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winders(1) winders(1)
PRONOUNCED
,
win - ders like Tennessee Hillbilly.
SYNOPSIS
d:\<path>\winders [num] [/d <location>] [/b] [/i] [/n] [/a <args>]
DESCRIPTION
Winders allows the user to choose to automatically run
Windows or exit to dos upon startup or reboot.
It allows the user to specify a length of time to
countdown before Windows 3.0 is loaded.
Windows may be loaded before the countdown
is complete by pressing the [SHIFT], [ALT], or [CTRL]
keys or the user may exit to DOS with any other key.
SYNTAX
d:\<path>\winders [num] [/d <location>] [/b] [/i] [/n] [/a <args>]
d:\<path>\winders /h | /?
d:\<path>\ is drive and directory path where winders executable is
located.
ARGUMENTS
num is length of pause before loading windows. It must be
first argument and may be range of 1 to 32767 in seconds.
The default pause is 5 seconds.
/d <location> is to specify drive and directory(s) in which
windows\win.com is located default is c: .
The location is not optional and will generate an error if
not found after the /d. There also must be a space between
the /d and the <location>. If you use the /d option
it must contain the drive and all directories leading to
the \windows\win.com in theis form:
drive:\dir1\dir2\...\dirn
The final back-slash is not required.
/b beep on countdown, default no beep.
/i suppress loading windows into screen. Default don't load
intro.
/a <args> are the arguments to be passed to windows. The arguments are
not optional and will generate an error if not found after
the /a. There also must be a space between the /a and the
<args> and multiple arguments must be placed inside
quotes.
/n dont print winders countdown banner.
default print banner.
/v prints out version and copyright information.
/h or /? help screen.
INSTALLATION
Installation is simple; copy winders.exe into a directory specified in PATH environment variable.
If your \windows\win.com is not on c: drive then use -d option
to specify the full path and drive that leads to \windows\win.com.
(c)Copyright Earl W. Hartsell, 1991 All rights reserved.
Winders Released to the Public Domain 1/1/92 by Author.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.