USA Choice SpeedSurf Basics

USA Choice SpeedSurf Basics

Using USA Choice SpeedSurf Taskbar Menu

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

The USA Choice SpeedSurf 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 USA Choice SpeedSurf 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. USA Choice SpeedSurf 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 USA Choice SpeedSurf

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

Checking Your System

USA Choice SpeedSurf 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 USA Choice SpeedSurf entry in the Windows Start menu.	Start-> Programs-> USA Choice SpeedSurf
Level of Graphics Acceleration	Specifies the initial degree of graphic acceleration	High acceleration

Starting and Restarting USA Choice SpeedSurf

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

Programs -> {USA Choice SpeedSurf program group} -> Start USA Choice SpeedSurf

Windows Start Menu

By default USA Choice SpeedSurf is located in the USA Choice SpeedSurf Program group. USA Choice SpeedSurf commands available from the Windows Start menu include:

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