About / What is SimSetup
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SimSetup is a setup utility for Maxi's "The Sims", which allows you to configure
resolution and language.

The latest official version can be found at http://www.ctuser.net. For
suggestions, questions, requests or bug reports, send eMail to
info@ctuser.net.
  
This document will give you additional information of SimSetup

Installation
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Rename "Sims.exe" in your "The Sims" directory to "Sims.dat"
Now extract/copy "Sims.exe", "Sims.bmp" and "Sims setup.exe" from this archive
to your "The Sims" directory.

System requirements
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Should run on any system which supports "The Sims"

Copying / License / ...
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SimSetup is free software and distributed but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;

The icon (pbos\simscd.ico) and the setup image (sims.bmp) provided in this
package are taken from the game, and are so copyrighted by Maxis/Electronic
Arts...

If you have any questions, suggestions or bug reports about this product,
contact me: info@ctuser.net; Do not contact me about general B.A.S.I.C. language
or A.P.I. issues

Files (depending on which package you downloaded, not all files may be included)
 - Sims.exe          new executable for launching without setup
 - Sims setup.exe    Setup utility
 - Sims.bmp          Image for setup, taken from the game
 - pbos\*.*          Source code (PureBasic) and related files
 - pbos\simscd.ico   Sims setup icon, taken from the game

If you want to localize QuickTask, please contact me: info@ctuser.net

Version history
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New: New feature
Bug: Essential bugfix (Programm hangs, ...)
Fix: Other bugfix (Display, ...)
Chg: Changes (Optimation, ...)
Del: Removed 'feature' (Automation, ...)
Lng: Language related fix/change

(Some bugs may not affect the previous version, but an unreleased pre-beta
version)

1.01:
 Fixed regestry access if key does not exit

1.00:
 First release

Credits
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Jan Vorel (thats me):
 - Programming
 - Layout (design)
 - Testing
 - Readme file
 - Homepage (Text, screenshots, ...)
   
------------------ General Credits: ------------------

Ali Chaudhry:
 - lots of discussions resulting in better performance
 - Showed me UPX

Angus Johnson
 - Resource Hacker

Carlos J. Quintero
 - MZ-Tools

Christian Falk

Eugene Roshal
 - WinRar
 - Rar ('DosShell' / HexViewer)

Grennady Feldman
 - Win32Pad (Notepad replacement)

Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar:
 - UPX

Microsoft:
 - Windows 95/98
 - Visual Basic
 - MSDN

PlanetSourceCode:
 - Visual Basic Source Codes to see how to use API

Toshi:
 - ExeScope: Additional resource operations / checking

ULEAD System:
 - Photo Impact (best image editing programm)

Lothar Rossipaul:
 - Wörterbuch (For some translations)

and many other...
