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WINPTR copyright 1994 Paul F. Poellinger, Silent O Software
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UPDATE History:
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8/8/94 - 1.03 - (1) added code to detect no active default printer.
(2) added code to detect when Window's "system"
directory is off a root, as it sometimes is on a
network...which causes GetSystemDirectory to
return a directory name with an ending "\",
which it doesn't otherwise do.
(3) added test to verify drivername.drv exists before
trying to load it. A network fax driver I use,
FaxGate, uses a driver name for which there is no
such file, yet printing to it works ok (it loads
what appears to be a hook at windows startup).
(4) fixed printing of multi-page text file or clipboard
text printout to print the last page...which it
wasn't doing...discovered myself...amazed no one
else mentioned it.
4/9/94 - 1.02 - (1) corrected icon failure to return on ?->file
cancellation.
(2) removed Trial Copy 30 timeout mechanism.
Back to the honor system. Happy to say it seems
to be working.
(3) corrected spelling of [winptr] section in
peliware.ini
4/5/94 - updated install programs (EDI Install Pro) to fix a GPF
when installing onto Windows for Workgroups with
32-bit access turned on.
3/26/94 - 1.01 - added recognition of change of default printer from
control panel or another program.
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Included:
WinPtr files
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WINPTR EXE The real deal
READ ME self-reference (this)
PELIWARE DLL my dynamic link library
PELIWARE INI winptr control file
WINPTR HLP windows help file
Install files
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INSTALL.EXE
INSTALL.BIN
INSTALL.INF
INSTALL.BMP
Uninstall file
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X_WINPTR.EXE
All WinPtr files must be placed in the same directory, one of your choice,
tho the install procedure will suggest c:\windows\winptr. I insist that the
ini and dll files be kept with the exe for ecological purposes...it makes
removal so much cleaner.
However, since the uninstall program cannot remove itself from the ..\winptr
directory if it's started from there, don't put it there.
I suggest you put all files on a diskette, if you didn't get it that way,
then install and uninstall from there.
INSTALLATION:
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* Crank up Windows.
* Select FILE/RUN from the Program Manager menus.
* Type a:install.
- WinPtr is intended to load with Windows, thus should be added
to your Program Manager STARTUP group. The install procedure
will do this for you. In the unlikely event you want it in
some other group, an override is provided. Note, tho, that
the x_winptr, the uninstall, will only remove a startup group icon.
- The next time you start up windows, the WinPtr icon (a tastefully
designed pelican that some of the overly left-brained have called
a duck) will be on your desktop. Click it for its menus.
- Ctrl/Shift F1 summons WinPtr help, an exhaustive guide to using WinPtr.
The main menu also contains an entry to launch help.
REMOVING WINPTR FROM YOUR SYSTEM:
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* Crank up Windows.
* Select FILE/RUN from the Program Manager menus.
* Type a:x_winptr.
- All evidence of WinPtr's existence will be removed. Your loss.
ICON item info
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If for some reason you need to set up WinPtr's icon in a Program Manager
group (Install puts it in a (startup) group for you), enter the following:
Description: WinPtr ... the uninstall won't remove it otherwise
Command Line: winptr
Working Directory: winptr
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This program has been extensively tested by me and friends, but YMMV,
depending on video card and printer driver. It has also been checked
for proper citizenship using Bounds Checker and PC Lint, two of the finest
programming tools known to man and pelican.
If your mileage does vary, please first suspect (1) your printer driver,
(2) your video driver, (3) some other program interfering with my hotkeys.
It's usually one of those...has been so far, except for the few problems
listed at the top...and I had to find most of those myself<g>.
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You are free to try this program for 30 days.
If you decide to use it thereafter, you are obligated to send $20 to
PAUL POELLINGER
2019 Round Lake Drive
Houston, TX 77077
Texas Residents, include 8.25% sales tax (total = $21.65).
-- OR --
register via Compuserve's shareware registration service by typing
GO SWREG at the prompt. I charge $23.50 for registering this way
cause Compuserve gets 15%...guess shareware means everyone who can
gets a share :-( ... TX residents, I'll eat the tax. The SWREG
registration ID number is 2162.
When you do, I'll send you what you need to kill the nag screen.
Please include your e-mail address if you have one (automatic with SWREG)
...unless you say no, I'll send your nag remover via e-mail.
Compuserve does not, however, allow e-mailing binaries via INTERNET,
so I'll have to use snail-mail if you're not on CIS, ZiffNet or AOL.
Please note that even if you paid for a diskette or CD containing
this package, you must still pay my registration fee for use of
WinPtr past the 30 day free trial. The fee you paid for the CD
or diskette is someone else's "share" :-(
If you paid for WinPrt, a smaller, simpler incarnation (see below),
you can own this one for $10, tho you'll have to do that by s-mail.
I and all those dependent on me thank you.
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You are free to pass this TRIAL package on to others or upload it to
bulletin boards provided that 1) you do not charge for it above
the cost of distribution, and 2) all parts of the package are
included (see "included" at the top).
Naturally, you're not allowed to pass on the production (registered)
version (Having to say that always reminds me of the local commercial
that finds it necessary to state that the all-you-can-eat-ribs offer is
for dine-in-orders only :-)
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Thank you for supporting shareware.
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And thanks to Microsoft for leaving all this stuff out of Windows
so we bottom-feeders can eat too.
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Corporate licenses are available:
2 to 25 users ... $250
26 to 250 users ... $500
over 250 users ... $500 plus $1 per user
unlimited users ... $1000 just in case Microsoft wants one :-)
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I used Borland C++ 3.x to develop this stuff. I have not yet
installed BC++ V4.0...so I can theoretically sell over 10,000
copies.
The next version will use 4.0, so you'll not be able to use this
program as an operating system or in competition with any Borland
product, and of course I'll have to limit you to less than 10,000
copies.
------------------- Peliware Commercial Break ---------------------
I've been selling a group of simpler utilities for screen and
clipboard printing and printer orientation control (PPrint/Prtsc,
PClip/PrtClip, and Portland), col