

**********THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM DESKTOP THEME FOR WINDOWS 95*********

This theme is intended for use with Plus!

Unzipping the beatlewa.zip file should have given you:

This White Album readme.txt file
White Album.theme file 
All the .wav, .ico, .cur, .ani. and .jpg files


********INSTRUCTIONS******** 

Unzip into Program Files/Plus!/Themes.  All the files are named so that they stay together in the Themes folder, but you may prefer to place them in a subfolder of Themes.  If you do this, you MUST name the folder "White Album" and you MUST put the White Album Road.theme file back be out in the Themes folder itself.  

To start the theme, go to Control Panel, Desktop Themes, and find "White Album" in the drop down menu.  Select it and then click "OK."   

********SOUNDS**********

You may find the theme is simply too "noisy" for your tastes (or for some poor non-Beatle soul who has to share a computer with you), in which case you need to go to Control Panel, Sounds and deselect some of the sounds by replacing them with "none."    If you have your computer set to open multiple programs on start up, you will get repeated playing of the "open program" .wav when you boot up and the 'close program .wav when you shut down.  You need to select "none" for the "open program" and "close program" sounds.  Remember to save this change under Desktop Themes or all those sounds will be back next time you boot up!  (Instructions on that later.) 

The sounds have been saved in Microsoft ADCPM format to reduce their size.  If they will not play on your system, e-mail me and request the Abbey Road Sounds in 8 bit stereo. 

*******Additional Icons/Cursors*********
Alternate icons and cursors are available.  To change icons, go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Display/Plus and select "change icon" then "browse".  Go to C:/Program Files/Plus!/Themes/White Album and select an alternate icon. To change cursors go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Mouse/Pointers and use the browser to select new cursors from the White Album folder.  Remember to save any changes under Desktop Themes as explained below, or all the icons and cursors will be back next time you boot up!  

********Changing Sounds/Cursors*******
To make changes stay in place after reboots, select the sounds/icons/cursors you want.  When they are in place, go the Control Panel, Desktop Themes, and click on "Save as", then on "White Album.theme."  (Remember that this is out in the Themes folder itself, not in the White Album folder.)  A prompt will tell you this file already exists and ask if you want to replace it.  Say "yes."  This will change the default sounds for this theme so you won't have to re-select everytime you turn the computer on.  You can switch back to the original icons by using the same steps (Control Panel, Sounds, etc.) any time you want. 

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I hope you enjoy this theme. If you wish to pass it on to others, please distribute it unchanged and include this readme file.

If you have problems using it or suggestions, e-mail me at liveletdie@worldnet.att.net.  Unless you are a real newbie with a simple problem, I probably won't be able to help much, but I'll have a go at it!  

Visit Idle Hands at http://home.att.net/~liveletdie/ to see my other Beatles desktop themes.