Click on a corresponding link in the titlebar
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iSnipeIt
Setup and First Time Use |
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OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
iSnipeIt requires one of the following:
Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP
Operating System. |
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WEB BROWSER REQUIREMENT
iSnipeIt also requires Internet Explorer 4.0 or
higher installed on your system.
You can check what version you
have by selecting "About Internet
Explorer" in the Help menu of the Internet
Explorer Browser. If you need to upgrade your
version of Internet Explorer, you can go to the MS
Internet Explorer web site and get a free
update. |
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DOWNLOAD iSnipeIt
From the Download
Page start the download of iSnipeIt
from the web site. When clicking
on the link to initiate the file to
download, a window will pop up (pictured
below) with downloading options.
Please select Save As. Selecting
Run or Open in this window will prevent
iSnipeIt from correctly installing
itself on your system.
For download instructions in a printable
format Click
Here.
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INSTALL iSnipeIt
Shut down all open applications (i.e.
Internet Explorer, Outlook, Netscape, etc...) |
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Once downloaded double click on
isnipeit20*.exe to initiate the
installation. When prompted for
information please enter it and click next to
continue to the completion of the
installation. If the installation asks you
to restart your computer it is recommended that
you do so. If you do not need to restart
your computer skip to #6. |
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If you restart your computer, the program will
start minimized in your system tray. You
can either double click the icon or right click
and choose restore to bring the iSnipeIt up onto
the desktop. |
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FIRST RUN SETUP
When iSnipeIt runs for the first time you will
be prompted select application settings then
user settings. Fill in the blanks and
choose your settings carefully. If your
eBay user information is not accurate,
iSnipeIt may not function properly. |
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LOGGING ON
After entering this information you may be asked
to logon. This is very useful if you have
more than one eBay user account in your
household. Each time you open the
application you will be prompted to log on a
user. Simply choose the user that you want
and enter the password. Because each user
account has the option of a password, your
information and bidding ability is kept under
your control.
Note: if no iSnipeIt password is selected
for a particular user, that user may optionally
select the option to Automatically Sign In to
iSnipeIt upon startup. |
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ADJUSTING SETTINGS
At any time you may access the user and
application settings by clicking on their icons
on the toolbar at the top of the
application. There are also buttons for
logging in and logging out so you can move
between user accounts quickly. Make sure to
look at the rest of the help section so you can
learn about all of the advanced features
that iSnipeIt has and how easy they are to
use. |
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If you have any problems
getting IE to auto connect see the instructions
at the end of this page or
click
here |
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How
to Complete Registration |
| 1. |
DOWNLOAD iSnipeIt
Please ensure that you have already downloaded a
copy of iSnipeit on your computer and have
completed installation. If you have not
yet done so, you can get to the download page
at: http://www.isnipeit.com/down.html |
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COMPLETE PURCHASE TRANSACTION
Click on this link to get to Register iSnipeIt:
http://www.isnipeit.com/reg.html
Follow the directions to purchase your
software. |
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RECEIVE REGISTRATION CODE
Once payment has been confirmed by RegSoft or
PayPal, you
will receive a confirmation of your order and
your "Registration Code" via an email. |
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ACTIVATE REGISTRATION CODE
- Open iSnipeIt.
- Click on the <HELP> Menu - Near top left
of the program.
- A Drop Down Menu will appear, Move down the
menu to select <Register iSnipeIt>. A
registration window will open up.
Fill in your <Name> and <Registration
Code> in the boxes at the bottom of this
page.
PLS NOTE: You must enter your "Name"
and "Registration Code" exactly as it
appears in the email order confirmation you
received to successfully activate the
program. To prevent a typing error, you
may choose to copy/paste the registration code.
Once you have entered the information required,
click on the button below to accept the terms
and conditions and you are ready to begin using
iSnipeIt! |
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How
to Schedule A Bid |
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FIND ITEM ON EBAY
Click on the eBay Icon (shown embossed below,
6th from image the left) and iSnipeIt will take
you to eBay's home page. Browse eBay for
an auction of interest just as you normally
would through Internet Explorer or Netscape.
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ADD AN AUCTION TO ITEM VIEW
Note: You must create a
User and be logged in to iSnipeIt prior to
adding an auction. Creating a User will
not forward any information to iSnipeIt.com and
user details will only be used by the
application to maintain data within the
software.
The Add Auction Icon will light up (shown
embossed below, far right) when you are
currently viewing an eBay auction, signifying
that this auction is eligible to be added to
your iSnipeIt Auction Grid. Click the Add
Auction Icon and iSnipeIt will import this
auction into the Auction Grid, located above the
browser. After a few seconds, once iSnipeIt has
retrieved the necessary information, you will
see the auction appear in the Auction Grid.
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SCHEDULE A BID (SNIPE)
Highlight the auction that you would like to
snipe by clicking on it in the Auction
Grid. Next, click Schedule Bid button
(shown below), located in the Main Toolbar above
the Auction Grid. Please note that this
button will be grayed out if an auction is not
selected in the Auction Grid.
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The Schedule Snipe window will pop up.
Enter your Maximum Bid amount, Quantity, and the
number of seconds before the end of the auction
to place the bid. Once you have completed
this, click the Update Schedule button and your
bid has been scheduled. Notice that the
scheduled auction item in the Auction Grid will
no longer show just a blue eye, but will now
have a red cross over it as well. That is
how you know an item is scheduled to bid.
You may go back and change this information at
any time before iSnipeIt initiates its bidding
procedure (5 minutes before end of auction by
default) by repeating steps 3 and 4.
Note: Any scheduled auction may also be
Unscheduled by clicking the Unschedule this
Auction button (shown grayed out below).
Congratulations, you have scheduled your first
automated snipe with iSnipeIt! |
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AOL
Setup
(Internet
Explorer 4.0 or higher is required for iSnipeIt
to work Properly.) |
| If you use AOL you
will need to have version 5.0 or higher in order
to use iSnipeIt. All you will be doing is
setting up AOL to automatically connect to the
internet by itself. Fortunately AOL
includes the ability to do this.
Unfortunately, you will have to set it up
yourself, since it didn't install that way.
Follow the directions and you will see that it
is very easy to do. |
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AOL must be setup to auto connect without your
assistance. This feature can be setup by
changing the settings for AOL and Internet
Explorer. Follow the steps outlined below and
you should have no problem connecting to the
internet automatically. |
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Start by right clicking on the AOL icon in the
system tray and selecting 'Auto Start
Options...'.
Choose Start AOL automatically. This is the
first step but you still must complete all five
steps below to insure that it will function
properly. |
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In order for AOL to connect automatically you
must also open AOL and set it up to store
passwords for Automatic AOL.
- On the My AOL menu on the AOL toolbar, click
Preferences.
- In the Preferences window, click Auto
AOL.
- Click Select Names.
- Select the screen names you want Automatic AOL
to use.
- Type passwords for the screen names you
selected.
Notes:
- If you are online when you activate
Automatic AOL, it will run only for the screen
name you are signed on with.
- If you want to activate Automatic AOL for all
the screen names you selected when you set up
Automatic AOL, sign off before you activate
Automatic AOL. |
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You must now Instruct
Internet Explorer to Auto Connect AOL.
If you have internet explorer 4.0 skip to
section 4b. If you are running IE 5.0 or
greater use Section 4a.
You can check what version you
have by selecting "About Internet
Explorer" in the Help menu of the Internet
Explorer Browser.
4a. For IE version 5.0 or greater (IE4 skip to
4b)
1) From Your Desktop, Click on the
"Start" button, then click
"Settings", and then click
"Control Panel". Your Control
Panel window will open. You will want to
locate and double-click the "Internet
Options" Icon. A Internet Properties
window will open and you will need to
click on the tab that says
"Connections". Locate your
internet Connection named AOL and click on it to
highlight it. Just below it select
"Always Dial My default connection."
by clicking on the bullet to the left of
it. Click "OK" and move on to
Step #5.
4b. For IE version 4.0x
1) From
your Start Menu, Click Find. In the 'Named'
field, type "inetwiz.exe". Then make
sure you are searching all of your local hard
drives by clicking the drop down box next to
"Look In" (you may only have a C:
drive which is fine). Click 'Find Now'. 'inetwiz.exe'
should show up in the file list. Double click
the inetwiz.exe file to open the Internet
Connection Wizard)
2) On the First page of the Internet Connection
Wizard, click Click 'Connect using my phone
line'. Then click Next. - Now click 'Use an
existing dial-up connection' and Select AOL from
the list. Click Next. - On the next 2
screens, click No, then Next.- Click Finish and
you should be done. |
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You must now designate
AOL as the Default Internet Connection.
1) Before signing on, click on the
MY AOL button on the tool bar.
2) Click on PREFERENCES.
3) Click on ASSOCIATIONS.
4) Click OK.
5) AOL may ask you to restart your computer. If
you are, click YES.
6) To test the Auto Connection, close AOL, and
iSnipeIt. Then Open iSnipeIt and wait for it to
minimize. It iSnipeIt still has its default
settings unchanged the first thing It will
attempt is to initiate a dialup session and
synchronize with eBay's Time. If you completed
all of the steps above, AOL should auto start
and connect to the internet. Please keep in mind
that although these steps seem extensive it is
not our fault but just the way AOL was
designed. We have corresponded with AOL
for their assistance in this matter and have
taken their recommendations and suggestions when
setting up these instructions. If you have
tried all of the above and are still not able to
auto-connect, then go to our support
form and send us as much detail as possible
and we will try to help you any way we
can. |
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Special
IE Auto Connect Instructions
(Internet
Explorer 4.0 or higher is required for iSnipeIt
to work Properly.) |
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You must now Instruct
Internet Explorer to Auto Connect AOL.
If you have internet explorer 4.0 skip to
section 2. If you are running IE 5.0 or
greater use Section 1.
You can check what version you
have by selecting "About Internet
Explorer" in the Help menu of the Internet
Explorer Browser.
For IE version 5.0 or greater (IE4 skip to 2)
1) From Your Desktop, Click on the
"Start" button, then click
"Settings", and then click
"Control Panel". Your Control
Panel window will open. You will want to
locate and double-click the "Internet
Options" Icon. A Internet Properties
window will open and you will need to
click on the tab that says
"Connections". Locate your
internet Connection named AOL and click on it to
highlight it. Just below it select
"Always Dial My default connection."
by clicking on the bullet to the left of
it. Click "OK" and move on to
Step #5.
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For IE version 4.0x
1) From
your Start Menu, Click Find. In the 'Named'
field, type "inetwiz.exe". Then make
sure you are searching all of your local hard
drives by clicking the drop down box next to
"Look In" (you may only have a C:
drive which is fine). Click 'Find Now'. 'inetwiz.exe'
should show up in the file list. Double click
the inetwiz.exe file to open the Internet
Connection Wizard)
2) On the First page of the Internet Connection
Wizard, click Click 'Connect using my phone
line'. Then click Next. - Now click 'Use an
existing dial-up connection' and Select AOL from
the list. Click Next. - On the next 2
screens, click No, then Next.- Click Finish and
you should be done. |
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