CD Audio Readme File June 8, 1993 Required files from the distribution disk: README.TXT this file CDAUDIO.EXE CD Audio program file CDAUDIO.HLP CD Audio help file VBUTIL.DLL General utilities QUICKCD.DLL CD-ROM access utilities Possibly required files from the distribution disk: TOOLHELP.DLL Diagnostic utilities. You only need this file if you are running Windows version 3.0. THREED.VBX Visual Basic 3-D push buttons. You do not need this file if you have installed the Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Toolkit on your system. VBRUN100.DLL Visual Basic runtime support. You only need this if it is not already installed in your WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Notes on installation: - You can install this version of the software over an existing version by just copying the files. - If you are installing this software for the first time, then you should copy all files from the floppy disk onto your hard disk. You can install the software into any directory; it does not need to be in your Windows directory. However, your disc database CDAUDIO.INI will always be in your Windows directory, so you should back up that file in case your Windows directory is ever damaged and you need to re-install Windows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.30 (Quick-CD v1.05) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Added the Options menu, allowing the control of several options. Includes an Auto Play feature (starts playing every time you start the program or insert a new disc), a Mini-player (shrinks the main window down to minimal size), and more. - Disc database files are now located in the CDAUDIO directory instead of the Windows directory. However, if you have existing database files in your Windows directory, CD Audio will continue to use them there. If you would like to move these files out of Windows and into CDAUDIO, just make sure CD Audio is not running and move all files CDAUDIO*.INI from your Windows directory into your CDAUDIO directory. The next time you run CD Audio it will use the files in their new location. - Fixed a bug involving the status display of repeated tracks in a disc program. - Fixed bugs when run on a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.29 (Quick-CD v1.03) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: - The UP/DOWN, ENTER, PAGE UP/DOWN keys now navigate correctly among the artist, disc title, and track title edit items. - Fixed errors in some CD-ROM drives when changing discs. - Added "Reset CD-ROM Drive" command to the Disc menu. - Fixed bugs involving multiple CD-ROM drives attached to a single system. - Fixed bug in cancelling "Save changes to disc database?" when quitting the program. - Cleaned up 17K of extraneous stuff from the EXE file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: - Added Repeat command to the Disc menu to allow continuous playback of discs. - Increased the storage capacity of the disc database from 64K to 640K (from about 100 CD's to about 1000). This should be transparent, but in case you need to know, the disc databases are stored as the files CDAUDIO.INI, CDAUDIO1.INI, ..., in your Windows directory. - Fixed crash when entering track information for discs with <= 10 tracks. - The main window caption is now updated instantaneously when the disc title changes. - Disc programs can now contain the same track multiple times using the "Allow Repeats" checkbox in the Disc Program window. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: - Fixed "Subscript out of range" errors that happened on some CD-ROM drives when they reached the end of the disc or program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: - Pause/Resume was not working correctly on some players; it's now fixed. - (Quick-CD version 0.95 only) Fixed problems where changing discs on certain drives would report "Drive Not Ready". ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: - Fixed problems with startup on some CD-ROM drives (the program would sometimes hang or return errors). If you are experiencing problems on startup, try adding the following lines to the [Settings] section of your CDAUDIO.INI file (if you do not have a [Settings] section then create one): ResetOnStartup=1 This instructs CD Audio to reset the CD-ROM drive during startup. It is totally safe but it does cause a slight delay during startup. Possible values for the ResetOnStartup flag are: 0 do not reset on startup 1 always reset on startup 2 reset on startup only if there is a CD in the drive 3 reset on startup only if there is no CD in the drive - Changed all CD-ROM error handling to a timeout scheme. By default the time out value is 3 seconds. If you would like to change it then add the following line to the [Settings] section of your CDAUDIO.INI file: WaitDiscChange=value where "value" is the number of milliseconds to wait before reporting an error from the CD-ROM drive. - Fixed a bug that happened when you changed the CD while the main window was iconized. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.23, 1.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: - Shuffling or Un-Shuffling now positions the CD at track 1 every time. - Fixed problems where the current track was sometimes off by 1. - Changed the icon when minimized to have no background instead of a white background (i.e. it now inherits your desktop back- ground) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: - Fixed "Subscript out of range" errors that sometimes occured when a disc program was in use. Also fixed generally flaky behavior when you switch into or out of using a disc program. - Fixed a bug where scrolling horizontally to the end of the last CD track caused a "Seek error". - Fixed positioning errors involving the up and down arrows in the main window (i.e. current track indicator when the current track is not visible in the window). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- New features: - Smart main window re-sizes itself based on the number of tracks in the CD and your Windows screen resolution. Takes up much less screen space than its predecessor. Supports all screen resolutions EGA or higher. - Added support for multiple CD-ROM drives attached to a system. The Disc menu contains a "Select CD-ROM Drive" command which is available when CD Audio detects that multiple CD-ROM drives are present. - More complete error reporting when an error occurs. The CDAUDIO.LOG file now contains a memory dump for all errors; this will help me track down bugs on a post-mortem basis. - Copying track titles to the clipboard now copies the disc artist and title on the same line instead of putting them on separate lines (i.e. not copies "Artist - Title"). - Enhanced the Order Form to include your preferred diskette size, current version number of CD Audio, and Windows version. Bug fixes: - Added workarounds for certain CD-ROM drives that displayed "General Failure", "Drive Not Ready", and "Invalid Disc Change" errors. If you still experience these bugs, try adding the following line to the [Settings] section of your CDAUDIO.INI file (if you do not have a [Settings] section then create one): WaitDiscChange=5000 - Added workaround for certain CD-ROM drives that display the wrong current track during playback. If you are consistently getting the wrong current track highlighted for tracks >15, try adding the following line to the [Settings] section of your CDAUDIO.INI file (if you do not have a [Settings] section then create one): TrackFormat=hex - Exiting CD Audio via ALT+F4 now asks you if you want to save changes to the disc database. Previously only exiting by the Disc Exit command (CTRL+X) asked you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- New features: - Shuffle play of discs - New key-based method of registration; once you are registered, you can download future releases from Compuserve and still be registered - Several minor bug fixes and small improvements over v1.00. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To run CD Audio, you need the following: - Windows 3.1 or 3.0 (Multimedia Extensions are not required) - Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions (MSCDEX), version 2.20 or above - Visual Basic runtime (VBRUN100.DLL) These are not included with CD Audio; however, MSCDEX and the VB runtime are available on Compuserve. MSCDEX version 2.21 is in the Microsoft Software Library forum (GO MSL-1), filename CDEXT.EXE; VBRUN100.DLL is in the Microsoft Basic forum (GO MSBASIC), section 5 (Visual Basic), filename VBRUN.ZIP. WORD FOR WINDOWS USERS: WinWord can hang on File Open, if you have an audio CD in your CD-ROM drive. Microsoft has fixed this bug with an interim release of WinWord, version 2.0a, which is available free of charge to registered WinWord users. Contact Microsoft Product Support at 206-462-9673. Contact information for CD Audio: Mark E. O'Brien 27 Trowbridge Street #2 Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. Compuserve: 70312,303 Internet: 70312.303@compuserve.com Copyright (c) Mark E. O'Brien 1992. All rights reserved. Microsoft is a registered trademark of, and Windows is a trademark of, Microsoft Corporation.