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- Launch 1.7 for Windows 04/24/91
- (c) 1991 David Stafford CIS 72411,2670 or 76666,2542
- MCI DSTAFFORD 361-6512
- Kamakura NS Bldg 4-F
- Onaricho 4-16
- Kamakura, Kanagawa 248 Japan
-
- Launch is the popular utility which lets you start programs directly from the
- Windows desktop without having to go through Program Manager. Your favorite
- programs are only one mouse click away!
-
- Installation is a snap- just copy Launch to your hard disk. Launch will
- create a default menu the first time it runs. You can install Launch in your
- WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI so it will load automatically. The online help contains
- more detailed instructions.
-
- Once Launch is installed just click the left mouse button once over the empty
- desktop. Your Launch menu will pop up automatically.
-
- Please feel free to distribute Launch to others. Just be careful and remember
- to include all three files (LAUNCH.EXE, LAUNCH.TXT and LAUNCH.INV) together.
-
- Launch is ShareWare. Please support my efforts and the efforts of all
- ShareWare authors. The cost is only $29.95 (4,000 yen in Japan). A form is
- available to print in the file LAUNCH.INV. When you mail your registration
- you will receive the latest 1.X version of Launch and a registration number
- (which will disable the reminder message which appears when Launch is
- started). Your registration will be valid for any minor upgrades. Support is
- available for registered users via CompuServe, MCI Mail or regular mail.
-
- Upgrade information
- -------------------
- If you are upgrading from a version of Launch earlier than 1.4 then you must
- delete (or rename) your old LAUNCH.INI to let Launch build a new INI file for
- you. The reason is the file format changed from 1.3 to 1.4 and a
- misformatted INI file will only confuse Launch.
-
- Changes to 1.7
- --------------
- Launch 1.7 adds the much-requested support of having the LAUNCH.INI file in
- the same directory as LAUNCH.EXE. Previously you had to put this file in the
- Windows directory.
-
- Improved shell support. Launch now imitates the behavior of Program Manager
- and changes to a directory if one is specified as part of the file name (on
- the RUN= or LOAD= lines). This is necessary for some programs which use
- DLL's and don't check their paths.
-
- Added memory and system resource stats to the About box.
-
- Separated About box from Reminder box so that unregistered people could get
- the memory and system resources information.
-
- Added support to change directories before starting a program. This is
- done by specifying the directory name in brackets before the command.
- For example: To run C:\WORD\WINWORD.EXE from the C:\DOC directory use:
-
- Win Word=[c:\doc] c:\word\winword.exe
-
- To start the Run box from the root directory of drive C:
-
- (Run)=[c:\]
-