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WARNING: AquaX for NextSTART!

August 27, 2001 8:31:48 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
If you decide to download this theme, please make sure you read the post I left in the comments section first and do NOT follow the author's instructions - doing so will result in ALL your NextSTART settings (including menus and hotspots) being completely overwritten with settings that are, most likely than not, incompatible with your system!

Jorge Coelho
NextSTART 2.70 - A Windows interface that you can actually use!
http://www.winstep.net - Winstep Software Technologies
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Reply #1 August 27, 2001 10:41:12 PM
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I'll avoid that one!
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Reply #2 August 27, 2001 11:23:25 PM
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Maybe the Admins can put a warning on the theme... (hint hint Jafo)
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Reply #3 August 27, 2001 11:47:42 PM
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If the theme is installed as normal, there is no problem. It's users following the author's instructions of restoring from the NBK (NextSTART Backup) file that presents the real danger.

NBK files are user-created backup files that contain ALL of NextSTART settings, including menu structures, hotspots, etc..., unlike the normal theme files that only include theme specific information.

Restoring from someone else's NBK file will overwrite *everything* in your current NextSTART configuration. Because some of that information is specific to the other user's system (like Menu Item pathnames, hotspot locations and activation methods, etc...) you will suddenly be facing a completely foreign, and very possibly non-working, NextSTART configuration.

One of the good points about NextSTART is preciselly that changing themes does NOT affect the actual contents of menus, hotspot settings and per-user (Global) settings.

Jorge Coelho
NextSTART 2.70 - A Windows interface that you can actually use!
http://www.winstep.net - Winstep Software Technologies
IRC Chat: #winstep on AustNet
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Reply #4 August 28, 2001 12:10:47 AM
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I'll contact the theme's author, and get it sorted...
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Reply #5 August 28, 2001 12:27:29 AM
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Contacted, and in the meantime, the theme is offline for safety's sake...
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Reply #6 August 28, 2001 1:15:49 AM
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Thanks, Jafo!
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Reply #7 August 28, 2001 1:20:21 AM
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Purrrr... Hello Jorge
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Reply #8 August 28, 2001 1:39:13 AM
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OK Guys Sorry!

First create the BACKUP file your settigs!

Sorry!
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Reply #9 August 28, 2001 2:00:47 AM
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roberTO, I have amended the wording in your notes on the page, and released the theme again.
Could you update it with new installation instructions within the files?
We don't want to have unsuspecting people tearing their hair out if things go wrong.....
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Reply #10 August 28, 2001 2:06:45 AM
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Hi China
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