Conflict Catcher can remember three types of links, each useful in managing different startup file relationships...

• Grouped - A ‘grouped’ link should be used when you want all members to have the same enabled/disabled status.  So if you have three startup files in a grouped link, whenever you enable any one of them, the other two are automatically enabled.  Likewise when you disable one, the other two follow suit.

• Incompatible - An ‘incompatible’ link makes sure that only one of its members is ever enabled at any time.  As an example, lets assume that you have two screen savers in your system folder and like to switch between them depending on your mood.  If you accidentally enable both of them, you could be in for some unpleasant system behavior since each one is trying to do the same job.  Once you include both of them in an incompatible link, this can never happen since enabling one automatically disables the other.  

• Forced Order - Unlike ‘grouped’ and ‘incompatible’ links which relate the enabled/disabled status of its members, a ‘forced order’ link governs the sequence in which its members can be loaded relative to one another.  When a forced order link is created, the sequence that its members are shown in will be reflected in the startup file load order the next time that the you start your system up.  In fact, if you list your startup files by ‘Load Order’, you’ll find that Conflict Catcher won’t let you move members of a forced order link before or after any of its other members!

• Link Active - If you should ever need to disable a link (perhaps to manipulate its members individually or account for changes in filenames due to upgrades), remove the check from the ‘Link Active’ box.  This will temporarily disable the relationship between its members without forcing you to delete it and recreate it later.  Under normal circumstances, you should leave all links active.