
Windows users have long enjoyed the fact that when you start 
Windows, you could have Windows automatically start any programs 
simply by putting the program's icon into the 'StartUp' group.

Wouldn't it be great to have a similar 'ShutDown' group that right 
before Windows exited, it would run these 'WrapUp' type programs 
automatically for you? Imagine the uses for such a program...

You could automatically:

   - Backup your PC's hard disk(s).
   - Log out of your PC network (LAN).
   - Synchronize your laptop PC's hard disk with your desktop 
     PC's hard disk or visa versa.
   - Access your favorite online stock-quote system and retrieve 
     your latest stock prices.
   - Send an email message.
   - Run your communications program and have it autodial your 
     significant other, so you could pick up the telephone and 
     tell him/her that you're on your way home.
   - Or any DOS program or batch file that can be run from within 
     Windows.
   - Or anything else for that matter...

WrapUp is compatible with Windows 95/NT, and 3.1 .


To install under Windows 95:

Copy the following files to any single area of your PC's disk:

        WrapUp.exe
        WrapUp.hlp

A typical destination might be:  C:\TNT\WRAPUP

Start Windows 95.

Open your 'StartUp' folder from the Start-Programs menu. If you 
don't have a StartUp folder, create one... Then create a new icon 
for WrapUp so that it will automatically execute whenever Windows 
95 is executed. Don't run it yet...

Decide on the name for your new folder that WrapUp will access when 
Windows starts to exit. We recommend the name 'ShutDown'. If you 
want any name other than 'ShutDown', you must use the /g command 
line option. See /g (alternative Group name) command line option 
for more information.

Create your new shutdown folder. The folder must directly reside 
off of the Start-Programs folder/menu (for example, the same menu 
that the Accessories folder resides in). Do not create a folder 
directly on your Desktop. This wont work! You can, however, create 
a short-cut on your Desktop that points to the Programs 
folder/menu.

Move or copy your favorite programs icons into your new shutdown 
folder.


To install under Windows NT or Windows 3.1:

Copy the following files to any single area of your PC's disk:

        WrapUp.exe
        WrapUp.hlp

A typical destination might be:  C:\TNT\WRAPUP

Start Windows in either 'Standard' or 'Enhanced' mode. WrapUp  can 
not run in 'Real' mode.

Open your 'StartUp' group. Create a new icon for WrapUp so that it 
will automatically execute whenever Windows is executed. Don't  run 
it yet...

Decide on the name for your new group that WrapUp will access when 
Windows starts to exit. We recommend the name 'ShutDown'. If you 
want any name other than 'ShutDown', you must use the /g command 
line option. See /g (alternative Group name) command line option 
for more information.

Create your new shutdown group.

Move or copy your favorite programss icons into your new shutdown 
group.


To operate under Windows 95:

Restart Windows 95.

Observe that WrapUp is running.

Shut down Windows 95 by selecting "Start-Shut Down-Shut Down the 
computer?". WrapUp will then wake up, and ask you via a dialog box, 
if you want to close all of your currently running desktop 
programs, and then it will execute all of the programs in your 
shutdown group. Saying YES will do the above. Saying NO, will 
simply exit Windows 95. Saying CANCEL, will abort the exiting of 
Windows 95. You may override the default operation of WrapUp so 
that it won't present you with the above dialog box by appending a 
/N to the command line. In this mode, upon detecting Windows 95 
starting to shutdown, WrapUp will automatically close your desktop 
programs and then execute all of your shutdown group programs.

When you are finally ready to exit Windows 95, shut down Windows. 
This time, WrapUp will not intervene (since it already executed 
your shutdown programs) and you will truly exit Windows 95.


To operate under Windows NT or Windows 3.1:

Restart Windows.

Observe that WrapUp is running.

Exit Windows. You will get the familiar Windows "Are you sure you 
want to close" dialog box. Say YES. WrapUp will then wake up, and 
ask you via a dialog box, if you want to close all of your 
currently running desktop programs, and then it will execute all of 
the programs in your shutdown group. Saying YES will do the above. 
Saying NO, will simply exit Windows. Saying CANCEL, will abort the 
exiting of Windows. You may override the default operation of 
WrapUp so that it won't present you with the above dialog box by 
appending a /N to the command line. In this mode, upon detecting 
Windows starting to exit, WrapUp will automatically close your 
desktop programs and then execute all of your shutdown group 
programs.

When you are finally ready to exit Windows, exit Windows. This 
time, WrapUp will not intervene (since it already executed your 
shutdown programs) and you will truly exit Windows.


To uninstall:

Delete WrapUp.exe and WrapUp.hlp from your disk.


Notes:

Upon detecting Windows starting to exit, WrapUp closes all of your 






desktop programs so that after it then executes the programs in 
your shutdown group, it will be easy to determine which programs 
you need to deal with. They're the only programs left executing on 
your desktop.

LAN administrators can easily manage WrapUp by simply insuring that 
the proper shutdown group (GRP) file is present for proper 
operation. If the user is already running Windows in a LAN 
environment, then the proper group files are already present and no 
extra effort will be required. Please remember that one copy of 
WrapUp must be purchased for each and every user of WrapUp.

You can control the execution order of both your StartUp and 
ShutDown group's programs by modifying their GRP files. TNT's 
Grp2Ini program can make it easy for you to do this.

WrapUp memorizes the contents of your shutdown group when you first 
run WrapUp. If you modify your shutdown group's contents while 
WrapUp is running, then WrapUp will not detect these changes. In 
this case, you'll need to terminate WrapUp and then re-execute it 
so that it will re-examine the new contents of your shutdown group. 
This WrapUp behavior is due to limitations in Windows.

Non Windows Program Manager users (such as Norton DeskTop, PCTools 
MultiDesk DeskTop, and Windows NT) must modify WrapUp's command 
line with the /Pxxxx option so that WrapUp can correctly access the 
contents of the shutdown group. In order to do this, you must issue 
a WrapUp File-Modules pull-down menu command to see a list of 
desktop programs and their module names. Identify the name of your 
program manger program and its module. This module must be entered 
on WrapUp's command line as a /P option. For example, Program 
Manager's module name is PROGMAN. Below is a list of known 
alternative program managers and their associated /P option.

   Windows NT:         /PWOWEXEC
   PCTools MultiDesk:  /PWNDTLIB
   HP DashBoard        /PDASH

Command line syntax:   WrapUp [/N] [/Gxxx] [/Pxxx]

Note: At least one space must appear in between each switch.


WrapUp is NOT freeware. Only unregistered evaluation versions  of 
WrapUp may be freely distributed as shareware. Registered (paid 
for) versions of WrapUp may NOT be shared.

If you are unsure as to if your copy of WrapUp is registered or 
not, examine the Help-About screen for your name. If it says 
"UNREGISTERED..." then your are executing an evaluation version of 
WrapUp. 

Evaluation versions of WrapUp will only execute one of your 
programs that appear in your startup group. The remaining programs 
will not be executed, however for each remaining program, WrapUp 
will present a message to you stating that your program would have 
run in a purchased version of WrapUp.

If you like this program, send $29 dollars plus $5 shipping and 
handling for a single user license. Multi-user and site licenses 
are available. Upon receipt of payment, a registered version will 
be shipped to you. Registered users will be notified of future 
versions. 
                                     
          Tessler's Nifty Tools (TNT) Release 5.10
          430 Canyon Woods Place Suite A
          San Ramon, Ca. 94583

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          Internet:71044.542@compuserve.com

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