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- Windows Shell Modifier Version 1.10
- July 22, 1990
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- James Straub
- P.O. Box 85
- Nesconset, N.Y. 11767
- BitNet, InterNet: jsstraub@csserv1.ic.sunysb.edu
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- Did you ever notice that the Program manager (PROGMAN.EXE) is
- always running in Windows? That's because it is loaded as the
- default shell when you first install Windows. The line in the
- SYSTEM.INI for the PROGMAN.EXE looks like this:
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- shell=progman.exe
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- This line tells Windows to load PROGMAN.EXE as it's shell. Shells
- are not the same as the RUN= or LOAD= found in the WIN.INI file.
- When you load a program as a shell it runs immediately and when
- closed it will automatically close Windows! The RUN= and LOAD=
- lines only run or load the program AFTER Windows loads the shell.
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- The two advantages to loading your files as a shell is:
- o No extra programs loaded to take up memory.
- o Automatic exiting of Windows when exiting the program.
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- Usage:
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- WinShell allows you to easily modify the system.ini to allow your
- program to execute as a shell.
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- WINSHELL <[File to use as a shell]> <windows directory>
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- Example:
- WINSHELL D:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE C:\WINDOWS
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- This will make WinShell look to the WINDOWS directory and find
- SYSTEM.INI. Then it will change "shell=progman.exe" to
- "shell=d:\winword\winword.exe".
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- To return SYSTEM.INI back to it's original condition enter:
- Example:
- WINSHELL C:\WINDOWS
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- This will make WinShell look to the WINDOWS directory and find
- SYSTEM.INI. Then it will replace the shell line with
- "shell=progman.exe".
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- It's that simple. A good way to use WinShell is to put it in a
- batch file.
- Example:
- WINSHELL D:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE C:\WINDOWS
- C:
- CD \WINDOWS
- WIN
- WINSHELL C:\WINDOWS
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- This batch file will make Word For Windows the shell and then run
- Windows. Then when your finished it will configure the windows
- shell back to normal.
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- Be Warned!:
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- Windows tech support told me that some programs don't like to be
- loaded as shells. I have had no problems though.
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- Boring stuff:
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- No, I'm not asking for money. I made it for myself and thought
- other people might want it.
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- There is no restriction on the use of this software in commercial
- or institutional environments. No copy of the software may be
- distributed or given away without this document; and this notice
- must not be removed.
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- There is no warranty of any kind, and I am not liable for damages
- of any kind. By using this free software, you agree to this.
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- It shouldn't hurt anything anyway. But, just incase, make a backup
- of your SYSTEM.INI.
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