See Microsoft Agent characters in Firefox!

This plug-in allows the ActiveX Controls needed by Microsoft Agent 2.0 to run within certain versions of the Mozilla® Firefox® web browser. This plug-in is based on the original Netscape 7 ActiveX plug-in developed by Netscape Communications Corporation, however it has a modified security policy so that it only allows the ActiveX controls needed by Microsoft Agent to be able to run instead of allowing any ActiveX control to run. This is done to minimize the security risk posed by hosting ActiveX controls in Mozilla based browsers.

Only install this ActiveX Plugin if you are using the version of Mozilla Firefox specified, and always remove the ActiveX Plugin (npmozax.dll) before upgrading your browser to a new version. This plug-in is covered by the Netscape Public License version 1.1 and the unmodified version of the plug-in can be found on Adam Lock's website. The source code for the plug-in can be found at Mozilla.org.

If you have already installed the ActiveX Plugin for Microsoft Agent, you can check to see if it working by trying to load the Foxee™ character on this test page in Mozilla Firefox!

Uninstalling the Plugin

If you end up having problems with the plugin or if you just get tired of it, you can easily uninstall it by removing the following files from your Mozilla Firefox directory:

• plugins\npmozax.dll
• components\nsAxSecurityPolicy.js
• components\nsIMozAxPlugin.xpt
• defaults\pref\activex.js

Known Issues:

Adblock
The very popular Adblock plugin for Firefox can interfere with the Project Destiny Studios Microsoft Agent Plugin by preventing the ActiveX objects from loading. If you have a problem getting the Microsoft Agent plugin to work and you are using Adblock, try disabling or removing Adblock temporarily to see if that solves the problem. If it does, then Adblock may be causing the conflict.

Macromedia Flash
On occasion the Microsoft Agent Plugin has been known to occaisionally crash certain versions of the Firefox Browser when used to view Macromedia Flash intensive pages. This is a problem caused by some of the underlying Netscape Communications written code that the plugin is based on, and not by any of the modifications to it made by Project Destiny Studios. If you are having problems with the plugin crashing while you are using it, please submit a bug report to the Mozilla Foundation, which is the official maintainer of this Netscape code. You can find out how to submit a bug report to them here.

VBScript
As of the time of this writing this plug-in cannot view Microsoft Agent Characters on websites that are controlled by the Microsoft VBScript language. For the plug-in to work correctly, the Microsoft Agent Characters must be controlled on the webpage with JavaScript. This is because at the time of this writing Mozilla Firefox does not natively support VBScript, and no VBScript plug-ins for Firefox have yet been written.

These images are specially sized so that they can be used as desktop wallpaper backgrounds in operating systems such as Microsoft Windows. To make one of these images your desktop's background, perform the following steps:

• For the desktop image that you want, click on the link that matches your own computer's current screen resolution. If none of the available resolutions exactly match your own screen's resolution, do not be dismayed-- most computer operating systems allow you to be able to "stretch" smaller or larger images so that they fit your screen.
• Once you hae opened an image, right click your mouse on it and choose "Set As Background"
• If the "Set As Background" option is for some reason not available to you, you can also save the image to your "C:\Windows" directory and then choose the image as your background by right clicking on your desktop and choosing "Properties," and then choosing the "Background" tab.
• Enjoy having Foxee the Arctic Blue Fox on your computer!

See Foxee every time you start your computer!

The Windows XP boot screen is the black screen with the Windows XP logo and the animated orange progress bar on it that you see every time you start your computer. Personally, I like to customize as much of Window's appearence as I can to give my computer a truly personal feel, and that includes my making my own custom Windows XP boot screens!

So that you don't have to alter your Windows XP system files manually, these boot screens were designed to be used with a freeware program called BootSkin from Stardock Corporation. Stardock BootSkin is very easy to use and replaces your Windows 2000 and XP boot screens in a safe and reversible manner. This allows you to change your boot screens with ease and without worry. You can download Stardock Bootskin here.

A Word of Caution

While using Stardock BootSkin minimizes the risk that you run by modifying the system files that contain your computer's boot screen, please keep in mind that you are still modifying system files and that as a result you still run the risk of accidentally corrupting your operating system and preventing Windows XP from running or loading properly. In other words, modify your boot screen at your own risk!

Have Foxee greet you every time you login!

The Windows XP boot login screen is where you select your account name and type in your password to login to Windows. This login screen can be modified with custom graphics through the means of modifying system files, allowing you to replace the boring old Microsoft login screen with one of your choosing! As a result you can now have the foxiest login screen around!

To prevent you from having to alter your Windows XP system files manually, these login screens were designed to be used with a freeware program called LogonStudio from Stardock Corporation. Stardock LogonStudio is very easy to use and replaces your Windows XP login screen in a safe and reversible manner. This allows you to change your login screen easily and without worry. You can download Stardock LogonStudio here.

A Word of Caution

While using Stardock LogonStudio minimizes the risk that you run by modifying the system files that contain your computer's login screen, please keep in mind that you are still modifying system files and that as a result you still run the risk of accidentally corrupting your operating system and preventing Windows XP from running or loading properly. In other words, modify your login screen at your own risk!

Have a picture of Foxee next to your user name!

The following icons can be used as your user account picture in Windows XP. To have one of these icons represent your account, perform the ollowing steps:

1. Download the icon and save it to the following directory: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\"
2. Click the "Start" menu
3. Select "Control Panel"
4. When the Control Panel appears, select "User Accounts"
5. In the "User Accounts" window choose your account name
6. Click "Change my picture"
7. Select the new Foxee picture from the list of pictures and click "Change Picture""
8. Enjoy your new Foxee user account picture!

Now you can rock with your favorite arctic blue fox!!!

The S1 MP3 Player is an inexpensive flash-based MP3 player and digital voice recorder that is manufactured by many companies in China and are sold under several dozen different brand names. They are all based around the Actions Semiconductor ATJ2085 digital music player chip and either Samsung or Hynix solid-state NAND flash memory. I was lured into buying one of these MP3 players some time ago because I was looking for a low-cost digital voice recorder to record panel speakers at conventions, and this little MP3 player did an O.K. job at that before its firmware became corrupted and the player locked up and died after only 3 conventions. During the process of learning how to flash new firmware to this player in order to bring it back to life, I learned how to modify the firmware and replace the player's default artwork and animations with my own. Now not only have I successfully brought the player back to life, but it now has a whole bunch of custom animations and artwork featuring Foxee and some of my other cartoon characters as well! If you too are lucky enough to own one of these little MP3 players and know how to flash new firmwares to it, you too can now have Foxee liven up its little screen by downloading the firmware files below!

How to replace your S1 MP3 player's current firmware with the Foxee firmware:

1. Before you attempt to download the Foxee firmware and use it to replace the firmware on your S1 MP3 player, you must be absolutely certain that the Foxee firmware is compatible with your model of MP3 player. If you flash an incompatible firmware to your MP3 player, your player may become useless and non-recoverable! First, to see if your MP3 Player is in the S1 family of players, check out the S1 MP3 Player Identification Guide located at the s1mp3.org Wiki.
2. Once you know that your MP3 player is an S1 player, you need to make sure that the Foxee firmware is compatible with your particular model of S1 MP3 player. The only way to do this for certain is to find the Board ID on the player's circuit board. Instructions on how to do this can be found on the s1mp3.org website here.
3. Once you are certain that the firmware is compatible with MP3 players that have your Board ID, download the firmware and use the "MP3 Player Update Tool" to flash your player. This utility comes with the "MP3 Player Utilities" software that comes on a CD-ROM with your player. I used version 1.48 of the utilities to flash my player, so you may need to upgrade your version of the utilities to at least version 1.48 if you can't get the MP3 Player Update Tool to work. If you are successful, you now have a new Foxee MP3 player and will be the foxiest person around!!!

A Word of Caution

If you decide to flash the Foxee firmware to your MP3 player you are running the risk of damaging your MP3 player beyond repair. As a result, I will not be held responsible for any damage done to your MP3 player while you are following my instructions or using my firmware. Remember, my MP3 player was already corrupted and inoperable before I started messing with its firmware, so I had nothing to lose if I somehow damaged it further. In other words, modify your MP3 player's firmware at your own risk!