Copyright: Eagle Software WinDown 1.0 Help


About
About WinDown

WinDown is a Windows 95 utility that shows itself in the system tray next to the clock. Left or right clicking on the WinDown icon in the system tray gives a menu for all of the Windows 95 shutdown options: [Shut down the computer], [Restart the computer], [Restart Windows] and [Restart Windows in MS-DOS mode]. If a network is installed or user profiles is turned on, [Shut down all applications and log on as another user] will also appear. WinDown can be configured to execute a shutdown action when its tray icon is double-clicked and to ask for confirmation before executing an action. WinDown can also use the command line to execute an action immediately.

WinDown is shareware. You are given 30 days to determine if you like WinDown, after which WinDown will stop working. If you decide to keep WinDown, you must register it with Eagle Software. (See How to register). If you decide not to keep WinDown, you must remove it from your computer.

You are encouraged to pass WinDown along to someone else, as long as you include the entire, unmodified package. See About shareware and Legal stuff for details.


Installing WinDown
Automatic installation

After you extract all files from WinDown.ZIP, right click on WinDown.INF and choose Install. Windows will copy WinDown.EXE and WD2.EXE to your Windows folder, WinDown.HLP and WinDown.CNT to your Windows Help folder (usually Windows\Help) and WinDown.INF to your Windows Install Scripts folder (usually Windows\Inf). Windows will then create a shortcut to WinDown in your Startup folder so it will start with Windows and set up the uninstall key in the registry so you uninstall WinDown using Add-Remove Programs from the Control Panel.

Note

The Windows installation function can't handle directories with spaces in them. If you have unzipped WinDown to a folder with spaces in its name or path, you will receive an error message. Copy all files to a folder that doesn't have spaces in its name or path and try again.

Manual Installation

1.	Copy WinDown.EXE, WD2.EXE, WinDown.CNT and WinDown.HLP to the directory of your choice.

2.	Create a shortcut to WinDown.EXE in your Startup folder.

You do not need WinDown.INF if you install manually. It and this file can be erased.


Uninstalling WinDown
How to uninstall WinDown

If you did the automatic installation, open Add-Remove Programs from your Control Panel, choose WinDown and click Add/Remove.

If you did the manual installation, delete all files for WinDown.

WinDown makes the following changes to your registry the first time it is used:

1.	Creates a subkey named Eagle Software under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software and under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software, if it doesn't already exist.

2.	Creates a subkey named WinDown under Eagle Software in both locations.

3.	Adds values related to internal operations and settings you have made under WinDown in both locations.

No other changes are made to your registry. If you manually uninstall WinDown, you can delete both WinDown subkeys. You can delete both Eagle Software subkeys if neither has any other subkeys besides WinDown.


Command-Line Parameters
WinDown command line

WinDown can use the following on the command line:

?	Shows this help window

Shutdown	Shut down the computer

RestartComp	Restart the computer

RestartWin	Restart Windows

RestartDos	Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode

ReLogOn	Close all programs and log on as a different user

Default	Executes the default action (See Setting: What to do when double-clicked)

Tip

If your system tray is getting crowded, you can remove the shortcut to WinDown in your Startup folder and create shortcuts to WinDown in your Start Menu to execute the actions you want.

For example, create a shortcut to WinDown. In Target, put a space and “ShutDown” (without the quotes) after WINDOWN.EXE. Place this shortcut in your Start Menu, and when you choose it, your computer will be shut down.

Note

Using the command line does not override WinDown’s confirmation setting.


How to contact Eagle Software

Internet:	http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TimJDuncan

E-mail:	72603.3616@compuserve.com

Snail mail:	Eagle Software

PO Box 399

Somerset, OH  43783

Phone:	(614) 743-2164


How to register WinDown

WinDown can be registered in the following ways:

Compuserve:	GO SWREG and use ID 14847

Internet:	http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TimJDuncan/esorder.htm

Credit card:	Use the included order form

Personal check 	Use the included order form

or money order:

A registration code will be sent you by e-mail in 2-3 business days if you provide an e-mail address or by snail mail in 2-3 weeks if you don’t. Your registration code can be entered by choosing Register from the nag screen or from the About box.

Registration benefits include free major upgrades for 1 year from your date of registration and free minor upgrades for life (major being 1.0, 2.0 etc.; minor being 1.1, 1.2 etc.). You will also be eligible for discounts on all other products produced by Eagle Software. And don't forget the warm, fuzzy feeling you get from supporting the lone programmer slaving away to produce the perfect application for you!


Order form - Direct order
Order Form for WinDown 1.0

Direct order

(This order form is for orders direct to Eagle Software using personal check or money order only. For ordering with a credit card, see Order Form - Credit card order)

Name:	_________________________________________________________

Company:	_________________________________________________________

Address:	_________________________________________________________

 	_________________________________________________________

City:	_________________________________________________________

State:	_________________________________________________________

Zipcode:	_________________________________________________________

E-mail address:	_________________________________________________________

Quantity:	____________________

Total($15.00 each): 	____________________

Please mail check or money order in US funds to the following address:

Eagle Software

PO Box 399

Somerset, OH  43783

Please give a brief description of where you found Command Builder. For example, if you found it on Compuserve, in what forum? If from a BBS, what is its name and phone number?

Comments and suggestions:


Order form - Credit card order
Order form

Credit card order

PSL 30096

Note: This order form is for credit card orders through Public shareware Library only. For direct orders to Eagle Software, see Order Form - Direct order

Tip: Click the Copy button above and paste this order form in your e-mail program or word processor. From there, you can fill it out and e-mail it, print it or fax it.

Shipping Address

Name:	_________________________________________________________

Company:	_________________________________________________________

Address:	_________________________________________________________

 	_________________________________________________________

City:	_________________________________________________________

State:	_________________________________________________________

Zipcode:	_________________________________________________________

E-mail address:	_________________________________________________________

Billing address

(only if different from shipping address)

Name:	_________________________________________________________

Company:	_________________________________________________________

Address:	_________________________________________________________

 	_________________________________________________________

City:	_________________________________________________________

State:	_________________________________________________________

Zipcode:	_________________________________________________________

E-mail address:	_________________________________________________________

Credit card number:	______________________________ (Visa, MC, Amex, Discover)

Expiration date:	 ______________________________

Quantity:	____________________

Total($15.00 each): 	____________________

Send this form to Public shareware Library by:

E-mail:	30096@pslweb.com

Fax:	(713) 524-6398

Mail:	PsL

PO Box 35705

Houston, TX  77235-5705

Note: The addresses above are for credit card orders only. For orders not using a credit card, technical support, questions regarding your order, or anything else, contact Eagle Software directly.

Please give a brief description of where you found Command Builder. For example, if you found it on Compuserve, in what forum? If from a BBS, what is its name and phone number?

Comments and suggestions:


Revision history

1.0	4/21/97	First release


About shareware
Definition of shareware

Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.


Legal stuff
Disclaimer - Agreement

Users of WinDown must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

WinDown is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of WinDown.

WinDown is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using WinDown and continue to use WinDown after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $15.00 to Eagle Software. The $15.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another, just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time.

Commercial users of WinDown must register and pay for their copies of WinDown within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Eagle Software.

Anyone distributing WinDown for any kind of remuneration must first contact Eagle Software at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering WinDown immediately. (However, Eagle Software must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of WinDown.)

You are encouraged to pass a copy of WinDown along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of WinDown and be placed on the mailing list for future upgrades. See How to register WinDown for details on registration benefits.


Asking for confirmation
Setting: Asking for confirmation

This setting determines if WinDown will ask for confirmation before it executes a shutdown action. Check this box if you want confirmation; uncheck it if you don’t.

Default: Off


What to do when double-clicked
Setting: What to do when double-clicked

This setting determines which shutdown action WinDown will execute when its tray icon is double-clicked or you use Default on the command line.

Default: Shutdown the computer


Determines if WinDown will ask for confirmation before it executes a shutdown action.


Determines which shutdown action WinDown will execute when its tray icon is double-clicked.