How do I help others to easily configure GLoSS to access my Gallery?

GLoSS stores configuration information (e.g. Gallery URL, username, password, cache folder, etc) in the Windows Registry. This data can be easily and selectively exported to a file, which can be used to configure GLoSS on another PC (assuming GLoSS has been already installed on that other PC). The process is as follows:
  1. Configure GLoSS on your PC as desired.
  2. Run the Windows Registry Editor. (From the Run... option on the Windows Start menu, run regedit.exe) *
  3. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ildica.com\GLoSS
  4. Right-click on that key and choose the Export option.
  5. Choose to save the resulting .reg file in a suitable location, ensuring that the Export Range option is set to Selected Branch.
  6. Open the resulting .reg file in Notepad (or similar), and prune some of the irrelevant information; for example, the history of images which have been shown on your PC.
  7. Give the resulting .reg file to others who require their copy of GLoSS to be configured to access your Gallery.
  8. By double-clicking on the .reg file, they should be prompted to merge the contents of the .reg file into their Windows Registry.
See More information below for an example .reg. file. The only item that is really required by GLoSS is the Gallery URL, and potentially the Username and Password if you don't want GLoSS to have only anonymous access to your Gallery.

* NOTE: incorrect use of the Registry Editor has the potential to knacker your PC; use at your own risk!

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ildica.com\GLoSS]
"Screensaver Refresh Interval"=dword:00002710
"Gallery URL"="http://www.yourdomain.com/gallery2/"
"Fill Desktop"=dword:00000001
"Max Image Size"=dword:00000400
"Username"="username"
"Password"="password"
"Desktop Refresh Interval"=dword:0000000f
"Resize Large Images To Fit"=dword:00000001
"Resize Small Images To Fit"=dword:00000001
"Desktop Images Constrained To Percentage"=dword:00000064
"Screensaver Images Constrained To Percentage"=dword:00000050
"Centre Images"=dword:00000000
"Blank Screen On Startup"=dword:00000000
"Fade Images In"=dword:00000001
"Show Balloon Hints"=dword:00000001

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