         FlexRestart v1.0
         (C) Vadim Burtyansky, 1999

            DESCRIPTION
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   FlexRestart is a small program for Windows 95/98, that speeds up the 
process of system restart and makes it more convenient for the user. It has 
3 main features. 

   a) It intercepts reboot requests from any program or operating system 
itself and changes them to the restart of Windows only, which is much more 
quick. Most of the programs, that change system configuration, add or replace 
shared DLLs or drivers, such as almost any setup software, on their last step 
issue system restart. However, in most of the cases it is sufficient to 
simply restart Windows, without going through BIOS initialization, memory 
testing, loading DOS, processing DOS configuration files and loading DOS 
drivers and resident programs.  The FlexRestart does the job by intercepting 
unnecessary reboot requests and issuing quick restart.
   Rarely setup programs change Autoexec.bat or Config.sys files. In such 
case, it is necessary to perform full reboot. FlexRestart monitors changes 
to these files, and if such change took place, it allows full reboot and 
doesn't intercept the reboot requests. 

   b) It replaces standard "Shut Down..." dialog with the new, more flexible 
one. It has the following additional features: 
     -"Quick Windows Restart" command. 
     -"Power off" command (for computers that may automatically turn off the
power). 
     -Possibility to force applications to terminate (don't wait until all 
of them close all the files and terminate normally). Use this option 
carefully and only when you experience problems with standard shutdown, 
because any unsaved data may be lost. 
     -Option to start screen saver manually. 

    c) It displays a tray icon (in the right bottom corner of the screen). 
When you right-click on it, pop-up menu appears, providing you the possibility 
to quickly issue shutdown, restart, launch screen saver etc. If you press 
"Shift" key when clicking on a menu item, you achieve the same result as by 
setting the option "Force applications to terminate" from the dialog box.
Left-click on the icon shows "Shut Down" dialog. The icon may me disabled, 
if you don't need it.

             SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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   FlexRestart doesn't require any special system configuration. You may run 
it on the standard Microsoft Windows 95/98 operating system. It requires 
only about 230 K of disk space. 

           INSTALLATION/UINSTALLATION
           --------------------------
  Installation is automated. Simply run FlxRst10.exe, included in this 
archive, and answer to the questions of the installer.
  Uninstallation is also a standard process. You can go to the 
"Control Panel/Add-Remove Programs", or you can choose "Uninstall" menu item 
from "FlexRestart" program group.

            SHAREWARE
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     FlexRestart is shareware. You may evaluate it free of charge for the 
period of 30 days. If you want to use it after this term, you must register 
the program. Registration will cost you as little as 10 $ ( dollars USA). 
For details about registering see the file "Order.txt", included in this 
archive file, or run the program and choose menu item "Help\How to order".

           DISTRIBUTION
           ------------
   FlexRestart may be freely distributed by any way, copied, published 
on the Internet software archives, public FTP servers.

           CONTACT INFORMATION
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The author may be contacted via E-mail:   burtyan@inter.net.il
The home page of FlexRestart: 
       http://users.luckynet.co.il/~burtyan/FlexRestart.html



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