DSTLaunch Online Manual - Introduction



This section is currently under construction.



DSTLaunch is an application toolbar for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 and above. It's main purpose is to allow easier access to your files and programs.

Many of the "easy of use" features of the new shell found in Windows 95 are very time consuming to use ( my personal belief is that as easy of use increases so does the length of time it takes to get something done :). For example if you want to get a list of files in c:\windows\system, you first have to go to My Computer, then c:, then windows, and then system. You can build short cuts, however you can never anticipate all the places you might want to go. If one of these directories has a large number of files in it, browsing these directories could be very time consuming.

You could hit the start button, select run a program and then enter the path, but if you do this often, this is very time consuming. DSTLaunch places a toolbar on your screen like the start bar, however this toolbar gives you a command line that is always available to use.

All of the run program features are available, but so much more is possible:

Aliases DSTLaunch allows you to define aliases to frequently used commands.
DDE Calls to Web Browsers When opening a URL, DSTLaunch will connect to your web browser via DDE and open a new window, instead of re-runiing the browser.
Drive Mapping Allows you to map drives from the command line and have DSTLaunch reconnect them later instead of Windows. DSTLaunch lets you save name and password information with these connections.
Definable History Size DSTLaunch allows you to set the size of the command history, and saves it when DSTLaunch is closed, and reloaded on the next startup.
Multi-User friendly All configuration is stored in the system registry, system defaults are stored in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE while user options are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER. This allows multiple people to use the same system with completely different configurations for DSTLaunch.
Direct Access to Folders No more browsing through endless levels to get where you want, simple type in the folder and your off.
Explore or Browse You can start explorer in any directory with a simple command allowing easy access to the explorer interface.
Start Your Screen Saver Allows you to start your screen saver with a single command.
Logoff, Reset or Shutdown Windows Easily end your windows sessions.
Command Guessing Type in the first few characters of the command you want and hit the tab key and the rest will be filled in for you.