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- Shutdown Monitor (TM) - version 2.0 November, 1997
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- THANK YOU
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- Thank you for trying Shutdown Monitor! Shutdown Monitor is a
- powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use add-on for Windows 95/NT 4.0.
- It allows you to selectively automate running programs, batch files,
- command lines, etc. when Windows 95/NT 4.0 is shutting down.
-
- FEATURES
- --------
- Shutdown Monitor can create a 'Shutdown' directory on your start
- menu. When Windows 95 shuts down you can:
-
- * Select Shutdown Monitor to automatically run any programs
- (shortcuts) located in the shutdown directory.
-
- * Have Shutdown Monitor query you at shut down and select which
- programs you would like to run
-
- * Select not to run any programs
-
- * Cancel Windows shutdown
-
- * Shutdown Windows at a certain time
-
- * Log all program actions and/or errors to a log file
-
- * Shutdown Monitor will run in system tray, minimized, or in
- the background
- OR
- * Use the included Windows Shutdown program to automate and
- execute time-consuming shutdown procedures.
-
- * Pass command line parameters to "Windows Shut Down" program to
- automate shutting down and running programs with a single shortcut.
-
- STORED COMMANDS
-
- * You can selectively execute stored commands and command lines
- at shut down. Anything that you can Run from the Start>Run menu,
- you can execute from Shutdown Monitor, including DOS commands.
-
- * Show a user defined message before or after a command runs
- and assign a user defined action to be taken, depending on the
- selection that you make.
-
- * Set the maximum number of times to run a command in a single day.
-
- * Select to run a command daily, once a week, once a month, or once
- a year.
-
- * Select a run mode for the command (Minimized, Maximized, Normal).
-
- * Select a time limit for programs to run before they are
- automatically ended.
-
- Shutdown Monitor is "User Profile" aware. Each user can have their
- own Shutdown directory and commands list to execute.
-
-
- The author says:
- "I'm a programmer. I wanted a way to automate backing up my essential
- files and libraries. I had a terrible habit of forgetting to back up my
- files until after I had already shut my system down. I tried using the
- Startup folder, but that meant 1) I did my automatic backup BEFORE I made
- any changes and 2) My backup ran every time I rebooted (which was pretty
- often). I knew that there were other utilities around that automatically
- ran programs at shut down, but I didn't want to run these programs and
- batch files every time I rebooted. So Shutdown Monitor was born. I'm
- happy with the way it turned out. It really is a headache saver."
-
- Try it! I think you'll like it.
-
-
- AUTHOR
- ------
- Author: Daniel Shapiro
- Address: Shenandoah Software
- P.O. Box 1059
- Mechanicsville, VA 23111, USA
-
- e-mail: shapirod@shensoft.com
-
- For the latest version, look for Shutdown Monitor on our website at:
- http://www.shensoft.com
-
-
- INSTALLATION
- ------------
-
- Install this program by running the self-extracting archive,
- Shutmn20.exe (e.g. double click on its icon). You will be prompted
- for the target folder, where Shutdown Monitor files will be installed.
- A Shutdown Monitor group (menu) will be created in your Windows
- Start menu.
-
- OR
-
- If you're installing from diskettes, run Setup.exe and follow the
- prompts.
-
-
- FILES INCLUDED
- --------------
- Files that should be in your "Shutdown Monitor" directory are:
-
- ShutdownWin.exe - The built-in Windows shutdown program (can be used
- instead of "Start>Shut Down")
- Shutmant.exe - The Shutdown Monitor Maintenance program
- Shutmon.exe - The main Shutdown Monitor program
- Shutmon.hlp - The help file for Shutdown Monitor
- Shutmon.cnt - The help contents index file
- SysTray.ocx - System tray object
- ShellLnk.dll - Shell Link management object
- File_id.diz - Product information file
- Register.exe - The registration program
- SMUpdate.exe - Purchase the upgrade from 1.x to 2.0
- Register.hlp - The help file for the registration program
- Readme.txt - This file
- St5unst.log - The uninstall log file for uninstalling Shutdown
- Monitor
- *.gid - These files are created by Windows' help program
-
-
- 5 Ways To Purchase Shenandoah Software Products
- ===============================================
- * Check or Money Order (US Funds only)
- Use the "Register" program included with our products and print
- the order form. Send Check or Money Orders, made out to
- Daniel Shapiro, to:
-
- Daniel Shapiro
- Shenandoah Software
- PO Box 1059
- Mechanicsville, VA 23111
-
-
- * Online Order Purchase with Credit Card
- All our payments are handled by Kagi Order Processing. If your
- browser supports encryption, use the Secure Online Order
- Processing, otherwise use the Online Order Processing and fill
- out the forms.
-
- * Use the "Register" program included with our products
- All our payments are handled by Kagi Order Processing. Our
- software is distributed with a separate application called
- "Register". "Register" is designed to simplify payment options
- and offers a variety of payment methods, including all major
- credit cards and First Virtual. Fill out the form in the
- "Register" program, and e-mail the encrypted form to
- sales@kagi.com.
-
- * Phone orders (+1 (510) 658-5244)
- Purchase using the Kagi Order Processing Service via phone.
- There is an additional telephone order handling charge of $5.
- The order gets transferred to Kagi electronically and processed
- like any other order. The telephone order charge includes an
- automatic postcard receipt.
-
- * Compuserve
- Shutdown Monitor can be purchased on Compuserve's SWREG forum;
- ID# 14126. Single User registrations on Compuserve's SWREG are
- $22 due to the 15% surcharge that Compuserve charges.
-
-
- * Using the Register Program
- Access the Register program by selecting "Purchase Now" on the
- "Shutdown Monitor - Evaluation Copy" window or select the
- Register icon in the Shutdown Monitor folder on the Start menu.
- Shutdown Monitor is a 'try before you buy' evaluation program that
- relies on your support for continued development. Single user
- version is only $20.00. When you purchase Shutdown Monitor you
- will receive a license number that eliminates the reminder screens
- and makes you eligible for priority support. You will also be able
- to obtain free updates of the program (See details below) with
- which you can use your license number, until the next major release.
-
- e-mail: shapirod@shensoft.com
-
- License cost:
- User licenses: 1 - 4 users $20.00 each
- 5 users $90.00
- 10 users $175.00
- 20 users $340.00
- 30 users $480.00
- 50 users $700.00
- Site license: $1000 (Site licenses cover a single organization
- for an area of up to one hundred miles (160 km) in radius.)
-
- World-wide license: $3000
-
- Upgrade from 1.x to 2.0
- User licenses: 1 - 4 users $10.00 each
- 5 users $45.00
- 10 users $90.00
- 20 users $170.00
- 30 users $240.00
- 50 users $350.00
- Site license: $500
- World-wide license: $1500
-
- Getting the latest version of Shutdown Monitor
- ==============================================
- The latest version of Shutdown Monitor may be downloaded from
- our website at:
- http://www.shensoft.com
-
- Shutdown Monitor is a fully functional, time-limited shareware product.
- The evaluation period is for 30 days.
-
- For more information, look in Shutmon.hlp.
-
-
- VERSION INFO
- ============
- Version 1.1.0 - Added the ability to automatically cancel the Windows
- shutdown. Useful if the programs/commands you were executing
- took too long and Windows shutdown was timing out. If
- AutoCancel Windows Shutdown was selected, then Shutdown Monitor
- will present the user with it's own Windows Shut Down
- selection window.
-
- Added WinNT 4.0 support.
-
- Version 1.2.0 - Fixed a bug that prevented certain types of shortcuts
- from being executed properly.
-
- Added a module that you can perform the 'Windows Shut Down'
- from. The advantage to using the Windows Shut Down module that
- comes with Shutdown Monitor (instead of the one on the "Start"
- menu) are:
- 1. You completely avoid having Windows' Shut Down timing out.
- 2. You don't have to wait until all your programs and commands
- execute to finish shutting down.
- 3. You avoid using system resources while Shutdown Monitor runs
- in the background (or minimized) waiting for Windows to
- Shut Down.
-
- List Commands and Shutdown Folder programs in one window. Added
- priorty run buttons (like in Shutmon Maintenance). Now you can
- review the entire execute list at one time, and modify the run
- order of the entire execute list, not just the command lines.
-
- Version 1.2.1 - Fixed a bug that prevented Shutdown Monitor from closing
- WIndows NT directly from the program.
-
- Version 1.3.0 - More robust NT support and improved "shortcut" support.
-
- Version 1.3.1 - Moved username and license number from HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for easier management of users on one
- machine.
-
- Version 1.3.2 - Fixed a minor bug that caused priority buttons to be
- always visible.
-
- Version 2.0.0 - Major enhancements. The following was added to
- Shutdown Monitor:
-
- * Select time limit for programs before they time-out
- * Run Shutdown Monitor in system tray
- * Pass command line parameters to "Windows Shut Down" program
- to automate shutting down and running programs with a single
- shortcut.
- * Shutdown Windows at a certain time.
- * Pre-select the type of shutdown to use when "Auto Cancel
- Windows Shutdown" is selected.
- * Log program actions and/or errors to a log file.
-
- Command Lines
- =============
- * Select run mode (Minimized, Maximized, Normal).
- * Set the maximum number of times to run a command in a single
- day.
- * Select to run a command daily, once a week, once a month, or
- once a year.
- * Select to show a user defined message before or after a
- command runs and assign a user defined action to be taken,
- depending on the user's selection from the Message.
-