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-====== XP-MSN by Pirate Bugdroid ======+====== Instructions for XP-MSN by Pirate Bugdroid ======
  
 ===== Images ===== ===== Images =====
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 == Startup == == Startup ==
-{{:downloads:winxp.ogg|Startup}}+{{:downloads:xp-msn_start.ogg|Startup}}
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 == Shutdown == == Shutdown ==
-{{:downloads:winxpshutdown.ogg|Shutdown}}+{{:downloads:xp-msn_shutdown.ogg|Shutdown}}
 \\  \\ 
 {{  :downloads:xp-msn_portrait_start_open.webp?200  }} {{  :downloads:xp-msn_portrait_start_open.webp?200  }}
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 ===== Instructions ===== ===== Instructions =====
-Thank you for installing my Total Launcher setup, the **Phone Edition** build titled **XP - MSN** based on the desktop skin originally created by **The_Artist** at Stardock's site, WinCustomize, for WindowBlinds from October, 2001 through April, 2014. I have brought XP - MSN to life on Total Launcher.+Thank you for installing my Total Launcher setup, the **Phone Edition** build titled **XP - MSN** based on the desktop skin originally created by **The_Artist** at Stardock's site, WinCustomize, for WindowBlinds from October, 2001 through April, 2014. I have brought XP-MSN to life on Total Launcher.
  
   * If new to Total Launcher, you will find some basic navigation instructions below.    * If new to Total Launcher, you will find some basic navigation instructions below. 
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   * **(E)**   * **(E)**
     * Image Gallery     * Image Gallery
-      * Gallery (Xiaomi) (if on a Xiaomi device, not downloadable otherwise)+      * Total Launcher will use the device's default
   * **(F)**   * **(F)**
-    * Previous page+    * Go to previous page
   * **(G)**   * **(G)**
     * Windows Logo      * Windows Logo 
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   * **(H)**   * **(H)**
     * Recent Apps     * Recent Apps
-      * opens a window showing the recently used apps. Tap a selection.+      * Opens a window showing the recently used apps. Tap a selection.
   * **(i)**   * **(i)**
     *  ibisPaint X (if installed on device)     *  ibisPaint X (if installed on device)
         * [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.ne.ibis.ibispaintx.app|ibisX Paint on Google Play Store]]         * [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.ne.ibis.ibispaintx.app|ibisX Paint on Google Play Store]]
-      * a digital art and framing app featuring anime, manga and webtoon illustration tools for mobile+      * a digital art and framing app featuring anime, manga, and webtoon illustration tools for mobile
   * **(K)**   * **(K)**
     * Google Translate     * Google Translate
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   * **(L)**   * **(L)**
     *  Phone     *  Phone
-      * Total Launcher's native phone app with recent calls, favorites and access to contacts.+      * Total Launcher's native phone app with recent calls, favorites, and access to contacts.
   * **(M)**   * **(M)**
     *  Shopping Cart     *  Shopping Cart
-      * a Total Launcher App Group widget, which contains the Google Play Store but can have other "shopping" apps easily added+      * A Total Launcher App Group widget, which contains the Google Play Store but can have other "shopping" apps easily added
   * **(N)**   * **(N)**
     * Start     * Start
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   * **(T)**   * **(T)**
     * [left] XWidget Pro (if installed on the device)     * [left] XWidget Pro (if installed on the device)
-      *  a customizable Windows & Android widget engine for clocks, weather forecasts, battery status & system monitoring. Samsung's 2012 Galaxy S3 "Nature UX" TouchWiz interface (Frutiger Aero glossy, glass-textured, water-droplet & nature-infusted UI's of the 2000-2010 era). It is a widget platform that allows adding highly customizable widgets to the Windows desktop. It used to have an Android version, but development ended, and it stopped working completely. The person who posted the instruction in the link was kind enough to make a fixed version that I decided to include in the theme.+      *  a customizable Windows & Android widget engine for clocks, weather forecasts, battery status & system monitoring. Samsung's 2012 Galaxy S3 "Nature UX" TouchWiz interface (Frutiger Aero, glossy, glass-textured, water-droplet & nature-infused UIs of the 2000-2010 era). It is a widget platform that allows you to add highly customizable widgets to the Windows desktop. It used to have an Android version, but development ended, and it stopped working completely. The person who posted the instruction at the link was kind enough to create a fixed version, which I decided to include in the theme.
         * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/FrutigerAero/comments/1fyx8q2/samsung_galaxy_s345_weather_widgets_for_xwidget/|"Setup / Install Guide"]]         * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/FrutigerAero/comments/1fyx8q2/samsung_galaxy_s345_weather_widgets_for_xwidget/|"Setup / Install Guide"]]
         * //and then do this ...//         * //and then do this ...//
       * Galaxy S3 Weather Widget (XWidget) (see the following link to install)       * Galaxy S3 Weather Widget (XWidget) (see the following link to install)
-        * After installing Xwidget Pro, download the Galaxy S3 Weather Widget file and extract it to storage/emulated/0/Xwidget/widgets It puts the clock on the top left and the slide drawer. When you open Xwidget, go to "local" section, then click the three dots at the top right and click "refresh list" and the widget will appear. You may need to click on the placeholder. It'll take you to Xwidget. Click on the widget you added in the local section, and it'll show up there+        * After installing XWidget Pro, download the Galaxy S3 Weather Widget file and extract it to storage/emulated/0/Xwidget/widgets It puts the clock on the top left and the slide drawer. When you open Xwidget, go to the "local" section, then click the three dots at the top right, select "refresh list," and the widget will appear. You may need to click on the placeholder. It'll take you to Xwidget. Click on the widget you added in the local section, and it'll show up there
         * [[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1gJJkQk3hh1qwhc6KLu7mSy5sDQu1QxaS|Download Galaxy S3 Widget Pack]]         * [[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1gJJkQk3hh1qwhc6KLu7mSy5sDQu1QxaS|Download Galaxy S3 Widget Pack]]
     * Battery HD Pro (if installed on device)     * Battery HD Pro (if installed on device)
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   * Hidden - a bonus sliding drawer on the right-center edge (swipe right-to-left) opens "Explore" area   * Hidden - a bonus sliding drawer on the right-center edge (swipe right-to-left) opens "Explore" area
-    * Ram Usage+    * RAM Usage
     * Galaxy S3 Weather Widget (explained above)     * Galaxy S3 Weather Widget (explained above)
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-{{:downloads:xp-msn_pirate_bugdroid_logo-50.webp}} Pirate Bugdroid+{{:downloads:piratebugdroid-icon-50.webp}} Pirate Bugdroid
   * [[https://www.reddit.com/user/unknown404XXX/|On Reddit r/TotalLauncher]]   * [[https://www.reddit.com/user/unknown404XXX/|On Reddit r/TotalLauncher]]
   * [[https://www.tiktok.com/@piratebugdroid?_r=1&_t=ZS-97R49ZcoEwWOn|On Tik Tok]]   * [[https://www.tiktok.com/@piratebugdroid?_r=1&_t=ZS-97R49ZcoEwWOn|On Tik Tok]]