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<= Proudly Presents =>
---> Hands-On-Boot v0.6b <---
---> Programmed by Pat Sarnowski <---
Hands-On-Boot is a simple little program that runs at the start of
your AUTOEXEC.BAT and will allow you to specify what programs to load,
on-the-fly, without having to manually edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and reboot
the machine to have the changes take effect. The reason this program came
about is because in my house, the computer is used for many different
purposes. If I happen to take, say, Windows out of the boot-up, and someone
needs to type something in Windows, they have no clue what to do. So now it
simply asks them if they'd like to load Windows every time the machine
reboots. Problem solved.
Sure, I could have just written a program that allows you to load any
of a menu of different AUTOEXEC.BATs, but that has been done and need not be
redone. This allows much more flexibility, and many more choices to the
user.
Ok, that's enough about the program. Now, how to use it. First you
will need to manually edit the file BOOT.CFG. (Yeah, I know, I should write
a setup program. Maybe the non-beta will have it). This file is very
straightfoward. Basically, any line that begins with a semicolon ";" is a
commented line. You can write anything you could possibly want to write
on these lines, and there can be as many commented lines as you want. There
is one restriction, and I'll get to that in a minute. Ok, now, to specify
what programs you'll want to be prompted to load on startup, you'll need to
write two lines. The first line is the name of the program as you want it to
appear when Hands-On-Boot runs, and the second line is the actual execution
statement that you want to have run in the AUTOEXEC.BAT.
For example, the following two lines...
Microsoft Windows
C:\WINDOWS\WIN
...would cause the program to ask:
'Do you want to load Microsoft Windows (Y/n)?'
If you answer "Y"es to this, it would add the command "C:\WINDOWS\WIN" to the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Pretty easy, eh?
*** NOTE ***
The program will append each command to the END of the
AUTOEXEC.BAT if you answer Yes to loading it. This is <very>
important to know because it will determine the order you put
programs in the BOOT.CFG file. For example, if you put the Windows
command before, say, a mouse command, the mouse command will never
load because the AUTOEXEC.BAT will run Windows first. Make sure the
order of the programs in the BOOT.CFG file is consistant with the
order you want the programs to actually load on boot-up.
Installation
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To install ATOMiC's Hands-On-Boot on your machine, you must edit your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. First, remove ALL of the programs that you are going to
have BOOT ask about on startup (any of the programs you put in the BOOT.CFG
file). Then, put the following two commands in the AUTOEXEC.BAT at the point
where you want BOOT to run:
CD\
BOOT.EXE
That's it!
Other notes:
Be sure the BOOT.EXE and BOOT.CFG file are in the SAME directory
as your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. (in other words, the root directory).
Registration
------------
At this point, a mere $10 will get you the registered version (that's
just the amount to cover the cost of a disk and the mailing (of the program
and any future upgrades)). Registered users will get:
- The "Not Registered" removed from the program.
- Configurable color scheme
- A 500 program limit (a 10 program limit is currently
in effect, but personally I don't see anyone needing much
more than that anyway)
- The latest updates
- Free technical support
Send cash or check to:
Patrick Sarnowski
8 Crestview Court East
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
I can be reached at the following internet addresses:
PATRICK@CCS.NEU.EDU
PAT.SARNOWSKI@SAILBOARD.COM
If you find this program useful, please consider registering it. I
write programs that I think people would find helpful, and any gratitude is
appreciated. Thanks, and enjoy it!
P.S. For those of you who think you've seen ATOMiC before, you have.
Different scene, same quality. ;)