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- AutoEject for Windows 95
- Version 1.10 May 15, 1996
- by Kevin Marty <mart0149@umn.edu>
- <70404.1325@compuserve.com>
-
- Background
- ----------
- On systems with removable media drives (like the Iomega Zip drive) and hard
- disks with primary and extended partitions, the drive letter assignment
- depends on the total number of primary and extended partitions found during
- the boot process. For example, if my system is booted with a disk in my SCSI
- Zip drive, the Zip disk becomes drive D: and consequently causes the extended
- partitions on my real hard disk to be shifted up one letter, wreaking havoc
- with programs that depend on the original pathnames to find their files. To
- solve this problem, AutoEject automatically ejects the disk from the Zip
- drive at Windows shutdown, so it isn't detected at the next reboot.
-
-
- Installation
- ------------
- 1) Copy the autoejct.exe file to a convenient directory on your system.
- 2) Run the autoejct.exe program.
- 3) Right-click on the new Taskbar icon (it looks like a disk drive with a
- green arrow coming out of it) and choose "Properties..."
- 4) Choose the drive letter(s) you want to eject from the "Drive to Eject on
- Icon Click" and/or "Eject the following drive(s) at shutdown" lists.
- 5) Click OK.
- 6) Put a shortcut to autoejct.exe in your StartUp programs folder.
-
-
- Notes
- -----
- * All drives that Windows thinks are removable are listed in the "Drive to
- Eject" list. AutoEject will not be able to eject drives that are not
- capable of ejecting under program control (e.g. floppy drives). Choosing
- such a drive will have no effect.
- * This program will not work with SyQuest-type drives, since they use a
- manual eject lever, which cannot be activated electronically.
- * If you choose not to display the Taskbar icon, running the autoejct.exe
- program a second time will bring up the configuration dialog and allow you
- to change the configuration or close the program.
- * Double-clicking on the taskbar icon or selecting "Eject Now" from the menu
- will cause the drive listed in the "Drive to Eject on Icon Click" list to
- eject immediately.
- * If you want to use the "double-click to eject" feature, but do not wish to
- have the disk ejected when you close Windows, uncheck the "Eject on
- Shutdown" option in the properties dialog box. This is handy for CD-ROM
- drives.
- * This program currently works only with Windows 95.
-
-
- Changes
- -------
- * Version 1.0 --> Version 1.1
- 1. Fixed problem that prevented AutoEject from saving settings in the
- Registry in some cases.
- 2. Added option to eject more than one drive at shutdown (user suggestion).
- 3. Re-arranged options dialog to provide space for larger drive list.
-
-
- Comments and suggestions
- ------------------------
- Although I can't promise there will be any new versions of this program, I
- would like to hear any comments or suggestions you may have. I can be
- contacted at:
-
- mart0149@umn.edu (until September 1996)
- 70404.1325@compuserve.com
-
- Information on the latest version can be found on the web at:
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kmarty/software.htm
-
-
- Copying
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- This program is copyright 1996 by Kevin Marty, but may be used and
- distributed freely -- I encourage it.
-
- This program is provided without any warranty, expressed or implied,
- including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose.
-