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- What is Bootplus
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-
- Bootplus a program which performs a number of functions
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- * The editing of the !Boot sequence, which includes
- - Auto run tasks and files
- - Auto booted tasks
- - Extended resource applications
- - Pre-desk set-ups.
-
- * Password protection for the main hardrive, with the following features :-
- - User by user specified access to each top level directory
- - day/time access by user
- - Various methods of entering passwords
-
- * Creates aliases for any application.
-
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- This Latest Version (V3.1)
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-
- This latest version incorporates changes at the request of some users. Although
- one major request has not been implemented.
-
- The main request (not implemented!) was to split the code into two so that users
- who did not require passord protections could use !Bootplus without the need for
- logging on. On the opposite side of the fence there have been requests to
- improve the password protection mechanism.
-
- This application was always intended to be an extended !Boot utility and not a
- suite of programs. Also, if one considers the security of !Boot then it becomes
- obvious that if passwords are enabled then !Boot editing MUST be limited.
- Therefore, !Boot editing and password protection must co-exist. However, there
- is no reason why we can't disable passwords entirely and be left with a simple
- !Boot editor.
-
- This version basically expands the security wrt passwords and enables these
- passwords to be switched off entirely so that a simple !Boot editor remains.
- Two separate programs in one!
-
- Bootplus can now be set to pop up instead of the !Configuration application when
- !Boot is "run" (!configuration as available from within Bootplus)
-
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- Installation and Upgrade
- ========================
-
- To install V3.1 follow the instructions in !Bootplus.!help (press <menu> over
- the !Bootplus icon and select the option Help)
-
- To upgrade to V3.1 ensure that the desktop filer force option is set on and
- then drag and drop the new version over the existing old version.
-
- When the new version of !Bootplus starts it will remove the background tasks
- of the old version and be in a "non password" mode. Simply use the new bootplus
- options to re-install passwords. You will be prompted for an OWNER password,
- however, all other existing users passwords will remain unchanged.
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- Post Installation
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- *** Read the file "Important" ***.
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