
Crowd Control 1.1
by Sahalie Software, L.L.C.

Installation
============

To install Crowd Control, follow these easy steps:

1.  Unzip the file crowd.zip into the directory of your choice.

2.  Locate setup.exe in that directory, either through Windows 
Explorer or the Run command on the Start Up menu.

3.  Run setup.exe and then follow the directions in Crowd 
Control's Installation Wizard.


What is Crowd Control? 
======================

Crowd Control is an exciting new program from Sahalie Software 
that allows you to take control of your Windows 95 computer. With
Crowd Control, you can set up Windows 95 user accounts for each 
user of your computer. Each user has his or her own Desktop, 
Start Menu, Programs folder and other Win 95 folders. In addition, 
you can place restrictions on users to control use of the computer
and minimize the risk that other users will accidentally delete 
important files or configuration settings. 

With Crowd Control, you control: 

     *Users*    Only authorized users of your computer will be 
     allowed to log on to Windows 95. 

     *Access to Drives*    Hide selected drives from individual 
     users. 

     *Access to Programs*    Restrict individual users to running 
     only certain programs. 

     *Windows 95 Folders*    Give each user his or her own Start 
     Menu, Programs Folder, Startup Folder, Favorites Folder, 
     Desktop and Recents Folder. 

     *Windows 95 Settings*    Place restrictions on the ability of 
     individual users to access the system and system settings. 
     Disable Registry Editing tools and access to the system 
     configuration settings in Control Panel. 

     *Windows 95 Start Menu*    Disable access to the following 
     Start Menu items: Run, Find and Settings. You can also hide all
     items on the user's Desktop. 

     *Use of DOS Based programs*    Restrict access to the MS-DOS 
     prompt and single mode MS-DOS applications.

     *Win 95 Boot Option*     For increased security, Crowd Control
     1.1 now lets you disable the Win 95 boot options through the 
     Crowd Control settings panel.  When these options are 
     disabled, the user can no longer start a previous version of 
     DOS or access Win 95 safe mode as a means of avoiding Crowd 
     Control restrictions. 

Requirements: Crowd Control is designed to run only on Windows 95. It 
will not work with Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups or Windows NT. 
It is recommended that you have at least a 486 computer with 8 mb of
RAM.


Evaluation Copy of Crowd Control 1.1
====================================


This is an evaluation copy of Crowd Control 1.1, which can be used
for 30 days before you purchase.

You can purchase a registered copy of Crowd Control for $29.95, plus
$5.00 per order shipping and handling for addresses in the U.S.,
Mexico and Canada.  Shipping and handling for all other addresses
is $10.00 per order.  Ordering information is in the help file.

When you register Crowd Control 1.1, you will receive both a full
version on disk and a license number [listed on your invoice and
written on the disk].  Your license number can be used to unlock
future maintenance upgrades of Crowd Control 1.xx, which can be 
downloaded from our web site and other locations.

This evaluation copy of Crowd Control is freely distributable.


New in Version 1.1
==================


Version 1.1 of Crowd Control introduces these new features:

1.  For better security, you can now disable system startup options.
When Windows 95 boots up, it allows the user to start Windows in
safe mode or boot to a previous version of DOS by pressing certain
function keys.  Crowd Control's restrictions will not apply if those
options are chosen, so Crowd Control now allows you to disable those 
startup options.

2.  You can now specify a different Startup folder for each user, 
so that the programs in a particular user's Startup folder are 
automatically run when that user logs in.  [See special instructions
below if you are upgrading from Crowd Control 1.0].  

3.  Crowd Control 1.1 corrects a problem which occasionally caused 
the Crowd Control restrictions to remain in effect after Crowd Control
was turned off or uninstalled.


Start Up Folders in Crowd Control 1.1
=====================================


If you are upgrading from version 1.0, you will need to designate 
a startup directory for each existing user.  This is done by selecting
the Win 95 folders tab and selecting the StartUp folder from the
dropdown list.  Then click the browse (...) button and select a
directory.  

For your primary user (the "administrator"), you should chose the 
default windows StartUp folder, which is usually: 
c:\windows\start menu\programs\startup.  

For your other users, find the similar folders under that user's 
profile.  For example, for the user "Sally," select:
c:\windows\profiles\Sally\start menu\programs\startup.  

Our examples assume your windows directory is c:\windows.  [These 
settings will be automatic if you are starting with version 1.1 
of Crowd Control.]


Network Passwords
=================


Under some network installations, your computer can be accessed if 
the user repeatedly pushes the escape key when first logging on 
to the computer, bypassing the password restrictions.  You should be 
able to eliminate that problem by chosing "Windows Logon" as your 
Primary Network Logon in the "Networks" section of Control Panel.

To do so, just click the "Settings" item on the Start Menu, select 
Control Panel, and then double click on the "Network" icon.  Click 
on the drop-down box under the heading "Primary Network Logon," and 
change the selection to "Windows Logon."  This selection will not 
affect your other network settings or the operation of your network, 
even if your computer is a "client" of another type of network server.


Questions or Problems
=====================


Please check out our on-line help if you have any questions or 
problems, since we have tried to anticipate issues which may 
come up.  However, if you need further help, contact us through 
the e-mail addresses listed below.


Contacting Sahalie Software
===========================


Sahalie Software, L.C.C. can be contacted by E-mail at:
     
     sahalie@cyber-dyne.com  or
     Compuserve ID 73617,323

Our web site is http://www.cyber-dyne.com/~sahalie.


We hope you will enjoy our newest product.


Sahalie Software, L.L.C.
