(October 1st, 2003)

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   MSN Messenger 6.x Color Changer
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###  INTRODUCTION  ###

 This little application allows you to easilly change the default font
 color of your own messages in MSN Messenger version 6.0 and later.

 READ THE "ERRORS" SECTION BELOW IF YOU ARE GETTING AN ERROR WHEN TRYING
 TO RUN THE APPLICATION.


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#####  FEATURES  #####

- Nice and simple font color changing application for MSN Messenger 6.x.
- Change the font color of your own messages to any color the human eye
  can distinguish (24 BIT - about 16.8 million colors).
- Select a different font color for each Messenger account (Microsoft
  .NET Passport).
- Includes an "E-mail to number" converter for finding out which account
  number is yours.
- No need to restart Messenger (just re-open the Conversation windows).
- Allows viewing and modifying hexadecimal RGB values.
- Absolutely legal. :-)


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######  USAGE  #######

1. Run the Color Changer application (msn6color12.exe).

   READ THE "ERRORS" SECTION BELOW IF YOU ARE GETTING AN ERROR WHEN
   TRYING TO RUN IT.

2. Select (left-click) your Messenger account number from the list.

   If there is more than one number in the list and you don't know which
   number represents your Messenger account, just click on "Which number
   is mine?". In this window, you can generate your account number by
   entering the E-mail address you use in your MSN Messenger account.

   Once you selected your account number, you should see your current
   font color in the color preview box.

3. Click the "Change..." button and choose any color you want.

   Advanced users can also view and modify the current color's hex RGB
   value, by clicking the Advanced Options arrow button.

   Once you selected a new color, you should see it in the color preview
   box. However, it IS NOT applied yet to your MSN Messenger account.

4. Click the "Save Changes" button. This will change your font color to
   the color that is currently in the preview box.

   You can close the Color Changer now, but you don't have to.

5. Re-open all of your MSN Messenger Conversation windows for changes to
   take effect. You don't have to do this right away.

 All done! :-)


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######  NOTES  #######

- For changes to take effect, you MUST repeat steps 4 and 5 for each
  time you change the color in the preview box.

- If you change your font settings in MSN Messenger, your font color
  will be set to the color specified in the font settings window (one of
  the 16 colors there). You will have to use the Color Changer again in
  order to restore your custom font color.


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######  ERRORS  ######

 *** IMPORTANT! ***

 If you get an error about a missing file named 'COMDLG32.OCX' when
 trying to run the Color Changer, download the following ZIP archive and
 extract its contents (COMDLG32.DLL and COMDLG32.OCX) into your main
 Windows folder (usually at C:\Windows).

    http://www.sardinesoftware.com/downloads/COMDLG32.zip

 If the above URL doesn't work, try searching Google for "COMDLG32.OCX".

 If you still get an error when trying to run the Color Changer, try
 installing the Visual Basic 6.0 run time files from the following URL:
 http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60pro/Redist/sp5/WIN98Me/EN-US/vbrun60sp5.exe

 Also, there are some files you may need in the following Web page:
 http://www.sardinesoftware.com/runtimes.php

 If it still doesn't work, E-mail me: sock AT mybboard DOT com


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#####  CREDITS  ######

 This application was written by doodle, AKA dalbng. The algorithm used
 for converting E-mail addresses into account numbers was provided by
 Will, AKA wtbw. This ReadMe file, as well as some comments and testing
 were provided by Rotem "sock" E.

 Note: You can click the version label on the bottom-right corner of the
 Color Changer window to open the "About" window.
