Readme File for MP3 Shell Extension v1.10
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MP3 Shell Extension v1.10 was written by Schweinert Rudi alias Espinoza,
and it's copyrighted by Sync Software GmbH in Wrzburg, Germany. 
It's freeware, but despite you have to register (again, f o r  F R E E),
after 14 days of evaluation use. You may ask yourself: Is he nuts; why 
registering if anyhow it's free? Well, it's the only way for me to find 
out how many people use this program.

It's forbidden to sell this product, publishing is allowed only with 
the unmistakable approval of the programmer (use eMail).

Description:
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MP3 Shell Extension v1.10 was designed to integrate MP3 files in the
Windows Shell. It uses the ShellMP3.dll (ca. 131Kb) and some Windows-
Registry stuff. It's progged in Visual C++ v5.0 using Win32 APIs and
does NOT needs MFC. That's why it is sooo fast & small and why u don't 
need any runtime libraries (like Visual Basic).

Using MP3 Shell Extension v1.10:
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After a successful installation, (use Setup.exe (28.5Kb) to install),
just start explorer and rightclick file(s) of .MP3 type. Now u can choose:

a) Edit MP3 Informations...  Edits/Shows TAG informations.
b) Rename MP3s 		     Rename the selected. (see c) for more info).
c) Change Rename - Format... Change the format the Renamer uses, i.e.
				     2 - 1 for [song title] - [artist].mp3 and so on.
d) Property -> MP3 Info	     Same as a).

Options a), b) and c) support multi selection, while d) supports only 
single selection.

ToDo's:
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- rightclick to scan folder & sub-folders for MP3s and create a database in
  text or html format. (Till then use my own MP3 Scanner - see bottom for link).
- generate ID3 tag using the file names.

Known Bugs:
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- Installation on Windows NT fails because of NT's different Registry-API.
  This bug should be resolved till next version.

Contact us:
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For more infos, or if u have suggestions, write to 
'VDFenser@usa.net' or "madalina@mayn.de".

For more MP3 tools, and other cool tools check out my homepage at
http://members.theglobe.com/DaEspinoza/index.htm
or
http://members.theglobe.com/DaEspinoza/download.htm

If u want to register it go to:
http://members.theglobe.com/DaEspinoza/register.htm

Thanks for using MP3 Shell Extension v1.10 and ...
        remember: if you like the music, buy it :-)

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P.S. A JPEG, GIF, BMP, DIB, etc. Shell Extension will also be soon available.
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