Maria Elena's ART Screensaver
Version 1.0.0
August, 1998

Before you use this software, you must
review and agree to all the terms
described in the Software License
Agreement found in the license.txt file
included in this archive.


User Instructions                                                
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The following instructions assume that
you are familiar with procedures for:

 * basic Microsoft Windows functions.

 * installing or uninstalling software
   on your PC

 * installing and configuring screen
   savers for Microsoft Windows.

If you are not, consult your user
guides and manuals, or online help
facilities.

If you follow these instructions and
consult your documentation, you should
be able to successfully use this
software. These instructions are based
on a "typical" Windows installation,
where default file paths and other
default configuration parameters were
used.

System requirements (minimum)
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Any PC that adequately runs a 32-bit
version of Microsoft Windows operating
system (Windows95, Windows98 or
Windows NT).

At least 6 megabytes of storage
available on the hard drive where the
operating system is installed.
Typically, this would be c:\windows or
c:\winnt. The screen saver itself
occupies 2 megabytes of space, while
the remaining is needed only during
software installation and is later
freed.
A screen display resolution of 640x480
pixels or greater with at least 256
colors. 24-bit color depth is
preferred (16.7 million colors.)

Installing the software
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The screen saver installation software
is contained in a single,
self-extracting file, self-executing
file that is approximately 2.50
megabytes large.
Copy this file into a temporary storage
directory on your PC. For example:
c:\temp or c:\windows\temp. It's easy
to install the screen saver because it
uses a special installation program
that automates the process.

If you prefer a multi-disk (1.44MB
floppy) configuration, contact the
artist for instructions on how to
obtain a copy.

Click on the Start button, select Run,
and type in the path and filename of
the file you are installing. If you
forgot where the file is, click on the
Browse button to find it. Once the
correct filename and path are entered,
click on the Ok button.
The setup program displays licensing
and installation notes and does
everything else automatically. Respond
to the prompts as they are presented
on the screen.
After a successful installation is
complete, you may delete the file you
downloaded, since it is no longer
needed for the screen saver to work
properly.

Configuring the screen saver
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After successfully installing the
software onto your PC, you are ready to
select and configure the Maria Elena
Art screen saver as your default screen
saver on your system.
Click on the Start button on the Windows
task bar, select Settings and Control
Panel.
Double-click on the Display icon. Click
on the Screen Saver tab. Click on the
listbox containing a list of screen
saver names available to your system.
Of those listed, select the one named
MariaElena. Click on Apply button.
Click on Ok button. You're done!

Now, the Maria Elena screen saver will
activate after the prescribed period of
keyboard or mouse inactivity and will
continue to run until a key is pressed
or the mouse is moved or clicked.
This version of the screen saver allows
you to use a password and to select the
number of minutes in the period of
inactivity before the screen saver
activates. No other settings are
available in this version. For an
enhanced version of this software,
contact the artist.

Uninstalling the software
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Uninstall the screen saver as you would
other software that was installed using
a special installation program. Click
on the Start button on the Windows task
bar, select Settings and Control Panel.
Double-click on the Add/Remove programs
icon. Find and click on the "Maria
Elena's Art Screensaver" entry in the
list of programs displayed in the
selection box. Click on the
Add/Remove button. Follow the remaining
instructions as presented.

Technical Support
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Technical support is NOT available for
this version of the software. Please do
not contact the artist for technical
support, because she will not be able
to help you. She did not write the
software and has no answers for you.
However, your suggestions and critiques
are welcome and would help to improve
a future version of this software.

Known Issues
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This software has been tested on
Windows95(OSR2) and Windows NT 4.0
(SP3) and no significant problems were
found in it's operation. It should work
on other versions too, including
Windows98, but this is not tested and
is not guaranteed.

There are three screens in the screen
saver software that are of a promotional
nature, displaying contact information
about the artist and a reminder of the
software license agreement. These
screens display for a duration of 45
seconds each.
All other art image screens display for
15 seconds each. This is not a bug, but
an attempt to give credit to the artist
and promote her work.

Other
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Windows95, Windows NT and Windows98 are
copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation.

For the latest version of this software,
visit the web sites indicated on the
screen saver display:
http://members.xoom.com/mariaelena

