------------------------------------------------------------------------- SpaceCon V1.0.1.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SpaceCon is a utility for Windows 98. It gives you control over the low disk space facility integrated into Windows 98. SpaceCon displays relevant information on all your fixed disk drives and lets you modify the low disk space settings for them. SpaceCon - Copyright (c) 1998-2001 JD Design, All Rights Reserved ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note ---- You might like to print this file so that you can easily refer to it during installation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Control is supplied as a self installing executable. You can execute the file directly from a web browser, or download it and run it locally. The installation will create a SpaceCon folder in your Windows installation drive, expand the following files, add relevant registry entries, and automatically runs Space Control. SpaceCon.exe SpaceCon.hlp SpaceCon.cnt SpaceCon.txt SpaceCon.inf ------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Do You Use SpaceCon? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SpaceCon displays your disk drive information and suggests where you may want to alter the setting. It also has a check box per disk drive that allows you to disable the low disk notification for each disk drive. This check box mirrors the facility in the Windows Disk Cleanup, Settings dialog box. 1. To alter the threshold setting, select the drive and double click (or use the Modify button). 2. Alter the notification level using the "Modify Notification Point" dialog. Note that you can't enter a precise figure for the setting (the underlying Windows 98 system calls only allows discrete settings). You have to alter the setting using the spin control (which operates with the mouse or the up/down cursor keys). 3. When you've altered the setting, press the OK button to commit the setting for this current Windows session. If you've altered the setting so that the low space setting is effective you should get the "Hard Disk is Low on Space" dialog activated a few seconds later. 4. When you've set the required level for your disk drives you can press the Save button to store these settings into the registry. This also creates a Task Scheduler job to automate running of SpaceCon when your machine starts up. Note: Windows 98 always starts up with the low disk space notification at preset levels. Therefore you need to have SpaceCon run automatically at start-up so that it can use its saved settings. If you don't use Task Scheduler you can run "SpaceCon /s" automatically at startup using any of the existing methods - such as a shortcut in the StartUp folder. Limitations of the unregistered copy ------------------------------------ You can't save or restore the registry settings. Problems? --------- 1. Installation is hard coded to a fixed location off the root of the disk. While you can move the folder yourself, we don't recommend doing this because the uninstallation information in the registry will be set to the original location, so uninstallation will fail. 2. Uninstall doesn't remove the SpaceCon folder. For up-to-date information, check the FAQ on our web site. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registering ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The easiest way to register is online using a credit card via a secure web site - see our web pages for the details and links to the secure site. Alternatively, anyone with a UK bank account can register by sending a cheque made payable to "J Lowndes" at: 162 Mow Cop Road Mow Cop Stoke-on-Trent ST7 4NH England The current prices are: Code Product Price (GBP) JDU1 ExpPrint 7 JDU2 TouchPro 7 JDU3 ConCat 7 JDU4 Tab2Desk 7 JDU5 Space Patrol/Control 7 JDUP Partial Set (JDU1...4) 12 JDUF The Full Set (JDU1...5) 15 You can find the latest prices on our web site, or by calling us on +44 (0)1782 516923. When you receive your registration information, enter your registered name and number into the About dialog box. You can access this dialog from the main SpaceCon dialog About button. You must enter the information exactly as it appears. The case, spaces, and punctuation of the name are significant, and the number is composed of the characters 0-9, A-F and again, the case of the letters is significant. If you register the set of utilities, be sure to use the correct registration number for each product. You can check that registration has worked by re-displaying the About box from the main dialog. When the product is successfully registered your registration name is displayed in the About dialog rather than the entry fields. Updates ------- Any updates to the current version are free to registered users by downloading the latest version from our web site. Your current registration number will continue to work with updates. Removal ------- Note: Because the Windows INF de-installer cannot currently delete files that are in use, do not try to de-install if you're running SpaceCon. Use the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs item. Select the SpaceCon item (listed as "Space Control (Remove Only)") and click the Add/Remove button. Revision History ---------------- V1.0.1.5 20 March 2001 ----------------------- This version fixes a problem if you use muliple user profiles. With multiple users, earlier versions would report that SpaceCon needs to be registered when the machine started up. V1.0.1.4 18 Sept 1999 ---------------------- Modified the About dialog. Changed the registration number field to make it a little easier to enter the number. Updated the home page URL and added a mail link. V1.0.1.3 30 January 1999 --------------------------- Minor change to allow international registration names. V1.0.1.2 December 1998 ---------------------- Rebuilt and updated documentation to reflect the self extracting installer. V1.0 June 1998 Support ------- We maintain a list of frequently asked questions on our web site. If you have a technical question, please check there to see if you can find an answer before contacting us. We will post the latest versions of our utilities on our web site as soon as they are available, so please take a look to keep up to date and to see what other software and services we offer. Web Site: http://www.jddesign.co.uk/ If you have any suggestions for improvements to any of our utilities, please contact us via email (our up-to-date address is on our web site's contacts page). It's always good to hear from people using our products, and we appreciate your taking the time to tell us. Thanks JD Design