+-------------------------------------------------------------+ +---> Welcome to "Roger's Rapid Restart, Version 3.30" <---+ +-------------------------------------------------------------+ ROGER'S RAPID RESTART README.TXT (February 12, 1995 Version 3.30) This file contains the following sections: What is Roger's Rapid Restart Installation Notes (Also Read if Updating RRR) Two Important Caveats (Please Read) User's Guide in On-line Help If you don't want RRR to add itself to your RUN= line Obtaining the Most Up-To-Date Version of RRR The Plannet Crafters BBS The Plannet Crafters FTP Download Site How to Un-Install RRR Change History How to Contact Plannet Crafters WHAT IS ROGER'S RAPID RESTART? Roger's Rapid Restart v3.3 gives you total control over exiting and restarting Windows. Roger's "Instant-Action" Hotkey gets you out with no fuss. You can display RRR an icon and exit Windows instantly by right-clicking on the icon. There are LOTS of configuration options to customize RRR to suit your needs! It allows you to: - Exit Windows - Restart Windows without first going back to the DOS prompt - Exit Windows, run a DOS application, and restart Windows without further user intervention. Great for DOS games! A must for developers (instant switch between debug & retail binaries). - Exit Windows and reboot your system. You can utilize our Rapid Restart (tm) feature to exit or restart Windows without the delays involved when each application is asked if it is OK to exit. This is particularly handy if you are running applications that always ask before terminating (such as a DOS application). You can also run Roger's Rapid Restart with passed-in parameters and have full access to its command set. INSTALLATION NOTES (ALSO READ IF UPDATING RRR) If you are running a previous version of RRR, please shut it down before proceeding. You can do this by selecting "Remove" or "Shutdown" from the Options dialog in RRR. Note: If you are using the RRR Install program on the Master Diskette, there is no need to shutdown first! Once you have unarchived (or copied) all of Roger's Rapid Restart's files to a directory on your hard disk (e.g., C:\RRR), run RESTART.EXE from Windows. The first time you run Roger's Rapid Restart, it will add itself to the RUN= line in your WIN.INI file. If you decide at a later date to discontinue using Roger's Rapid Restart, simply remove this entry from the RUN= line. Once installed, you can access Roger's Rapid Restart by using the icon and/or by pressing the activation key from within Windows (the default is the Pause key). That's all there is to it! We hope you enjoy the program. The trial license for Roger's Rapid Restart allows you to use it for a period of 21 days, after which time you must register it if you continue using it. TWO IMPORTANT CAVEATS (PLEASE READ) 1. Use care when using the Rapid Restart (tm) method (selected by pushing the "OK (Rapid)" button). Depending on the options you have chosen, you could lose unsaved work. Rapid Restart (tm) is a powerful feature that can greatly speed up the process of exiting and/or restarting Windows. It accomplishes this by bypassing the normal asking of permission to exit from each active application. Under normal circumstances, this will not cause any problems. However, it is up to you to be sure that you don't have any unsaved files open. For example, let's assume you have configured RRR to use the Rapid Restart mode on Windows apps and you have an unsaved file in NOTEPAD. If you exit Windows using Rapid Restart(tm), you will lose the contents of the file you were editing. Plannet Crafters is NOT liable for ANY damage you inflict upon yourself! Please refer to Configuring Roger's Rapid Restart for full details on how to setup the Rapid Restart (tm) mode. 2. When you enter a DOS App in the "Exit, Execute DOS App, and Restart Windows" options, you must enter the fully qualified path with the file extension! (in other words, EDIT.COM won't work, but C:\DOS\EDIT.COM will). If you want to execute a batch file, you must use something like, C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /C C:\XYZ.BAT. USER'S GUIDE IN ON-LINE HELP Roger's Rapid Restart contains a complete User's Guide in its on-line help system. You can select the "Help" button when the main dialog is displayed. IF YOU DON'T WANT RRR TO ADD ITSELF TO YOUR RUN= LINE To get the most benefit out of Roger's Rapid Restart, you should run it when Windows starts. However, you might wish to run RESTART.EXE from your StartUp group as opposed to the RUN= line. If you have already installed RRR and want to run it from somewhere else, simply edit the WIN.INI file and remove its entry from the LOAD= line. If you have not yet run RESTART.EXE, simply create a file called RESTART.INI in your Windows directory and add the following lines: [RRR] Inst=1 OBTAINING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE VERSION OF RRR If, for whatever reason, you want to be SURE that you have the absolute latest version of Roger's Rapid Restart, you may contact Plannet Crafters directly. We will ship you the latest version for a nominal charge of: $5 (including shipping / handling in the U.S. and Canada) $8 (including shipping / handling for International orders) THE PLANNET CRAFTERS BBS Our BBS contains the latest version of Roger's Rapid Restart as well as other products from Plannet Crafters. It is available 24 hours / day, and supports baud rates up to 28.8 KBPS. The number is (404) 740-8583. THE PLANNET CRAFTERS FTP DOWNLOAD SITE We now have a full-time FTP (File Transfer Protocol) site so that you can easily download the latest version of RRR (and other Plannet Crafters products) if you have internet access. - The FTP site is ftp.ping.com - Logon with a user id of anonymous and enter your e-mail address as the password - The Plannet Crafters file directory is /pub/users/plannet Please note that this site is not guaranteed to be available in the future. We hope to setup shop on the internet (our own domain, web pages, etc.) in the not-too-distant future. However, we will try to keep the above FTP site available for as long as possible. If you have any questions regarding use of this FTP site please ask us. However, we are not equipped to provide a tutorial on the basic use of FTP software. HOW TO UN-INSTALL ROGER'S RAPID RESTART If you wish to un-install Roger's Rapid Restart from a system, do the following: 1) Disable the autoloading of RESTART.EXE when Windows starts up. By default, an entry is added to your RUN= line in the WIN.INI file. Simply edit WIN.INI and remove this entry. 2) Shutdown RRR by selecting "Remove" or "Shutdown" in the main dialog. 3) Delete all files in Roger's Rapid Restart's home directory (assuming this directory contains ONLY RRR files!) CHANGE HISTORY 1.00 - Initial Release. 2.00 - Major modifications. Added lots of features, including a dialog box interface and full parameter support. 3.00 - More major modifications. Added a configuration dialog, reverted to "Pause" as the default activation key, added Roger's "Instant-Action" Hotkey, etc. The best way to find the changes is to look at the configuration dialog. 3.10 - The most major change was to fix a bug that caused the NumLock key to be turned off whenever the RRR dialog was accessed. Also fixed a problem that could cause the system to lockup after Help was accessed. Made some small mods to the help file. 3.20 - Added the ability to display RRR as an icon. From this icon, you can access RRR's features from the icon menu, bring up RRR's main menu by double-clicking on the icon, and instantly exit Windows by right-clicking on the icon. - Updated the README and HELP files to reflect new phone numbers for Plannet Crafters. 3.30 - Several minor changes. No new functionality. HOW TO CONTACT PLANNET CRAFTERS If you have any questions about RRR, please contact us at: Plannet Crafters, Inc. P.O. Box 450 Alpharetta, GA 30239-0450 USA phone (404) 998-8664 (9-5 Eastern U.S. Time) fax (404) 998-8197 (24 hours/day) bbs (404) 740-8583 (28.8 KBPS; multiple lines; 24 hours/day) ftp download site: ftp.ping.com (/pub/users/plannet) E-Mail addresses CompuServe: 73040,334 Internet: 73040.334@compuserve.com DMandell@AOL.com America Online: DMandell Prodigy: VSFB48A Thank you for trying Roger's Rapid Restart!