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- Crowd Control 1.1
- by Sahalie Software, L.L.C.
-
- Installation
- ============
-
- To install Crowd Control, follow these easy steps:
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- 1. Unzip the file crowd.zip into the directory of your choice.
-
- 2. Locate setup.exe in that directory, either through Windows
- Explorer or the Run command on the Start Up menu.
-
- 3. Run setup.exe and then follow the directions in Crowd
- Control's Installation Wizard.
-
-
- What is Crowd Control?
- ======================
-
- Crowd Control is an exciting new program from Sahalie Software
- that allows you to take control of your Windows 95 computer. With
- Crowd Control, you can set up Windows 95 user accounts for each
- user of your computer. Each user has his or her own Desktop,
- Start Menu, Programs folder and other Win 95 folders. In addition,
- you can place restrictions on users to control use of the computer
- and minimize the risk that other users will accidentally delete
- important files or configuration settings.
-
- With Crowd Control, you control:
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- *Users* Only authorized users of your computer will be
- allowed to log on to Windows 95.
-
- *Access to Drives* Hide selected drives from individual
- users.
-
- *Access to Programs* Restrict individual users to running
- only certain programs.
-
- *Windows 95 Folders* Give each user his or her own Start
- Menu, Programs Folder, Startup Folder, Favorites Folder,
- Desktop and Recents Folder.
-
- *Windows 95 Settings* Place restrictions on the ability of
- individual users to access the system and system settings.
- Disable Registry Editing tools and access to the system
- configuration settings in Control Panel.
-
- *Windows 95 Start Menu* Disable access to the following
- Start Menu items: Run, Find and Settings. You can also hide all
- items on the user's Desktop.
-
- *Use of DOS Based programs* Restrict access to the MS-DOS
- prompt and single mode MS-DOS applications.
-
- *Win 95 Boot Option* For increased security, Crowd Control
- 1.1 now lets you disable the Win 95 boot options through the
- Crowd Control settings panel. When these options are
- disabled, the user can no longer start a previous version of
- DOS or access Win 95 safe mode as a means of avoiding Crowd
- Control restrictions.
-
- Requirements: Crowd Control is designed to run only on Windows 95. It
- will not work with Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups or Windows NT.
- It is recommended that you have at least a 486 computer with 8 mb of
- RAM.
-
-
- Evaluation Copy of Crowd Control 1.1
- ====================================
-
-
- This is an evaluation copy of Crowd Control 1.1, which can be used
- for 30 days before you purchase.
-
- You can purchase a registered copy of Crowd Control for $29.95, plus
- $5.00 per order shipping and handling for addresses in the U.S.,
- Mexico and Canada. Shipping and handling for all other addresses
- is $10.00 per order. Ordering information is in the help file.
-
- When you register Crowd Control 1.1, you will receive both a full
- version on disk and a license number [listed on your invoice and
- written on the disk]. Your license number can be used to unlock
- future maintenance upgrades of Crowd Control 1.xx, which can be
- downloaded from our web site and other locations.
-
- This evaluation copy of Crowd Control is freely distributable.
-
-
- New in Version 1.1
- ==================
-
-
- Version 1.1 of Crowd Control introduces these new features:
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- 1. For better security, you can now disable system startup options.
- When Windows 95 boots up, it allows the user to start Windows in
- safe mode or boot to a previous version of DOS by pressing certain
- function keys. Crowd Control's restrictions will not apply if those
- options are chosen, so Crowd Control now allows you to disable those
- startup options.
-
- 2. You can now specify a different Startup folder for each user,
- so that the programs in a particular user's Startup folder are
- automatically run when that user logs in. [See special instructions
- below if you are upgrading from Crowd Control 1.0].
-
- 3. Crowd Control 1.1 corrects a problem which occasionally caused
- the Crowd Control restrictions to remain in effect after Crowd Control
- was turned off or uninstalled.
-
-
- Start Up Folders in Crowd Control 1.1
- =====================================
-
-
- If you are upgrading from version 1.0, you will need to designate
- a startup directory for each existing user. This is done by selecting
- the Win 95 folders tab and selecting the StartUp folder from the
- dropdown list. Then click the browse (...) button and select a
- directory.
-
- For your primary user (the "administrator"), you should chose the
- default windows StartUp folder, which is usually:
- c:\windows\start menu\programs\startup.
-
- For your other users, find the similar folders under that user's
- profile. For example, for the user "Sally," select:
- c:\windows\profiles\Sally\start menu\programs\startup.
-
- Our examples assume your windows directory is c:\windows. [These
- settings will be automatic if you are starting with version 1.1
- of Crowd Control.]
-
-
- Network Passwords
- =================
-
-
- Under some network installations, your computer can be accessed if
- the user repeatedly pushes the escape key when first logging on
- to the computer, bypassing the password restrictions. You should be
- able to eliminate that problem by chosing "Windows Logon" as your
- Primary Network Logon in the "Networks" section of Control Panel.
-
- To do so, just click the "Settings" item on the Start Menu, select
- Control Panel, and then double click on the "Network" icon. Click
- on the drop-down box under the heading "Primary Network Logon," and
- change the selection to "Windows Logon." This selection will not
- affect your other network settings or the operation of your network,
- even if your computer is a "client" of another type of network server.
-
-
- Questions or Problems
- =====================
-
-
- Please check out our on-line help if you have any questions or
- problems, since we have tried to anticipate issues which may
- come up. However, if you need further help, contact us through
- the e-mail addresses listed below.
-
-
- Contacting Sahalie Software
- ===========================
-
-
- Sahalie Software, L.C.C. can be contacted by E-mail at:
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- sahalie@cyber-dyne.com or
- Compuserve ID 73617,323
-
- Our web site is http://www.cyber-dyne.com/~sahalie.
-
-
- We hope you will enjoy our newest product.
-
-
- Sahalie Software, L.L.C.
-