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BOOTIT
VERSION 1.0
WRITTEN BY
Michael J. Gibbs
Exhibit A Communications
110 East Avenida Palizada, Suite 201
San Clemente, CA 92672
Program Description
BOOTIT was designed to give the user of an IBM-Compatible computer the
ability to easily reboot their computer with a new configuration. This is
accomplished by BOOTIT writing a new Autoexec and Config file over the existing
Autoexec.bat and Config.sys and then rebooting the system. BOOTIT can also be
sued to reboot the computer without copying any files. As a safety measure,
there is a time delay built in to the program to allow the user to cancel the
reboot if needed.
Registration
BOOTIT is not free, but it is inexpensive. BOOTIT is being released as
shareware, meaning that you can try it before you buy it. If you find that
after a two week period of use that you are still using the program, register
it. If you don't have a need for it, please pass the file BOOTIT.ZIP (or .ARC
or .LZH or .ICE, etc) to a friend or colleague. Since a fair amount of my time
was spent on this program, I feel that $10.00 is not too much to ask for the
convenience offered by BOOTIT. By registering your program, you are entitled to
the following:
1) A registered version of BOOTIT that will disable the "beg-screen"
2) The C source code to the program
3) A phone number where you may receive technical support for BOOTIT
4) The undying gratitude of my son, dog, wife and myself
5) The knowledge that you have "done the right thing"
To register you copy of BOOTIT, please send $10.00 (American) to:
Exhibit A Communications
c/o Michael J. Gibbs
110 East Avenida Palizada, Suite 201
San Clemente, CA 92672
along with the completed registration form.
INSTRUCTIONS
Since BOOTIT is a command line driven program, it is very quick and easy to
use. This also makes it ideally suited to use in batch files and with programs
that perform delayed execution. The command line for BOOTIT is as follows:
BOOTIT <ext>
where <ext> is optional.
BOOTIT entered by itself at the command line will reboot the computer
without copying any files. A copyright notice will appear at the top of the
screen and box in the middle of the screen will advise that the system will
reboot can be cancelled by pressing the CTRL key and the letter C at the same
time. Pressing any other key will reboot the computer immediately. If no key
is pressed within a period of time (which varies depending on the computer's
clock speed) the system will reboot itself.
BOOTIT followed by <ext> will copy the file Autoexec.<ext> over
Autoexec.bat and Config.<ext> over Config.sy. All the files must be in the root
directory and BOOTIT must be executed from the root directory for the copy to
work correctly. If BOOTIT cannot find a file, it will inform you that
Autoexec.bat or Config.sys were not written to, depending on which file with an
ending <ext> it couldn't find. The ideal setup is to make a copy of each setup
with an <ext> that is descriptive (or as descriptive) as you can get with three
letters.
EXAMPLE:
Root \BIN File
Directory Directory Purpose
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOOTIT.EXE Program file, c:\bin is in
path statement in Autoexecs.
Autoexec.BAT Default
Config.SYS Default
Autoexec.LAN Boot with LAN operational
Config.LAN Boot with LAN operational
Autoexec.RAM Boot with no TSRs or drivers
Config.RAM Boot with no TSRs or drivers
Autoexec.PER Boot setup for PERFECT DTP
Config.PER Boot setup for PERFECT DTP
To reboot computer set up for Perfect DTP, I would log onto the C: drive's root
directory (C:\) and type "BOOTIT PER" followed by <ENTER>.
The program was initially written to ease taking a computer off of the
Local Area Network in a quick manner, allowing the user to undelete files,
CHKDSK and perform other maintenance not normally allowed in a network environ-
ment.
Files Included in Archive
(If you distribute BOOTIT, it must include these files)
BOOTIT.EXE The program file
BOOTIT.DOC This file
ORDER.FRM What it says.
DISCLAIMER
While all precautions have been taken to assure that this program is bug
free, neither Michael J. Gibbs or Exhibit A Communications may be held responsi-
ble for damages that arise from use of this program. This program is designed
to operate on any IBM-compatible computer. Use on any computer that is not 100%
Big Blue compatible is to be done at the user's own risk. (The worst that should
happen in this case is that the computer will hang up rather than reboot).