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  A theme celebrating that wonderful room of the house, the kitchen.
This is the newly remodeled version, March 2000. There's a whole new
background (see the Credits), new icons, startup/shutdown screens, 
and an improved screensaver. Enjoy!

  This theme and all its component files are copyright 2000 by Ken 
Hinds. All rights reserved. This theme may be freely distributed so
long as 1) no individual files are changed or deleted, and 2) no fee
of any type is charged. Individual cursors, icons, screensavers, etc
may NOT be distributed. Not abiding by these restrictions will result
in bad karma, if not worse.

  I'd be happy to get any feedback, especially suggestions for
improving the Theme.

  Ken Hinds
  hindskw@cts.com
  http://www.users.cts.com/crash/h/hindskw/

 
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  To install:

  As usual, you need a zip program which will handle long file names.

  Easy way: If you're using Winzip, or your zip program has this
feature, check the "Use Folder Names" option and extract this zip
file into your main folder (probably C:). This assumes that your 
Windows and Themes folders are in the standard places. (The WinZip 
Wizard will automatically "Use Folder Names", but you need to click
"Select Different Folder" and choose your main folder.) If you have 
an earlier version of this theme, you should probably also check the
"Overwrite Existing Files" option.

  Harder way: Using Windows Explorer, go to your Themes folder
(probably C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes) and create a new folder 
named Kitchen. Put the contents of this zip file into the new folder. 
Now go to the new folder and move the theme file up into your Themes 
folder, and then move the screensaver (kitchen.scr) to your Windows 
folder (probably C:\windows). 


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  Variations:

  This theme should work for both Windows 95 and 98. It should also 
work with NT and Win2K, but I haven't tested it.

  I've included left-handed cursors. To use them, click Start | Run.
In the little prompt that pops up, type:
c:\program files\plus!\themes\kitchen\lefthand.bat
(You might want to copy that, and paste it into the little prompt.)
To change back, do the same thing, but type:
c:\program files\plus!\themes\kitchen\ritehand.bat

  I've included a knife pointer for those who don't like the spoon.
To use it, click Start | Run. In the little prompt that pops up, type:
c:\program files\plus!\themes\kitchen\point knife.bat
(You might want to copy that, and paste it into the little prompt.)
To change back, do the same thing, but type:
c:\program files\plus!\themes\kitchen\point spoon.bat

  Each of these BAT files will open up a window when you use it. They
finish almost immediately, so just close the window. You should run 
the batch file before you apply the theme, to avoid confusing your
computer.

  The screensaver can be adjusted to your preferences. Click on
Start | Settings | Control Panel. In the window that opens up, 
double-click on the Display icon. In the next window, click on the
Screensaver tab, and then the Settings button. If you like one of the
seven effects better than the others, increase its frequency. 
Similarly, decrease the frequency for effects you like less. After
you've made your changes, click OK and then OK, and close the Control
Panel.

  Sorry, the icons didn't lend themselves to animation this time.

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  Credits:

  The background is a photo I took of the kitchen that my Dad built
for my Mom. I don't know about you, but I'm impressed and jealous. 

  The startup screen is from a CDROM of royalty-free images. (And was
the background for the earlier version of this theme.) The wait and
shutdown screens are a photo I took.

  I made all the cursors, animations, and icons, using MicroAngelo. 
I understand my blender animation has been pirated on the web. Now 
you know where it came from.

  I edited the sounds from a CD-ROM of royalty-free sounds. It seems
they have also been pirated on the web. 

  I wrote the screensaver. It's written in VB4, so you need the
support file VB40032.DLL for it to work. The file should be in your
\windows\system folder. If it isn't, you can get it fairly easily
on the Web. Here is a link to it at Microsoft: (Get the version 4 file.)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/vbasic/runtime.asp


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  Startup, Shutdown, and Wait Screens:

  If you're satisfied with the usual screens you see when you start
up and shut down your computer, or (like me) rarely turn your 
computer off, you can skip this section.

  If your themes program doesn't give you the option of installing
these screens, you can do it by hand. Use Windows Explorer to go to
the new Kitchen folder, where you'll find four files whose name 
starts with "screens". (If you're unfamiliar with Windows Explorer,
see the last paragraph of this section.)

  If you've never changed these screens, it would be a good idea to
make a backup copy of the default ones. To do this, double-click on 
"screens backup.bat". This copies your current screens to ones named
"orig logo.sys", "orig logos.sys", and "orig logow.sys". (If you've
already backed yours up, or aren't using the default ones, or don't
want to bother, you can skip this step.)

  To install the screens for use with this theme, double-click on
"screens install.bat". This renames your existing screens to 
"pre-kitch logo.sys", etc., and copies the new screens into place.

  Important: Before switching to another theme, be sure to double-
click on "screens restore.bat" to undo the install. This puts back
the screens as they were before the install.bat was run.

  WARNING: if you double-click on "screens restore.bat" without first
double-clicking one of the other two, you will lose your current 
start, shutdown, and wait screens. If you ran the backup.bat file, 
you can recover them by double-clicking "screens recover.bat";
otherwise you're out of luck. 

  Each of these BAT files will open up a window when you use it. They
finish almost immediately, so just close the window.

  You can also execute any of these files by clicking on Start and 
choosing Run. In the little prompt that pops up, type:
c:\program files\plus!\themes\kitchen\
followed by the name of the batch file specified above (don't include
the quotes). It will open up a window, which you can go ahead and 
close.


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  To remove:

  To remove this theme, delete the Kitchen theme and the Kitchen
folder from your Themes folder. (If you installed the startup /
shutdown screens, don't forget to do the restore first.)

  I suppose you could keep my screensaver, but without the rest of
the theme it's kind of pointless, so you might as well go ahead and
delete kitchen.scr from your windows folder.

  My screensaver (usually) makes entries to the Windows registry.
It won't hurt to leave them there, but if you want to remove them, 
do this:

  Click the Start button, and choose Run. In the little prompt,
type REGEDIT (doesn't have to be in caps), and click OK. 
A display comes up, with a left-hand side and a right-hand side.

  (At this point, it is prudent to make a backup of your registry.
It's probably completely unnecessary, but better safe than sorry.
From the Registry menu, choose "Export Registry File". A window
opens up asking you where to save the export. Choose any convenient
folder. At the bottom of the window is an "Export Range" option.
Make sure ALL is chosen. Click SAVE.)

  On the left-hand side of the display, find the folder named
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER" and click the little plus-sign next to it. Some
more folders appear. Find the one called "Software" and click its
little plus-sign. More folders appear. Find one called
"VB and VBA Program Settings", and click its little plus-sign. Even
more folders appear. Find one called "KenApps" and click its 
little plus-sign. If there is no "KenApps" folder, you can stop at
this point and exit the registry by choosing Exit from the Registry
menu.

  If more than one folder appeared under "KenApps", click on the
one named "Kitchen". If "Kitchen" was the only folder, click instead
on the "KenApps" folder. If there is no "Kitchen" folder, you can
stop at this point and exit the registry by choosing Exit from the 
Registry menu.

  Press the Delete key. You get a message asking if you really want 
to delete the Key. Choose Yes. 

  Close the Registry display by clicking its little X button, or by
choosing Exit from the Registry menu.


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