AutoEject for Windows 95 Version 1.10 May 15, 1996 by Kevin Marty <70404.1325@compuserve.com> Background ---------- On systems with removable media drives (like the Iomega Zip drive) and hard disks with primary and extended partitions, the drive letter assignment depends on the total number of primary and extended partitions found during the boot process. For example, if my system is booted with a disk in my SCSI Zip drive, the Zip disk becomes drive D: and consequently causes the extended partitions on my real hard disk to be shifted up one letter, wreaking havoc with programs that depend on the original pathnames to find their files. To solve this problem, AutoEject automatically ejects the disk from the Zip drive at Windows shutdown, so it isn't detected at the next reboot. Installation ------------ 1) Copy the autoejct.exe file to a convenient directory on your system. 2) Run the autoejct.exe program. 3) Right-click on the new Taskbar icon (it looks like a disk drive with a green arrow coming out of it) and choose "Properties..." 4) Choose the drive letter(s) you want to eject from the "Drive to Eject on Icon Click" and/or "Eject the following drive(s) at shutdown" lists. 5) Click OK. 6) Put a shortcut to autoejct.exe in your StartUp programs folder. Notes ----- * All drives that Windows thinks are removable are listed in the "Drive to Eject" list. AutoEject will not be able to eject drives that are not capable of ejecting under program control (e.g. floppy drives). Choosing such a drive will have no effect. * This program will not work with SyQuest-type drives, since they use a manual eject lever, which cannot be activated electronically. * If you choose not to display the Taskbar icon, running the autoejct.exe program a second time will bring up the configuration dialog and allow you to change the configuration or close the program. * Double-clicking on the taskbar icon or selecting "Eject Now" from the menu will cause the drive listed in the "Drive to Eject on Icon Click" list to eject immediately. * If you want to use the "double-click to eject" feature, but do not wish to have the disk ejected when you close Windows, uncheck the "Eject on Shutdown" option in the properties dialog box. This is handy for CD-ROM drives. * This program currently works only with Windows 95. Changes ------- * Version 1.0 --> Version 1.1 1. Fixed problem that prevented AutoEject from saving settings in the Registry in some cases. 2. Added option to eject more than one drive at shutdown (user suggestion). 3. Re-arranged options dialog to provide space for larger drive list. Comments and suggestions ------------------------ Although I can't promise there will be any new versions of this program, I would like to hear any comments or suggestions you may have. I can be contacted at: mart0149@umn.edu (until September 1996) 70404.1325@compuserve.com Information on the latest version can be found on the web at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kmarty/software.htm Copying ------- This program is copyright 1996 by Kevin Marty, but may be used and distributed freely -- I encourage it. This program is provided without any warranty, expressed or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose.