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                      EarthView V3.8.3 Readme
                      
                      Copyright (c) DeskSoft
                         www.desksoft.com
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EarthView is a dynamic desktop wallpaper and screen saver, which 
displays beautiful views of the earth with daylight and night 
shadows. It produces stunning colorful, high quality, high 
resolution images for every screen resolution - even beyond 
1600x1200! The program supports map and globe views, urban areas, 
city lights, atmospheric effects, clouds, local time display and 
much more. EarthView comes with different maps that show our planet 
earth in different ways, like photographic or artistic. Many 
options allow total customization of all view parameters. EarthView 
has won many awards for its absolutely breathtaking images.

All information about how to use this program can be found in the
online manual, which is accessible by pressing the Help button, or 
by selecting the documentation from the EarthView program group.

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EarthView main features:
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* High detail view of the earth
* Day and night view
* Atmospheric effects
* Urban areas and city night lights
* Clouds (internet download possible)
* Map and globe projection
* Several beautiful maps to choose from
* Locations of more than 3000 Cities worldwide with local time
* Wallpaper and screen saver support
* Multiple monitor support
* Many options for full customization
* and much more...

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Installation and uninstallation:
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To install EarthView, simply run EVSetup.exe. The Setup program 
will guide you through all necessary steps. If you want to remove 
EarthView from your computer, select "Uninstall" from the 
EarthView program group or use "Add/Remove Software" in the 
Windows Control Panel.

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EarthView System requirements:
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*) Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista
*) 100 MB of free harddisk space
*) Recommended screen resolution: 1024x768x16 or higher
*) Correct Windows time settings
*) The date and time must be correct
*) The time zone must be set correctly
*) Automatic adjustment of clock for daylight saving changes must 
be enabled

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Contacting DeskSoft:
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If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to 
send us an email or visit our website:

Web:   http://www.desksoft.com
Email: support@desksoft.com

If you experience any problems running the program, please send us 
a detailed description and please make sure to include information 
about your computer configuration, hardware and software.

***** IMPORTANT *****
Please include the product name "EarthView" in the subject line of 
your email, or it could be deleted by our spam filter! 

We answer all emails within a maximum of 3 business days (usually 
even within a few hours), so if you don't receive an answer from 
us, there's probably something wrong with your email address. In 
this case, please send us your message again and make sure to use 
a working email address so that we can reply to your email!

The DeskSoft Team.

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Copyright (c) DeskSoft

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Parts of the satellite images are provided by NASA (www.nasa.gov).