AutoTask 2000 - Cypress Technologies
Current Version: 2.05 Release
Last Updated...: 03/31/00
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OVERVIEW
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Auto Task 2000 is a scheduling service for Windows 95/98/NT40/2000. 
It is designed to automatically run programs at specified times 
without the need for user interaction. With AutoTasks feature rich 
functionality, it supports a variety of automation needs. Listed below 
are some of the features support:

* Ability to define multiple commands per each task.
* Run tasks at specified frequency, like daily, weekly, monthly. 
* Run tasks repeatedly at specified intervals such as every xx 
  minutes and xx hours.
* Run tasks under the system account or user accounts(NT&2000), 
  thereby controlling the resources to which the program will have 
  access.
* Determines whether the tasks should be allowed to interact 
  with any logged-on user(NT/2000).
* Run tasks regardless of whether any user is logged on.
* Run tasks based on whether or not a defined condition is met, 
  such as file exist, file has changed,application running.
* Sends user defined keys to applications to emulate operation that 
  would normally be done by a user interacting with the program. 
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INSTALLATION NOTES
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Most likely the first time you install AutoTask, the installation 
program will ask you whether or not to replace DLLs that are 
currently in use. You must answer yes and reboot your PC before the 
program will work correctly.

Windows 95 users require that Dcom95 be installed. If you have not 
yet installed this Microsoft program, do so before installing 
AutoTask. You can download this file from the following URL: 
http://www.cypressnet.com/download/dcom95.exe

If installing on Windows NT or 2000 the installation program will
automatically setup AutoTask as a service. 

NOTE TO VERSION 1.xx USERS (UPGRADING)
As this version was rewritten to take advantage of new technology, we 
recommend great care be taken to protect your current task files. 
Although we have tried to take all precaution in preserving your tasks
with the new version and to make the upgrade as painless as possible, 
there are bound to be those situations we had not counted on. The 
following is our recommendations on how you might want to proceed
with the installation of this version. Should you encounter any 
problems with this upgrade please do not hesitate to let us know.
Send a email message to support@cyressnet.com and we will put the 
highest priority in getting you up and running. 

1. Backup your tasks files to a safe place.
2. Backup your license file. (AT2000.LIC) This file will be
   found either in the winnt directory or the autotask directory. 
   This file will only be deleted if you originally installed the 
   program from a diskette copy purchased.
2. Shutdown the at2engine service through the control panel.
3. Make sure the Administrator program has been shutdown.
4. Uninstall the current version. 
5. Install the new version, using the same directory path as the
   old version was installed to. This is not required but if not 
   installed here your current tasks files would not be converted. 
6. Start the Admin program and verify your old task have converted
   properly and working.
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VERSION HISTORY
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--VERSION 2.05 Release
* Fixed a problem where Rescheduling a weekly task would not honor
  the non-workdays when specified.
* Added the loading of user profiles and environment when running a 
  task as under NT/2000 and the owner has been set to a user log on 
  name. 
* Fixed a problem with RunProgram and RunDOSCommand would not honor 
  quotes put in by the user for long filenames. The program was 
  trying to make its own determination. 

--VERSION 2.04 Release
* Fixed a problem with memory access when adding or copying a task. 
  The problem only appeared if you added a task then shutdown the Admin 
  and reopened the admin. 

--VERSION 2.03 Release
* Fixed a problem where the user as owner was doing a Logon for each 
  command in the task list rather than one logon for the task.
* Fixed a memory leak in the startup of the Administrator.
* Fixed the uninstall to clean up registry entries made by the program.
* Fixed a problem with the weekly task rescheduling correctly when a 
  start and stop time is defined. 
* Fix a problem with RunProgram where if you left the working directory 
  blank the program would not honor the wait flag. (at2cmd.dll)
* Fix the problem of not being able to set working directory when 
  running as an NT service and the task owner was a user rather than 
  the system.

--VERSION 2.00 Release
*This is the initial release of this version.
