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Thank you for your interest in Plug-In for Program Manager
and Roger's Rapid Restart!
The enclosed diskette contains the shareware (try before you buy) versions
of these products. For your convenience, each product is provided in a
standard ZIP file as well as a self-extracting executable file.
Please feel free to share the trial versions of Plug-In for Program Manager
and Roger's Rapid Restart with your friends and business associates.
We ask that you only share the ZIP versions (.ZIP) of these products.
Please do NOT distribute the self-extracting executable (.EXE) files.
What is Plug-In for Program Manager?
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Plug-In is a utility that dramatically improves the Windows Program Manager.
Plug-In has received press coverage in numerous journals, including
PC Magazine, PC/Computing, BYTE and Windows Magazine. It is a recipient
of the 1993 Windows Magazine WinAward for the top 100 Windows products.
It also won Jerry Pournelle's (BYTE Magazine) 1993 User's Choice Award
for Shareware of the Year.
Instead of replacing Program Manager, Plug-In simply makes it better.
When you run Plug-In, additional items are added to Program Manager's
menus, and existing commands are enhanced.
Major features include:
- Complete group management allows you to copy, activate,
deactivate, and reposition your groups.
- The run command is enhanced with a history list of the last 25
commands entered.
- You can now assign individual icons to each group!
- Custom cursors are provided for the standard pointer and hourglass.
This adds fun to your Windows environment and is great for use
on laptops!
- Detailed system information provides a rundown on your configuration
and the memory usage by each application.
- System resource displays and alarms are provided. You will always
know how much memory and system resources are available.
- A QuickRun menu provides easy access to frequently used commands.
- A "Save Settings Now" command lets you save your Program Manager
desktop configuration.
- A single command allow you to install a new Windows app. It allows
you to view any ReadMe files before actually doing the installation.
The cost for registration is only $20 plus shipping & handling.
Installing Plug-In for Program Manager
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For your convenience, the Plug-In product is contained in a standard
ZIP file as well as a self-extracting executable file (SFX).
If you wish to use the ZIP file, utilize your favorite ZIP utility to
unarchive Plug-In's files to a directory on your hard disk. We recommend
a directory called PLUGIN.
As an alternative, you can copy the Plug-In files to your system by
running the SFX program. Simply run PLUGSFX.EXE followed by the desired
destination directory. For example, in Program Manager, select RUN from
the FILE menu, and enter the following in the command line:
A:\PLUGSFX.EXE C:\PLUGIN
This will copy all of Plug-In's files to the C:\PLUGIN directory on your
hard disk. Note that the directory will be created if it doesn't exist.
After you have extracted all of Plug-In's files to a directory on your
hard disk, simply run PLUGIN.EXE to complete product installation.
For example, in Program Manager, select RUN from the FILE menu, and enter
the following in the command line:
C:\PLUGIN\PLUGIN.EXE
What is Roger's Rapid Restart?
------------------------------
Roger's Rapid Restart gives you total control over exiting and restarting
Windows.
In the February issue of Windows Sources, Barry Simon writes,
"Typical of programs that are exceedingly useful but too "small" to make
it at Egghead is Roger's Rapid Restart." Windows User (June 1993) gave
Roger's Rapid Restart its Best Buy designation along with a 4-star rating.
It allows you to:
- Exit Windows
- Restart Windows without first going back to the DOS prompt
- Exit Windows, run a DOS application, and restart Windows without
further user intervention. This is great for DOS games! And,
developers can switch between the debug and retail kernels with
a single keystroke!
- Exit Windows and reboot your system. This will exit Windows and
perform a soft system reset.
A special Hotkey allows you to exit Windows instantly! You can utilize
our Rapid Restart (tm) feature to exit or restart Windows without the
delays involved when each application is asked if it is OK to exit.
This is particularly handy if you are running applications that always
ask before terminating (such as a DOS application). You can also run
Roger's Rapid Restart with passed-in parameters and have full access to
its command set.
The cost for registration is only $10 plus shipping & handling.
Installing Roger's Rapid Restart (RRR)
--------------------------------------
For your convenience, the RRR product is contained in a standard ZIP file
as well as a self-extracting executable file (SFX).
If you wish to use the ZIP file, utilize your favorite ZIP utility to
unarchive Plug-In's files to a directory on your hard disk. We recommend
a directory called RRR.
As an alternative, you can copy the RRR files to your system by running
the SFX program. Simply run PLUGSFX.EXE followed by the desired
destination directory. For example, in Program Manager, select RUN from
the FILE menu, and enter the following in the command line:
A:\RRRSFX.EXE C:\RRR
This will copy all of RRR's files to the C:\RRR directory on your
hard disk. Note that the directory will be created if it doesn't exist.
After you have extracted all of Plug-In's files to a directory on your
hard disk, simply run RESTART.EXE to complete product installation.
For example, in Program Manager, select RUN from the FILE menu, and
enter the following in the command line:
C:\RRR\RESTART.EXE
How to Contact Plannet Crafters
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Plannet Crafters, Inc.
2580 Runic Way
Alpharetta, GA 30202-5078
USA
phone 404-740-9821 (9-6 Eastern U.S. Time)
fax 404-740-1914 (24 hours / day)
BBS 404-740-8583 (24 hours / day; V.32bis)
EMail addresses
CompuServe: 73040,334
Internet: 73040.334@compuserve.com
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