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- The following review appeared in the June 1995 issue of Computer Shopper
- Magazine on page 508.
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- A Few Nifty Tools for Simplifying Your Windows Applications
- by Lenny Bailes
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- Windows has a Startup group that will run designated programs when Windows
- initializes, so why not a "Wrapup" group to execute specified programs when
- you close the session? And for users with multiple Windows configurations for
- different workgroup scenarios, shouldn't there be an easy way to add
- applications without editing multiple sets of INI files?
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- Gary Tessler's TNT (Tessler's Nifty Tools) utility package addresses these
- needs and more.
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- The Wrapup utility lets you set up a "ShutDown" group analogous to the Windows
- StartUp group. You can use it to perform tasks, such as backing up files, as
- you close your Windows session. Any batch file, or object that can be
- executed from Program Manager can be dragged to this Shutdown group.
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- Another utility, CFGCNTRL (Configuration Control), eliminates the use of
- separate sets of INI files for multiple Windows users or network scenarios on
- the same system. Previously, if you wanted to restrict access to certain
- Program Manager features for some users, you would have had to create separate
- instances of PROGMAN.INI with and without file protection. You also would've
- had to keep separate INI configurations for LAN and video drivers. But
- CFGCNTRL automatically parses INI files to add or delete specified
- information, so now you can have configuration sections or individual commands
- systematically added and deleted to one set of INIs.
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- If you want to convert your Windows GRP files to and from an editable ASCII
- format, GRP2INI/INI2GRP is a pair of utilities you should check out. This
- process is helpful if you're trying to transport your Windows installation
- from one system to another. With this utility, you can also indicate in which
- order you want programs in the STARTUP.GRP to run.
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- The TNT Windows utilities are marketed in three individual TNT packs, along
- with a truckload of useful DOS utilities. To get the Windows utilities
- discussed in this article, you must purchase packs 1 and 3. You can download
- limited trial versions of most of the utilities from CompuServe.
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