MomShell 32 is a Shell alternative to Windows 95 Explorer. It provides all the convenience in launching your programs offered by the standard Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts, plus the following features:
* Improved appearance with easier and more intuitive everyday usage.
* A monitor window to keep track of: date, time, percentage of free
resources, CPU Load, Swap file usage and free disk space. On laptops
compatible with APM it will also show the percentage of charge of
batteries.
* Alarms showing low condition of the parameters described above.
* The possibility to prevent more than one copy of a program to be run
simultaneously.
* Full control over how are programs launched, including program position
(even topmost and hidden), and priority. You can even replace the default
icon shown on the taskbar when an application is running, if you
don't like the supplied icon.
* History of the last 16 programs launched, which can be launched again
with just two mouse clicks.
* Default icon library for your DOS programs or to replace default icons
for your Windows applications.
* The launch menu: An easy and convenient way of launching your most used
programs by right clicking on the taskbar and selecting the program to run.
* MomShell integrates on your system without pain, letting you import easily
your current Start Menu folders and new ones created by installation
programs.
And much more ...
Installing and uninstalling MomShell 32
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Installing MomShell 32
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You may have received MomShell in one of two possible forms:
* In a single executable file, usually named MOMSHL32.EXE or MOMSHELL.EXE.
In this case you should execute the program and follow the directions.
* In a compressed archive, usually named MOMS3220.ZIP or
MOMSHL32.ZIP. In this case you should uncompress the archive to
a temporary directory and execute the file SETUP.EXE which is included
in the archive. Once the installation of MomShell has finished you may
delete the temporary directory and its contents.
Upgrading from a previous version of MomShell
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If you are upgrading from a 16 bit version of MomShell you should select to
install the Conversion Utility when prompted by the installation program.
Once MomShell has been completely installed on your system, follow these
instructions.
Uninstalling MomShell 32
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To completely uninstall MomShell from your computer and recover all disk
space used by the program you may execute the unistallation routine that
will be installed on your system. To do so you may use two different
methods:
* Open the Start Menu/MomShell 32 folder and select Uninstall MomShell
* Open the Control Panel and the Add/Remove Programs applet. Select
MomShell in the Install/Uninstall tab and click on the Add/Remove button
In either case you should select the Automatic Uninstallation to ensure that
MomShell is completely removed from your system, including all files used,
directories created, start menu folders and registry settings. Once the
uninstallation routine is finished there will no trace of MomShell on your
computer.
Upgrading from a 16 bit version
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If you are upgrading from a 16 bit version of MomShell you may import your
configuration files to maintain most of the settings of MomShell.
To do so you should run the convert utility (CONVERT.EXE) that is included
with the MomShell distribution files. Please make sure you have both versions
of MomShell closed prior to executing the conversion utility.
NOTE: The conversion utility will override MomShell 2.0 configuration
information.
After converting the configuration files of MomShell 16 you may safely
delete from your hard disk the old version of MomShell. To do so simply
delete the files MOMSHELL.* from your Windows directory.
Warranty and User Licence
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Users of MomShell must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "MomShell is
supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied,
including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct
or consequential, which may result from the use of MomShell."
MomShell is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user
for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not
give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of
"user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with
quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program
useful and find that you are using MomShell and continue to use MomShell
after the 30 day trial period, you must make a registration payment to
Manuel O±ate. The registration fee will license one copy for use on any
one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a
book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people
and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as
there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being
used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at
the same time.
Commercial users of MomShell must register and pay for their copies of
MomShell within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.
Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Manuel O±ate.
Anyone distributing MomShell for any kind of remuneration must first contact
Manuel O±ate at the address below for authorization. This authorization will
be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering
to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may
begin offering MomShell immediately (However Manuel O±ate must still be
advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest
version of MomShell).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of MomShell along to your friends for
evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that
they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest
