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- ************ Desktop+ Version 2.3 10/1/92 ************
- by Mark Gamber
- (c)1992 Babarsoft.
- (Previously NT Desktop)
-
- For Windows NT Operating System, October release.
-
- Desktop+ is a Control Panel applet for Windows NT. It gives you access
- to many Windows desktop settings not otherwise available except for direct
- editing. In addition, a second file is included to automatically log you in
- as the Administrator, bypassing the Ctrl-Alt-Del window and so on. To begin
- using Desktop+, copy NTDESK.CPL and NTDESK.HLP to your Windows system
- directory, probably "\WINNT\SYSTEM". The next time you start the Control
- Panel, you should see a strange new icon....that being Desktop+. Doubleclick
- the new icon to start the applet.
-
- New this version:
- Online Help system.
- Program Manager settings.
- Dialog added to Auto-Login program.
- No additional DLLs, self-contained.
-
- Available Options -
-
- * Menu Settings
- Delay: Millisecond delay between clicking on a menu and it's appearing.
- Left / Right Align: Aligns menu text to left or right side of a menu.
-
- * Icons
- Vertical Spacing: Pixels between each icon, including text.
- Desktop Fonts: Displays a dialog box from which you may pick a font,
- font size and style to use for the desktop, Program
- Manager and icons. Select a font and press Enter or OK
- to accept or Cancel to exit.
-
- * Help Colors: Various "jump points" in Windows Help are colored by
- whether they jump to a different topic or a popup window
- or run a macro. The colors for each of these items may be
- changed by clicking on the button to change, displaying a
- color dialog box. Select a color for the item chosen and
- press Enter or OK to accept or Cancel to exit.
-
- * Double-Click Settings: Determines the maximum number of pixels a mouse
- may move between two clicks and still have it considered
- a double-click. Enter the pixel spacing and press Enter
- or OK to accept, Cancel to exit.
-
- * Log On Settings: You may change the default user name and system domain
- that appears in the Logon dialog box. In addition, you
- may change your desktop shell and whether the system
- automatically logs on the Adminstrator. In order for the
- "Automatic Logon" feature to work, you will also need to
- copy AUTOADMN.EXE to your Windows system directory and
- add the program to Program Manager's "Startup" group.
- Failing to do so will only let your system automatically
- start once.
-
- * DOS Box Settings: Allows you to change the text color, size and command
- buffer size ("Doskey" emulation) of "DOS boxes".
-
- * Program Manager: Allows various levels of security in menu items and
- icon property settings.
-
- The "Automatic Logon" feature automatically logs in the admininstrator
- when Windows boots, bypassing the usual Ctrl-Alt-Del, log in procedure. In
- order to use the feature, you should set the Default User to your system's
- Adminstrator name (mine's "Administrator") and select the checkbox. If the
- administrator doesn't need a password, you're on your way. You also need to
- include AUTOADMN in your Startup group. This little program reads the Auto-
- -login settings and updates the system. If you select Auto-login and fail to
- put the program in the Startup group, it will only auto-login one time,
- reverting back to the normal pattern ever after.
-
-
- Note that some of the settings available to not take effect until the next
- time Windows is restarted from the bottom up. Others, such as the Log
- On settings, take effect the next logon.
-
-
- This software is free to use and distribute. Upon using the software, the
- user is responsible for proper use. The author may be reached for
- questions or comments at:
-
- America Online E-Mail: PCA MarkG
- Compuserve Mail: 76450,2754
- Internet Mail: pcamarkg@aol.com
-
-
- *** Additional notes ***
-
- All references to Windows NT assume the October release.
- Windows NT is (c)(r)Microsoft Corporation.
-
-