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The following review appeared in the June 1995 issue of Computer Shopper
Magazine on page 508.
A Few Nifty Tools for Simplifying Your Windows Applications
by Lenny Bailes
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?
Gary Tessler's TNT (Tessler's Nifty Tools) utility package addresses these
needs and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.