Xteq Systems X-Setup (http://www.xteq.com) - Readme
Version 6.3

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WINDOWS 95/98 USERS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION

 If you try to install Xteq X-Setup on Windows 95 or 98, 
 please read the section "REQURIED COMMPONENTS FOR 
 WINDOWS 95/98" later in this README.TXT. Not doing so 
 might lead SETUP.EXE to fail! 

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ABOUT XTEQ X-SETUP

 Xteq X-Setup is the ultimate in system configuration
 or "tweaking" as some people would say. It covers all
 types of options and has many useful features - for
 more information see the file FILE_ID.DIZ or browse
 to http://www.xteq.com/products/xset/

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X-SETUP LICENSING

 X-Setup is licenced to you either as freeware or
 shareware, depending on the environment it is used. 

 Please read the enclosed LICENSE.TXT carefully or
 browse to http://www.xteq.com/register/ for details.

 In short: It's 100% Freeware for home user and
 charity/non-profit organizations, but shareware
 for commercial institutions. 

 Notice: Most users do not need to register. If you 
 want to help Xteq Systems, you may make a donation. 
 Please visit http://www.xteq.com/donate/ for 
 more information.

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INSTALLING OR UPDATING XTEQ X-SETUP

 To install Xteq X-Setup, extract all files from the 
 archive to a directory and start SETUP.EXE. After 
 Setup has finished, this directory can be deleted.

 If you already have Xteq X-Setup installed, you can
 install this new version into the same path as the 
 previous version.

 In case you have added your own tools to the 
 "Programs" menu inside X-Setup, you need to copy the 
 file TOOLS.INI from the X-Setup\bin folder to the 
 new X-Setup\cfg folder after your have installed
 X-Setup. After restarting X-Setup, your old entries
 will be present in X-Setup again.

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GENERAL NOTICES ABOUT INSTALLING OR UPDATING X-SETUP

 - Xteq X-Setup does NOT contain any backdoor 
   software: it *IS NOT* ad-based or spyware-enabled! 
   Your privacy *IS NOT* at risk by using Xteq X-Setup!

 - Xteq X-Setup does not intereference with any other 
   system utility nor does it change any configuration
   by just installing it (except adding some harmless 
   empty lines to MSDOS.SYS on W9x/ME machines which
   the OS just ignores). Therefore, you can always 
   install it and give it a try.

 - In some very rare cases, Anti-Virus software can 
   cause X-Setup to crash (GPFing). In this case, 
   please disable your Anti-Virus software before 
   starting SETUP.EXE or using X-Setup. Especially,
   Norton AntiVirus seems to crash X-Setup. We 
   suggest using the products from TrendMicro, see
   http://www.antivirus.com/

 - If you have deactivated your Anti-Virus software
   and Setup still shows a GPF ("SETUP caused 
   an invalid page fault in...") some of your system
   components are badly damaged. You might try to 
   install the latest Internet Explorer from 
   Microsoft which sometimes is able to fix the 
   problem. If IE's setup also displays a GPF, the 
   best solution is, sorry to say, FORMAT C:\.
 
 - Because X-Setup contains more than 700 plug-ins 
   that are all created using VBScript, some 
   Anti-Virus software may try to "analyze" every 
   plug-in and thus slowing down the setup process 
   of X-Setup dramatically. Normally, the setup 
   process does not take any longer than two minutes 
   but some users have reported setup durations of 
   30 minutes and more! If this happens to you, 
   just cancel setup, stop the On-Access scanner of 
   you Anti-Virus software and restart setup. After 
   setup is finished, you can simply scan the 
   entire \X-Setup folder to make sure that there 
   are no viruses.    

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UNINSTALLING XTEQ X-SETUP

 To remove Xteq X-Setup, use Start -> Settings ->
 Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs. If the Control
 Panel is opened while you are uninstalling X-Setup,
 Setup can't remove the icon inside Control Panel
 because it's locked. If this happens, just close
 Control Panel, search for "XQXSetup.cpl" and delete
 it.
 
 PLEASE NOTE THAT UNINSTALLING X-SETUP DOES *NOT*
 REVERT ANY CHANGES YOU HAVE MADE USING X-SETUP !!
 
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REQUIRED COMPONENTS

 Xteq X-Setup requires some system components that
 are include in every edition of Windows since 
 Windows NT 4.0 and upwards. X-Setup will check 
 itself for the availability of these components 
 before it starts and will display an error if they 
 are missing. 

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REQUIRED COMPONENTS FOR WINDOWS 95/98

 Important: Windows 95/98 without Microsoft Office,
 Internet Explorer etc. has an outdated "OLEAUT32.DLL" 
 which is required to run Xteq X-Setup. This means, 
 if you are trying to execute SETUP.EXE, it will fail
 with the message "A connected device does not work" or
 "Method xxx not found in OLEAUT32.DLL"!

 To fix this issue, you need to download and install the
 updated COM library (Version 1.3 or later) from Microsoft.

 For Windows 95:
 http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom95/download.asp

 For Windows 98:
 http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom98/download.asp

 We regret this error, but this is an issue of our 
 development environment since Windows 95/98 are no 
 longer supported by Microsoft ("Out of Live"). 

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CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE

 For a detailed listing what has changed in this 
 release, please see the file HISTORY.TXT inside the 
 X-Setup folder (C:\Program Files\X-Setup\HISTORY.TXT). 

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SUPPORT FOR XTEQ X-SETUP

 Due to the huge success of Xteq X-Setup, we are 
 bombed with hundreds of emails per day. Because of 
 this and as X-SETUP is mostly freeware, we can no 
 longer respond to support requests via email, SORRY! 

 If you need help with X-Setup, please see the Support
 topic inside the help file. If you can't access the 
 help file from within X-Setup, since X-Setup does not
 work, open the folder "\help" inside the directory
 where you have installed X-Setup (normally C:\Program Files\X-Setup\) 
 and double-click the "StartHelp" file. 

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CONTACTING THE AUTHOR / XTEQ SYSTEMS

 To contact the author, write to TeXHeX@xteq.com

 To contact Xteq Systems, write to info@xteq.com or 
 visit our website at http://www.xteq.com. 

 PLEASE NOTE THE DESCRIPTION ABOUT SUPPORT ABOVE!

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LICENSE / DISTRIBUTING / CD-VENDOR INFORMATION

 A detailed license for this software is included
 in the file LICENSE.TXT that can be found in the 
 same directory where the software is installed or 
 directly inside the archive.

 Information about distributing our software is 
 also included in LICENSE.TXT.

 Key Point: Non-commercial distribution is welcome 
 and allowed. 

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   Copyright © Xteq Systems - All Rights Reserved    
                 http://www.xteq.com


