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Welcome to WindEx: Windows Extreme!
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WindEx is a replacement shell for Windows 3.1 that adds great
features like drag-n-drop, desktop file access, easy
file management, and more!
To Install
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Copy WINDEX.EXE and WINDEX.HLP to your Windows directory.
WindEx can be run from File Manager, Program Manager, or as the
Windows shell. To install WindEx as the Windows shell, follow
these steps:
1-Copy the WindEx files to the Windows directory.
2-Using a text editor, open SYSTEM.INI from the Windows
directory and find the line "shell=" in the [boot] section.
3-Change the current entry (probably PROGMAN.EXE) to the
path and filename for WindEx.
For example: shell=C:\WINDOWS\WINDEX.EXE
4-Save the file and restart Windows.
To Register
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WindEx is considered Shareware and may be freely distributed
in its original archived format. If, after a 15 day examination,
you find that you would like to continue using it, send $15.00 (US)
($5.00 to upgrade) per copy to the following address:
Windows Extreme
c/o Cody Ellsworth
497 West 2280 North
Lehi, UT 84043
After registering WindEx, you will be sent an official licence
number to be entered on the About dialog. Once this is done,
all functionality of WindEx will be activated. Also, registering
entitles you to free maintanance releases and discounted upgrades.
Feature and Enhancement Requests
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If WindEx is lacking a feature that you would like to see, or if
you would like WindEx to perform in a way that better suits your
needs, please send in any suggestions you can think of. We will
consider all reasonable requests.
Note: Although we appreciate your comments, all suggestions become
the property of the WindEx team. No compensation can be given.
To Report a Problem With WindEx
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Every attempt has been made to find the problems with the
functionality of the WindEx program. However, it is nearly
impossible to find all "bugs" during the development of
computer software in a reasonable time frame. WindEx is
distributed with no warranties or guaranties of any kind, and
the development and testing team for WindEx will not be
responsible for any loss of data or damage to equipment
resulting from the use of or inability to use WINDEX.EXE or
WINDEX.HLP. If you do find a problem while using the WindEx
program or help file, please fill out information for the items
found on the form below and mail it to the address shown above.
Any advice or opinions are welcome and may also be mailed using
the information shown on the included form.
Changes in 1.1
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1. Moved settings items from the pop-up menus to the new
Preferences dialog.
2. Added the option for Auto Close Parent.
3. Added options for changing window colors.
4. Added Small Buttons option for DeskFiles.
5. Added the option to specify a window background pattern.
6. Added the option to display a trashcan. The trash can be re-
cycled manually or every specified number of days.
7. Added options for saving and unsaving window position, size,
and current sort type.
8. Added the option for automatic window saving. Saving occurs
whenever the window is moved, resized, or the sort type is
changed.
9. Added the option to display a status bar. The status bar
appears at the bottom of the currently active window.
10. Removed 3D window highlights. It was necessary to fix a dis-
play bug with the scrollbar.
11. Added the option to change the icon for any file or directory.
12. Added checks to make sure windows and DeskFiles never open
off-screen (i.e. after changing screen resolution).
13. Memory for selected icons is now freed when closing a window.
14. The current directory is now changed to match the location of
the application being executed.
15. Improved window positioning.
16. COM, BAT, and font files now display with an appropriate icon.
Changes in 1.0b
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1. Fixed directory verification problem. This caused problems
when copying files to certain directories.
2. A DeskFile's caption would always revert to the filename
and/or path when initially loaded. This would, in some
cases, prevent you from removing the DeskFile.
3. Improved some of the icon images. Each drive is now rep-
resented by an icon for its type (Floppy, HD, CD ROM, etc.).
4. Each subdirectory now has a parent directory icon.
5. Fixed a problem with dropping files on DeskFiles from File
Manager.
6. The entire directory is no longer re-read when making changes
to it. This speeds things up considerably when doing file op-
erations.
7. Closing the main WindEx window will now exit WindEx rather than
minimize the window.
8. The sort options are now accessed by right clicking on a window's
caption or other non-client area.
9. Added an option to allow you to change file attributes.
10. Added an option to show hidden files.
11. When sorting by extension, files without extensions will now
appear first.
12. Fixed a select problem when the window was sized very small.
13. You can now click on an icon's text to select it.
14. Icon and Caption text is now lowercase for readability and con-
sistance with other Windows applications.
15. Holding down Ctrl and Shift while dragging an icon will now
scroll the window.
16. Adding 3DWindows=NO to the [options] section of WINDEX.INI will
remove the 3D highlights from all WindEx windows. This may
produce a noticeable speed increase on slower machines.
17. All DeskFiles and their captions no longer appear in the Alt-Tab
list.
18. You will no longer recieve an error when changing just the case of
a DeskFile's caption text.
19. Ctrl-P executes CONTROL.EXE, Ctrl-S executes SETUP.EXE, Ctrl-F
executes WINFILE.EXE, Ctrl-C executes CALC.EXE and Ctrl-N exe-
cutes NOTEPAD.EXE.
20. Dropping a file on a disk DeskFile would copy it to the wrong
directory.
21. The directory list is no longer reset to the top after performing
disk operations.
22. Added QuickCaptions for DeskFiles.
23. The current directory is now changed to match the currently active
directory window.
Changes in 1.0a
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1. Directories containing more than 300 files are now read cor-
rectly.
2. Directories containing files with NO attributes can now be
deleted successfully.
3. A GPF will no longer occur when adding a DeskFile from a
large path.
4. Invisible drop window will no longer be left open when drag-
ging a file to a minimized window on the desktop.
5. Drive mapping will no longer be wiped out when deleting a
directory from the network.
6. Added "Yes to All" button on the Replace File dialog.
7. Reworked Copy and Move routines to work more efficiently.
8. Added "Save Window" option to save the size and location of
the main WindEx window.
9. Enhanced window updating when modifying a directory's con-
tents.
10. Scroll bar on DeskFile Options dialog will be removed if
the specified icon file contains less than 2 icons.
11. Added keyboard mnemonics to all dialogs.
12. Minor cosmetic changes to some of the dialogs.
13. Fixed scroll bar update problem after sizing a window.
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