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- Auto Set V1.0
-
- FILES --+--> AUTO_SET.DOC -> This Text File
- +--> AUTO_SET.PRG -> The Software
- | (place in AUTO folder)
- +--> LOW .INF -> Low-Res Desktop Info File
- | (Place in Root Directory, Drive A)
- +--> MED .INF -> Medium-Res Desktop Info File
- | (Place in Root Directory, Drive A)
- +--> LOW .DEF -> Low-Res is default
- | or (Found in Root Directory, Drive A)
- | MED .DEF -> Medium Res is Default
- | (Found in Root Directory, Drive A)
- +--> AUTO_SET.LST -> The GFA Basic Source Code
-
-
- PURPOSE --+--> To enable the setting of the screen resolution upon
- | start-up/reset.
- +--> To set the time and date upon start-up/reset.
-
- SET UP --+--> Place AUTO_SET.PRG into the A:\AUTO directory.
- +--> Rename your low-res DESKTOP.INF file as LOW.INF and
- | place the file in the Root Directory of your boot disk.
- +--> Rename your medium-res DESKTOP.INF file as MED.INF and
- place the file in the Root Directory of your boot disk.
-
- USAGE --+--> After having completed the set up described above,
- | reboot, and AUTO_SET will run.
- +--> Enter the date in the form of MM/DD/YYYY and press RETURN
- | (If the date is entered incorrectly, or no date is entered,
- | the existing date will be used.)
- +--> Enter the time in the form HH:MM:SS and press RETURN.
- | (If the time is entered incorrectly, or no time is entered,
- | the existing time will be used.)
- +--> If both LOW.INF and MED.INF are found in the root directory,
- the user is prompted to select the desired screen resolution.
- Use the up and down arrow keys to select, and then press
- RETURN. The desktop will then appear in the selected
- resolution. The selected resolution will also be saved as
- the default.
- (NOTE: The may be a short pause after having completed this
- step. The ST is NOT locked, this is merely the result of
- the selected .INF file being copied as DESKTOP.INF)
-
- METHOD ------> AUTO_SET works by copying the selected info file (LOW.INF
- or MED.INF to the file DESKTOP.INF The default setting is
- recorded with the file LOW.DEF (for low res) or MED.DEF (for
- med res). For more details see the sourcecode included
- in the archive.
-
- COPYRIGHT ---> Auto Set Copyright 1994 Alexander Hajnal
- Written and Compiled using GFA Basic V3.5E
- This software is Freeware. Feel free to copy these files
- and give them to friends, BBS's ,etc. If you like this
- program, or have any comments, complaints, suggestions, etc.
- leave a message for me at A.HAJNAL on GEnie. The source code
- included may be freely modified by the user, however, I request
- that you not remove the copyright message. If you use this
- as a part of your own original software, at least give me credit
- for my (small) part. ;)
-
- DISCLAIMER --> This software has been tested thoroughly, and if used as instructed
- above, should cause no problems what so ever. I take no
- reponsibility for any damages or losses of data, time, or
- otherwise that can be attributed either directly or indirectly
- to the use or misuse of this software.
-
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