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- WinLoad
- c1990 Thomas Software
-
- This program is released to the Public Domain by Thomas Software. It may be used
- and distributed freely so long as no fee is charged.
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- Disclaimer: The user is fully responsible for the use of this program.
- Thomas Software and the Author cannot be held liable for
- any problems or situations that may arise from it's use.
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-
- With the release of Microsoft Windows version 3.0, many users are finally
- placing the WIN statement in their AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Their Systems will boot
- up running Windows.
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- In most cases, this is fine. However, sometimes you may wish to avoid loading
- Windows so you can get right to the DOS prompt. That's why WinLoad was written.
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- This simple little program looks for a keypress by the user at boot time.
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- If the user has pressed a key, Windows will not be loaded and the DOS prompt
- will appear.
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- If no key is pressed, MicroSoft Windows will be loaded.
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- Instructions:
- 1. Copy WINLOAD.EXE to your root directory
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- 2. Place the following statement as the last
- line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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- WINLOAD <Delay Time>
-
- The option parameter, Delay Time, tells
- WinLoad how long to wait (in seconds) for
- a keypress. If not specified, WinLoad will
- pause the default length of 2 seconds.
-
- EXAMPLE: The Following line causes WinLoad to pause
- 4 seconds for a keypress then continue.
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- WINLOAD 4
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- Usage: Boot your computer. You will be presented with a message
- instructing you to press a key to avoid loading Windows
- and an alert sounder.
-
- If you press a key, The message "Windows not Loaded" will
- appear, as well as your DOS version and a DOS prompt.
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- If you don't press a key, WinLoad will pause the length of
- seconds specified in Delay Time (or 2 seconds if not specified)
- before loading Windows.
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- NOTE: If WIN is currently in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, remove it.
- WinLoad simply types WIN on the command line and presses
- Enter for you...
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- If you have questions or comments about WinLoad, Contact:
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- Thomas Software...
- 1375 Beasley Rd.
- Jackson, MS 39206
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- CIS 71071,2166
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- Customized versions are available for a small fee...
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- MicroSoft is a registered trademark of MicroSoft Corp.
- Windows is a trademark of MicroSoft Corp.
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