READ2ND.TXT for ExitWindowsExecute v1.5

ExitWindowsExecute v1.5 is a powerful utility that will let you exit
Windows, run a DOS program, and then restart Windows. You run this
program two different ways depending on how often you would want to
use it.


NOTE: In the examples below, feel free to substitute any DOS program
you wish in place of DOOM. However, you must also change all 
references to DOOM in the examples to the software you'll be using.




- Run ExitWindowsExecute from a Program Manager command line -

ExitWindowsExecute requires a specific syntax or sequence of command
parameters to operate correctly. To use ExitWindowsExecute correctly,
you'll need to know the exact location of EWEXEC.EXE and the location
of the program you wish to run. As an example, assume you wish to run
DOOM, a popular DOS action game, from Program Manager's command line 
and that the following conditions are true:

	1 - you used GOWSC.EXE to install W-FWDOS.TCG (the archive file)
	    and that the files were copied to a directory called 
	    C:\COBB\FW-DOS. Once you ran INSTALL.EXE, you selected
	    C:\WINDOWS\UTIL as the target directory (default).
	2 - the files for DOOM are located in C:\DOOM (default)

From Program Manager, use your mouse to select the File menu and 
highlight the Run option. When you release the mouse key, you'll be
presented with Program Manager's command line. For our example, key
in:
	C:\WINDOWS\UTIL\EWEXEC.EXE \DOOM\DOOM.EXE -next

and press [Enter]. EWEXEC.EXE will exit Windows (provided there are
no DOS applications still running), run DOOM, then return to Windows
after exiting DOOM.




- Creating an icon to run your favorite DOS program using EWEXEC.EXE -

Chances are once you get used to how EWEXEC.EXE works, you'll start
using it on a regular basis. Here's a handy tip on how to set up your
own icon for each program or game you want to use with EWEXEC.EXE.
Let's return to our example of playing DOOM. Using the same 
assumptions as above (#1 and #2), you can create an icon so you can 
run DOOM without keying in the long command line each time.

In our example, since we're creating a game icon, use your mouse to 
open your Games program group in Program Manager. To create an icon, 
you need to select the File menu and highlight the New option. A window
called New Program Object will be displayed. Since you'll be creating
a new program icon for DOOM, select Program Item and click the OK 
button. A window called Program Item Properties will be displayed. In 
the Description area, key in any description you like in the space 
provided. (It does not have to be the exact file name.) Press [Tab] 
when you're finished in the Description area and key in the Command 
Line:

	C:\WINDOWS\UTIL\EWEXEC.EXE \DOOM\DOOM.EXE -next

NOTE: Again, this is based on assumptions #1 and #2 (see above). After
you key in the command line, click the OK button. If done correctly,
you should find a new icon with the file description you keyed in. 
Simply double-click the icon to run DOOM.


Usually, if any errors are displayed, it's due to typos or misspellings
in the command line, so be sure and double-check your command line for
misspellings and program locations for accuracy.