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          INTERNET EXPLORER PERSONALIZER
            final release version 1.02
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: CONTENTS =========================================>
. Internet Explorer Personalizer
. What's New?
. System Requirements
. Compatability Mode
. Usage
. Troubleshoot
. Known Issues
. History
. Support Information
. Contacts

: Internet Explorer Personalizer ===================>
. Internet Explorer Personalizer is a freeware
  program that customizes the Microsoft Internet
  Explorer browser. It changes the browser's window
  title, the logos, the background of the toolbar,
  the page of the search button and its server
  identification.

: What's New? ======================================>
. You can now restore just one or several settings
  at a time instead of restoring all the settings.
. new browse button [ .. ] on logo, toolbar wall-
  paper and search.
. fixed IE5 issues on the Search button.

: System Requirements ==============================>
. Microsoft Windows 9X
. Microsoft Internet Explorer (all versions)
. Visual Basic 5.0 Runtimes

: Compatibility Mode ===============================>
. Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
  (never released to public. never tested.)
. Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
  (not yet tested but expected to work.)
. Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
  (tested. worked. still in progress.)
. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
  (tested. worked. still in progress.)
. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
  (tested. worked. still in progress.)
. Only for Microsoft Windows 9X.

: Usage ============================================>
. change - to change the current settings.
. apply - to apply the new settings
. the small logo is 22x22 pixels bmp.
. the big logo is 38x38 pixels bmp.
. toolbar background is a bmp (in any size).
. run 'test.htm' to test/view the new settings of
  'Server Identification'.

: Troubleshoot =====================================>
. Once you messed up your settings, click the
  'Restore Defaults' under 'Settings - Options' to 
  restore the default settings (microsoft's default
  settings) of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
. You have to choose between this program and IE5's
  toolbar wallpaper tool in changing the toolbar's
  background. If you choose this program, you have to
  restore microsoft's default settings by clicking
  'Restore Defaults' under 'Settings - Options'.
. If you got a .dll error, try downloading and
  installing the latest Visual Basic 5.0 Runtimes at
  http://members.tripod.com/jsanjuan/vb5rt.exe or at
  Microsoft's web site.
. If the program doesn't run and there are no error
  messages, your system must be infected with a virus.
  Run a virus checker and check both this program and
  your system.

: Known Issues =====================================>
. toolbar wallpaper will not work on IE5 if IE5's
  toolbar wallpaper tool is installed. check the
  troubleshoot to fix it.
. 'test.htm' will only work on IE4 and IE5.
. once used on a customized version of IE, there is
  no way to roll back to it.
. the 'Search' option may not work on International
  versions of Internet Explorer.
. this program may not totaly work on non-latin
  based language versions like chinese and japanese.

: History ==========================================>
. 1.02
  new restore defaults option menu.
  new browse button.
  fixed IE5 issues on Search button.
. 1.01
  new features added like toolbar wallpaper.
  fixed some issues on IE5.
. 1.0a
  a refresh of the previous version.
  program re-coded.
  online help finished.
. 1.0
  finally, a final release.
  small bugs fixed and all features work.
  online help still under construction.
  support offered.
. 1.0 (preview)
  first public release of this program.
  still buggy and some features don't work.
  no support or help file offered.

: Support Information ==============================>
. The author is not offering any support for the
  damage this program can do to your computer but
  will rather give support on question about the
  usage of this program or anything related to this
  program. 'Use This Program At Your Own Risk'.

: Contacts =========================================>
. Access Codes, ID.
. WebSite: http://accesscodes.hypermart.net/
           http://accesscodes.virtualave.net/
. Support: support@accesscodes.hypermart.net