Name                : Exits 95/98
Version             : 7.7.1.1
Filename            : Exits95.zip
Filedate            : 17/12/99
Status              : Freeware
Installation Type   : Install/Uninstall
Company/Author      : Moon In June Software
E-Mail              : peter.van.wingerden@tip.nl or petervw@geocities.com
Homepage            : http://petervw.club.tip.nl or http://come.to/windowsexits
File Location       : http://petervw.club.tip.nl/exits95.zip


Description:

Exit Windows 95 or 98 through (double) clicking icon in system tray. Access menu through right 
mouse button to change options: shutdown, reboot, restart, exit to DOS, logoff, activate 
screensaver, standby, power-off, restart shell, block shutdown, force exit, eject removable 
media, use hotkey, use timed exit, run program(s) before exit, create shortcut, confirm exit, hide tray icon and exit on single click. Chosen exit option is reflected in tray icon. Also 
accepts various commandline options. Small program (84k), needs only one additional dll (16k). 
Suitable for both Windows 95 and Windows 98. NOT suitable for Windows NT (use ExitsNT).


Commandline:

Exit options:

/e:s		shutdown
/e:r 		restart (same as "Start->Shutdown->Restart", hold shift, click "ok")
/e:d		exit to DOS
/e:b 		reboot (actual reboot, same as "Start->Shutdown->Restart, click "ok")
/e:l 		logoff
/e:p		power-off

Extra options:

/x:s 		activate screensaver
/x:h 		standby
/x:r		restart shell

Flags:

/f:f 		force exit (not with logoff or screensaver)
/f:d 		use double click instead of default single click
/f:e 		eject removable media (CD-ROM's, Zip's)
/f:b		block shutdown (see below)
/f:h		hide tray icon
/f:c		confirm exit

Timer options:

/t(:n)	exit after timeout (see below)
/a(:hhmmss)	exit at specified time (see below)
/w(:n)	show warning window with countdown (see below)

Other options:

/h(:x)	use hotkey (see below)
/n 		now, i.e. exit immediately
/z		do not read registry settings (see below)


Install/Uninstall:

Small download:

Unzip all files to a directory of choice (e.g. "C:\Windows\Temp"), right click on Exits95.inf
(the "setup" file), and choose "Install". To uninstall, start "Add/Remove Programs" in Control 
Panel, then select "Exits 95/98 Uninstall" and click "Add/Remove".

Large download:

To install, simply run "e9setup.exe". To uninstall, use the icon in the "Pete's Tools" group, 
or choose "Add/Remove Programs" in Control Panel.


Additional info:

Use the "/n" switch if you want to activate the chosen options immediately. Use this feature in 
batch files or with schedulers. Please note that this parameter will hide the tray icon.

Use "/t:n" to specify a timeout (in seconds) before the chosen exit option is activated, where 
"n" is any value from 1 to 999999. When used with the "/n" parameter, countdown will begin 
straight away. Timed exits can be stopped by left (double) clicking the tray icon, or by 
choosing "abort" in the warning window (if there is one).

Use "/a:hhmmss" to set an exit to the specified time, where hh=hours, mm=minutes and ss=seconds 
(24 hour clock). If you use a time which has already passed, the clock "wraps", i.e. it assumes 
you mean the specified time the next day.

Use "/w:n" to specify a timeout before a warning window is shown which counts down to the 
chosen exit, where "n" is any value from 1 to 999999. The countdown can be aborted from this 
window.

Use "/f:h" if you want to hide the tray icon at startup. Only really useful when used with one 
of the timer options.

Use "/h:x" to redefine the default hotkey (Control+Alt+X), where "x" is any letter from a to z. 
Please note that you cannot redefine the modifiers, i.e. the hotkey is always a combination of 
Control, Alt and the key you specify.

Open the "Run before Exit" window to specify up to four programs which must be run before 
activating the chosen exit. The exit will be executed after the last program has been terminated.

Use "restart shell" if for some reason you want to restart the shell without restarting 
Windows. This may lead to some unexpected results, though, and it is almost certain you will 
lose some icons in the system tray. !!! USE THIS OPTION WITH CAUTION !!!

The "block shutdown" option will block normal shutdown/reboot/logoff attempts by other 
programs. Might be useful for rude setup programs that don't leave you with any choice but to
restart. This option obviously does NOT block any attempts from Exits 95/98 itself. Please note
that forced shutdowns/reboots can NOT be blocked this way.

The "standby" and "power-off" options only work if your computer's bios supports these features 
and if you activated Windows APM control through the control panel.

To activate the quick-menu: hold down one of the shift keys and left-click the tray icon: a 
menu pops up, showing the possible exit options. Choose one and the exit of choice is executed 
immediately.

If you start Exits95 it will read settings from the registry, unless you specify the "/z" 
commandline option. If you specify additional options on the commandline they will overrule any 
settings read from the registry (unless no settings have been read due to the "/z" option).

To recap:

Registry		Commandline

Not present		None			Exits will use default settings
Present		None			Exits will read settings from the registry
Not present		Any except "/z"	Exits will use the options specified on the commandline
Present		Any except "/z"	Exits will read the registry, but commandline options will
						overrule those settings
Present		"/z"			Exits will use default settings			
Present		"/z" and more	Exits will only use commandline options


PLEASE NOTE: if you have already installed a previous version of Exits95/98 7.7, then all you 
have to do is replace the old executable with the new. If you have an older version than 7.7, 
then you have to uninstall that version first. This is because registry settings are now saved 
under a different key.


What's new:

First version with less instead of more options: removed "synchronise with screensaver", the 
function didn't work anymore, and no-one seemed to notice. Also removed "autologon" feature: it 
did not work as implemented.
Removed several checks, including APM and network.



