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                        Start Menu Changer'97 Readme file.
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   SHAREWARE.     "AS IS".  
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,     ZIP :

   Setup.exe       - .
   StartMC.ex_     -  .
   Remove.ex_      - .
   Readme.txt      -   . ( )
   Readmeru.txt    -   . ( )
   ReadmeFr.txt    -   . ( )
   Register.exe    -  Start Menu Changer'97.
   Register.hlp    - Help  .
   Sharewre.txt    -  Shareware.
   History.txt     -  Start Menu Changer.
   File_id.diz     -    .
   End-User.txt    -   .

   Alexey\ -       
   Win98\  - Windows 98 
   Sun\    - Sun   H.Renouard    
   Sample\ -  ,      SMC

Q:    ?
A: ...  .

Q:       '' ('Start')?
A:     10x10, 12x12, 14x14, 16x16, 22x22  32x32
    16 .  , Windows 95/98/NT  16x16 . 
          'active title bar' 
   (     ,  properties/appearence).

Q:  Start Menu Changer     ?
A: Start Menu Changer   Explorer.exe  User.exe. Backup 
       Explorer.sav   Windows   
   User.sav  Windows/System .    
     .       
    'Restore'   .

Q:       ?
A:      :
   1)            
       'restore'.
   2)   'restore'    'restore original icons on 
   start menu'.

Q:       Windows 95/98.
A:    DOS   backup *.sav   *.exe. 
    , :
   1)  Explorer.exe  User.exe   Windows 95/98 .
      ( :  EXTRACT /A /L C:\TEMP WIN95_02.CAB EXPLORER.EXE 
      USER.EXE )  Windows 95  ( EXTRACT /A /L C:\TEMP WIN98_22.CAB 
      EXPLORER.EXE USER.EXE )  Windows 98.
   2)    Windows 95 + IE4 shell integration,   
      C:\Windows\System.ini shell=Explorer.exe  shell=Progman.exe. 
      Windows   Program Manager',    Manager
      (winfile.exe)     IE.  . 
       , ..       
      IE4.  IE4     system.ini   
       Windows     .

Q:       Windows?
A:     BMP  21x130 ( Windows 95  21x223  
   Windows 98) c 16 .    Windows Paint,  
     ,        BMP
   c 16  (     ,  Windows Paint
     ).  Start Menu Changer   'Load logo'
     .       ,
      RLE . Windows Paint   
    RLE BMP,     , 
   Paint Shop Pro, . ( http://www.jasc.com/psp.html ).
    BMP     ,      
   ,   - .

Q:          .
A:   ,  Start Menu Changer,    
       .       
   , .. Start Menu Changer     
   Explorer.exe .

Q:    ?
A:    Sample . Index.smc -   ini    
        Windows Notepad.     ,
       index.smc   ,     
   .        Start Menu Changer 
     'Save as theme' .

:     ->      Windows   
                .  Microsoft.
            ->   Windows NT. 'Read beyond end of file' 
               .        
                 Windows 95/98.
            ->   Settings     IE4   Windows 98.
            ->   256     16 .  
               Borland Delphi 3.0 VCL.
            ->  'Save as theme'   
                 true color, ..   16 .   
                  .
            ->       2  Explorer. 
                       Explorer, 
               .

         ,       
    Start Menu Changer,  .   
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Home page ---------------> http://www.halyava.ru/aaalexey
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