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- winders(-1) winders(-1)
-
- PRONOUNCED
- ,
- Win- ders like East Tennessee Hillbilly.
-
- SYNOPSIS
-
- d:\<path>\WINDERS [num] [/A <args>] [/B] [/D <d:>] [/I] [/P] [/N <filename>] [/W]
- d:\<path>\WINDERS /H
- d:\<path>\WINDERS /V
- d:\<path>\WINDERS /?
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- WINDERS allows the user to choose to automatically run
- Windows or exit to DOS upon startup or reboot.
- It allows the user to specify a length of time to
- countdown before Windows 3.X is loaded.
- Windows may be loaded before the countdown
- is complete by pressing one of the modifier keys
- ([SHIFT], [ALT], or [CTRL]), the user may also
- exit to DOS pressing any other key.
-
- SYNTAX
-
- d:\<path>\ is drive and directory path where WINDERS executable is
- located.
-
- num is length of pause before loading windows. It must be
- first argument and may be range of 1 to 32767 in seconds.
- The default pause is 5 seconds. 0 seconds defaults to 5.
-
- /A <args> are the arguments to be passed to windows. The arguments are
- not optional and will generate an error if not found after
- the /a. There also must be a space between the /a and the
- <args> and multiple arguments must be placed inside
- quotes. If you have problems getting this to work
- try using full path names on the executables.
-
- /B beep on countdown, default no beep.
-
-
- /D <d:> is to specify drive in where WINDOWS is located.
- The default is C:.
-
- /P <path> If executable file to start WINDOWS is not in \WINDOWS\ use
- this option to specify the path.
- Examples:
-
- \DIR1\DIR2\...\DIRn\WINDOWS\
- \WIN\ If WINDOWS is in a directory called WIN.
-
- NOTE: The final back-slash on the path is required.
-
- /N <filename> Used to specify the name of the file to be executed
- if it is not WIN.COM.
- Example:
- Use /N WINDERS.BAT if you want to execute a batch file
- before entering windows.
- This would be an easy way to disable a DOS screen saver
- before starting Windows.
- (See WINDERS.BAT)
- Note: If you change the name a new shell will
- and the batch file will run from that shell which is
- not as efficient memory efficient as running
- WIN.COM directly.
-
- /I suppress loading Windows into screen. Default show intro screen.
-
- /H or /? help screen.
-
- /V prints out version information.
-
- /W supress display of WINDERS countdown banner.
-
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- INSTALLATION
-
- Installation is simple; copy winders.exe into a directory
- on your PATH. Then put a line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT like:
-
- WINDERS 10 /B /I
-
-
- Copyright (c)1992 Earl W. Hartsell.
- This program is Freeware.
-
- Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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