Introduction:
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	PhotoAlbum is a smalll and easy to use yet very powerful  picture viewer. It displayes pictures with the most commonly used  formats which are: Bitmap, JPG images, GIF images, Windows  Metafiles and icons. Beside its powerful options for zooming,  manpulating the sizes and dimensions of pictures, it also allows u to  run slide shows. make and manipulate picture albums (lists) and view  then anytime.  
        PhotoAlbum yet has another very useful feature. It also allows u  to manage your picture files from its main window without having to  go through the boring windows explorer or my computer. you can  copy, cut , paste, delete, rename, or view the properties of any file  while you are viewing it. You don't have to see its file name and  path and then go through windows till u find it to do so.  
	PhotoAlbum has a very common and easy to use interface  illustrating itself. You can use what is this help to get familiar with the  program while using it. You don't need to through reading long help  topics to get started.  
HOW TO INSTALL:
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	PhotoAlbum is easily installed through an interactive intall wizard. 
To install PhotoAlbum just run the setup.exe file.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
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   I)	The PhotoAlbum will not run unless the MSVBVM60.DLL file is found in the system folder under your windows folder. This file is already installed with many programs including some versions of windows 98, thus its not bundled with PhotoAlbum to keep its size as small as possible. However if you don't have it you can download it from the following URL:
	http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html (see readme.txt)
Or use the following link to download a zipped version directly
	http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/dll/simvb6-6.zip
	
  II)	The pictures lists made by PhotoAlbum can be saved and re-opened later as a special format files having the extension *.PVL. To be able to open and run any of this lists by double clicking on its file (in the Windows explorer or my computer) the following steps is used:

	1- Form a new list and save it. This is done by running the PhotoAlbum, creating any new list then saving it from the menu file.

	2- From the Windows explorer or my computer browse to this saved list file and double click on it.

	3- The open with box appears. Make sure that the "Always use this program to open this file." is checked.

	4- Click on the "Others.." button the open box appears

	5- Browse to the location where the PhotoAlbum is installed and choose "PhotoAlbum.exe".

    
YOUR SHAREWARE VERSION:
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	Though PhotoAlbum is a shareware but u can register it for free as pioneer user. For more information about registeration see help.
	This shareware version of PhotoALbum allows you to distribute it freely under the sole condition of non profit distribution.

CONTACTING THE AUTHOR:
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you can contact the author on the following e-mail
hawatky@usa.net 
 