WINbye Version 1.01 [Preferred BBS file name: WINBY101.ZIP] [CompuServe file name: WINBYE.ZIP] by Erik Skamser 1406 S. Marengo Avenue Forest Park, Illinois 60130 ph. (708) 771-8931 CompuServe 70521,260 Copyright (c) 1992 by Erik Skamser All Rights Reserved INTRODUCTION ------------ WINbye is a utility to quickly and efficiently exit Windows 3.x and return to DOS. It avoids the several keystrokes/mouse clicks necessary to exit Windows conventionally; instead of clicking on FILE | EXIT WINDOWS... | OK and deciding whether to click on SAVE CHANGES, all you do is double-click on the WINbye icon... and you're outa there! There's only one exception: if there's an application carrying out a task (since multitasking is one of Windows' major advantages) Windows will still pop up a dialog box asking whether you want to return to the active application or shut it down and exit. INSTALLATION ------------ It's easy to install WINbye. Just copy the file WINBYE.EXE to your hard drive using the File Manager (or from DOS, and then call up Windows); you may first have to extract it from the file WINBYE.ZIP or WINBY101.ZIP, using an extraction utility such as PKWare's PKZ110.EXE. Then in Program Manager, choose FILE | NEW | OK | DESCRIPTION: and type in a description such as "Exit Windows" or "WINbye" (without the quote marks). Then choose COMMAND LINE: and type in [drive][path]WINBYE.EXE At this point rather than clicking OK, I'd suggest choosing (in Windows 3.0): CHANGE ICON... | VIEW NEXT or (in Windows 3.1): CHANGE ICON... to view the available icons. I've included four of them in WINBYE.EXE although you can of course substitute another one. Then click OK | OK and that's it! (You may want to copy the WINbye icon to each of your Program Manager groups for quick exit from anywhere.) The next time you want to exit from Windows, just double-click on WINbye! SUPPORT ------- I provide support for WINbye through several means. The most direct is via voice telephone; call me at (708) 771-8931. Please, though, don't call before 8:00 A.M. or after 10:00 P.M. Central time. Or you can always reach me electronically: (1) Leave me a private E-Mail message on CompuServe, addressed to Erik Skamser 70521,260 or post a public message to me on the CompuServe/PC Magazine "PC MagNet" Tips & Utilities Forum (GO ZNT:TIPS), Section 10 (Windows). (2) call the Robbie's Retreat BBS in Wauconda, IL by modem at (708) 526-8545 N,8,1 and leave a public or private message. I regularly check in on both CompuServe and the Robbie's Retreat BBS; the advantage to a public E-Mail message is that others see it too, and you may have a problem solved even before I find out about it! The first places I upload my programs and upgrades are the Robbie's Retreat BBS and CompuServe. If you want the latest from me, download from either of these two sources. I plan that WINbye version 2.0 will optionally run minimized on the desktop, that is, at the bottom of the screen beneath the Program Manager. I'd like to hear requests for additional features. REGISTRATION ------------ WINbye is shareware. It is not free software. Please register your copy of WINbye if you find it useful. A good rule of thumb is that if you find yourself using it even occasionally after 30 days, register. If, however, you've deleted WINBYE.EXE from your hard drive and its icon from Program Manager... well, then don't register. Registration is $5.00 and it does matter. It may be a small amount of money (this is, after all, a small utility) but every registration check I receive helps to motivate me to continue my work on a major Windows application I've begun. It also gives you the satisfaction of using software legally and supporting the shareware concept of "try before you buy". To register your copy of WINbye, use the enclosed order form (REGISTER.TXT) or just write down your name and address on a blank piece of paper and send it along with $5.00 (U.S. funds only, please) to me at the address at the top of this file. Upgrades to WINbye are always free. Registered users may download a newer version WINBYE.ZIP from CompuServe, or WINBYEnn.ZIP or WINBYnnn.ZIP (where nn or nnn is the version number) from a BBS or obtain it from any source, and just use it. Or, get the newest version directly from me; simply send a self- addressed postage-paid return mailer and a blank floppy disk to me at the address at the top of this file. Or, send a check or money order for US $3.00 to cover postage and handling (Canada, US $4.00, other foreign, US $6.00). Please! Feel free to pass along WINBYE.ZIP to a friend or upload it to your favorite BBS! Just make sure it includes all of these original files: WINBYE.EXE -- the program WINBYE.TXT -- this file, in ASCII text form (read with NOTEPAD) REGISTER.TXT -- Registration form (NOTEPAD) SITE.LIC -- Information file about quantity discount (NOTEPAD) FILE_ID.DIZ -- File for BBS use DESC.SDI -- File for BBS use DISCLAIMER ---------- WINbye has been tested on a variety of personal computers and is offered in the good faith belief that it is reliable, bug-free, and performs as claimed. However WINbye is provided as-is, with absolutely no guarantee or warranty of any kind, or any claim of suitability for any particular task. There is no verbal or implied warranty and none can be inferred. The author cannot be held responsible for any damages resulting from the use of WINBYE.EXE.