
README for CoolCD Studio

    Version 1.3.1 (build 1111)
    July 29, 2003

    Copyright (C) 1997-2003 Gracebyte Software. All rights reserved.
    http://www.gracebyte.com

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Contents:
  Brief overview
  What's new
  System requirements
  Installation
  Uninstallation
  Registering
  Copyright and license
  Bug reports
  Contacts


Brief overview
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CoolCD Studio (CoolCD for short) is an improved and cool Audio CD player
for 32-bit Windows platforms. It operates like a home CD player, letting you 
play audio CDs from CD-ROM drive on your PC with many extra advantages:
  - Nice and stylish digital GUI (graphic user interface) with multiple
    "touch-sensitive" displays
  - Full CDDB support (downloads and submissions, job queuing)
  - Advanced audio visualization system (waveform oscilloscope, 
    spectrum analyzer, graphical equalizer)
  - Fine control of track's and CD's playing position through Direct Access
    to CD feature
  - Fast track selections through Fast Track Access to CD feature
  - Multiple view modes (Full, Brief, Mini and Tray)
  - Multiple playback modes (introscan, playlist, repeat, repeat 1 (one), 
    single play and shuffle)
  - Windows CD Player INI file support
  - Powerful database manager (useful database view, search, import, export)
  - Integrated audio mixer
  - User-defined Windows Shell Integration
  - LOTS of useful setup options
    and much more!


What's new
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See "history.txt" file.


System requirements
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System requirements for this software are:
  - Pentium based IBM PC compatible computer (or higher)
  - 8 MB of free memory 
  - About 2 MByte of free hard disc space
  - SVGA card with High color mode
  - Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
  - A mouse is highly recommended
  - Full duplex sound card recommended.
  - CD-ROM drive


Installation
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Important! Before installing CoolCD Studio uninstall the previously installed
version of this software first!

Unzip zip-file into the temporary directory, run setup.exe and follow the
instructions. Setup will install all necessary files. You can start the program
by selecting its program group and icon from the Programs menu.

Note: If you've got CoolCD Studio not from its web page, but from the
other source (magazine CD or some software library), please visit its web site
at http://www.gracebyte.com/coolcd - you'll probably find the later version.


Uninstallation
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Important! You must close CoolCD Studio before uninstalling.

Run Uninstall from the CoolCD Studio program group.


Registering
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CoolCD Studio is NOT free software and may be previewed for 30 days worry free.
Continued use of CoolCD Studio after 30 days requires that you register it with
the author and pay a registration fee. Note that unregistered version is fully
functional except that it resets some settings to defaults and displays startup
reminder window.

Registering of the CoolCD Studio leads you to the following benefits:
  - All limitations of unregistered version will be removed
    (no startup reminder window, no volatile settings, no time limits)
  - FREE upgrades for the rest of your life!
    (You will never pay again for future versions) 
  - Access to priority technical support including support via e-mail
  - Encourage the author to further develop and improve CoolCD Studio,
    making possible new releases

For details on how to register see "register.txt" file.


Copyright and license
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See "license.txt" file.


Bug reports
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If you've got a problem, please contact us at bugreports@gracebyte.com
Please provide us with the following information:
  - full program version and build number (from the "About" dialog)
  - Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP version (including service packs and other
    fixes installed), US or international, OEM or not
  - computer information: CPU type, installed memory
  - description of your problem (as much information as possible to solve
    the problem)


Contacts
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We hope you will like this program!
We will very appreciate your comments, your offers on improvement for this
software. Please feel free to contact us at devteam@gracebyte.com

CoolCD Studio website is available at:
  http://www.gracebyte.com/coolcd

Also, please visit Gracebyte Software web site:
   http://www.gracebyte.com

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