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AutoEject for Windows 95
Version 1.10 May 15, 1996
by Kevin Marty <mart0149@umn.edu>
<70404.1325@compuserve.com>
Background
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On systems with removable media drives (like the Iomega Zip drive) and hard
disks with primary and extended partitions, the drive letter assignment
depends on the total number of primary and extended partitions found during
the boot process. For example, if my system is booted with a disk in my SCSI
Zip drive, the Zip disk becomes drive D: and consequently causes the extended
partitions on my real hard disk to be shifted up one letter, wreaking havoc
with programs that depend on the original pathnames to find their files. To
solve this problem, AutoEject automatically ejects the disk from the Zip
drive at Windows shutdown, so it isn't detected at the next reboot.
Installation
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1) Copy the autoejct.exe file to a convenient directory on your system.
2) Run the autoejct.exe program.
3) Right-click on the new Taskbar icon (it looks like a disk drive with a
green arrow coming out of it) and choose "Properties..."
4) Choose the drive letter(s) you want to eject from the "Drive to Eject on
Icon Click" and/or "Eject the following drive(s) at shutdown" lists.
5) Click OK.
6) Put a shortcut to autoejct.exe in your StartUp programs folder.
Notes
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* All drives that Windows thinks are removable are listed in the "Drive to
Eject" list. AutoEject will not be able to eject drives that are not
capable of ejecting under program control (e.g. floppy drives). Choosing
such a drive will have no effect.
* This program will not work with SyQuest-type drives, since they use a
manual eject lever, which cannot be activated electronically.
* If you choose not to display the Taskbar icon, running the autoejct.exe
program a second time will bring up the configuration dialog and allow you
to change the configuration or close the program.
* Double-clicking on the taskbar icon or selecting "Eject Now" from the menu
will cause the drive listed in the "Drive to Eject on Icon Click" list to
eject immediately.
* If you want to use the "double-click to eject" feature, but do not wish to
have the disk ejected when you close Windows, uncheck the "Eject on
Shutdown" option in the properties dialog box. This is handy for CD-ROM
drives.
* This program currently works only with Windows 95.
Changes
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* Version 1.0 --> Version 1.1
1. Fixed problem that prevented AutoEject from saving settings in the
Registry in some cases.
2. Added option to eject more than one drive at shutdown (user suggestion).
3. Re-arranged options dialog to provide space for larger drive list.
Comments and suggestions
------------------------
Although I can't promise there will be any new versions of this program, I
would like to hear any comments or suggestions you may have. I can be
contacted at:
mart0149@umn.edu (until September 1996)
70404.1325@compuserve.com
Information on the latest version can be found on the web at:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kmarty/software.htm
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This program is copyright 1996 by Kevin Marty, but may be used and
distributed freely -- I encourage it.
This program is provided without any warranty, expressed or implied,
including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose.