setup, your old entries
will be present in X-Setup again.
_____________________________________________________
GENERAL NOTICES ABOUT INSTALLING OR UPDATING X-SETUP
- Xteq X-Setup does NOT contain any backdoor
software: it *IS NOT* ad-based or spyware-enabled!
Your privacy *IS NOT* at risk by using Xteq X-Setup!
- Xteq X-Setup does not intereference with any other
system utility nor does it change any configuration
by just installing it (except adding some harmless
empty lines to MSDOS.SYS on W9x/ME machines which
the OS just ignores). Therefore, you can always
install it and give it a try.
- In some very rare cases, Anti-Virus software can
cause X-Setup to crash (GPFing). In this case,
please disable your Anti-Virus software before
starting SETUP.EXE or using X-Setup. Especially,
Norton AntiVirus seems to crash X-Setup. We
suggest using the products from TrendMicro, see
http://www.antivirus.com/
- If you have deactivated your Anti-Virus software
and Setup still shows a GPF ("SETUP caused
an invalid page fault in...") some of your system
components are badly damaged. You might try to
install the latest Internet Explorer from
Microsoft which sometimes is able to fix the
problem. If IE's setup also displays a GPF, the
best solution is, sorry to say, FORMAT C:\.
- Because X-Setup contains more than 700 plug-ins
that are all created using VBScript, some
Anti-Virus software may try to "analyze" every
plug-in and thus slowing down the setup process
of X-Setup dramatically. Normally, the setup
process does not take any longer than two minutes
but some users have reported setup durations of
30 minutes and more! If this happens to you,
just cancel setup, stop the On-Access scanner of
you Anti-Virus software and restart setup. After
setup is finished, you can simply scan the
entire \X-Setup folder to make sure that there
are no viruses.
_____________________________________________________
UNINSTALLING XTEQ X-SETUP
To remove Xteq X-Setup, use Start -> Settings ->
Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs. If the Control
Panel is opened while you are uninstalling X-Setup,
Setup can't remove the icon inside Control Panel
because it's locked. If this happens, just close
Control Panel, search for "XQXSetup.cpl" and delete
it.
PLEASE NOTE THAT UNINSTALLING X-SETUP DOES *NOT*
REVERT ANY CHANGES YOU HAVE MADE USING X-SETUP !!
_____________________________________________________
REQUIRED COMPONENTS
Xteq X-Setup requires some system components that
are include in every edition of Windows since
Windows NT 4.0 and upwards. X-Setup will check
itself for the availability of these components
before it starts and will display an error if they
are missing.
_____________________________________________________
REQUIRED COMPONENTS FOR WINDOWS 95/98
Important: Windows 95/98 without Microsoft Office,
Internet Explorer etc. has an outdated "OLEAUT32.DLL"
which is required to run Xteq X-Setup. This means,
if you are trying to execute SETUP.EXE, it will fail
with the message "A connected device does not work" or
"Method xxx not found in OLEAUT32.DLL"!
To fix this issue, you need to download and install the
updated COM library (Version 1.3 or later) from Microsoft.
For Windows 95:
http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom95/download.asp
For Windows 98:
http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom98/download.asp
We regret this error, but this is an issue of our
development environment since Windows 95/98 are no
longer supported by Microsoft ("Out of Live").
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CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
For a detailed listing what has changed in this
release, please see the file HISTORY.TXT inside the
X-Setup folder (C:\Program Files\X-Setup\HISTORY.TXT).
_____________________________________________________
SUPPORT FOR XTEQ X-SETUP
Due to the huge success of Xteq X-Setup, we are
bombed with hundreds of emails per day. Because of
this and as X-SETUP is mostly freeware, we can no
longer respond to support requests via email, SORRY!
If you need help with X-Setup, please see the Support
topic inside the help file. If you can't access the
help file from within X-Setup, since X-Setup does not
work, open the folder "\help" inside the directory
where you have installed X-Setup (normally C:\Program Files\X-Setup\)
and double-click the "StartHelp" file.
_____________________________________________________
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR / XTEQ SYSTEMS
To contact the author, write to TeXHeX@xteq.com
To contact Xteq Systems, write to info@xteq.com or
visit our website at http://www.xteq.com.
PLEASE NOTE THE DESCRIPTION ABOUT SUPPORT ABOVE!
_____________________________________________________
LICENSE / DISTRIBUTING / CD-VENDOR INFORMATION
A detailed license for this software is included
in the file LICENSE.TXT that can be found in the
same directory where the software is installed or
directly inside the archive.
Information about distributing our software is
also included in LICENSE.TXT.
Key Point: Non-commercial distribution is welcome
and allowed.
_____________________________________________________
Copyright ⌐ Xteq Systems - All Rights Reserved
http://www.xteq.com