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  Ah, the great outdoors. Here's a theme for those of us who like to
go camping. Version 3 -- better background, startup / shutdown 
screens, and improved screensaver.

  This theme and all its component files are copyright 1999 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, Themes, and fonts 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 Camping. Extract this zip file into the new folder. Now go 
to the new folder and move the theme file up into your Themes folder,
then move the font (countr1.ttf) into your fonts folder (probably 
C:\windows\fonts), and then move the screensaver (tracks.scr) to your
windows folder (probably C:\windows). 

  It seems to me that sometimes Windows doesn't notice new fonts
immediately. If you don't see a new font for the title bars, do this:
go to Control Panel (in My Computer). Double-click on the Fonts icon.
It'll open this window with all your fonts listed. Make sure you 
have one called "Countryside SSI". Close the window, and you should
be ready.


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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, use Windows 
Explorer to go to the Camping folder, and double-click on 
LEFTHAND.BAT. To switch back, double-click on RITEHAND.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.

  If your computer does animated icons, you might want to use the
animated versions of the desktop icons. For My Computer use 
LANTERN.ANI, and for Network Neighborhood use WATERJUG.ANI. 
(Note: they're very subtle animations.)


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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 Camping folder, where you'll find four files whose name 
starts with "screens".

  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-camp 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.


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  Credits:

  I drew all the cursors, animations, and icons, using MicroAngelo.

  Background is a photo I took of my campsite at Zion National Park.
Startup, Shutdown, and Wait screens are photos I took in Zion, 
Wyoming, and New Mexico, respectively.

  Sounds are from a CD-ROM of royalty-free sounds.

  Font is from a CD-ROM of royalty-free fonts.

  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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  To remove:

  To remove this theme, delete the Camping theme and the Camping
folder from your Themes folder. You can delete the Countryside SSI
font from your \windows\fonts folder, but you don't have to. 

  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 tracks.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 "Camping". If "Camping" was the only folder, click instead
on the "KenApps" folder. If there is no "Camping" 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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