Kimbanet Accelerator Basics

Using Kimbanet Accelerator Taskbar Menu

Click the Kimbanet Accelerator icon to display its taskbar menu. This menu allows you access to several useful items including diagnostics and the Kimbanet Accelerator controls, which you may modify.

The Kimbanet Accelerator can display several states or activities. These states are represented by icons in the Windows taskbar area near the system clock. The icons animate when they indicate activity.

Quick Tour

The Quick Tour option runs a two-minute web-based tutorial that explains:

How acceleration works
What content is accelerated and what is not
How to use the Kimbanet Accelerator menu
How to measure your acceleration

The Quick Tour is available from the taskbar icon menu. To access this menu, click on the icon in the taskbar.

Help

The Help menu option launches local help. Kimbanet Accelerator Help contains:

System requirements
Internet access troubleshooting tips
Special configuration information for Netscape and other browsers that require adjustments to the proxy settings to use Kimbanet Accelerator

Help is available from the taskbar icon menu. To access this menu click on the icon in the taskbar.

Checking Your System

Kimbanet Accelerator works with a wide range of Windows systems and browsers.

Installation

Here is a summary of installation options and default settings:

Installation Option	Purpose	Default
Start menu location	Specifies the location of the Kimbanet Accelerator entry in the Windows Start menu.	Start-> Programs-> Kimbanet Accelerator
Level of Graphics Acceleration	Specifies the initial degree of graphics acceleration	Very High acceleration

Starting and Restarting Kimbanet Accelerator

Kimbanet Accelerator is designed to be available at all times. A small icon appears in the Windows taskbar area near the clock when Kimbanet Accelerator is running. If Kimbanet Accelerator is not already running, you can start the program from the Windows Start menu.

Programs -> {Kimbanet Accelerator program group} -> Start Kimbanet Accelerator

Windows Start Menu

By default Kimbanet Accelerator is located in the Kimbanet Accelerator Program group. Kimbanet Accelerator commands available from the Windows Start menu include:

Option	Description
Help	Kimbanet Accelerator Help offers troubleshooting tips in the unlikely case that you experience problems with Internet access after installing Kimbanet Accelerator. Help also contains information about using Kimbanet Accelerator with supported browsers including Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, and Mozilla.
Readme	Technical information about Kimbanet Accelerator and its compatibility with other products.
Start Kimbanet Accelerator	Starts Kimbanet Accelerator.
Stop Kimbanet Accelerator	Stops Kimbanet Accelerator and removes the program from active memory.
Uninstall Kimbanet Accelerator	Removes Kimbanet Accelerator from your system.