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**********************************************
*** EasyBoot Menu System ***
*** ***
*** Copyright (C) 1992 Henry Smith ***
**********************************************
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*** What This Program Does ***
*********************************
EasyBoot enables you to have up to 10 different AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files. This would be useful, for example, if you sometimes
needed a Ramdisk or had to have a different configuration for
Windows.
Although there are many other programs of this type already available,
EasyBoot is the only one (that we know of) that takes into account the
disk write delay caused by Drive Cache-ing programs such as SMARDRIVE
and PC-CACHE. It does this by having a 5 second delay before re-booting
the system.
As well as providing a comprehensive means of having different system
configurations, EasyBoot can also be used as a warm or cold Reboot
program.
*********************************
*** Warning & Disclaimer ***
*********************************
DO NOT run this program and select any of the options until
you have made a backup copy of your configuration files
autoexec.bat and config.sys as running this program will overwrite
your current files.
THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROGRAM OR ANYBODY AFFILIATED WITH THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PRODUCT WILL ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
POSSIBLE LOSS/CORRUPTION/DAMAGE RESULTING FROM USING THIS PROGRAM
*********************************
*** Installation Instructions ***
*** Hard Disk Systems only ***
*********************************
This program is designed for use with a hard disk system
and assumes that your boot drive is C:.
First create a directory called EASYBOOT on the root of Drive C:
MD C:\EASYBOOT <┘
Any other name directory can be used as this is only an example.
Files extracted from this archive (EASYBOOT.ZIP) should ideally be
placed in this sub-directory. Then make sure you are in the new
directory and type EB which will run the program, i.e.:
CD \EASYBOOT <┘
EB <┘
**********************************
*** Changing configuration ***
**********************************
This is quite simple just use a "Text" Editor to edit each of
the AUTOX??.DAT and CONFIG??.DAT files to your requirements and
save using the same filename.
If you have DOS Version 5.00 use the program EDIT.COM.
Programs such as Wordstar using NON Document mode,
and WordPerfect using Dos Text mode may also be used.
Do "NOT" save as a document as these programs save special control
codes when saving and may cause problems.
**********************************
*** Example File setup ***
**********************************
This program is supplied with a complete set of example
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
It should be noted that these are just examples to show the format
required for the configuration names that are extracted from the
AUTOX??.DAT files.
As the information following the configuration names are only examples
they may not work with your system.
Each of your autoexec.bat files MUST be described with a REM
statement at the beginning of the file, e.g.:
REM Normal Machine
ECHO OFF
..etc., etc.
This is so that EasyBoot can display the name of your configuration
for you to select. The description should be no more than 25 characters
long after the REM statement, otherwise the program will chomp it!
**********************************
*** Command Line Parameters ***
**********************************
If you already know what the number of your desired configuration
is (e.g. '1') then you can simply type:
EB -1 <┘
If you want to do a warm boot rather than the program's default cold
boot, select the -O option. The program will then prompt you to enter
the number of the configuration required. This setting will work just
once and will not affect future sessions with the program.
Example as follows:
EB -O <┘
For more information on this or if you simply forget what you've
just read, then type...
EB -? <┘
...which will give you on-line help (in full colour unlike other
programs we could mention!!) or type...
EB -L <┘
...which will give you a complete list of all the command line
parameters.
To view your current configuration files (i.e. AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS) in use, type:
EB -V <┘
Now type either (A) to look at your current AUTOEXEC.BAT or (C)
for CONFIG.SYS.
To look at your AUTOX??.DAT files, type:
EB -A <┘
Now type the number of the AUTOX??.DAT file (from 0-9) you wish to
look at.
To look at your CONFIG??.DAT files, type:
EB -F <┘
Now type the number of the CONFIG??.DAT file (from 0-9) you wish
to look at.
To look at the Dos Environment (same as the Dos SET command) type:
EB -S <┘
**********************************
*** Keyboard Reference ***
**********************************
Once the program is loaded, the following keys are valid:
0-9 EasyBoot Selections
ESC Exit Program
ALT-A Views any AUTOX??.DAT file from 0-9
ALT-C Views any CONFIG??.DAT file from 0-9
ALT-V Views current AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS files
ALT-H Lists valid keys
ALT-S Information on Setting up Program
ALT-D Shell to DOS
ALT-I Displays Information About Program
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*** Printing the Documentation ***
**********************************
To print the EASYBOOT documentation file type one of the following:-
TYPE EASYBOOT.DOC >PRN or
COPY EASYBOOT.DOC PRN or
PRINT EASYBOOT.DOC
**********************************
*** Distributing the Software ***
**********************************
If you distribute EASYBOOT to friends, associates, or to a
computer bulletin board system (BBS), please distribute the
file EASYBOOT.ZIP rather than the individual files of EASYBOOT.
For a complete list of the files which should have come with this
program, please consult the file PACKING.LST enclosed with this ARJ
archive.
**********************************
*** Support & Updates ***
**********************************
For the latest updates to this program and for a chance to make
your suggestions, gripes, or praise of the highest order known to me,
you can log onto 'The Dog & Disk Drive Pub BBS' on +44(0)71-587 5180.
Send any messages for the attention of the Sysop. Users who send in
some form of monetary contribution will more or less get their
suggestions included!!!
**********************************
*** Technical Info ***
**********************************
This program was written entirely in Borland's Turbo C++.
If you are a struggling C++ programmer like me and would like a copy
of the source code, please send a small donation (£5 sterling upwards
if possible please!) to:
HENRY SMITH
c/o THE DOG & DISK DRIVE BBS,
P.O. BOX 455,
LONDON
SW9 6HE
Version 1.2 - 03/06/92