Are your software programs free?
All our products are freeware and do not require any form of payment, subscription or registration.

Is your software an adware (a program which contains advertisements)?
Nope, our programs do not contain any form of advertisement.

What are the system requirements for your programs?
Each program has its own dedicated web page where its system requirements are listed.

How can I launch your programs?
Our programs are available both as a handy stand-alone ZIP archive or as an installer package (setup).

While installing your programs on Vista or Windows 7, I get a yellow pop up warning message; why?
Automatic setup programs usually require administrator privileges to be run: therefore upon launching the setup, you may get a warning from the User Account Control, asking for such rights. Our programs do not have any digital signature, so that yellow bar only means that the software you're about to install comes from a publisher unknown to the system.

Why didn't you apply digital signatures to your software and what does this actually mean anyway?
Digital signatures tell the Operative System (which in turn informs the user) that the program in question comes from a trusted source. Getting a digital signature for a program costs a few hundred US Dollars, which is not affordable or necessary for a non-profit effort such as our own.

What do you use to develop your software?
All our programs have been made using Microsoft Visual Studio.

What do you use to create your installers (setup files)?
Inno Setup: a freeware product based on scripting in Pascal, by Jordan Russell.

Is your software compatible with both Windows Vista and Windows 7?
Visit our dedicated sites for each program to see which OS they support.

Are you a company, an organization, or what?
Xtreme-LAb(R) is an Italian registered trademark: the owner and programmer Gabriele Piccinino is in sole charge of its products and holds all their rights. At the moment Xtreme-LAb is neither a society nor an organization although operating in a non-profit direction.

Do you earn money in some other way?
Apart from donations, Xtreme-LAb(R) currently doesn't benefit from any form of direct income to compensate for expenses, neither from the website nor from the software releases.

How can I make a donation?
Any contributions are deeply appreciated and you can support us via Credit Card or PayPal, by clicking on the "Make a donation!" button in the column on the right, which can be found on all the web pages of our web site and in the programs themselves.
If you require any further information regarding donations before making one, please go to the dedicated donation page.

Are your programs Open-Source?
No, our programs are free to use and to share but not Open Source.

Can I run your software on Mac OS X or Linux?
Our programs are developed and tested to run only on Microsoft Windows operating systems. Although not supported, they might work with an emulation software on other systems.

Does Xtreme-LAb(R) develop any software on commission?
Xtreme-LAb(R) does not develop on commission for the time being.

Who designed your website?
Most of this site and its sub-sites were created by the aforementioned site owner (see above for more info); some parts of the site were developed in collaboration with webdesigner Smanu85. Some parts of the website feature code from dhtmlgoodies.com, JQuery, JQuery Tools and LightBox.

Why am I getting weird "writing error" messages when using one of your programs?
Some of our programs require admin privileges to work properly. If you're not logged in as administrator you may encounter several issues. On Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 there's a quick workaround: right-click on the program icon and select "Run as admin".

Can I help you advertise your programs by using one of your banners?
Sure! You can either be part of our partners & friend sites list (via links) by becoming a partner web site, or simply put our banner on your site or blog; feel free to do it, we've uploaded a dedicated "ad gallery" to this purpose. However, due to the limited bandwidth of our site, please, do not make a direct link to those images and host them on a private server or web space instead.

May I review or even redistribute your products?
Of course you can! You're free to redistribute and review our software: just be sure to mention the source (this very web site) and remember that by no means are you allowed to modify it. For more information about what you can do, read the Creative Commons public license (Attribution, NonCommercial, NoDerivs).

How can I get in touch with you?
You can contact us by using the appropriate contacts page, which can also be reached via the left side-menu, selecting "contacts" in the Support section.