Copyright: Copyright © 1992 - 1994 clySmic Software


Table of Contents
NT Utilities - Table of Contents

Introduction

New Features in 1.40

Included Files

ASP Ombudsman Statement

What is Shareware?

Registration & Legal Stuff

Registering via CompuServe

Order Form

Installing and Using the Programs

Running under DOS/Windows 3.1 with Win32s

Using 3-D Dialogs and Controls

The Utilities and the System Registry

Paper Drop

Paper Freshen

EXE Type

clySmic File Manager Extension

Recycler

Exit NT

Digital Clock

Analog Clock

General Drop

System Information (SIN)

About clySmic


Title

Drag 'n' Drop Utilities for
Windows NT

Release 1.40

Programs and Documentation Copyright
1992 - 1994 by clySmic software. All rights reserved.

These programs are for Windows NT 3.1

 and are Shareware products.


Introduction

The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop utilities are true 32-bit Win32/Windows NT programs designed to provide desktop tools for the new Windows NT operating system (and Win32s).  Most use a drag 'n' drop metaphor.

More utilities will be added in subsequent releases.  Register now and take advantage of our low, introductory price: only $14.95 (USD).  ClysXten is "reminderware," all the other utilities are no-nag Shareware.  Register today!!


Win32s
Running under DOS/Windows 3.1 with Win32s

Most of these utilities can be run under DOS/Windows 3.1 using the Win32s environment. Exceptions are ExitNT, which uses calls to gain a higher privilege level so as to shut down the system, SIN, which retrieves NT-specific system information, and the 32-bit File Manager extension, ClysXten.


New in 1.40
New Features in 1.40

Built and runs under the production release of Windows NT 3.1

Uses Microsoft's 3-D dialog library, CTL3D32.DLL.

New network wallpaper refresher.

Rewritten System Info with more features and a new look.

Many more features and buttons in the File Manager Extension ClysXten, including more configuration options, Not-Logged-On wallpaper, bitmap info, and warning if the wallpaper has more colors than the screen.

The utilities use the System Registry to store their options, rather than INI files.

Bug fixes for EXEType and ClysXten, which didn't report DEC Alpha executables properly.


System Registry

The following information is for interested tech types only. All options for the utilities (except clysxten.dll) are stored in the System Registry instead of INI files. You can delete the INI files from previous versions of these utilities. All information is stored under the registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\clySmic\<Product Name>

and can be viewed using the Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Be careful when using the Registry Editor, you could damage your system if you don't know what you're doing!


Included Files

papdrop.exe	The Wallpaper Drop utility.

papfresh.exe	The Wallpaper refresher utility.

exetype.exe	The EXE Type utility.

clysxten.dll	The clySmic File Manager extension.

xinstall.exe	Installs ClysXten into the File Manager.

recycler.exe	The Recycler utility.

exitnt.exe	The Exit NT utility.

dcclock.exe	The digital clock.

acclock.exe	The analog clock.

sin.exe	The System Information utility.

gendrop.exe	The General Drop utility.

ntutil.hlp	This documentation.

readme.wri	The "Read-Me" file.


Using the Programs
Installing and Using the Programs

Install these utilities by copying them to a directory.  In order for the help to work, the help file must be in the same directory as the programs.  Run these programs from Program Manager, File Manager, or a command prompt. ClysXten needs to be installed into the File Manager (Installing the clySmic File Manager Extension).

To use the drag 'n' drop utilities run the File Manager and drag files over to the utility's icons and drop.  Others like Exit NT may simply be run. For clysxten.dll, use it within the File Manager.

In the system menu of all the utilities is an Always On Top item, which keeps the icon above all other windows.  This setting is saved and restored, so if you close the utility with Always On Top checked, it will be checked the next time you launch the utility.


Paper Drop

Paper Drop is a drag 'n' drop wallpaper loader. Paper Drop will accept only .BMP or .RLE files - when a .BMP file is dropped on the Paper Drop icon it becomes the new wallpaper.

When you use File Manager and Paper Drop, you can store your bitmaps in any directory or directories you want!

In the system menu of Paper Drop is Tile Wallpaper, which toggles the centering/tiling of the wallpaper.


Paper Freshen

When using an NT network, you can connect to shared directories and load the system's wallpaper from those directories. This is made easier by the clySmic File Manager Extension or Paper Drop. But when you get wallpaper from a network drive, it doesn't restore properly the next time you restart your PC. This is because Windows NT tries to load the wallpaper before the NT network connections are restored. To solve this, just put PapFresh in your StartUp group, or on your load= or run= lines. It will load the wallpaper after you've reconnected to the network.

Note: You don't need to use Paper Freshen if you are using wallpaper from a local drive.


EXE Type

When running Windows NT, there are a variety of executable programs on your disk: DOS executables, Windows and OS/2 1.x New Executables, OS/2 2.x and Windows 3.1 VxD Linear Executables, and native NT Portable Executables for various machine (CPU) types.  To find out which kind of executable a file is, just drop it on this icon.  Information about the executable is then displayed, such as: the type of EXE file, the file signature, the description (for NE files) or the version info (for PE files), the NT target processor (PE files) and subsystem (Win32, console, native NT - for PE files).

.EXE, .DLL, .DRV, .386 and probably some other file extensions are all executables and can be read by this program.  Note that Windows 3.1 programs are also called Win16 programs, since Windows 3.1 is a 16-bit architecture.  NT programs that use the Windows graphics subsystem are called Win32 programs.  NT also has character subsystem (windowed text-mode) programs.


clySmic File Manager Extension

This provides the same functionality as EXE Type, Paper Drop, and part of General Drop in a File Manager Extension form.

In the File Manager's menu there is a new choice called Clys.  There are also more buttons on the toolbar. Select Options | Customize Toolbar... to control what buttons are where.

To find out about EXE files, click on a file (or files) in the file window, then pull down the Clys menu and click on Show EXE Type... or click on the binary document button.

To change the system wallpaper, click on a .BMP or .RLE file in the file window, then pull down the Clys menu and click on Load File as Wallpaper or click on the wallpaper button.  The selected file will be loaded as the wallpaper.  If you've checked Options | Minimize On Use, the File Manager will minimize when the wallpaper is loaded (so you can see it!).

To set tiling or no tiling of the current wallpaper, pull down the Clys menu and check or uncheck the Tile Wallpaper menu choice or click on the tile button.

To change the wallpaper seen when you're not logged on to Windows NT, click on a .BMP or .RLE file in the file window, then pull down the Clys menu and click on Set Not-Logged-On Wallpaper... or click on the not-logged-on wallpaper button.  The selected file will be seen when you next log off NT.

To see the size and colors of a bitmap file, click on a .BMP or .RLE file in the file window, then pull down the Clys menu and click on Show Bitmap File Info... or click on the bitmap info button.

To load any file into a file viewer, just highlight the file and select Load File into <Viewer>... or click the viewer button. The default viewer is Notepad, to change the default, select the Clys | Configure... menu choice.

To load any file into an editor, just highlight the file and select Load File into <Editor>... or click the edit button. The default editor is Notepad, to change the default, select the Clys | Configure... menu choice.

To eject a CD-ROM disc, select Eject CD-ROM Disc or click on the CD-ROM button.

To e-mail the currently selected file(s), select Mail Selected Files... or click on the Mail File button.

To create a quick e-mail note, select Mail a Note... or click on the Mail Note button.

To logoff Windows NT, select Exit Windows NT, then Logoff, or click on the Off button.

To shutdown Windows NT, select Exit Windows NT, then Shutdown, or click on the Shutdown button.

To shutdown and reboot the system, select Exit Windows NT, then Shutdown and Reboot System, or click on the Reboot button.

To configure ClysXten, select the Clys | Configure... menu choice - you may then select the viewer and editor programs, whether you wish to be warned when you exit Windows via one of the exit choices above, whether ClysXten should use its own icon for the File Manager, whether or not to use 3-D dialogs in the File Manager, and whether to warn when the wallpaper you're about to load has more colors than the screen.

Installing the Extension

More About EXE Files

Eliminating the Startup Reminder


3-D Controls
3-D Dialog Boxes and Controls

The Drag 'n' Drop utilities can show their dialog boxes using Microsoft's 3-D control library, CTL3D32.DLL (this library is available from Microsoft). All the utilities except ClysXten automatically use 3-D dialogs if the library is present; ClysXten must be configured to use them (menu choice Clys | Configure...).

It is recommended that you have applied Service Pak 2 (CSD Level 512) or greater to NT 3.1 if you are going to use the 3-D control library (see Version, Build and CSD levels).


EXE Files

When running Windows NT, there are a variety of executable programs on your disk: DOS executables, Windows and OS/2 1.x New Executables, OS/2 2.x and Windows 3.1 VxD Linear Executables, and native NT Portable Executables for various machine (CPU) types.

Displayed information about the executable includes: the type of EXE file, the file signature, the description (for NE files) or the version info (for PE files), the NT target processor (PE files) and subsystem (Win32, console, native NT - for PE files).

.EXE, .DLL, .DRV, .386 and probably some other file extensions are all executables and can be read by this program.  Note that Windows 3.1 programs are also called Win16 programs, since Windows 3.1 is a 16-bit architecture.  NT programs that use the Windows graphics subsystem are called Win32 programs.  NT also has character subsystem (windowed text-mode) programs.


Installing the FM Extension
Installing the File Manager Extension

To install ClysXten so that the File Manager can use it, run the XInstall program. Click on the Install button. It will post a message when its finished.

There will be a new menu choice called Clys and new buttons. To configure the buttons, select Options | Customize Toolbar... and scroll down until you see the new buttons. You can then configure and move the buttons around on the toolbar.

Also note that you can move buttons directly without opening the customize toolbar dialog by holding down the Shift key and dragging the buttons in the toolbar.


No Nag!
No Reminder?

Registered users will receive a no-reminder version of the clySmic File Manager Extension as well as the latest version of these utilities on diskette.


Recycler

This "recycles" the disk space used by a file, i.e. it deletes the file.  You drag a file or group of files to the icon - Recycler then asks you whether you want to delete the item(s).


Exit NT

This utility provides several quick ways to exit Windows NT:

Logging off	takes you out to the logon screen

Shutting down the system	places you at a "okay to turn off computer" dialog

Rebooting the system	this shuts down NT and reboots your computer

To exit, pick the desired choice from the system menu.  To do a quick shutdown, double-click the Exit NT icon.

A menu choice in the system menu (Confirm Exit) toggles on or off  a confirmation dialog.  For safety, this defaults to on, and an Are You Sure? dialog is displayed before exiting.  If you uncheck this menu choice no warnings are displayed - the program assumes you want a very quick exit!


Digital Clock

The clySmic Digital Clock provides a time and date display for Windows NT.  The time is displayed digitally, with a red dot to indicate PM times.  In the system menu of this utility is a Greenwich Mean Time choice.  Selecting this displays the time as GMT, in 24-hour format.

For GMT to display properly, you must make sure your system's timezone is correctly set.  Use the NT Control Panel to do this.


Analog Clock

The clySmic Analog Clock provides a time and date display for Windows NT.  The time is displayed as an old-fashioned analog clock.  In the system menu of this utility is a Greenwich Mean Time choice.  Selecting this displays the time as GMT, in 24-hour format.

For GMT to display properly, you must make sure your system's timezone is correctly set.  Use the NT Control Panel to do this.

Also in the menu is the Select Clock Face... choice, which has a selection of many clock face styles, and Show Second Hand, which toggles on or off a sweep second hand.


General Drop

General Drop can turn any program that accepts command-line parameters into a drag 'n' drop program.  Simply select the program to run via the Select a New D'n'D Program... menu choice (the default is the Notepad).  Then drag a file over the General Drop icon and let go.  The selected program will be run, with the dropped file passed to it as a parameter.

The d'n'd program name can include parameters, so, for example, you could make "PKZIP -V" the program name, and whenever you dropped a zip file onto General Drop, a DOS box would start and the PKZIP program would display the contents of the zip file.

Another menu choice allows you to specify whether you want to run the selected program maximized or not.  This choice can be checked or unchecked.


System Information
System Information (SIN)

SIN keeps a running display of several items of NT system information:

the NT version number, build number, and the CSD number,

the amount of physical memory available,

the amount of pagefile memory available,

the amount of total virtual memory available,

the system memory load index,

the screen size and color depth,

the number and type of CPU(s) the system possesses, and

the current time zone, with standard time or daylight (summer) time indicated.

To move forward through the above list, select Show Next Info from the system menu, or double-click on the lower part of SIN's window. To move backward through the above list, select Show Previous Info from the system menu, or double-click on the upper part of SIN's window. There is also a checkable menu choice, Display Memory in Mb, which lets you display memory numbers in Mb or Kb.

The memory displays are updated every 5 seconds.


Version, Build and CSD Levels

The build and CSD (corrective service disk) levels provide greater detail about NT's release level than the version number alone. The following table summarizes some current and past levels of Windows NT.

Version	Build	CSD	Service Pak	Description
3.1	511	n/a	n/a	Original Production Release of NT
3.1	528	001	n/a	First Corrective Service
3.1	528	002	Service Pak 1	First Major Corrective Service Pack
3.1	528	512	Service Pak 2	Second Major Corrective Service Pack
3.5	612	n/a	n/a	Windows NT 3.5


Registering!
Registering the Drag 'n' Drop Utilities

The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities are copyright 1992 - 1994 by clySmic Software (pronounced Cliz-Mik).

The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities are released as Shareware.  After a thirty day trial period, you must register The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities or discontinue using them.  If you find these programs useful, please send clySmic software $14.95 (U.S. dollars) as a registration fee for EACH machine (including network workstations) they are executed upon.  N.Y. State residents add applicable Sales Tax.  You will receive by mail the latest version of the utilities.

You may copy these programs (keep them together and with this documentation) and distribute them without charge for non-commercial, non-governmental use.  You may not sell or otherwise charge for The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities.  However, users' groups may charge a small fee for media and postage.  Please be certain that all files are kept together.

These programs are provided AS IS without any warranty, expressed or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose.  So there.

clySmic Software is not responsible for anything that may happen when you use The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities, including hardware damage or information loss.

Registering Via CompuServe

Order Form

For quantity orders or site licenses, please contact clySmic directly for more details and volume discounts.

Make Checks or Money Orders Payable to Ralph B Smith Jr - All Checks Made Out

to clySmic Software Will Be Returned!!!


Registering Via CompuServe

The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities can be registered via the CompuServe on-line service.  Sign on to CompuServe and type GO SWREG for more details.  The clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities are registered program ID number 442, and their title is clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities for Windows NT.  The cost is charged to your CompuServe account.

The latest version of the clySmic Drag 'n' Drop Utilities can be found (among other places) on CompuServe in the Windows NT forum (GO WINNT).

General Registration Info


Order Form
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Please allow 2 weeks for processing.   Personal check orders will be held for 2 weeks for the checks to clear.  To expedite orders send a cashier's check or money order.  No credit cards are accepted at this time.

This is special, introductory pricing - subject to change.


About clySmic
clySmic Software
P. O. Box 2421
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12220

CompuServe 76156,164

Internet 76156.164@compuserve.com

clySmic Software is a member of the
Association of Shareware Professionals


DOS uses 16-bit, code-only executable files.  DOS also can execute .COM files, but EXE Type does not read these, as they store no information about themselves.


The New Executable (NE), or segmented executable format, is shared by Windows and OS/2 1.x.  It contains code and resources.


The LE Linear Executable format is a 32-bit executable used by some Windows 3.x virtual device drivers (VxD's).  It was used for pre-release versions of OS/2 2.0, but was replaced by the LX format when OS/2 2.0 was released.


The LX Linear Executable format is used by OS/2 2.x and is a 32-bit executable.


The Portable Executable (PE) format is a 32-bit executable used by Windows NT and Win32s.  It is a superset of the Unix COFF executable file format.


GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, a time zone based at Greenwich, England, former site of the Royal Observatory.  It is also known as UTC time and Zulu time.  GMT is used by short-wave listeners, ham radio operators, military personnel, and others who need to use a "world" time.  It is 24-hour based (no AM/PM).


Notepad is the standard Windows NT text viewer/editor.


CPU Types

NT runs on several CPU types: there is the Intel 386 family, which includes the 80386, 80486 and the Pentium processors; and various RISC processors, such as the MIPS R3000 and R4000, the Intel 860 RISC processor, and the DEC Alpha XP RISC processor.


What is Shareware?

Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.


Disclaimer - Agreement
Legal Disclaimer and Agreement

Users of Clysbar must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

"Clysbar is supplied AS IS.  The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. clySmic Software assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, including hardware damage or information loss, which may result from the use of Clysbar."

Clysbar is a Shareware program and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation.  Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system.  The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products.  If you find this program useful and find that you are using Clysbar and continue to use Clysbar after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $24.95 to clySmic Software.  The registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time.  You must treat this software just like a book.  An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another, just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time.

Commercial users of Clysbar must register and pay for their copies of Clysbar within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.  Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting clySmic Software.

Anyone distributing Clysbar for any kind of remuneration must first contact clySmic Software at the listed addresses for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for Shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering Clysbar immediately (however clySmic Software must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Clysbar.).

You are encouraged to pass a copy of Clysbar along to your friends for evaluation.  Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it.  Please be certain that all files are kept together.


ASP Ombudsman Statement

This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that the Shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a Shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.  Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at:

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