***************************************************************** * * * OFFICE MAID Screen Saver * * Written by Mark Qian * * * ***************************************************************** OFFICE MAID is a screen saver that allows you to -- leave text messages on a moving screen; -- leave user-defined voice messages(WAV files) through either sound cards or PC-Speakers(users can set the peloid of voice playing); -- leave user-defined pictures(BMP files) on a moving screen (users can switch pictures at a user defined period); -- play user-defined movies(AVI file) on a moving screen continually; -- play user-defined music(WAV file) continually while OFFICE MAID is enabled or EVEN after OFFICE MAID is disabled -- while you are working! -- record notes from their visitors; -- protect their screen using password; -- launch executable files at the time you specify. Enjoy it! -- More ... IMPORTANT: ********** This is a shareware. That means: TRY before BUY. You should REALLY make sure that -- It works in your machine; -- You REALLY like to keep it; before you register it. It is provided AS IS. There is not warranty. Once you register it, it(its Registration Code) can not be returned, exchanged, or refunded. More information about Office Maid will be available in c:\windows\ofmaid.txt after you run setup.exe. A COOL shareware, Savervisor is included. Savervisor is a Screen Saver and Wall Paper Manager. It provides a lot of VERY COOL functions: - It appears as an icon that allows you launch a screen saver instantly by a single click of RIGHT mouse button. - It can be run in a INVISIBLE mode. With this great feature, you can just put it into Windows Startup group in Program Manager and forget it: It will take care all the management tasks while you never realize it is working for you! - It allows you specify the sensitive areas where you can click the RIGHT mouse button to launch a saver instantly. - It provide saver (and wallpaper) scheduling capability. That is, it allows you specify what saver(wallpaper) to be activate at a specified hour through a week. It also allows you switch savers (wallpaper)through all the savers(BMP files) in your Windows directory and specify switchng period. - more... NOTE: Savervisor is an independent shareware which requires a different registration. That is, registering the saver does NOT let to Savervisor to be registered. And registering Savervisor does not let to the saver to be registered either. Please read through following important description before you run setup.exe: A). What will be installed by setup.exe? The SETUP.EXE will copy five files into your windows directory: ofmaid.src -- The main executable file of OFFICE MAID; ofmaid.txt -- Documentation file; rightbk.wav -- Sample voice messages; leavemsg.wav view1.bmp - view4 -- Sample pictures; heart.bmp -- Sample picture for animation; coin.bmp snow.bmp river.wav -- Sample music files; If Savervisor is included, the setup.exe will also copy saver.exe -- Executable file for Savervisor; saver.txt -- Documentation file for Savervisor; in to the directory that you specify and copy utility1.dll -- Utility file for Savervisor; in to directory c:\windows\system. SETUP.EXE WILL NOT MAKE ANY OTHER CHANGE TO YOUR COMPUTER. B). Environment requirement: - VBRUN300.DLL; C). How to install? "Step By Step" instructions for installation: 1). Download the latest version of in_mt.zip and VBRUN300.DLL(if you don't have one in your system); You can download VBRUN300.dll from following place: In compuserve, GO WINAV and search its library for file named vbrun3.zip In WWW, http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mark_qian In Internet, ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/win3/dll In America Online, Go to software library and search for file named vbrun300.exe. After downloading and unziping it, you need to move it into Windows system directry, c:\windows\system. 2). Copy ofmaid.zip into a temporary directory, say c:\tmp; 3). Unzip ofmaid.zip within c:\tmp using pkunzip.exe; 4). Run c:\tmp\setup.exe from File Manager(double click at the icon of c:\tmp\setup.exe); 5). If this package includes a utility, Savervisor, you will be asked to key in the directory where Savervisor will be installed. You need to either key in you own directory or use the default one. If the package does not include Savervisor, you will not see the dialog. 6). You will then be asked to key in the directory where Savervisor should be installed. You need to either key in you own directory or accept the default one. This program is a shareware. You are welcome to distribute this package (ofmaid.zip) by any means: copy it to your friends, upload it to your favorite BBSs or On-line systems. However, it is NOT a freeware. You will be able to use(evaluate) it up to 30 times or 30 days. You then have to register(pay fee to its author) if you still want to use it after that. Registration information is available in the setup screen of this program. You can contact the author in following ways: a). EMail the author at markqian@aol.com through Internet; b). EMail the author at Mark Qian through America Online; c). EMail the author at CIS-mail 76463,1251 through CompuServe; d). Mail the author at Mark Qian P.O. Box 390235, Mountain View, CA. 94039-0235 USA. Author: Mark Qian.