Name                : Exits NT
Version             : 2.6.0.0
Filename            : exitsnt.zip
Filedate            : 25/09/99
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/exitsnt.zip


Description:

Exit Windows NT 4.0 through (double) clicking icon in system tray. Access menu through right 
mouse button to change options: shutdown, reboot, logoff, activate screensaver, 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 (80k), needs  no additional dll's. NOT suitable for either Windows 95 or Windows 
98 (use Exits 95/98).


Commandline:

Exit options:

/e:s		shutdown
/e:b 		reboot
/e:l 		logoff
/e:p		power-off (see below)

Extra options:

/x:s 		activate screensaver
x:r		restart shell

Flags:

/f:f 		force exit (not with 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

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:\Temp"), right click on ExitsNT.inf (the 
"setup" file), then choose "Install". To uninstall, start "Add/Remove Programs" in Control 
Panel, then select "Exits NT Uninstall" and click "Add/Remove".

Large download:

To install, simply run "ensetup.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 also 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 and cannot be stopped unless you also use the "/w" parameter (see below).

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 "power-off" option only works if your computer's bios supports this feature AND if you 
have Service Pack 4 (or later) installed.

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.

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.

If you start ExitsNT 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 Exits NT, then you have to 
uninstall that version first. This is because registry settings are now saved under a 
different key.


What's new:

Added the "restart shell", "create shortcut" and "block shutdown" options.
Changed the "save settings" menu option into a more elaborate registry settings dialog.
Added some options to change the startup menu.
Added auto-logon possibility.
Reshuffled the menu a bit.
Changed the "about" dialog box (in a BIG way).
Forcing a shutdown/exit should now properly close GPF's in most cases, but only for the "shutdown", "reboot", "poweroff" and "logoff" functions.
You can now click on the tray icon to stop a timed exit without using the warning window.
Added a licence file.
Fixed the hotkey bug (which no-one seemed to notice).
Added the possibility to hide the tray icon, both from the commandline (useful with timers) as 
well as from the menu.
Changed the commandline options. Significantly, I might add.
It is now possible to not only run programs before exit, but also objects (i.e. files which
are associated with an application).

