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- InstantON Scheduler Applet
- Intel Architecture Labs
- February 1996
-
- The InstantON Scheduler distribution contains the following:
-
- o InstantON Version 1.1 Service Agent application
- o InstantON Version 1.1 Scheduler application
- o Help files for the Agent and Scheduler
- o The release notes file, RELNOTES.DOC, which contains
- compatability information and known limitations
- o The license file, LICENSE.DOC
- o This README.TXT file
-
- This ReadMe file contains the following sections:
-
- o System requirements
- o Support status
- o Installation instructions
- o Getting started information
- o Removing InstantON from your system
-
- System Requirements
- ===================
- To run InstantON, you must be running Windows* 95.
-
- To take full advantage of the power management features of InstantON,
- and allow it to run scheduled tasks and still save energy, you must have
- an Energy Star or power-managed system that uses a BIOS that adheres
- to the Advanced Power Management (APM) Specification V1.1.
- These systems support the Windows 95 Suspend function.
-
- To determine whether your system supports the Suspend function,
- follow these steps before you install InstantON:
-
- o Go to the Windows 95 Start menu, choose Settings, then
- choose Control Panel.
- o In the Control Panel, choose Power. (If the Power icon is missing,
- your system is not power managed or has not been configured for
- power management. You can still use the Scheduler to schedule
- tasks, but the tasks will only run as long as the system remains at full
- power.)
- o Be sure that Advanced is selected in the Power Management list,
- and Always is selected for Show Suspend command on Startup menu.
- Click OK and exit the Control Panel.
- o Go to the Start menu and choose Suspend.
- o Power-managed systems will go into low power mode and come back
- out when you press a key or move the mouse.
-
- If your system does not suspend, or does not come back to full power,
- then it will not support the full power management features of
- InstantON. For desktop systems, open the Control Panel,
- choose the Power Icon and select Off before you install InstantON.
- For laptop systems, you may want to keep power management on, but be
- aware that InstantON cannot reliably bring your system out of a
- suspended state.
-
- Support Status
- ==============
-
- There is no technical support provided for this applet. You
- use it at your own risk. Read this file and the LICENSE.DOC file
- carefully before installing the software.
-
- Comments, feedback and problem reports are welcome. E-mail
- comments to instanton@ccm.jf.intel.com. There is no guarantee
- that any reported problem will be fixed now or in the future.
-
- Installing the InstantON Scheduler
- ==================================
- During installation, InstantON tests your system's ability to
- Suspend. If you have not succesfully suspended and resumed your system
- before you install InstantON, your system may not be able to go
- into Suspend and it may hang or produce unpredictable results.
- Follow the directions in "System Requirements" to ensure that your
- system can successfully suspend and resume before installing InstantON.
-
- To install InstantON:
-
- 1. Unzip the self-extracting zip file, ION.EXE, by copying it to
- a temporary directory (such as /temp) and running it. Then close
- the DOS window when the title bar says "Finished - ION".
- 2. If you have not installed InstantON before, go to step 3.
- If you have previously installed InstantON on your system, you
- must stop the InstantON Service Agent before over-installing.
- Double click on the Service Agent icon near the system clock in
- the task bar, then choose the Stop Service Agent menu item in
- the File menu.
- 3. Run SETUP.EXE from the temporary directory. Note, when you
- specify the directory to install InstantON to, that you cannot install
- it in a directory with a long file name. We recommend that you use
- the default directory.
- 4. When the installation is complete, reboot your system as directed
- for the changes to take effect.
- 5. After the reboot, the InstantON Service Agent will check your system's
- ability to power down and back on. There may be a period when the
- system is taken to a low power state. If your system does not come
- back from this low power state within 60-90 seconds, move the mouse
- or press a key to bring it back to full power.
-
- Getting Started
- ===============
-
- To bring up the InstantON Scheduler applet, select the Scheduler from
- the InstantON group in the Programs section of the Start menu.
- Or simply select the InstantON Service Agent icon near the system
- clock in the task bar, click the right mouse button, and choose
- View Scheduler.
-
- An introductory screen displays. Dismiss the screen and the Scheduler's
- main window displays.
-
- Instructions on scheduling tasks and adding applications to the Scheduler
- can be found in the help file; look in the How To section. As an example,
- here is how to set up the disk defragmenter to run once a day:
-
- 1. Bring up the Scheduler.
- 2. Choose New from the Application menu.
- 3. Select defrag.exe from the Add Application dialog that comes up.
- 4. Select Schedule from the Ready to Schedule dialog.
- 5. Select Repeated Times in the Schedule dialog.
- 6. Select a convenient time for the defragmentation to take place,
- when the system is not likely to be in use; for example, 2:00AM.
- 7. Click OK.
-
- Remember that when you are finished using your system, you must Suspend
- it, instead of shut it down. Use Switch to Low Power from the Scheduler's
- Power menu or choose Suspend from the Start menu. Then InstantON can
- run the disk defragmenting utility every night at 2AM.
-
- See the help file for more information on how to use the InstantON
- Scheduler.
-
- Removing InstantON Software
- ===========================
-
- You must stop the InstantON Service Agent before removing the InstantON
- Scheduler software. Double click on the Service Agent icon near the
- system clock in the task bar, then choose the Stop Service Agent menu
- item in the File menu.
-
- To remove the InstantON software, choose Control Panel from the Start
- menu, then choose Add/Remove Programs and select InstantON. The
- software is immediately removed.
-
- *******************************
-
- Copyright (c) 1996 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
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