
WinPowerDown 1.12 Copyright  1998-99 by Karsten Bendsen. All rights reserved.
This software is shareware.
Need some programming done? Just mail me!


1.  What is WinPowerDown?
2.  Quick reference
3.  Agreements
4.  Contacting me
5.  History
6.  Other Programs


******* 1. What is WinPowerDown? *********************************************


Automatically shutoff Win95/98/NT. Windows can be shut down in three different
ways: Power off, Reboot or Log off.
Windows can be forced to shut down, which will terminate all programs, that's
useful when you want to be sure Windows is powered down.
The shutdown can be triggered after the clock or a count down.



******* 2. Quick reference ***************************************************


WinPowerDown has been tested under Windows95/98 and Windows NT 4 with SP-3.

Settings:

Clock: Windows will be shutdown on the specified time

Counter: Shutdown will happened after the minutes entered here

Power Off: Windows will close down, to a point where it is safe to power the 
           computer down.
           The computer will only be powered off, if the Motherboard support 
           Soft-Powerdown, otherwise Windows will ask to manual power off.
           *Notice* on some computers you should use Shutdown instead
          
Shutdown: On some PC's use this instead as Power Off

Reboot: Windows will close down, and the computer will reboot

Log Off: The current user will be logged off, and you can log on as a new user

Force Powerdown: Windows will be forced to shutdown, even if a program asks 
                 the user a question, e.g. to save a document, WinPowerDown 
                 then terminate the program, so use this function with 
                 great care!!

Stay On Top: WinPowerDown will always be on top of other programs.

Count At Startup: The countdown will start, when the program is loaded.

Minimize At Startup: WinPowerDown will start as an icon in systemtray.

Sound Alarm: A noicy alarm sounds the last minut before shutdown.



******* 3. Agreements ********************************************************


Agreements for WinPowerDown, which you either accept or else you must remove
all the program files from your system!

WinPowerDown is shareware. You must use the software in a month and must
then either remove all program files from your system or register the program.
(see register.hlp).

You may not alter any part of the files, which comes with the program.

You may freely distribute the unregistered version of this program, if all 
the files from the original package are included.

You may not command or take money, for distributing of the program.

Standard Disclaimer: This software is provided AS IS without warranty of any 
kind, either expressed or implied. The entire risk as to the quality and 
performance of the software is with you. Should the software prove defective,
you assume the cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction. In no
event shall the author, copyright holder, or any other party who may 
redistribute the software be liable to you for damages, including any general,
special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or
inability to use the software (including, but not limited to, loss of data, 
data being rendered inaccurate, loss of business profits, loss of business 
information, business interruptions, loss sustained by you or third parties, 
or a failure of the software to operate with any other software) even if the 
author, copyright holder, or other party has been advised of the possibility 
of such damages.



******* 4. Contacting me *****************************************************


To contact me, with questions, suggestions or anything you have on your mind
email me at 

koger@iname.com

If you want free updates or download some of my other programs browse to 

www.koger.cjb.net



******* 5. History ***********************************************************


1.00  22-11-98 program released.

1.10  08-02-99 *Turned the program into shareware, as no one supported the 
                donationware version
               -Fixed: A bug with using the clock as shoutdown parameter
               -Fixed: Reading clock from registry
               +Added: Sound alarm
               +Added: Count down the seconds the last minut before shutdown

1.11  12-02-99 -Fixed: Removed the startup nag-window

1.12  14-02-99 -Added: Shutdown-method, some PC's won't Poweroff with the
                       PowerOff-method, these PC's should use shutdown-method
               -Fixed: Some computers reports crc-error in version 1.11



******* 6. Other Programs ****************************************************


Winamp Database:
Create a database over all songs, supported by Winamp, first of all mp3's.
Songs can be added from a HD, CD or Winamp Playlist, Winamp Database can 
automatic guess the artist and title from a filename or from ID3 Tags.
The songs can quickly be located in the database using the search and filter
options.
Use Winamp for playback of the selected songs, if the song can't be found, you
are asked to insert the CD with the song.
If you want a print of the database, that can also be done.
Winamp Database is a very helpfull tool to manage a mp3-collection

WinMenu Suite:
WinMenu is a menu-program that will help the user to install games/programs, 
from a CD. WinMenu is not an installation program like InstallShield, but a 
menu program to handle multiplies installations from one CD, e.g. your own
shareware collection, WinMenu lets you choose which program to install or run
form it's own menus. WinMenu supports Zip-files, ShellLinks, Uninstallation 
and has its own TableEditor.
If you burn CD's, WinMenu is simply a must have.

MP3-FileCompare:
Avoid duplicates on your MP3 CD's, MP3-FileCompare has some very advanced
functions to compare new MP3's with your existing ones, percentage match,
knows common words like "Radio Edit," text replacements.
Easy to use, just log onto a FTP-server, Network or a local drive, let
MP3-FileCompare decide (from your choices) which files to get. That's it.
Auto fetch files from FTP-site, automatically downloads files from your work
internet connection, when you are off.

Blinker Screensaver:
A fun little screensaver that can blink your keyboard LED's (Num-, Caps- 
and ScrollLock), or turn your keyboard into a fancy equalizer, blinking to the 
rhythm of music playing.
Blinker can also draw some nice spheres on the screen or perhaps turn the 
monitor into powersave mode.

FileCleaner:
FileCleaner is a great way to help you with removing unwanted files from your
harddisk. FileCleaner scans a drive/path for files matching your 
search-options (filemasks), the filemasks are stored so you easy can perform
another filescan another time.
