Steal Your Face Theme for Win95

By Micah Leiff Nutt (e-mail via pattyf@u.washington.edu)

Version 1.5
07 May 1996

What's new:
Added some more icons ("SYF Dos Head.ico, SYF PHONE.ico" etc).
Added sounds (wave files) for Window's system events!
Added ability for the screen saver to play songs (as recorded wave files) 
if you have 'em: note that the songs must be in a "pathed" directory.

Look also for my Dancing Bears Theme.

This package contains bitmaps, cursors, icons, sounds, and a screen saver for 
use with Windows 95.  You will need an unzipper such as WinZip which can extract
files with their long filenames.  You do not need MS Themes.    

This package is not for sale and if distributed must be distributed in its
entirety with no modifications to any of the files.  I may, however, change
my mind about all of this.  This package is not public domain.

To install:

If you are using MS Themes, merely unzip all the files (except the saver and the
two theme files) to a directory (you create) called "C:\Steal Your Face."  The 
saver file "Steal Your Face.scr" should be extracted to Windows' "System" 
directory (\Windows\System).  Place the "Steal Your Face.theme" and the 
"Steal Your Face (Arrow).theme" files in the "Themes" directory.  Use MS Themes
to select the Steal Your Face theme.  You may need to select one of the other 
Steal Your Face bitmaps for wall paper if your screen resolution is not the 
same as the default wall paper.  See below about changing other icons and using
the .reg files, as you can change other icons with this package that "themes" 
does not.  If you do not unzip the files to "C:\Steal Your Face," because you 
wish to use another directory, you will have to alter the two theme files by 
changing all references to the "C:\Steal Your Face" directory.

If you are not using MS Theme here is what to do.

Unzip all the files to "C:\Steal Your Face" except for the saver file 
"Steal Your Face.scr" which should be placed in the Windows' System directory 
(\windows\system).  To install the Steal Your Face theme double click on the 
"syf.reg" icon (looks like a bunch of cubes); reboot the machine and you should
have lots of skulls.  You will, however have to select the "Steal Your Face" 
screen saver manually.  Check out the alternate theme "syf2.reg" by following 
the above directions.  If you do not unzip the files to "C:\Steal Your Face," 
because you wish to use another directory, you will have to alter the two 
regestry files by changing all references to the "C:\\Steal Your Face" 
directory (Note the use of the double slash!).

You can use the icons provided to replace Desktop icons by searching the 
regestry (run regedit.exe) for the item you want to change and altering the 
"DefaultIcon" string so that it reflects the icon you wish to display.  You 
will have to reboot before the changes are visible.  For example, if you wish 
to change the "recycle bin" icons, run regedit and find (ctr-f) "recycle bin" 
then click on the "+" next to the open folder (on the left); next click on 
"DefaultIcon" and then double click on any of the "names" (on the right) you 
wish to change and type in the path and name of the icon you wish to use.  The 
"SYF Empty Head" and "SYF Yin and Yang" make good recycle bin icons. Use the 
"Properties" dialog box to change other files' (and shortcuts') icons. 

It is wise to save (export) a copy of the section of the registry that you will
be modifying for future use or reference.

There are two SYF cursor schemes provided; use the "Control Panel" to change 
between the SYF mouse pointer schemes.

Note that the "hot spot" for the lightning bolt cursor is at the top middle
of the skull.

Enjoy.

If you wish to "uninstall" the Steal Your Face theme you can double click on
the "reset.reg" icon (looks like a bunch of cubes) to reset all the shell 
icons. You may need to edit the "reset.reg" file so that all the paths are 
proper if your version of Win95 is not installed to "C:\Windows," etc.

I appologize for the lack of any install/destall program; and for ommisions,
typos, and errors.  You use these files at your own risk; I am not responsible
for any use/misuse of the provided for files.

Trouble shooting!

Q: Why are my cursors black and white instead of really cool red, white and 
blue?
A: You need to set up your display for at least 256 colors.

Q: Why are my icons "Win95 Flags" instead of really cool skulls?
A: You did not unzip the files to "C:\Steal Your Face" or if you did your 
unzipping program does not create long filenames.  Or for those of you who 
chose another directory besides "C:\Steal Your Face" you did not search
and replace the directory names in the .reg files properly, if at all.  Or
you did not unzip the "icons.zip" file.

Q: Why isn't the screen saver available/working and hypnotizing me?
A: You either did not copy "Steal Your Face.scr" to the windows' system
directory and/or you have not activated it via your display's "Properties"
dialog box.

Q: The desktop background *was* black but isn't any more, why?
A: The regestry files set the background to be black but you did not have a
"Black" pattern so when you changed some settings it defaulted to "None" as
the pattern.  Edit one of the existing patterns making it all black and save it
as "Black."

Q: I can't find any songs for the screen saver to play.
A: I am not providing any recorded songs.  If you have songs as "wave" files
you may select them and have the saver play them.  If you choose to record them
yourself (perhaps from your cd rom drive) I suggest recording them in 8 bit/mono
with a low sampling 11 kHz.  In order to play a wave file it must be able to
fit entirerly into memory at once, so a small wave recording is desired.  The
sound quality does not suffer too much if recorded from cd.

Q: I have songs recorded as waves and have selected them but they don't get
played by the saver!  What's up?
A: The songs you select must reside in a subdirectory that is being "pathed"
to.  Change the path statement in you autoexec.bat file to reflect where your
songs are (e.g., SET PATH=%path%;c:\windows\media) or move the songs to a
directory that windows is already pathing to (i.e., c:\windows).

Q: My friend/honey/grandparent installed this stupid skull thingy and it scares
me.  How can I get rid of it?
A: In a directory most likely called "Steal Your Face" double click the 
"reset.reg" icon and then press the "ok" button; reboot your system and they
should be gone except for maybe the screen saver.  Disable that yourself via
the display's "Properties" dialog box.

Q: I'm really uptight/ornery/fidgity, what's wrong?
A: You haven't gotten the "Dancing Bears" theme yet and/or you are not 
listening to 8-13-75.

The following is a list of the files which are part of the Steal Your Face
Scheme.  

Themes
Steal Your Face.theme
Steal Your Face (Arrow).theme

Regestry files
RESET.reg
SYF.reg
SYF2.reg

Bitmaps (in Bitmaps.zip)
SYF (32 black).bmp
SYF (32 white).bmp
SYF (480).bmp
SYF (600).bmp
SYF (768).bmp
SYF (1024).bmp

Cursors (in Cirsors.zip)  
SYF Alternate Select.cur
SYF Busy.ani
SYF Busy (Hour Glass).ani
SYF Diagonal 1 Resize.cur
SYF Diagonal 2 Resize.cur
SYF Handwriting.cur
SYF Help Select.cur
SYF Horizontal Resize.cur
SYF Move.cur
SYF Normal Select.cur
SYF Normal Select (Arrow).cur
SYF Precision Select.cur
SYF Text Select.cur
SYF Unavailable.cur
SYF Unavailable (Bar).cur
SYF Vertical Resize.cur
SYF Working In Background.ani
SYF Working In Background (Arrow).ani

Icons (in Icons.zip)
SYF.ico
SYF DOS Head.ico
SYF DOS Head 2.ico
SYF Dial Up 2.ico
SYF Dial Up.ico
SYF Empty Head.ico
SYF Gear Head.ico
SYF Gear Head 2.ico
SYF Head Case.ico
SYF Head Case 2.ico
SYF Mail.ico
SYF Mail 2.ico
SYF My Computer.ico
SYF My Computer 2.ico
SYF Network Neighborhood.ico
SYF Network Neighborhood 2.ico
SYF Peace.ico
SYF Phone.ico
SYF Phone 2.ico
SYF Printer.ico
SYF Printer 2.ico
SYF Recycle Bin (Empty).ico
SYF Recycle Bin (Full).ico
SYF Yin and Yang.ico

Sounds (in Sounds.zip)
BIODTL.WAV
Casey.wav
Dancin.wav
Estimate.wav
FOTD.WAV
FOTD2.WAV
Franklin.wav
GoodNite.wav
Help.wav
Mexicali.wav
MornDew.wav
MornDew2.wav
Passengr.wav
PumpSong.wav
ShakeDn.wav
ShakeDn2.wav
SugarMag.wav
Terrapin.wav
TheWheel.wav
ToreUp.wav
ViolaLee.wav
Welcome.wav

Saver (in Saver.zip)
Steal Your Face.scr (Windows 95 saver)
