Welcome to WinOptimizer 99 DELUXE! ================================== PLEASE NOTE =========== Your free 10 times full version Registration Code is: WOD01A-999980-0305 Ordering page for the full version ($29.95) is: http://products.pts-shop.com Important Information ===================== Thank you for purchasing WinOptimizer 99 DELUXE, the new Windows optimization and cleanup program from Hilchner & Lesani. You will find that WinOptimizer is a powerful tool that will help you to eliminate unnecessary ballast and keep your Windows system running smoothly and efficiently. This file contains some important additional information not included in the program documentation. Please read it carefully before beginning. Older Versions of WinOptimizer ------------------------------ Please UNINSTALL all previous versions of the program before installing WinOptimizer 99 DELUXE. Computers with Multiple Operating Systems ----------------------------------------- WARNING: Please exercise EXTREME CAUTION when using this program on computers with more than one operating system installed. Failure to observe this warning may result in serious problems, which can vary depending on the nature of your system configuration. The DLL Search function is particularly risky on computers with more than one OS installed and should only be executed by users who are absolutely sure that they know what they’re doing! This applies in particular for dual-boot systems with Windows 9x and Windows NT installations on the same partition. NT and Windows 9x have many objects with identical names, and assuming that these are unnecessary duplicates and deleting them can lead to serious system malfunctions. You can avoid most of these problems if you install your operating systems on separate partitions and use a modern boot manager (like PTS Boot Manager 98 SUPRA) that hides the partitions containing the systems that are not currently active. However, you may still experience some problems if you have applications referencing the hidden operating system installed on visible partitions. Alternatively, you can also exclude the partitions containing your other operating systems from WinOptimizer’s searches with the Drives To Search settings under Options. As a general rule of thumb, never delete ANYTHING on multiple OS systems unless you are 100% sure that the items you are deleting are not needed by any of your systems! Emptying the Recycle Bin ------------------------ We recommend that you always empty the Recycle Bin before using WinOptimizer. The capacity of the Recycle Bin is limited. If you delete a large amount of data without emptying it first you may find that you cannot restore some files from the Recycle Bin when you need them again! The WinOptimizer Screen Saver ----------------------------- This product is shipped with a special screen saver that can optimize your system automatically whenever it activates. When you install it, it appears in the Screen Saver list in the Display Properties as "WinOptimizer 99 DELUXE". Since some users may not wish to use this function the screen saver is not installed automatically. You can choose to install it together with WinOptimizer by selecting the appropriate option in the setup program. Please see the enclosed documentation for information on the screen saver’s capabilities and how to configure and use it. WARNING: If you configure the screen saver to delete unnecessary files please take care that it doesn’t activate automatically while you are installing applications! Installation programs often create temporary files and folders that the screen saver will believe are unnecessary, and this can lead to problems, causing the installation to abort. The best solution is to always DEACTIVATE the screen saver before installing software. Alternatively, you can set the activation period to a high value that will make sure that the screen saver does not activate. Issues with Windows 2000 (and above) ------------------------------------ WARNING: We cannot guarantee that this application will work properly with systems running Windows 2000 or above!