PalettestealerSuspender (updated 2010-04-23) ============================================ Contact ------By: Seppe "Macuyiko" vanden Broucke E-mail: macuyiko[at]gmail[dot]com Website: http://blog.macuyiko.

com Description ----------Allows you to play Directdraw games in fullscreen on Windows Vista and Windows 7 without color problems. Works with: * Worms Armageddon * Age Of Empires (and Rise Of Rome) * Age Of Empires 2: Age Of Kings (and The Conquerors) * Starcraft (and Broodwar) * Others... (?) Quickstart ---------Run the program, press "Browse" and pick your game executable. Press "Start Game " and have fun. Usage ----1) Open program. 2) Browse for game executable. 3) The program will set the "Start in" path for you, in most cases, this should be fine, so don't change it. You now have two options: 4a) Press "Start Game". The program will suspend processes in the list which are changing the colors and start the game. 4b) Press "Watch Game". The program will wait until the game is started and then automatically suspend the processes in the list. Use this if you're using a lau ncher or lobby program like Garena which start the game for you. If the game is still having color problems: 5) Close the game. Did the program add new entries to the list? If so, they should be checked, r edo step 4. No new entries and still having problems? Then goto 6. 6) Try selecting another method: - Recommended (kernel32): should work for most people. - Legacy (ntdll): uses an undocumented API call and might work when the firs t one does noe. - Alternative (dbgproc): not recommended, try this if the previous two don't work. - Kill process: will kill the listed tasks (!), and restarts explorer.exe fo r you when the game finishes. Annoying, so use this as a last option. Goto 4 and try this new method, if you've tried them all, then feel free to c ontact me at macuyiko[at]gmail[dot]com By checking and unchecking items in the list you can choice which processes you want to suspend. Note that for some processes, it is impossible to change their option. Idle and csrss may never be checked, and explorer should always be check

ed. Depending on the game, some other rules may apply as well. The best thing is not to tamper with it if you don't have to. Bugs ---If the program should crash, an error report will be copied to the clipboard. Pl ease contact me and include that pasted report, thanks! Known bugs ---------For some people none of the first three methods are working. I would really like to hear from you then! Disclaimer ---------THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLU DING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRI BUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CO NSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GO ODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABI LITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. License ------This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Belgi um License as stated at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/be/.