ClockGuardianV3.0 - Written by H van Leeuwen - Shareware (C)1992 Psych Up Shareware. Release Nr PUASh01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you use ClockGuardianV3.0, please send ANY amount of money you think it is worth to ; ABN AMRO Bank Zwolle The Netherlands J.A. van Leeuwen Account Nr : 59 82 43 925 If you would like to donate but simply do not have enough cash, just send me a postcard from the place you live, this cannot be too expensive. My address ; J.A. van Leeuwen Beethovenlaan 300 8031 BV Zwolle The Netherlands ========================================================================== 1.0 Now what does ClockGuardianV3.0 do, when and why ? -------------------------------------------------------- Ever had the problem your clock crashed ? You, like me, probably noticed the time difference after days, and although this is not lifethreatening, I find it very annoying ! Of course, you can always check yourself what date/time your system 'thinks' it is, but why not have a util that does this for you, and gives you the opportunity to adjust that date/time if it is wrong ? 1.1 What dates/times are wrong according to ClockGuardianV3.0 ? ----------------------------------------------------------------- - All dates before ClockGuardian's creation date (26-Nov-1992). - All dates/times before the last time ClockGuardianV3.0 was used and had disk-WRITE-access ! 1.2 How to Install ClockGuardianV3.0 ! ----------------------------------------- -> Workbench 2.0 ---------------- Place ClockGuardianV3.0 and ClockGuardianV3.0.info in your WBStartup drawer. Now you may think you can skip the next section, BUT YOU CANNOT, the next section will explain the preferences windows ! -> Workbench 1.3 or less ------------------------ Edit your startup-sequence, in a way that ClockGuardianV3.0 will be executed. Be sure to save the preferences ( CG.prefs ) file into your SYS:S directory otherwise ClockGuardianV3.0 switches to it's defaults which do not work correctly in Workbench 1.x. You can create the CG.prefs file by keeping the left mousebutton pressed while ClockGuardianV3.0 is executed. If you do this a window will appear with 5 buttons. One button is called PREFERENCES, now press this button and another window will appear this is the PREFERENCES window, here you find the following buttons ; - The top button either contains the text WORKBENCH 2.0 or WORKBENCH 1.3 just click this one and you will know why ! If you have Workbench 1.3 or less you should set this button to WORKBENCH 1.3. NOTE : The buttons on this screen must look like they are popped up instead of pressed ! - The next button either contains the text CHECK ALL VECTORS or CHECK SOME VECTORS ! or CHECK NO VECTORS. If you want ClockGuardianV3.0 to check your vectors for any suspicious resident programme lurking around in your memory press until you read CHECK ALL VECTORS. If you do not want ClockGuardianV3.0 to check your memory press until you read CHECK NO VECTORS. If you want ClockGuardianV3.0 to check vectors BUT not all vectors, because you always have a resident programme of some kind in your memory, press until you read CHECK SOME VECTORS. Now this button has a second button attached to it and this button contains an ! , if you press this button [!] another window will appear. In this window you can tell ClockGuardianV3.0 which vectors it should check and which not, simply by the press of a button. If you are ready press SAVE if you want your settings saved or LEAVE if you do not want them saved ! - The third button contains the text EDIT FILENAME. If you press this button another window appears which contains the file and it's path ClockGuardianV3.0 will execute if your date/time appears to be incorrect exit this window by pressing your RETURN key. - At the bottom there are two buttons. When ready press SAVE if you want your settings saved or LEAVE if you do not ! 1.3 How to use ClockGuardianV3.0 ! ------------------------------------ If you keep the Left-Mousebutton pressed while loading ClockGuardianV3.0, you can adjust the date and time even if they are correct. I will not explain all the buttons of ClockGuardianV3.0 as I think they are self explainatary, with exception of the preferences section which is explained above ( section 1.2 ) !!! 1.4 The CG.prefs file and the defaults ! ------------------------------------------ ClockGuardianV3.0 will check if there is a file called CG.prefs in your SYS:S directory. If it does not find CG.prefs, it will switch to it's defaults. This defaults are SYS:Prefs/time. This means if ClockGuardianV3.0 'thinks' the date/time is wrong it will execute the program 'Time' from your SYS:Prefs directory. If you do not want this to happen read section 1.2 ! 1.5 Workbench 2.0/1.x ! ------------------------- Although this version is created for Workbench 2.0 it should work on the earlier Workbench versions too, and I see no way why there should be problems with newer versions of the Workbench ! ========================================================================== Now some LEGAL stuff : ---------------------- ClockGuardianV3.0 may be copied freely, as long as there is no money charged for it. No changes of any kind are to be made to any files belonging to ClockGuardianV3.0 ( see ClockGuardianV3.0.Spread ). If you spread ClockGuardianV3.0 you MUST spread all files mentioned in the ClockGuardianV3.0.Spread file ! All Copyrights are owned by J.A. van Leeuwen / Psych Up Shareware. All risks of using ClockGuardianV3.0 are entirely for the user, and thus any damage done by ClockGuardianV3.0 cannot be blamed on it's programmer ( J.A. van Leeuwen. ) or any member of Psych Up Shareware. If you want any help/information about ClockGuardianV3.0, you must donate at least 10 dutch guilders, to the Bank Account mentioned above ( time is money ! sorry ). Do not forget to include your name and address if you want help or information ! You can also write a letter to me but if you want a reply send enough money to cover the costs. ( Beware .. exchanging foreign checks, money etc. also costs money ! ) ========================================================================== History : --------- - November 1992 fourth release. ClockGuardianV3.0 * Too many changes to remember ! Just keep your left mouse button pressed while you start ClockGuardianV3.0 and you will see 70% of the changes. A brand new user interface ! with lots of options. Read this manual for the details ! - September 1992 third release. ClockGuardianV2.1 * Checks time now correctly. * Shows current time and date in 'Everything is ok !' window. * Knows now if you kept the left mouse-button pressed during startup, if there is a date/time messup or if the 'CG.data' file is corrupted. * I moved the 'Everything is ok !' window, it will now only show up until everything is really ok. * If there is no 'SYS:S' directory it will be created if there is enough disk space. * Error report expanded. * ClockGuardianV2.0 and lower wrote the 'CG.data' file three times this is now removed. * ClockGuardianV2.0 and lower could crash if the 'CG.data' file did not have the correct size, this is now fixed. * Included a bugreportform. Use it when needed !! - August 1992 second release. ClockGuardianV2.0 * For Workbench 2.0 but can be used with Workbench 1.3 or lower. - March 1992 first official release. ClockGuardianV1.0 * For Workbench 1.3 and lower * Colour adjust option for Workbench 2.0. colours. Known Bugs : ------------ This version is, I hope, pretty bug free, I am really optimistic about that ! ( Please don't put me down ! ) Possible Future Enhancements : ------------------------------ * The return of the integrated date/time adjust window. Problems : ---------- Just the usual, it doesn't pay to write shareware. Thanks : -------- UGA Newsflash for the second price I was awarded for Clock Guardian V1.0. VIRUS ?? -------- To be sure no linkvirus has attached to your ClockGuardianV3.0 file it's size should be >>> 26300 bytes ! <<<