README FOR NPS IMAGE EDITOR STANDALONE RELEASE

Thank you for downloading NPS Image Editor! This is a "standalone" release that runs directly
from the folder without requiring installation.

HOW TO RUN:
1. Extract the entire folder to a writable location on your hard drive or a flash drive.
2. IF YOU ARE RUNNING A 32 BIT OR ARM64 VERSION OF WINDOWS: Copy the binaries from the "binXX" folder
   for the appropriate architecture into the "bin" folder. Otherwise NPS will not launch.
3. Double-click on ImageEditor.bat or ColorPicker.bat
4. Accept the End User License Agreement if you haven't already
5. Enjoy the program!

DO NOT COPY THIS FOLDER INTO YOUR "PROGRAM FILES" DIRECTORY. Download the full installer version
of NPS Image Editor instead.

RUNTIME CHOICE:
The .NET Desktop Runtime 8 is required to run NPS Image Editor. There are 2 ways to use it.
1. Simply run NPS Image Editor. You will be prompted to install the Runtime on your computer.
   If you aren't prompted, you can try installing it manually from the below link:
   https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0
   This will need to be installed on every computer that you want to run NPS Image Editor on
   but only needs to be done once.

2. If you want a truly self-contained or portable installation, you can download an NPS-specific
   set of runtime files from the below link:
   http://dl.nookkin.com/npsruntime/latest/
   Once the file is downloaded, copy its contents into the "bin" directory where you've extracted
   the NPS Image Editor standalone files. Then you should be able to run the program without
   needing to install any runtime on the computer.

The WebView2 Runtime is also required. You can install it ahead of time or install when prompted.

Note that NPS will create configuration files in this folder, the destination folder must be
writable by the current user. If the folder is read-only (such as on a CD-ROM), NPS will not
be able to write to its configuration files.

TO UNINSTALL:
1. Open NPS, go to Tools > Options, and open the "Advanced > Maintenance" page.
2. Click "Delete Temporary Files"
3. Close NPS
4. Delete this entire folder.
5. Optionally uninstall the .NET Desktop Runtime if you don't have other programs that use it

