Copyright: Visual Help ® 1993-1994 Firas Bushnaq


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Exit Manager Version 2.0

Contents

Introduction

Main Screen

Options Screen

Command Line Options

Technical Support

Registration

Copyright 1994, 1995 McNeill Consulting Services, San Diego, CA


Introduction

Exit Manager is a windows utility program which provides a convenient method to exit Windows, restart Windows or reboot your system.

Exit Manager provides several configuration options which allow you to customize the behaviour of Exit Manager, including Always On Top, Attach To Menus, Exclusions and Confirmations.

Also, Exit Manager is designed to stay out of your way, yet remain instantly accessible. If Exit Manager is currently on your screen and you switch to another application, Exit Manager will automatically minimize itself. However, by attaching to menus Exit Manager's features are only one click away.

Exit Manager is an excellent candidate for your windows Startup group. By placing Exit Manager in the Startup group you will benefit in two ways. First, the convenience of Exit Manager will always be available. Second, Exit Manager is a Visual Basic application and therefore will load VBRUN300.DLL into memory in order to execute. Since VBRUN300.DLL is shared by all executing Visual Basic applications and is loaded into memory by Exit Manager, all Visual Basic applications started after Exit Manager will load quicker.


Main Screen

The main screen provides an attractive user interface for the three main features of Exit Manager.

Simply select the action which you wish to perform and click the Ok button. If you do not wish to perform any of the actions, you may click the Cancel button and Exit Manager will minimize itself.

You may also access the Options Screen from this screen by clicking on the control box and then selecting 'Options...'.

See Also

Options Screen

Exit Windows

Restart Windows

Reboot System


Options Screen

The options screen allows you to configure the behaviour of Exit Manager to your liking.

The following options are available:

•	Always On Top will cause the Exit Manager icon to always be visible.

•	Attach To Menus will append Exit, Restart and Reboot items to the system menu of all active applications.

•	Exclusions allow you to specify particular applications which you do want Exit Manager to attach to their system menus.

•	Confirmations will cause Exit Manager to ask (or not ask) for your confirmation prior to perform one of the three actions.

See Also

Always On Top

Attach To Menus

Exclusions

Exit Windows

Restart Windows

Reboot System


Always On Top

This option will allow you to make Exit Manager always visible by placing the Exit Manager icon on top of all other windows.


Attach To Menus

This option is one of the unique features which distinquishes Exit Manager from all other exit-restart-reboot utilities. When this option is enabled, Exit Manager will append three new items to the system menu of all other applications.

For example, the calculator progam's system menu would appear as follows when the Attach To Menus option is enabled.

It is not necessary to restart windows or Exit Manager when enabling (or disabling) this feature. When you enable this feature, Exit Manager will attach itself to all applications currently running. Also, Exit Manager will detect when any new application is started and attach itself to the new application. Conversely, when you disable this feature, Exit Manager will unattach itself from all applications.

NOTE: The are a few applications out there that do not react well to Exit Manager attaching itself to their system menu. For this reason, the Exclusions option is being introduced in version 2.0. If you are experiencing system locks up, GPFs, etc. when starting a particular application, try adding the application in question to the exclusion list. This way, you can still enjoy the benefits of the Attach To Menus option.

See Also

Exclusions


Exclusions

The are a few applications out there that do not react well to Exit Manager attaching itself to their system menu. For this reason, the Exclusions option is being introduced in version 2.0. If you are experiencing system locks up, GPFs, etc. when starting a particular application, try adding the application in question to the exclusion list. This way, you can still enjoy the benefits of the Attach To Menus option.

If you wish to exclude a particular application, click the Exclusions button on the Options screen and the following screen will appear.

This screen will list all applications which are currently being excluded from the system menu attachment feature.

If you wish to no longer exclude a particular application, hilite the applications filename in the list box and click the Remove button.

If you wish to add a new program to the exclusion list, click the Add button and the following screen will appear.

From this screen, simply locate the filename for the application which you wish to exclude adn click the Ok button. You should be returned back to the previous screen where the newly added filename should now appear in the exclusion list.

When your are completed specifying applications to exclude, click the Ok button on the Exclusions screen and you will be returned to the Options Screen.

See Also

Attach To Menus


Exit Windows

This action provides a convenient way to terminate your current windows session.

You may initiate this action in one of the following ways:

1 	Select the Exit Windows option on the main screen and click Ok.

2 	Select the Exit Windows option from the system menu of an application provided you have enabled the Attach To Menus option from the options screen.

If you have disabled the Exit Windows confirmation on the options screen, Exit Manager will attempt to terminate your windows session without any further user interaction.

If you have enabled the Exit Windows confirmation on the options screen, the following screen will appear.

If you do not wish to exit windows, simply click the No button and the action will be terminated. Otherwise, click the Yes button and Exit Manager will attempt to terminate your windows session.

In attempting to terminate your windows session, Exit Manager will first tell all currently running windows application to terminate. If for any reason one of the applications refuse to terminate, Exit Manager will abort this action and your windows session will remain.


Restart Windows

This action provides a convenient way to terminate your current windows session and start another session. This may be necessary due to a lack of system resources, sluggish performance or a General Protection Fault.

You may initiate this action in one of the following ways:

1 	Select the Restart Windows option on the main screen and click Ok.

2 	Select the Restart Windows option from the system menu of an application provided you have enabled the Attach To Menus option from the options screen.

If you have disabled the Restart Windows confirmation on the options screen, Exit Manager will attempt to restart your windows session without any further user interaction.

If you have enabled the Restart Windows confirmation on the options screen, the following screen will appear.

If you do not wish to restart windows, simply click the No button and the action will be terminated. Otherwise, click the Yes button and Exit Manager will attempt to restart your windows session.

In attempting to restart your windows session, Exit Manager will first tell all currently running windows application to terminate. If for any reason one of the applications refuse to terminate, Exit Manager will abort this action and your windows session will remain.


Reboot System

This action provides a convenient way to reboot your computer.

You may initiate this action in one of the following ways:

1 	Select the Reboot System option on the main screen and click Ok.

2 	Select the Reboot System option from the system menu of an application provided you have enabled the Attach To Menus option from the options screen.

If you have disabled the Reboot System confirmation on the options screen, Exit Manager will attempt to reboot your system without any further user interaction.

If you have enabled the Reboot System confirmation on the options screen, the following screen will appear.

If you do not wish to reboot your system, simply click the No button and the action will be terminated. Otherwise, click the Yes button and Exit Manager will attempt to reboot your system.

In attempting to reboot your system, Exit Manager will first tell all currently running windows application to terminate. If for any reason one of the applications refuse to terminate, Exit Manager will abort this action and your windows session will remain.


Command Line Arguments

Command line arguments provide a means for configuring the behaviour of Exit Manager as the program starts.

To specify a command line argument, you must place the argument name, preceeded by a space and a slash (" /"), after the program name. For example, if you wish to use a command line argument called "ARG1", you would type

    C:\EXITMAN\EXITMAN.EXE /ARG1

in the Command Line box of the properties window for an icon.

Click on one of the following supported command line arguments for information pertaining to that argument.

/HIDE

/EXIT

/RESTART

/REBOOT


HIDE
/HIDE

The /HIDE command line argument tells Exit Manager to remain completely out of view.

To specify the HIDE command line argument, type

     EXITMAN.EXE /HIDE

If the HIDE command line argument is specified, Exit Manager

•	will NOT display the splash screen upon start up,

•	will NOT appear as an icon on the bottom of your screen and

•	will NOT provide any access to the Main Screen or Options Screen.

For this reason, this argument should only be used if Exit Manager has the Attach To Menus option enabled. The system menus of your applications will be your only way to access Exit Manager when this argument is specified.

Exit Manager will appear in your windows task list; however, you will only be able to end the task from the task list screen.

If you wish to access either the Main Screen or the Options Screen, you will need to end the current Exit manager task and then restart Exit Manager again without the /HIDE argument.

See Also

Main Screen

Options Screen

Command Line Arguments


EXIT
/EXIT

The /EXIT command line argument tells Exit Manager to immediately exit windows. If you have enabled the Exit Windows confirmation option, you will be asked to confirm before exiting windows. If you have NOT enabled the Exit Windows confirmation option, Exit Manager will exit windows without any further interaction.

To specify the /EXIT command line argument, type

     EXITMAN.EXE /EXIT

If the /EXIT command line argument is specified, Exit Manager

•	ask you to confirm (if Exit Windows confirmation option is enabled) and

•	immediately exit windows.

The intention of this feature is to allow you to create a specific program item in one of your program groups which exits windows. In addition to your regular Exit Manager program item, you can create a new item called Exit Windows. In the properties dialog box for the new icon place the following command in the Command Line field.

    C:\EXITMAN\EXITMAN.EXE /EXIT

See Also

Main Screen

Options Screen

Command Line Arguments


RESTART
/RESTART

The /RESTART command line argument tells Exit Manager to immediately exit and restart windows. If you have enabled the Restart Windows confirmation option, you will be asked to confirm before restarting windows. If you have NOT enabled the Restart Windows confirmation option, Exit Manager will restart windows without any further interaction.

To specify the /RESTART command line argument, type

     EXITMAN.EXE /RESTART

If the /RESTART command line argument is specified, Exit Manager

•	ask you to confirm (if Restart Windows confirmation option is enabled) and

•	immediately restart windows.

The intention of this feature is to allow you to create a specific program item in one of your program groups which restarts windows. In addition to your regular Exit Manager program item, you can create a new item called Restart Windows. In the properties dialog box for the new icon place the following command in the Command Line field.

    C:\EXITMAN\EXITMAN.EXE /RESTART

See Also

Main Screen

Options Screen

Command Line Arguments


REBOOT
/REBOOT

The /REBOOT command line argument tells Exit Manager to immediately reboot your system. If you have enabled the Reboot System confirmation option, you will be asked to confirm before rebooting your system. If you have NOT enabled the Reboot System confirmation option, Exit Manager will reboot your system without any further interaction.

To specify the /REBOOT command line argument, type

     EXITMAN.EXE /REBOOT

If the /REBOOT command line argument is specified, Exit Manager

•	ask you to confirm (if Reboot System confirmation option is enabled) and

•	immediately reboot your system.

The intention of this feature is to allow you to create a specific program item in one of your program groups which reboots your system. In addition to your regular Exit Manager program item, you can create a new item called Reboot System. In the properties dialog box for the new icon place the following command in the Command Line field.

    C:\EXITMAN\EXITMAN.EXE /REBOOT

See Also

Main Screen

Options Screen

Command Line Arguments


Technical Support

If you are experiencing any problems with Exit Manager, please e-mail a message describing the problem you are experiencing to compuserve address 71043,1226.

Exit Manager has been an ongoing project for several months. During this time several problems were encountered and corrected. I am confident that Exit Manager is a reliable application; however, it is not possible for me to test this application under every possible scenario.

I ask that you inform me of any problems you experience so that I may correct them and make Exit Manager as reliable as possible.


Registration

Exit Manager is a shareware program. For this reason, you are free to use the product on a "try before you by" basis. You are also encouraged to distribute as many copies as you wish to other people, provided that they abide by the same rules.

If you find Exit Manager to be a useful utility and wish to continue to use it, you are asked to register your copy with the author. In exchange for your registration, you will receive support via Compuserve, notification of future releases, and notification of new shareware.

The price of Exit Manger Version 2.0 is $15.00 (USD).

You may register your copy in one of two ways.

•	Register via Compuserve.

           Type GO SWREG and register product #4215.

•	Register via US Mail by sending a check (drawn on a US Bank) for $15.00 (USD) made payable to:

           McNeill Consulting Services
           2323 South Barcelona Street
           Spring Valley, CA  91977