*******REMEMBER: ALL PASSWORDS ARE CASE SENSITIVE. "EAGLE" is not the same as "eagle" or "EaGle". Write down your passwords as you make them. *********************
I. Startup 1.7 is a highly functional simulation of the Windows '95 Start Menu. It includes functions of the Start Menu that are
applicable to your version of Windows. Options that are not applicable are indicated by a message box when you click on the related icon. Startup 1.7 may be run as the Windows shell, thus facilitating more of a Windows '95 feeling. It may also be run as the Windows '95 shell, providing extra security for your computer. You do not have to loose the features of the Program Manager or Explorer shells when running this program as the shell. Simply place a link to these programs in the programs menu. The only difference in these programs will be that exiting Program Manager or Explorer will not exit Windows as usual. Instead, exiting Startup 1.7 will exit Windows if all other applications are closed.
II. Using Startup 1.7
a. The Task Bar
The Task Bar appears as a gray bar across the screen. You can click on it once to collapse all upper level menus. Double Clicking on the Task Bar will bring up a credits menu. You can configure the Task Bar by using the cnfgsup2.exe utility. If you have selected a password for starting Startup 1.7 or Windows, you will have to key it in.
1. The Time
The time appears on the right of the Task Bar. It is updated once per second.
2. The Speaker Icon
The speaker icon is for decoration only. It has no function.
3. Lockout
The Lockout icon is a white X surrounded by a red circle. This is not an option in Windows '95, but something I felt improved the program. Clicking on the Lockout icon will immediately clear the screen. Click on the blank screen once to remove Lockout. Ending Lockout can be password protected using the cnfgsup2.exe utility. While Lockout is activated, it is set as the top most screen. Only other programs with this setting can possibly come on top of Lockout. If Lockout is password protected, there is very little one can do until it is removed. If it is password protected and you wish to remove Lockout and continue your work, click once on the form. A notice will pop up to input your case sensitive password. You can type in your password right away and click OK to continue. If your password is wrong, you will have to start that process over again. If a user clicks on the form and can not give the correct password, the screen is automatically cleared after 40 seconds.
4. The Start Menu
Click once on the Windows icon to bring up the Start Menu. If you click on the Windows icon again, all other Startup 1.7 menus will collapse.
III. The Start Menu Detailed
a. Shutdown
Shutdown Provides methods of exiting Windows and Startup, Restarting Windows, and rebooting the computer. Each option will react differently depending on how you installed Startup 1.7 and on what version of Windows you are running. You can password protect exiting of Windows and the program by using the cnfgsup2.exe utility. Below is a brief description of what will happen depending on your setup.
*Exit The Startup Program- If Startup is your shell, this will exit Windows provided that all other applications are closed. This will shut down the computer in Windows '95. If startup is not your shell, it will exit the Startup program and leave you in Windows.
*Restart The Computer- Will restart the computer. Quarterdeck Quickboot will freeze up the system if it freezes up the system when you press the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys or if it freezes up the computer with other Rebooting programs. This is a Quarterdeck problem, not yours or Startup's. At any rate, all unsaved work will be lost.
*Restart The Computer In MS-DOS Mode- Will exit Windows to DOS. All unsaved work will be lost.
*Restart Windows- Will completely exit Windows and begin a new Windows session. All unsaved work will be lost.
If you have a password selected for Exiting Windows and going to DOS, you will also have to type in your password. Type in your password in the box that will appear next to the OK button and click OK. If the password it wrong, you can not exit.
b. Run
Run allows you to search for and run programs in the following Windows styles: Minimized, Normal, and Maximized. A password may be assigned to running a program from this menu. To run a program, find it using the search tools found in the Window. Click once on the program you wish to run once you find it, then click on the appropriate button at the bottom of the Window to run the program. If you have selected a password for this option, you must type in that password in the box located above the Search button. Otherwise, you will not be able to run the program.
c. Find
Find is exactly the same as Run. If you wonder what the difference is between this and Windows '95, it is that you can not find info on the Microsoft Network, something only Microsoft can provide you. (I Tried!)
d. Settings
There are 3 options on the settings menu; Control Panel, Printers, and Task Bar. The Control Panel option will load up YOUR Control Panel. You can disable this by using the cnfgsup2.exe utility. The Printers option is mostly for looks, but will direct the user to the Control Panel. The Task Bar option will direct the user to the cnfgsup2.exe utility as well. ALL settings that can be made in Startup 1.7 must be done with the cnfgsup2.exe program. For security purposes, you can keep this file off of the hard drive when done with your configuration.
e. Documents
The Documents feature of Windows '95 allows a user to maintain a list of recently used "registered" documents. These are files such as .ZIP files, Word Perfect files, .BMP's, etc. as they relate to the complex Windows '95 Registration Database. Because Startup 1.7 is not an aggressive product (It does not "seal" itself in your system) this item is not included which is why it was not advertised. However, a version which does do this IS in the works. See the Beta Tester section of this document if you are interested in obtaining versions that do include a working Documents system. A free upgrade will be available to you, the purchaser of Startup 2.0 when it is completed.
f. Programs
Clicking on Programs will bring up a window of 16 groups. Clicking on any of the groups will bring up a list of 16 Programs for each group. The Group Names and the Program captions are configured with the cnfgsup2.exe utility. All programs are, by default, set to load Notepad. If you wish to change the program captions to another group once both the group menu and programs menus are up, click on the group you wish to change to and the captions will change. If you click on a program and you have set Minimize on Use in the cnfgsup2.exe then all menus above the Task Bar will collapse out of your way.
IV. Beta Testers
First, I would like to thank everyone who tested version 1.0, 1.5, 1.7 and 2.0 and especially those who bought it. I do not plan on abandoning this project, but I do intend to improve it. If you would like to take place in the testing of future versions of Startup or other projects then just drop me a line. All I can give in return is a free copy of the final version, which most users who
make donations will get anyway. At any rate, Thanks!
