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winders(-1) winders(-1)
PRONOUNCED
,
Win- ders like East Tennessee Hillbilly.
SYNOPSIS
d:\<path>\Winders [num] [/d <location>] [/b] [/i] [/n] [/a <args>]
DESCRIPTION
Winders allows the user to choose to automatically run
Windows or exit to DOS upon startup or reboot.
It allows the user to specify a length of time to
countdown before Windows 3.X is loaded.
Windows may be loaded before the countdown
is complete by pressing the [SHIFT], or [ALT], or [CTRL]
keys, the user may also exit to DOS by pressing any other key.
SYNTAX
d:\<path>\winders [num] [/d <location>] [/b] [/i] [/n] [/a <args>]
d:\<path>\winders /h | /?
d:\<path>\ is drive and directory path where winders executable is
located.
ARGUMENTS
num is length of pause before loading windows. It must be
first argument and may be range of 1 to 32767 in seconds.
The default pause is 5 seconds.
/d <location> is to specify drive and directory(s) in which
windows\win.com is located default is c: .
The location is not optional and will generate an error if
not found after the /d. There also must be a space between
the /d and the <location>. If you use the /d option
it must contain the drive and all directories leading to
the \windows\win.com in theis form:
drive:\dir1\dir2\...\dirn
The final back-slash is not required.
/b beep on countdown, default no beep.
/i suppress loading windows into screen. Default don't load
intro.
/a <args> are the arguments to be passed to windows. The arguments are
not optional and will generate an error if not found after
the /a. There also must be a space between the /a and the
<args> and multiple arguments must be placed inside
quotes. If your having trouble with this option
try full executable path names.
/n dont print winders countdown banner.
default print banner.
/v prints out version and copyright information.
/h or /? help screen.
INSTALLATION
Installation is simple; copy winders.exe into a directory specified in PATH environment variable.
If your \windows\win.com is not on c: drive then use -d option
to specify the full path and drive that leads to \windows\win.com.
Copyright (c) 1992 VOLUNTEER SOFTWARE AND CONSULTING.
Permission to use, modify, or copy as long as copyright notice remains.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.