Moonlight Reflections Theme and Screen Saver
by
QuickCreations Desktop Themes
http://www.quickcreations.50megs.com

This theme has been updated on 5/31/01

The updates included another active wallpaper.  Active wallpapers are now easy to apply from the drop down theme menu.

Improved screen saver with this update.

There is now a matching Outlook stationery and Yahoo Messenger skin to match the theme.

The wallpaper, icons and cursors are my original work. 

*NO PART OF THIS THEME MAY BE USED, REDISTRIBUTED (IN WHOLE OR PART) OR ADDED TO ANY ONLINE COLLECTION WITHOUT MY WRITTEN PERMISSION!

In order to use a theme you must be using Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows 2000 (Please note: Logos and webviews may not work in Windows 2000 as Microsoft has changed these elements) and have Plus! installed or be using another theme manager program.  This theme is self installing and will install to the default directory C:/program files/Plus!/themes.  If this is not your theme directory you will have the option to change the install path.  

The theme has two  wallpaper sizes, you can use whichever resolution you normally use and delete the other along with their .theme file if you wish, the colors will look best at 16-bit high color. 

HOW TO INSTALL AN ACTIVE WALLPAPER:

*The active wallpapers will look best at 800x600 screen size.*

You must have Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher in order to use the active wallpaper and your active desktop needs to be turned on. Go to "Start", "Settings", "Active Desktop" and make sure there is a check mark by "view as a web page"

If you are using Windows 95 and you do not have the active desktop setting please go to the windows help files and type in "active desktop" to see what changes you need to make.

You may choose Moonlight Reflections AW 1 or AW 2 from your theme drop down menu....but you will NOT get the preview in the window, you will have to apply before you can see it.  AW 2 is adapted from my Moonlight Reflections Stationery and as such, you will get a white arrow or a hand in the middle of the screen but this will not effect your ability to click on any icons.

To go back to the regular wallpaper: Just choose the regular Moonlight Reflection theme in the 800 or 1024 size.

Please be aware that an active desktop uses your computers ram to run. If you are low on ram you will notice that the wallpaper will run very slowly or can even cause your computer to lock up if your resources are low.  If this happens, just use the regular wallpaper for the theme.

Special thanks to Annette at http://www.hop.to/monkey for all of her help with the active wallpapers.

The matching screen saver will install to the proper directory.

The sounds have been converted to MPEG Layer 3 format which greatly reduces the file size without affecting the sound quality.  If you can not hear the sounds you will need to download the MPEG Layer 3 codec to your computer.   http://themestress.com/sounds.html

From this site you can download the codec and other helpful sound troubleshooting tips are there as well.  This site has some wonderful themes that you may want to check out and add to your theme collection.

*Just a note on sound events: If you don't like a sound event in a theme you can turn it off by following this procedure: go to MY COMPUTER- CONTROL PANEL- SOUNDS- HIGHLIGHT THE SOUND EVENT YOU WANT TO TURN OFF- UNDER NAME- CLICK THE ARROW DOWN AND HIGHLIGHT NONE- CLICK YES YOU DO NOT WANT A SOUND FOR THIS EVENT- THEN HIT APPLY.  This will not delete the sound from your computer, the next time you apply the theme it will be there but this way you can turn off a sound that might be annoying :) 


Sounds were recorded from the CD Lifescapes-Best of Relaxing Instruments and sound effects CD's.

The Logo screens are an optional install.
To install the logo screens double click on Moonlight Reflections Logos.exe (found in the Moonlight Reflections folder in your theme directory) this will install the logo screens and make backup copies of your original logo screens. Double click the exe file again to restore your original logo screens. A help file is included.

To remove this theme, delete the Moonlight Reflections folder and Moonlight Reflections.Theme file(s).If you have installed the logo screens don't forget to return your logos to the originals before deleting the theme.

To delete the screen saver: go to Start, Programs, Windows Explorer, Windows, System and delete the Moonlight Reflections.scr file. 


If you have any problems or questions please email me at QuickCreations@aol.com

http://www.quickcreations.50megs.com

I hope you enjoy it.

Carol Quick
