
                ShutDown NOW! - Readme:
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Program description:
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ShutDown NOW! (SHDN) is an application to make it easier, faster and
more comfortable to shut down Windows 95 - or Windows(tm) NT version
3.51 or 4.0.

SHDN has NO limitations, NO shareware dialogs, NO shareware timeouts,
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nothing that will brake the fun and functionallity! - For 14 days it
will behave, as if you have just registered it - or like freeware.
Then you have to register it - or use it longer without registration,
but slower. - More about prizes and registration you will find below
or under the mail-iconed button in SHDN.

GARANTIE: THIS PROGRAM IS TESTED AND CERTIFIED - AND NO UNDOCUMENTED
          FEATURES OF WINDOWS ARE USED TO SUPPORT ITS FUNCTIONS!

          IT IS A "STATE-OF-THE-ART" APPLICATION USING NEW OPERATING
          SYSTEM CAPABILITIES ON MICROSOFT-INTEL PLATFORMS, AS DES-
          CRIBED, AND IT IS BUILD UNDER THE IDEA TO ENHANCE, ACCELE-
          RATE OR CORRECT SYSTEM-FEATURES.
          

You have the choice between serveral szenarios:
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        1.) - ShutDown                (normal Shutdown)

        2.) - ShutDown  and Reboot    (reboots after normal Shutdown)

        3.) - LogOFF    and ON again  (only log off the current desktop and log on
                                      again with a (different) name/password)

        4.) - ShutDown  FORCE closing (as in 1., but forces all running
                                      applications to close - very fast! -
                                      and save as well)

        5.) - Reboot    FORCE closing (as in 2. and 4.)

        6.) - LodOFF/ON FORCE closing (as in 3. and 4.)

        7.) - Power OFF               (thats a feature only supported by some
                                       notebooks - which will be shut downed
                                       and then their power will be disabled)

        8.) - MessageBox              (this function is for testing the settings,
                                       if you are not an experienced user of
                                       ShutDown NOW!)

In addition you are able to:
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(... use most of the following features too, right after you have clicked the
     ShutDown NOW! 'X'-Icon on the desktop!: ...)

        1.) - Set a countdown timer for 24 hours.

        2.) - Set a countdown timer from 1 second to ca. 115 Days (in sec.).

        3.) - Start a program, before you really shut down. (E.g. if you want
              to look at your schedule before going to bed!?)

              However, this can start all files that are associated with an
              application (e.g. *.DOC, *.ZIP, *.TXT, ... *.??? and 100 more)
              and the applications itselves (*.EXE, *.COM, *.BAT, *.PIF).

        4.) - Init all (local) HD's before shutting down. (That's for the HD-Power
              OFF-feature of some SCSI/E-IDE adapters, which is sometimes not fast
              enough to spin up the drives on shutdown!)

        5.) - Place the SHDN window wherever you want on the desktop.

        6.) - Disable/enable hints for (all) buttons, sliders, checkboxes, etc.
              of the SHDN main-window and settings-dialog.

On how to test these functions without beeing thrown out of the system, look
below: 'How you start ...' !

How you start (Installation):
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Restrictions: Don't rename SHDN.EXE (upper and lower cases are allowed)!

Fast way:

        This is very simple. - Copy SHDN.EXE wherever you want and start it!

Longer way:

        - Copy SHDN.EXE as described above, create a new shadow on your desktop
          and give it a name. ("ShutDown NOW! v1.0")
        - Start the program once and close the window using the window menu or
          click the 'x' on the right handed upper corner of the window.
        - Open your Windows-Folder (e.g. C:\WINDOWS) and look for the file
          SHDN.INI. Then shadow this file to the desktop or to an extra folder
          for ShutDown NOW in your ProgramManager/Start-Programs-Menu.

Recommended:

        Create a shadow for the INI file of SHDN (SHDN.INI) which you will
        find after the first execution of SHDN.EXE in your Windows-Direc-
        tory (e.g. C:\WINDOWS).

        You will need it, if you choose to start ShutDown NOW! without any
        dialog (Setup-Option!). - If you later want to enable the 
        ShutDown NOW!-Window you have only to change the entry:

        [Controls]              to              [Controls]
        Dialog=1                                Dialog=0

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

No information on how to use SHDN is necessary! - The only hint I'll give you
here is, that you should try the features and settings with [Message Box] on,
not at first with one of the ShutDown-Events! Then you are not thrown out of
the system, if you want to get familar with the countdowns, start-program,
etc. ...

R E G I S T R A T I O N:
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ShutDown NOW! is shareware. - If you havn't yet read the License.TXT you
should do it later. - In addition you will find here a short hint, how to
get your own registry-key and what it will cost:

        Life-Time-Registry:     $10,- (note) or DM 20,- (note)

        I think, it is easier and faster for you to put a $10 note
        into a letter, than sending a check or ask your friend to
        support you with his Compuserve-Account or with his credit-
        card.

        Even if you are used to tread other ways - you will receive
        your key-number in a save and fast way: on InterNet E-Mail!
        or on a postcard, or if you call me by phone, or if you tell
        me your FAX number.

        !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        In all these cases I have not to give DM 20,- (or more) for
        cashing a check of a foreign bank on my local bank.
        !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        So contact me under: ...

You reach me (Mo.-Su.):

        Adress:         Carsten Stratz
                        Berlepschstr. 136
                        D-14165 Berlin, GERMANY

        Tel.:           +49-30-8024157
        FAX :           +49-30-8024157 (but only if I'm fast enough)

        E-Mail :        charly@is.in-berlin.de (daily supported)
        WWW URL:        http://www.is.in-berlin.de/users/charly/public_html/IS.html

I wish you happy 14 days with ShutDown NOW!

Your

        Carsten


