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From: dale@cec2.wustl.edu (Dale Frye)
Subject: Re: Locking the setup for Windows 3.0
Message-ID: <1991Apr23.191509.12082@cec1.wustl.edu>
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
References: <1991Apr22.234209.1@max.u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 91 19:15:09 GMT

In article <1991Apr22.234209.1@max.u.washington.edu> 8416629@max.u.washington.edu writes:
>Is there a way to disable the "save changes" box when you are exiting
>Windows 3.0?
> 
>Also Is there a way lock the setup of Windows so that eventhough
>someone changed the size of the winodows, moved the icons
>it all comeback to the same setup next time Windows is rebooted?

I created a batch file called WIN.BAT and installed it in a directory
that is before C:\win in the path (i.e. path=c:\bat;c:\win...).
This batch file does several things.
1: Insures windows is not already running. If so then exit the current DOS
            shell.
2: Insures the enviroment is set up the way I want.
3: Allows selected programs to be run on exiting windows. (i.e. Autocad R11)

This batch file could also copy a fresh copy of win.ini into the win dir.
You should also copy progman.ini and all *.grp files. I copy  all these
files on boot up. Each time a user is finished they logout which preforms
a reboot therefore the next person gets a clean copy. 

I wish Windows allowed multiple win.ini to be merged. A system default
merged with a individual user's. Right now windows assumes one person to
one machine.  I have a student lab where a student could sit at any machine.
I have had numerous requests to maintain each student's preferences. (
I mount their personal directory from UNIX via NFS.) 

Dale Frye
Washington University in St. Louis