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Table of Content
I. Intro
Millennium is a colorful desktop clock that counts down the amount of
time left before the beginning of the 21st century (2001). (If you're in the "year
2000" camp, you can set it to count down to that year.) The program displays the
remaining years, months, and days above a digital clock that counts the hours, minutes,
and seconds backwards. Millennium provides system tray support, and you can keep the
program on top.
II. System Requirement
Pentium-90 or above suggested
Windows 95/98/NT
1 MB hard drive space
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Library SP1
III. Installation
If you have not previously installed Microsoft Visual Studio Runtime, you must
have it installed before Millennium can be run correctly. See Appendix B for more information.
Millennium setup files are compressed into one
single zip file. Unzip the file using WinZip (downloadable at www.winzip.com)
and run the enclosed setup.exe. Follow the direction to install Millennium
Removal
To uninstall Millennium, goto Control Panel and run
Add/Remove Programs. Double-click on the item titled "Millennium."
Uninstallation program will automatically be run.
IV. Using Millennium
Millennium window displays only the count down information. To access
options, right-click on the Millennium icon in the system tray. A list of options will be
available.
When Millennium is minimized, it disappears from the task list (not
available by pressing ALT-TAB). Left-click on the Millennium icon in the system tray to
make the window available.
Options
Exit |
Terminates Millennium without prompt |
| Target Year |
Changes the targeting year (2000 / 2001) |
| Full |
Normal display |
| Compact |
Minimize display area (See below for more info) |
| Start with Windows |
Start Millennium when every time Windows starts |
| Always on top |
Make the Millennium window always on top of all other
programs |
| Register |
Display registration information and allow
user to input obtained registration code |
| About |
Display program information and contacts |
Compact Display
The compact display is specificly for people who are in need of
screen space. When in compact display mode, the "always on top" setting is
automatically set to true.
To move the compact display window, left click on the Millennium icon
and hold the button. Move the window to the new location and release the button.
To terminate Millennium under compact mode, you can either double
click on the Millennium icon or choose Exit from the option menu (see above).
V. Registration
Millennium is a shareware program. You are allowed to evaluate
Millennium for thirty (30) days. After the evaluation period, you must either purchase a
license for Millennium, or uninstall Millennium completely from your computer. Once you've
registered Millennium, you do not have to pay for further updates.
Acceptable Methods
- Check (Payable to Tien-Hao Lan)
- Cash
- Money order
Detail
- Registration fee - US$1.00
- Enclose a 3 by 5 card with your E-MAIL ADDRESS and REGISTRATION
NAME printed neatly
- Indicate the TITLE OF THE PROGRAM that is being
registered
- Send to the address:
Tien-Hao Lan
P.O. Box 507192
San Diego, CA 92150-7192
VI. Contact the Author
In occasion you encounter problems regarding the Millennium program, or
you simply have an opinion, please contact the author as soon as you can.
Appendix A. Revision History
1.0 - Initial release - December 1, 1997
2.0 - Complete revision - January 13, 1998
Renamed "Millennium"
Improved user interface
Revised program core
2.1 - Minor bug fix - February 4, 1998
2.2 - Major improvement - February 13, 1998
2.21 - Minor update - February 22, 1998
"About" section incorporates contact
information
2.22 - Major improvement - March 17, 1998
Added "Always on top" function
2.23 - Minor bug fix - March 18, 1998
Bug fix on ending message
2.24 - Minor bug fix - April 3, 1998
Bug fix on multiple instance check
2.25 - Major update - April 22, 1998
Added online manual hyperlink
3.0 - Major revision - May 2, 1998
Deleted regular display
Added window border
Modified ending message
3.01 - Minor bug fix - May 4, 1998
3.02 - Minor improvement - December 2, 1998
Improved color display supporting Windows Theme
3.07 - Minor revision - January 1, 1999
Revised "About" section
Revised registration
4.00 - Major improvement - January 10, 1999
Appendix B.
Microsoft Visual Basic Runtime 6.0
What is Microsoft Visual Basic Runtime?
The Visual Basic 6 Runtime is a collection of Dynamic Link Library (.DLL) files from
Microsoft which are required to run programs written in Visual Basic 6, a popular Windows
programming language. All of my programs are written in Visual Basic 6, as are many other
common programs today, and these files are required for all of them. The files available
from the link below contain, in most cases, the latest versions of these DLL's available
and are fully backwards compatible. Any program which works with an earlier version will
work with these updated ones as well. The updates simply give the programmer more advanced
features to use in designing his program.
You MUST have these updated DLL's installed on your system first before you can install
any of my programs. If you do not, you will not be able to run my programs, although you
should be able to finish the setup process. These files are packaged in a self-installing
exe file called MSVBVM60.exe.
What Is Installed?
Below is the list of files that are installed by Microsoft Visual Basic Runtime
| ASYCFILT.DLL |
COMCAT.DLL |
MSVBVM60.DLL |
| OLDAUT32.DLL |
OLDPRO32.DLL |
STDOLDE2.TLB |
Do I Already Have
Microsoft Visual Basic Runtime?
Most likely, no. Visual Basic 6.0 was released after the release of Microsoft Windows
98 and therefore was not incorporated into the operating system. Unless you have
previously installed the runtime, it is required that you download and install the runtime
library.
Download
Click on any of the links below and download the file.
Install
Just download this file first, then doubleclick on the MSVBVM60.exe file and it will
install itself. It may require two passes. The first pass is required to update the OLE
Automation files, while the second pass occurs because it needs OLE automation installed
to be able to register the included OCX controls. So you may be prompted during the
installation to reboot your system and then return and run the installation a second time.
You don't need to understand this exactly, just run the installation twice if you are
prompted to do so.
Note that if you are prompted that your system contains a newer version of one of these
files, go ahead and select the option to "keep it" and not replace it with the
one from this installation.
Uninstall
There is no uninstall for the VB6 Runtime updates. There should be no need for this
since these are standard Dynamic Link Library (DLL) Files from Microsoft and are designed
to be fully backwards compatible, that is... any program designed to run on an earlier
version of this file should run normally on these updated versions.
Nevertheless, some people have occasionally asked how to uninstall these files. The
only way to do that is to make a copy of the files currently installed on your hard drive
first. Using the list, above copy all of those files presently in your Windows\System
folder to a backup directory, say C:\Windows\Backup. Later, should you decide for some
unknown reason, to return to your previous versions, you can do this very simply by
exiting windows entirely to a DOS prompt and typing: "copy C:\Windows\Backup
c:\Windows\System" (without quotes) and overwriting the newer files with your
original copies. You could then delete any of the other files which were not present to
begin with.
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