Above The Clouds Desktop Theme

An Original Theme Created by: 
Hazel Faye
Themesshed@aol.com
http://hometown.aol.com//themesshed/ThemesShed.html
The wallpaper is by copyrighted by the artist Jim Warren @ http://www.jimwarren.com/ and used with his permission.  I would like to thank him for his permission to use his work.



To install the theme, double click the Above The Clouds  file. The default is to C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes but you can browse and change the destination directory if you store your themes elsewhere. You need a theme installation program such as MS Plus! or Desktop Themes to then choose the Above The Clouds .theme file as your active theme. To uninstall the theme, delete the Above The Clouds  folder and the Above The Clouds .theme file.


 Instructions For Using Compressed Wav Files In Themes 

  

Some of my themes use MPEG Layer 3 compression for wav files.  This saves a great deal of hard drive space and storage space but requires Microsoft Net Show. 

1. If you're running Windows 95 and this has not been installed on your system, go to this site for a free download from Microsoft: 


http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/netshow20/05000.htm 


2. If you're running Windows 98, Net Show is on your Win98 CD. If it has not been installed, have your CD handy and go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Setup, and double click Multimedia. Put a check mark in Audio Compression and Net Show 2.0 and then follow the directions once you've inserted your Windows 98 CD. 


If you have Windows 95 and a CD of MSIE 4.0 or higher, you may also find Net Show on that CD. 

3. If you have Windows 98, Second Edition, here are the Theme Doctor's instructions: 

Go to ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS and remove the WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER. Then click on the WINDOWS SETUP tab and remove the check from the box next to multimedia, apply the changes and reboot the system. Download and install the older NetShow Player 2.0. 


NetShow Player 2.0 

http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/netshow20/05000.htm 


Reboot the system again. Place the Windows 98SE CD in the CD-ROM drive and wait for the auto run screen to appear. Click on ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS then the Windows Setup tab and place the check back in the box next to multimedia. Click on the DETAILS button and make sure there is a check in the box next to all items in the list. Exit and reboot the system. 


You are now ready to enjoy your expanded multimedia environment. 


Note: Once the older NetShow v2.0 player is installed, you may safely install any newer WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER codecs. 

Inside the theme's folder there are three system screens included which are the 'Startup', 'Wait' and 'Shut Down' screens. To install these, double click on the Above the Clouds Logos.exe file and your logo screens will install automatically. To re-install your original logo screens, simply double click on the Above the Clouds Logos.exe again. If you have any questions, there's also a Logos Help file inside the theme's folder.
