A.I.M. Frame 2.x
Copyright (c) 1994-2003 BPS SoftWare
http://www.bpssoft.com
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This readme file is divided up into several sections to 
help you find the information you need quickly:

. INSTALLATION 
. INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
. System Requirements
. Program Description
. Technical Support
. Bug Reports

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INSTALLATION
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The A.I.M. Frame file contained in the Zip file you downloaded 
is a "Self-Installing" EXE file. This means that, after you 
unzipped it, all you have to do is run the installation EXE 
file to start the installation of A.I.M. Frame.

Before you run the installation program be sure you have exited 
any other open programs including America Online. This will 
make sure that all the necessary files get copied to your system.

The Installer will prompt you for an installation directory 
which will default to your C:\Program Files\AIMFrame directory. 
You may select to install into this directory or choose a 
different one if you like. If you are upgrading  your existing 
A.I.M. Frame installation, then simply select your existing 
A.I.M. Frame directory as the installation directory. The 
installer will inform you that the selected directory already 
exists, and want to know if you want to install into anyway. 
Simply click "Yes" to continue. 

After the installation is complete, you should have a Program 
group created with your new A.I.M. Frame icons in them. Now, 
all you need to do is double click the new A.I.M. Frame icon to 
start A.I.M. Frame.

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INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
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There are only a couple of things that can go wrong when 
installing A.I.M. Frame. 

- First, the file you download might be corrupted during 
the  transfer. This can be caused by several factors, and 
will result in the A.I.M. Frame installation file either 
not running, or displaying an error message when you attempt 
to install A.I.M. Frame. If this  happens, then your only 
course of action is to delete the corrupted file and 
re-download A.I.M. Frame.

- After the installation be sure to reboot your system. 
This is  always a good idea to make sure you don't run 
into any problems when you first attempt to start A.I.M. 
Frame.

- If after double clicking the A.I.M. Frame icon, you 
receive an error  message stating that A.I.M. Frame can't 
find AOL Instant Messenger, this is due to either AIM not 
being installed correctly, or you renamed your AIM directory 
after installing it. Renaming the directory is not a good idea! 
All 32 bit programs now record their installation locations 
in the Windows Registry, so that other programs can find them 
if needed. A.I.M. Frame looks in your Windows Registry to find 
out where AIM is installed. The first thing to do is launch AIM 
alone, do NOT sign on, then launch A.I.M. Frame. This should 
reset the AIM directory that A.I.M. Frame uses and next time, 
you can launch A.I.M. Frame and AIM using the A.I.M. Frame 
icon on your desktop.

- If you receive an error message that a file is missing 
or can't  be found, then the A.I.M. Frame installation did 
not complete its function. At this point it is best to restart 
Windows, exit all running applications, and then reinstall 
A.I.M. Frame.

If nothing above addresses your installation problem, then 
please refer to the Tech Support section below for more help.

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System Requirements
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- Windows 9x/ME/2000 Pro/XP
- AOL or CompuServe Instant Messenger 4.3 or higher
- Minimum: Pentium 90 MHz, 16 MB RAM
- Recommended: Pentium 150 MHz, 32 MB RAM

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Program Description
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A.I.M. Frame is an addon program for AOL and Compuserve 
Instant Messenger, which adds much needed features to the 
basic AIM interface. With A.I.M. Frame, you can:

- Automatically log all your Instant Messages.
- Easily locate, sort and view your IM logs with the Log 
Manager.
- Hold all of your IMs in a single window and cut down on 
desktop clutter while IMing several friends.
- Use the Tab key to switch between IMs.
- Use custom nicknames for members.
- View and save their AIM profile and picture while IMing.
- ... and more!

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Technical Support
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For technical support options if you are not using America 
Online, please visit the following page on our web site:

http://www.bpssoft.com/support.htm

If you are using AOL, all technical support is handled through 
our forum's message board on AOL only. We feel this method 
proves more useful in helping you with your problems or 
questions concerning this new version of A.I.M. Frame.

To get to our Tech Support forum, go to keyword "BPS" and 
click the "Customer Support" button from the main window, 
then click the Message Boards button and look for A.I.M. Frame 
folder. You can browse existing Message board postings to find 
the answer you are looking for.

In the event that your answer can't be found, then please feel 
free to post your question or problem in the appropriate folder. 
Our techs visit our message board daily and will be happy to 
respond to your questions.

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Bug Reports
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In the event you encounter any bugs in A.I.M. Frame, 
please send all your bug reports to BPSCoBugReports@aol.com. 
Please be sure to list how and what you were doing to duplicate 
the bug report.

Remember, there are really such things as "glitches" in 
software, and most of these are cured by simply restarting 
your computer.

