Launch 1.7 for Windows                        04/24/91
(c) 1991 David Stafford                       CIS 72411,2670 or 76666,2542
                                              MCI DSTAFFORD 361-6512
                                              Kamakura NS Bldg 4-F
                                              Onaricho 4-16
                                              Kamakura, Kanagawa 248 Japan

Launch is the popular utility which lets you start programs directly from the
Windows desktop without having to go through Program Manager.  Your favorite
programs are only one mouse click away!

Installation is a snap- just copy Launch to your hard disk. Launch will
create a default menu the first time it runs. You can install Launch in your
WIN.INI or SYSTEM.INI so it will load automatically. The online help contains
more detailed instructions.

Once Launch is installed just click the left mouse button once over the empty
desktop. Your Launch menu will pop up automatically.

Please feel free to distribute Launch to others. Just be careful and remember
to include all three files (LAUNCH.EXE, LAUNCH.TXT and LAUNCH.INV) together.

Launch is ShareWare. Please support my efforts and the efforts of all
ShareWare authors. The cost is only $29.95 (4,000 yen in Japan). A form is
available to print in the file LAUNCH.INV. When you mail your registration
you will receive the latest 1.X version of Launch and a registration number
(which will disable the reminder message which appears when Launch is
started). Your registration will be valid for any minor upgrades. Support is
available for registered users via CompuServe, MCI Mail or regular mail.

Upgrade information
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If you are upgrading from a version of Launch earlier than 1.4 then you must
delete (or rename) your old LAUNCH.INI to let Launch build a new INI file for
you.  The reason is the file format changed from 1.3 to 1.4 and a
misformatted INI file will only confuse Launch.

Changes to 1.7
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Launch 1.7 adds the much-requested support of having the LAUNCH.INI file in
the same directory as LAUNCH.EXE.  Previously you had to put this file in the
Windows directory.

Improved shell support.  Launch now imitates the behavior of Program Manager
and changes to a directory if one is specified as part of the file name (on
the RUN= or LOAD= lines).  This is necessary for some programs which use
DLL's and don't check their paths.

Added memory and system resource stats to the About box.

Separated About box from Reminder box so that unregistered people could get
the memory and system resources information.

Added support to change directories before starting a program.  This is
done by specifying the directory name in brackets before the command.
For example: To run C:\WORD\WINWORD.EXE from the C:\DOC directory use:

             Win Word=[c:\doc] c:\word\winword.exe

To start the Run box from the root directory of drive C:

             (Run)=[c:\]