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- The Desktop Helper
- Copyright (c) 1991 Robert E. Alleger
- All rights reserved.
-
- Robert E. Alleger
- 317 Monroe Avenue
- Edgewater Park, NJ 08010
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- CompuServe EMAIL- 70240,264
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- The Desktop Helper is a Windows 3.0 Desktop utility that provides
- capabilities missing from Microsoft's Program Manager while also
- providing the more important capabilities of the Task Manager. These
- capabilities include:
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- -convenient pop-up menu at the click of a button
-
- -configurable launch list
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- -switch to or terminate a task event if it is not
- currently visible
-
- -browse a pop-up file selector to choose a file to run
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- The contents of this package are:
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- READ.ME -the file you are currently reading
- DH.WRI -installation & use documentation (WRITE compatible)
- DH.INI -initialization file
- DH.EXE -The Desktop Helper program
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- The Desktop Helper is distributed as shareware. The Desktop Helper
- may be freely copied and distributed for evaluation as long as the
- following rules are followed:
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- 1. The program and the documentation READ.ME and DH.WRI) are
- not modified in any way, shape, or form.
-
- 2. A copy of READ.ME, DH.WRI, DH.INI, and DH.EXE are provided
- with each copy of the program.
-
- 3. No charge, other than a media and handling charge (not to
- exceed $5.00), is made.
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- 4. A user may use the program for 30 days before paying the
- registration fee. If the program is used after the 30
- day evaluation period, an obligation to register and pay
- the registration fee is incurred.
-
- If at the end of this trial period you do not feel that
- this program is worth the registration fee then you are
- obligated to discontinue the usage of The Desktop Helper.
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- The registration fee for The Desktop Helper is $10 (US Dollars).
- Payment of this fee entitles you to technical support via electronic
- mail (EMAIL). See the DH.WRI for further details.
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- * Current Bugs/Restrictions *
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- 1. No known bugs.
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- 2. The Desktop Helper has only be tested with Windows 3.0. Do not
- assume that it will work without problem under Windows 2.x.
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- **********************
- * History of Changes *
- **********************
-
- ---Version 0.6---
- 1. It was possible for Windows to crash when selecting a program to
- launch from the pop-up menu if Windows was running in Real or
- Standard mode.
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- 2. If the Windows Debugging Kernel was running, The Desktop Helper
- would cause a non-fatal problem to be reported.
-
-
- ---Version 0.5---
- 1. First general release to the public.
-