                                   WINbye
                                Version 1.01
                   [Preferred BBS file name: WINBY101.ZIP]
                      [CompuServe file name: WINBYE.ZIP]

                                     by

                                 Erik Skamser
                            1406 S. Marengo Avenue
                         Forest Park, Illinois 60130
                              ph. (708) 771-8931

                             CompuServe 70521,260

                      Copyright (c) 1992 by Erik Skamser
                              All Rights Reserved


INTRODUCTION
------------

WINbye is a utility to quickly and efficiently exit Windows 3.x and return to
DOS. It avoids the several keystrokes/mouse clicks necessary to exit Windows
conventionally; instead of clicking on

          FILE | EXIT WINDOWS... | OK

and deciding whether to click on SAVE CHANGES, all you do is double-click on
the WINbye icon... and you're outa there!

There's only one exception: if there's an application carrying out a task
(since multitasking is one of Windows' major advantages) Windows will still pop
up a dialog box asking whether you want to return to the active application or
shut it down and exit.


INSTALLATION
------------

It's easy to install WINbye. Just copy the file WINBYE.EXE to your hard drive
using the File Manager (or from DOS, and then call up Windows); you may first
have to extract it from the file WINBYE.ZIP or WINBY101.ZIP, using an
extraction utility such as PKWare's PKZ110.EXE.

Then in Program Manager, choose

       FILE | NEW | OK | DESCRIPTION:

and type in a description such as "Exit Windows" or "WINbye" (without the quote
marks).

Then choose

       COMMAND LINE:

and type in [drive][path]WINBYE.EXE

At this point rather than clicking OK, I'd suggest choosing (in Windows 3.0):

       CHANGE ICON... | VIEW NEXT

or (in Windows 3.1):

       CHANGE ICON...

to view the available icons. I've included four of them in WINBYE.EXE although
you can of course substitute another one. Then click

       OK | OK

and that's it! (You may want to copy the WINbye icon to each of your Program
Manager groups for quick exit from anywhere.) The next time you want to exit
from Windows, just double-click on WINbye!


SUPPORT
-------

I provide support for WINbye through several means. The most direct is via
voice telephone; call me at (708) 771-8931. Please, though, don't call before
8:00 A.M. or after 10:00 P.M. Central time.

Or you can always reach me electronically:

(1) Leave me a private E-Mail message on CompuServe, addressed to

      Erik Skamser 70521,260

or post a public message to me on the CompuServe/PC Magazine "PC MagNet"
Tips & Utilities Forum (GO ZNT:TIPS), Section 10 (Windows).

(2) call the Robbie's Retreat BBS in Wauconda, IL by modem at (708) 526-8545
N,8,1 and leave a public or private message.

I regularly check in on both CompuServe and the Robbie's Retreat BBS; the
advantage to a public E-Mail message is that others see it too, and you may
have a problem solved even before I find out about it!

The first places I upload my programs and upgrades are the Robbie's Retreat BBS
and CompuServe. If you want the latest from me, download from either of these
two sources.

I plan that WINbye version 2.0 will optionally run minimized on the desktop,
that is, at the bottom of the screen beneath the Program Manager. I'd like
to hear requests for additional features.


REGISTRATION
------------

WINbye is shareware. It is not free software. Please register your copy of
WINbye if you find it useful. A good rule of thumb is that if you find yourself
using it even occasionally after 30 days, register. If, however, you've deleted
WINBYE.EXE from your hard drive and its icon from Program Manager... well, then
don't register.

Registration is $5.00 and it does matter. It may be a small amount of money
(this is, after all, a small utility) but every registration check I receive
helps to motivate me to continue my work on a major Windows application I've
begun. It also gives you the satisfaction of using software legally and
supporting the shareware concept of "try before you buy".

To register your copy of WINbye, use the enclosed order form (REGISTER.TXT)
or just write down your name and address on a blank piece of
paper and send it along with $5.00 (U.S. funds only, please) to me at the
address at the top of this file.

Upgrades to WINbye are always free. Registered users may download a newer
version WINBYE.ZIP from CompuServe, or WINBYEnn.ZIP or WINBYnnn.ZIP (where nn
or nnn is the version number) from a BBS or obtain it from any source, and just
use it. Or, get the newest version directly from me; simply send a self-
addressed postage-paid return mailer and a blank floppy disk to me at the
address at the top of this file. Or, send a check or money order for US $3.00
to cover postage and handling (Canada, US $4.00, other foreign, US $6.00).

Please! Feel free to pass along WINBYE.ZIP to a friend or upload it to your
favorite BBS! Just make sure it includes all of these original files:

 WINBYE.EXE        -- the program
 WINBYE.TXT        -- this file, in ASCII text form (read with NOTEPAD)
 REGISTER.TXT      -- Registration form (NOTEPAD)
 SITE.LIC          -- Information file about quantity discount (NOTEPAD)
 FILE_ID.DIZ       -- File for BBS use
 DESC.SDI          -- File for BBS use


DISCLAIMER
----------

WINbye has been tested on a variety of personal computers and is offered in the
good faith belief that it is reliable, bug-free, and performs as claimed.

However WINbye is provided as-is, with absolutely no guarantee or warranty of
any kind, or any claim of suitability for any particular task. There is no
verbal or implied warranty and none can be inferred. The author cannot be held
responsible for any damages resulting from the use of WINBYE.EXE.

