
WinStep Full Pak - Winstep Software Technologies: README file
Includes WorkShelf v1.90, NextSTART v3.41 and FontBrowser v1.0

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INSTALLATION: 

To install Winstep Full Pak, please follow these directions:

1) If any Winstep software is currently running please unload it.

2) Unpack the files contained in this ZIP to a temporary
   folder.

3) Run Setup.exe and complete the installation.

4) Have fun!



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GETTING HELP:


Besides the User Guide, your best source of help will be the WinSTEP2000
mailing list. You can find instructions on how to join at the WinStep
web site.


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Credits/Permissions:

NextSTART and WorkShelf use Zip/Unzip -from the Info-ZIP group- to 
export/import themes from zip files. 
There are no extra charges or costs due to the use of
this code, and the original compression sources are freely available from
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/ or ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/
on the Internet.

NextSTART and WorkShelf also use Regions DLL for Windows 9x/NT, 
created by the KPD-Team 1999
Kris & Pieter Philippaerts, http://users.turboline.be/btl10148/ ,
KPD_Team@Hotmail.com

The first set of Weather icons used by Workshelf is included with 
permission of Stardock Corporation. These Weather Images are designed
to provide the various weather conditions reported by weather services.
The images are (c) 2003 by Stardock Corporation.  All rights reserved.
http://www.stardock.com.

The second set of Weather icons used by WorkShelf is included with
permission of Marlon Bong (aka. mimeryme). All other non-personal use
is prohibited unless permission is given by author.
mimeryme's e-mail: mimeryme@hotmail.com / brand0@optonline.net


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NextSTART FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):


Q) How do I make NextSTART run automatically every time I reboot my computer?

A) Open the Global Preferences tab and enable 'Run NS on Startup'. 

Q) Can I run NextSTART as the shell?

A) NextSTART is a shell enhancer, not a shell replacement. You can run it as
the shell, but this is not supported and you will lose your Systray,
among other Explorer provided functions. Nothing stops you, however, from
running NextSTART along with other shells - such as LiteStep or GeoShell. 

Q) How do I install and preview downloaded themes?

A) Open the Themes tab in preferences. If you have downloaded the theme zip
files to the \Winstep\AutoInstall folder, all you have to do is click on the
Import button (the one with the box icon) and NextSTART will automatically
install all of them. If not, you will first have to provide the path to
where the theme zip files were downloaded. Once the themes have been installed,
they will be available from the Load Theme box. Select the theme you want to
preview and click on the Diskette button. Once you are happy with the theme
you selected, press the OK button in Preferences to make it effective. 

Q) Can  I use the WIN or CTRL-ESC keys to pop up my NextSTART menu instead of
the normal Windows Start Menu?

A) No, and this is by design. We feel that the Windows Start Menu should
always be available in case a user deletes his NextSTART menu by accident
or something bad like that... Besides, you can always use other hotkey
combinations (CTRL-? or ALT-? key combinations) to invoke the hotspot
associated to the main NextSTART menu - it's just a question of getting used
to a new keyboard shortcut. NextSTART Corporate does allow you to disable
the WIN and CTRL-ESC keys, but the intention here is to provide a secure
desktop. 

Q) How do I get my normal Windows taskbar back?

A) The easiest way is to open the Settings sub-menu in your main NextSTART
menu and click on either 'Toggle NS Task Management' or 'Hide/Show Windows
Taskbar'. 

Q) NextSTART disabled Active Desktop on startup (after warning me about it)
but now I want to enable it again. How do I do this?

A) Open NextSTART Preferences, go to the Global Preferences tab and click on
the 'Enable Active Desktop' button. Alternativelly open the Windows Registry
Editor, look for 
'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\'
and set 'NoActiveDesktop' to 0. 

Q) Why do my systray tooltips and right click menus pop up behind the NextSTART
system tray?

A) Temporarily turn off NextSTART task management, right click on an empty
area of the Windows taskbar and select Taskbar Properties. Set the Windows
taskbar to be 'Always On Top'. This will solve your problem, but now the
taskbar will be reserving screen space at the bottom. If you want to prevent
it from doing this, drag the edge of the Windows taskbar down so only a thin
line is visible. Re-enable NextSTART task management. 

Q) How do I make NextSTART automatically hide my desktop icons when it runs?

A) Open the Global Preferences tab and enable Hide Desktop Icons on Startup'. 

Q) I have enabled the 'Hide Desktop Icons on Startup' setting in Preferences,
but the icons are still visible. How do I hide them?

A) That setting is used to make NextSTART hide desktop icons automatically
next time it runs. To hide your desktop icons now, open the Settings sub-menu
in your main NextSTART menu and click on 'Hide/Show Desktop Icons'. 

Q) I want my menu to appear when I left click anywhere on the desktop, instead
of having to use a Start Button look-alike. How do I do this?

A) Open the Hotspot Preferences tab and change the Launch With action to
'Left Click on Hotspot'. You might also want to enable 'Snap to Mouse'. 

Q) I was playing with hotspots and I lost my hotspot/Start button! How can I
get it back?

A) Open the Hotspots Preferences tab and select 'Left Click on Hotspot Button'
as the Launch With action for hotspot 0. 

Q) I want my menu permanently on the screen until I close it manually. How can
I do this?

A) Open the Hotspot Preferences tab and instead of 'Close All Menus' select
'Parent Menus Stay Open'. 

Q) How do I make NextSTART automatically open a menu when it runs?

A) Open the Hotspot Preferences tab, select the hotspot associated to that
menu and enable 'Auto Run'. 

Q) I want to have another menu, besides the default one, permanently on the
screen. However, when I access one menu the other closes and vice-versa.
How can I have two or more independent menus simultaneously on the screen?

A) Open the Hotspot Preferences tab and give a different Group name to the
hotspot associated with your permanent menu. 

Q) How do I make a menu open in horizontal mode instead of vertical?

A) Open the Hotspot Preferences tab and enable 'Horizontal Menu' for the
associated hotspot. 

Q) I have created a new menu using the built-in Menu Editor but I do not see
it anywhere! What is going on?

A) Most likely you have not associated your new menu to a hotspot. Open the
Hotspot Preferences tab and click on 'Add' to create a new hotspot. Once your
new hotspot has been configured you can associate your new menu to the new
hotspot by selecting its name from the Menu Name combo box. Make sure your
new hotspot does not overlap any previously existing ones (might be a good
idea to select 'Bump Top Screen Edge' first as the Launch With action to make
sure the new hotspot is active and working as intended). 

Q) My computer does not Power Off or hangs when I select Shutdown Windows
from the NextSTART menu?

A) Open the Global Preferences tab and enable 'Force Power Off'. If that still
doesn't work, you might also try enabling 'Force Shutdown'. 

Q) Help! I deleted NextSTART's main menu by accident and now I want my default
NextSTART configuration back... How can I make it as it was?

A) NextSTART makes a backup of the default configuration when it runs for the
first time. Open the Global Preferences tab and click on the Restore button.
Look for a file named NsDefault.nbk in your Winstep folder. 




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WorkShelf FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):


Q) When running WorkShelf some applications are not displaying properly or
create screen artifacts. 

A) WorkShelf uses a new API function in XP to display tasks as snapshots
of the actual windows. This function is still somewhat buggy and some
applications may not behave properly with it, resulting in the artifacts
you see or in the application not displaying properly at all. With the 
problem application running, open the Tasks shelf in WorkShelf and 
CTRL-Right Click on the application's task icon. In the context menu that
pops up, select 'Add to Snapshot Exclusion List'. 


Q) How do I make WorkShelf run automatically every time I reboot my computer?

A) Open the Global Preferences tab and enable 'Run WorkShelf on Startup'.


Q) Can I run WorkShelf as the shell?

A) WorkShelf is a shell enhancer, not a shell replacement. You can run it as the
shell, but this is not supported and you will lose your Systray, among other
Explorer provided functions. Nothing stops you, however, from running WorkShelf
along with other shells - such as LiteStep or GeoShell.


Q) How do I make WorkShelf automatically hide my desktop icons when it runs?

A) Open the Global Preferences tab and enable 'Hide Desktop Icons on Startup'.
WorkShelf will automatically hide your desktop icons next time it starts.


Q) How do I install and preview downloaded themes?

A) Open the Themes tab in preferences. If you have downloaded the theme zip
files to the \Winstep\AutoInstall folder, all you have to do is click on the
Import button (the one with the box icon) and WorkShelf will automatically
install all of them. If not, you will first have to provide the path to where
the theme zip files were downloaded. Once the themes have been installed, they
will be available from the Load Theme combo box. Select the theme you want to
preview and click on the Diskette button. Once you are happy with the theme you
selected, press the OK button in Preferences to make it effective.


Q) I can't resize the shelf horizontally! What's the problem?

A) If the shelf is docked, then go to the Shelf Preferences tab and make sure
that Full Width When Docked is NOT selected.


Q) My computer does not Power Off or hangs when I select Shutdown Windows from
WorkShelf?

A) Open the Global Preferences tab and enable 'Force Power Off'. If that still
doesn't work, you might also try enabling 'Force Shutdown'.


Q) WorkShelf's clock module is supposed to synchronize my system time with
Atomic Time Servers on the internet, so why is my clock wrong?

A) Have you actually turned on the atomic time server synchronizing feature? To
avoid problems on startup, this feature is disabled by default. To enable it go
to the Module Preferences tab, click on the Settings button and select an Update
Interval.


Q) Sometimes WorkShelf seems to use 100% of my CPU for a short time! What is
going on?

A) This happens when the clock module is trying to contact the internet atomic
time servers. Don't worry, though, WorkShelf is not really using all your
processing power to perform that task, it only seems that way due to the way CPU
meters work. You can confirm this by running any CPU power hungry application -
it will run as fast as usual.


Q) I would like to dock WorkShelf at the bottom of the screen, but when I do
my NextSTART startbar is hidden by the shelf! Is there anything I can do
about this?

A) Yes! Make NextSTART reserve screen space area at the bottom of the screen
(you will find this feature in the Global Preferences tab of NextSTART).
WorkShelf will dock above the reserved area as long as the 'Respect Reserved
Space' option in WorkShelf's Shelf Preferences tab is enabled (and it is by
default).

Alternativelly 
Go to the Shelf Preferences tab of WorkShelf Preferences and
set a base size large enough to accomodate the NextSTART startbar. Then open
NextSTART Preferences, go to the Startbar tab and set it to be 'always on top'.

Q) Can I drag items from NextSTART to WorkShelf and vice-versa?

A) Yes, just remember that to drag items from NextSTART menus you must press
either the SHIFT (move) or CTRL (copy) keys while doing so.


Q) I'm installing a NextSTART theme I downloaded from the net but when I apply
the theme WorkShelf does not change! What's wrong?

A) NextSTART was already available long before the first WorkShelf version was
released. For this reason, some of the older NextSTART themes might not have a
WorkShelf companion.


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NOTE FOR WIN95 USERS:

WinStep Full Pak requires the VB5 (Visual Basic 5) Runtime files.

These are not included. If you do not have these files
( Msvbvm50.dll, Oleaut32.dll, Olepro32.dll, Stdole2.tlb, 
Asycfilt.dll, Comcat.dll ) on your system directory,
please download the VB5 runtime files from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=12651

You might also want to read the following Microsoft Knowlege Base
article:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q180/0/71.asp


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Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Jorge M.R.Coelho
Winstep Software Technologies

All rights reserved.

E-mail: support@winstep.net
website: http://www.winstep.net
