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- Work Groups v.0.9 (beta) by James Bell
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- Introduction
-
- Work Groups is a simple little program I created to let me fire up
- several Windows applications all at once. It works just like the "Load="
- portion of the WIN.INI file, except that you just click on the Work
- Groups icon to start up to eight applications at once.
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- How to use Work Groups
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- Work Groups is still Beta, and as such isn't very easy to get setup,
- but at least you only have to set it up once. I'm working on ways to make
- this easier, but also want to see if you think its a good idea.
-
- First let me explain why there are two files, WORKGRP.EXE and
- WORKGRPX.EXE. They work exactly the same except that when your specified
- files are loaded up, WORKGRP exits automatically. WORKGRPX, on the other
- hand, stays resident as an icon, and lets you exit Windows altogether by
- double-clicking on the icon. So WORKGRPX also eliminates fiddling with
- that "Save Changes" box when you want to quit Windows.
-
- To use either one, follow these steps:
-
- 1. Using Notepad or Sysedit, open up your WIN.INI file and add the
- following section to the end:
-
- [WorkGroups]
- App1=<filename #1>
- App2=<filename #2>
- App3=<filename #3>
- .
- .
- App8=<filename #8>
-
-
- Where <filename #x> is a program name and/or path.
-
- Note: The most you can load is eight programs, but you don't HAVE to
- load more than one.
-
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- 2. Copy either WORKGRP.EXE or WORKGRPX.EXE (or both) into your Windows
- directory (or wherever you keep Windows utilities).
-
- 3. Load up Windows and choose the group you'd like to put WORKGRP or
- WORKGRPX into, then choose "File" from the menu bar, and "New"
- program object. Finally, choose "Browse" and select WORKGRP.EXE or
- WORKGRPX.EXE and click OK.
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- Now when you click on the WORKGRP icon you'll see all those programs
- you wanted load up as icons quickly and easily.
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- If you choose WORKGRPX, you'll see a little doorway, and you can
- double-click on it to exit Windows.
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- Known Problems
-
- 1. When a DOS window is loaded this way, it refuses to give up the
- keyboard, all typing is directed to it until you maximize it.
- Strange, but I'm working on it.
-
- 2. The installation is a pain, and I also need to allow more than one
- work group, again, I'm working on it.
-
- 3. None of this is worth the trouble if no one likes it, so let me know
- your ideas, see below for how to register and/or contact me.
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- Work Groups is still young, and I won't guarantee anything about it.
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- Registering
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- Simple! Just send me $10, I'll send you the latest copy and very probably
- a copy of whatever else I'm working on at the time.
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- Contacting me
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- I really would like to hear your questions/comments:
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- James Bell | Or leave me E-mail on Fido net's Windows
- 4511 Sherwood Trace | conference, or at 0ubliette BBS at
- Gainesville, FL 32605 | (904) 336-9785.
- (904) 372-3695 |
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- P.S. Windows is TM Microsoft Corp.
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