WinKaraoke Creator 1.1 README
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LAST LAST MINUTE NOTE
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If you have WinKaraoke Creator 1.0 installed on your system, UNINSTALL IT FIRST.

Go into Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and Remove WinKaraoke Creator 1.0.

Then install WinKaraoke Creator 1.1...

Last minute info about WinKaraoke Creator 1.1
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In the WinKaraoke Creator 1.1 Documentation:

Installation:  	The documentation says to run SETUP.EXE to install WinKaraoke Player 1.0.  The OFFICIAL way to install programs is to go into Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Install, and when the program can't find the installation program, choose Browse and THEN choose SETUP.EXE from the temporary directory you unzipped the files into.  Aren't we glad that Windows 95 makes this so much easier to do:)?  Either way, you CAN later uninstall the software from the Add/Remove Programs applet.

Read HISTORY.TXT for info on the changes in WinKaraoke Creator 1.1

And remember, WinKaraoke Creator 1.1 is shareware.  Read Register.wri for more information about registration.  Don't make me put limitations or nag screens into the program!

IMPORTANT INFO
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There are some installation problems with the WinKaraoke Creator setup program that are giving people trouble.

1) People don't see a staff, but see a ? and an & and ====== instead.

2) People get a "Runtime Error 380" when trying to load a file.

These errors are apparantly being caused by the improper installation of the two fonts required for the program.

MUSICAL.TTF is the MusicalSymbols TrueType font that WinKaraoke Creator uses to display the staff and the notes.  If it is not in the Windows\Fonts directory, the ? and & and === will be shown instead.

ARIAL.TTF is the Arial TrueType font.  I assumed that people had this font installed by default with Windows 95...  Now, it is installed with the program.

I have not been able to accurately reproduce the problem on my machine, so the above causes are my best guess as to WHY this occurs.

If this happens to YOU, try the following:

1) Restart Windows.  It may be that the font simply has not been recognized yet.  Restarting will force Windows to refresh the directory.

2) UNinstall the program from Start, Conrol Panel, Add/Remove Programs.  Then, reinstall the program and try again.

3) Or, manually install the fonts.  I have left the two fonts uncompressed in the WINK-C11.ZIP archive.  Unzip MUSICAL.TTF and ARIAL.TTF (not MUSICAL.TT_ or ARIAL.TT_ which is for the Setup program) into a temporary directory.  Go into Control Panel, Fonts, and choose Install New Font in the menu.  Go to the temporary directory with MUSICAL.TTF and ARIAL.TTF and choose the fonts.  Make sure they are copied to the Windows\Fonts directory.  

If you simply CANNOT get the program to work, e-mail me IMMEDIATELY at:

fli@nermal.santarosa.edu

I want to fix this problem as soon as possible.

Thanks for your patience...