Installing

To install simply download the self-extracting executable, ThumbBot.exe, to a local folder. When the download is complete launch ThumbBot.exe and follow the setup program's instructions. Upon completion your Start Programs menu will contain a shortcut to the ThumbBot User's Guide which explains how to use the software.

ThumbBot is an add-on for the Internet Explorer browser from Microsoft® so there is no stand alone program which needs to be run. To start scanning a web site for pictures simply click the ThumbBot... menu item in IE's Tools menu or click the ThumbBot button on IE's toolbar. If the button is not immediately visible it can be added by right clicking the toolbar and selecting Customize... on the pop up menu.

Uninstalling

For best results please close all running instances of Internet Explorer and then uninstall from Windows Control Panel's Add or Remove Programs applet. If IE continues to display the ThumbBot menu item or toolbar button either logging off and back on or rebooting should remove them. If there are any problems with the normal uninstall it can be done manually by following these simple steps:

• Close all running instances of Internet Explorer.
• Run the Windows program regedit.exe and delete ONLY the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{EE874DF5-BA13-4961-A0CF-B047F6E4D78C}".
• Optionally run the Windows command regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\SwellCode\ThumbBot\Thumb.dll". If you've installed to a folder other than the default the path to Thumb.dll will need to be adjusted.
• Optionally run the Windows command regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\SwellCode\ThumbBot\Attach.ocx". If you've installed to a folder other than the default the path to Attach.ocx will need to be adjusted.
• Delete the shortcut to the user's guide from the Windows Start Programs menu.
• Delete the entire install folder and all of its contents

Upgrading

For best results when upgrading from one version to another please follow these simple steps:

• Close all running instances of Internet Explorer.
• Perform a complete uninstall of the old version as described above in the Uninstalling section.
• Perform a complete install of the new version as described above in the Installing section.

Pages Not Scanned

Try increasing the Scan depth or Time out options. If the Stay in domain option is checked try unchecking it. Even if you're only scanning a single page it may contain frames from other domains so the option would need to be unchecked to processs everything. ThumbBot only scans linked pages whose URLs specify the "http:" protocol. It also skips scanning pages whose URLs contain strings like "login" or "logout".

Pictures Not Returned

Try removing any strings from the URL contains option. Try relaxing the picture width, height or size limitation options. If the Stay in domain option is checked try unchecking it. Web pages often contain pictures from other domains so the option would need to be unchecked to return those.

Reporting Problems

Please send reports of any problems not addressed above or suggestions for additional features to support@thumbbot.com. Due to the large volume of email we cannot respond to every report individually but will do our best. If you do not receive an individual response please check back at this support page and the revision history page for any updates. Information which will help us diagnose and fix problems include:

• The version of Windows you're running.
• The version of Internet Explorer you're running.
• The version of ThumbBot you're running. See the bottom of a scan results page or check the Version tab of the Properties dialog for Thumb.dll in the install folder.
• What you were doing when the problem occurred. For example scanning, viewing, copying, saving, printing...
• The ThumbBot options used when the problem occurred.
• The symptom of the problem. Exact error messages and line numbers are very helpful.
• The URL of the web site or page where the problem occurred.

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