Introduction
 Introduction to TrayDrive

TrayDrive is Copyright © 1996, 1997, EBus, All Rights Reserved

Synopsis

TrayDrive allows a Windows NT 4.x or Windows 95 user to add one or

more hard disk graphs to the system tray.  These graphs present the user

with a quick yet accurate analysis of all accessible drives including

local, LAN, CD-ROM, and removable drives.

Platforms

TrayDrive was written for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95.

Major features

o Displays convenient task bar icon next to the task bar clock.  or

o Displays convenient tooltip over TrayDrive task bar icon.

o TrayDrive can monitor one or more drives.  (see Drives)

o TrayDrive can provide feedback on drive status based on Percentage Used or MB Free. (see Warnings)

o TrayDrive can monitor the drive(s) using several standard rates as well as Custom, with which the user can specify any rate from every second to over 48 hours. (see Other Options)

Registration

TrayDrive is Shareware.  You may use it for a trial period of 30 days.  After 30 days, you must either register the product or discontinue usage of it.  The registration fee is US $15.  For detailed information, please see the Registration page.


Uninstallation
 Installation/Uninstallation/Startup Folder

Installation

TrayDrive is distributed in 2 ways:

A. As a self-installing executable (exe)

B. As a zip file containing the base files for TrayDrive

o For the self-installing executable, simply double-click

  on the .exe and follow the on-line instructions.

o For the zip file, unzip the file and place all the files in a new

  folder, perhaps called TrayDrive.  To run the program, execute

  or double-click TrayDrive.exe.

o For both installations, to schedule TrayDrive to always run at startup

  of Windows NT or 95, create a shortcut in your "Startup" folder.

  Detailed shortcut information

  Using the Explorer, right click and drag TrayDrive.exe  and drop it in

  your Startup folder,  choose Create Shortcut Here from the popup

  menu.  For detailed help, please see the manual for NT or 95, refer

  to Shortcuts.

Uninstallation

If you installed using the self-installing .exe file

Go to Control Panel -> Add/Remove programs and select TrayDrive

from the listing - TrayDrive will automatically uninstall.

If you manually unzipped the TrayDrive files

Delete the folder you created during the install, perhaps called TrayDrive.

All the files and settings used by TrayDrive will be deleted.


Menu
 Popup menu commands

The Popup menu is accessed by clicking with mouse button two on the TrayDrive task bar icon.

The Popup menu offers the following commands:

Options	Opens options for TrayDrive
About	Display about screen for TrayDrive
Register via the web	Register TrayDrive via the web
Register via mail, fax, or e-mail	Register TrayDrive via the mail, fax, or e-mail
Help	Display TrayDrive Help
Exit	Exits TrayDrive


Options menu command
 TrayDrive Options

Use this menu item to open the options screen for TrayDrive.  Options can also be opened by double-clicking on the TrayDrive icon.

The following options are then available:

Drives	Modify options pertaining to drives available for monitor by TrayDrive
Warnings	Modify options relating to warning levels available from TrayDrive
Other	Modify other options available with TrayDrive


About menu command
 About TrayDrive

This Popup Menu item displays the About screen for TrayDrive.

You may then use this screen:

OK Button	Press OK to exit the screen
? Symbol	Use the ? or mouse button two to get context-sensitive help - Please explain
Web Link	Use the textual web link (http://ebus.simplenet.com) to go to the EBus web page if you have a web browser installed.
E-Mail Link	Use the textual mail link (mailto:ebus@ebus.simplenet.com) to send mail to EBus about this or any product if you have a default Mail program registered on your system.
Registered To	Displays who TrayDrive is registered to.
Registration Code	Displays the TrayDrive registration code
Register Button	Press to open the Registration screen
How To Register Button	Press for help on how to register TrayDrive


 Exiting TrayDrive

Press Exit on the Popup Menu to exit TrayDrive


Quick Introduction
 Quick Introduction to TrayDrive Usage

o Click with mouse button 2 to access the Popup Menu

o Use Options to change the options for TrayDrive.

o Use About to view the About screen for TrayDrive and/or register TrayDrive.

o Use Register via the web to Register TrayDrive via the web.

o Use Register via mail, fax, or e-mail to Register TrayDrive via the mail, fax, or e-mail/

o Use Help to access the TrayDrive Help.

o Use Exit to exit TrayDrive.

o Double-click the TrayDrive icon to access the Options.


Known TrayDrive Issues
 Known Issues

o If TrayDrive is used to monitor Network drives, there may be a short delay while the Options screen loads to query the drives for needed information.

o TrayDrive can be used in several places to start a web browser (The About page, or Register via the web on the Popup Menu).  This feature may not work with all browsers.  If you encounter an error, please start your browser manually and enter the web page address noted on the TrayDrive warning message.

o If you come across any other problems with TrayDrive, please do not hesitate to contact the author of TrayDrive. (see Contacting the Author)


Registering via the web
 Registering TrayDrive via the web

This menu item will open your web browser and browse to site

http://ebus.simplenet.com/registration.htm for TrayDrive

on-line registration.

Thank you for your support!


New features
 New features in this version of TrayDrive

o Support for rotation of drives (see Drives)

o Display of drive letter on graph (see Other Options)

o Custom rate (see Other Options)

o Context-sensitive help (see On-line Help)


Registering via mail or fax
 Registering TrayDrive via mail, fax, or e-mail

This menu item will start the Register application to initiate registration

for TrayDrive via mail, fax, or e-mail.

Registrations will be sent to Kagi, a registration service provider noted in the

Register program.  Thank you for your support!


Shareware
 Registration of TrayDrive

TrayDrive is a Shareware program and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. If you

find this program useful and find that you are using TrayDrive after the 30 day trial period, you

must pay a registration fee of $15 (US) to EBus or discontinue your usage of TrayDrive.

Why should I register?

o	Registration of TrayDrive will entitled you to all versions of TrayDrive, now and in the future
o	You will be supporting the Shareware concept and keeping Shareware prices low for everyone.
o	Although all feedback and/or comments are much appreciated, (see Contacting the Author) your input on what new features should be included in new releases of TrayDrive may carry greater weight.
o	Appreciation from the author of TrayDrive.

TrayDrive may be registered in many ways:

Using the EBus on-line registration:

Go to http://ebus.simplenet.com/registration.htm for TrayDrive on-line registration

or select Register via the web from the Popup Menu

Using the EBus registration program:

Select Register by mail, fax, or e-mail from the

Popup Menu

By sending a check or money order (US funds only) to:

EBus

2430 Erie Drive

Concord, CA 94519

USA

How to Register TrayDrive once you have your Registration Code

Once you have received a registration code from EBus,

open the About screen and press Register.

You will then be presented with the following screen:

OK Button	Press OK to validate your Registration Name and Code and save and exit the screen.
Cancel Button	Press Cancel to abandon registration and return to the About screen
? Symbol	Use the ? or mouse button two to get context-sensitive help - Please explain
Name	Enter the name you used to register TrayDrive.  Note: You must use the same name for the registration code to work!
Registration Code	Enter the Registration code provided to you by EBus.
How To Register Button	Press for this help screen.


KVersions
 History of TrayDrive

v1.1 - March 25, 1997

o Support for rotation of drives (see Drives)

o Display of drive letter on graph (see Other Options)

o Custom rate (see Other Options)

o Context-sensitive help (see On-line Help)

v1.0 - October 1, 1996

o First Release


Support
 Contacting the author of TrayDrive

The author of TrayDrive can be contacted in a variety of ways:

By Mail

EBus

2430 Erie Drive

Concord, CA 94519

USA

At our web page

http://ebus.simplenet.com

By E-Mail

ebus@ebus.simplenet.com

The About screen of the TrayDrive contains hotlinks to the Web Page and E-Mail.


Copyright
 License/Disclaimer/Copyright/Restrictions

TrayDrive is Copyright © 1996, 1997, EBus, All Rights Reserved

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES

AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER

WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  BECAUSE OF THE

VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH

THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.  THE USER MUST ASSUME THE

ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.  IN NO EVENT WILL THE

AUTHOR BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF THE

USE OF THE PROGRAM, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY

OF SUCH DAMAGES.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS LICENSE, UNDERSTAND

IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AS THE COMPLETE AND

EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US, SUPERSEDING

ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY

OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US RELATING TO THE SUBJECT

MATTER OF THIS LICENSE.

LICENSE

TrayDrive is a Shareware program and is provided at

no charge to the user for evaluation. If you find this

program useful and find that you are using TrayDrive

after the 30 day trial period, you must pay a registration

fee of US $15 to EBus or discontinue your usage

of TrayDrive.  (see Registration)

The registration fee will license one copy of TrayDrive

for use by a single person who may use the software on one

or more computers. The registration fee covers this and any

future version of TrayDrive, and entitles the user to free

technical support and free version upgrades by mail, e-mail,

and web page.

Quantity discounts and Site licenses are available.

COPYRIGHT

All title and copyrights in and to the software product and

any copies thereof are owned by the author.

RESTRICTIONS

You must maintain all copyright notices on all copies of the

software product.

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the

software product.

You may not rent or lease the software product.

You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this

Agreement.

You must comply with all applicable laws regarding the use

of the software product.

DISTRIBUTION

Regardless of your registration status, you're encouraged

to distribute the UNREGISTERED version of TrayDrive. The

REGISTERED version may NOT be distributed by any means.

You must include all files in the original distribution.

If TrayDrive is to be distributed on a read-only medium such

as CD-ROM, then it is strongly recommended that the self-

extracting .exe version with Setup routine is used, rather

than the .zip file or individual uncompressed files.  This

version is available on the EBus web page at

http://ebus.simplenet.com

This software cannot be resold or used in any profit-generating

activities, including, but not limited to, distributing TrayDrive

as part of commercial products, or in support of commercial services,

without the author’s expressed written permission.

TrayDrive is Copyright © 1996, 1997 EBus, All Rights Reserved


Help
 On-line Help

Use the above menu item from the Popup menu to access the help for TrayDrive.

Context-sensitive help is also available

o By pressing the help button in the upper right of any dialog( [image]) Please explain furthero By clicking with mouse button 2 on anything in a dialog, you will get a popup menu, [image] if that item has specific help associated with it.  Select What’s this? From the menu to receive specific help on that item.


Drive options
 Drives

Drives Listing	Select the drives you wish TrayDrive to monitor.
Rotate drive graph using one icon	Select this option to have TrayDrive place only one icon on the taskbar and rotate its graph through the drive(s) you have selected in the Drives Listing.  Example:   The rotate and update frequency of the graph is controlled by the Graph Update Frequency on the Other page
Use one icon for each drive	Select this option to have TrayDrive place an icon on your taskbar for each drive you have selected from the Drives Listing. Example:   The update frequency of each graph is controlled by the Graph Update Frequency on the Other page


Warning options
 Warnings

Always Green - no warnings	Select this option if you always want the TrayDrive graph(s) to be green; You want no warnings to be active.
Percentage Used warnings	Select this option if you TrayDrive to change the color of its graph(s) based on the Percentage Used on a given drive.
Yellow Level (%)	Use this field and/or spin control to set the percentage at which you wish the TrayDrive graph to turn Yellow, indicating a possibly problematic drive level.
Red Level (%)	Use this field and/or spin control to set the percentage at which you wish the TrayDrive graph to turn Red, indicating a critical drive level.
Mb Free warnings	Select this option if you TrayDrive to change the color of its graph(s) based on the Mb Free on a given drive.
Yellow level (Mb)	Use this field and/or spin control to set the Mb at which you wish the TrayDrive graph to turn Yellow, indicating a possibly problematic drive level.
Red Level (Mb)	Use this field and/or spin control to set the Mb at which you wish the TrayDrive graph to turn Red, indicating a critical drive level.


 Other Options

Graph Update Frequency listing	Select one of preset Update Rates or select Custom to specify your own rate.
Custom Rate	If you have selected Custom from the Graph Update Frequency listing, you may use the Hours, Minutes, and Seconds fields/spin controls to specify a custom rate from 1 second to 48 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds.
Show logo on startup	Check this option if you want to always see the TrayDrive splash screen during the startup of TrayDrive
Show drive letters on graph(s)	Check this option if you want to see the drive letter that the current TrayDrive graph represent on the graph.  Examples:  With:  Without:


Press to Save and Exit the screen


Press to Cancel changes and Exit the screen


TrayDrive animation


EBus animation


Check this option to show the drive letter(s) on the TrayDrive task bar icon(s)


Check this box to show the TrayDrive splash screen on start up of the application


Use this listing to pick one of the default Refresh rates or to select Custom and specify your own rate using the spin controls below


When a custom Rate is specified from the Rates listing, use this box and/or spinner to specify the number of hours to wait between refreshes of the TrayDrive graph(s).


Use this box and/or spinner to specify the number of megabytes at which you wish the TrayDrive graph to turn red, indicating a critical drive space level.


Use this box and/or spinner to specify the number of megabytes at which you wish the TrayDrive graph to turn yellow, indicating a possibly problematic drive space level.


When a custom Rate is specified from the Rates listing, use this box and/or spinner to specify the number of minutes to wait between refreshes of the TrayDrive graph(s).


Use this box and/or spinner to specify the percentage level at which you wish the TrayDrive graph to turn red, indicating a critical drive space level.


Use this box and/or spinner to specify the percentage level at which you wish the TrayDrive graph to turn yellow, indicating a possible problematic drive space level.


When a custom Rate is specified from the Rates listing, use this box and/or spinner to specify the number of seconds to wait between refreshes of the TrayDrive graph(s).


Use this listing to specify the drive(s) you want TrayDrive to monitor


Check this selection if you want TrayDrive to change colors to indicate drive level status based on the number of Megabytes (Mb) free.


Check this selection if you want TrayDrive to change colors to indicate drive level status based on the percentage of drive space used.


Check this selection if you do not want TrayDrive to indicate visually (via green, yellow, and red colors) the drive level status of the drive(s) you have selected to be monitored.


Check this radio button to have TrayDrive use one icon to monitor all the drive(s) you have selected, rotating the drives based on the Rate you specified on the Other page of the Options.


Check this radio button to have TrayDrive use multiple icons to monitor all the drive(s) you have selected.


No specific help available


Company name


Press to send email to the author of TrayDrive


Company address


Program copyright


Program name


Program type and price


EBus logo


Use this to alternate between Options pages


Press to browse the TrayDrive web page


Who TrayDrive is registered to


The registration code for TrayDrive


Who TrayDrive is registered to


The registration code for TrayDrive


Press to open the Registration screen


Press to view help on How to Register


Enter the name you registered TrayDrive with here


Enter the registration code provided to you by EBus here


Enter the name you registered TrayDrive with here


Enter the registration code provided to you by EBus here


Everett’s Box of Unlimited Software (EBus)

Everett Barnes

2430 Erie Drive

Concord, CA 94519

USA

Web Page:	http://ebus.simplenet.com
E-Mail:	ebus@ebus.simplenet.com

Home of TrayDrive and TrayCalendar


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