WinU for Windows 95 Windows 95 is great, but it's not very secure. How can parents control which programs their children use? How can stores, schools, and libraries allow their computers to be used by the public, yet prevent people from changing the configuration of complex computer systems? How can businesses let employees use the software they need to do their jobs, yet prevent them from accessing or installing other programs? How can anybody keep a log of which programs were run, by who, and for how long? That's what WinU is for. WinU is a Windows 95 "parental control" system with time-out and security access features, three distinct levels of security control, and many flexible configuration options. It's easy to set up, easy to use ... and virtually impossible to circumvent. This makes WinU excellent for parents who want to allow children to use only certain software on the family PC, without worrying that Junior might delete the household tax records. You can set up a different password- protected WinU desk for every member of the family. You can also password-protect each individual program on a desk. And you can limit the time that any program or desk can be used. Businesses can use WinU to allow employees to run only authorized software, and make all other programs unavailable. WinU is far better for this purpose than the meager Windows 95 facility, because it is more powerful, more flexible, easier to set up, and simpler for end-users. System administrators will appreciate the easy desk-management tools. They make it fast and simple to copy program-launch buttons to other desks, to add, delete, or copy desks, or to clone entire WinU configurations onto a new computer without re-entering anything. And you can administer passwords and time limits "on the fly" from a remote file on a network server. WinU offers rock-solid security. With it, you can deny access to all non-WinU programs, even programs that are run while WinU is active. And WinU can track exactly when programs were run, by who, and for how long. WinU allows you to use any Windows bitmap as its background image. Use your company logo or your favorite picture. Show the image full-screen behind the buttons, or put the image in the top half and the menu buttons on the bottom to give an unobstructed view. Best of all, WinU simply cannot be shut down improperly or maliciously. It provides permanent, unstoppable security coverage for your Windows 95 computer system. Installing WinU To install WinU, run the program install.exe that comes with WinU. It will ask you the folder you would like to install into, the Start button group name you prefer, and whether you'd like WinU to run at startup. WinU will not install anything to any folder other than the one you specify. It will not change any system files other than the Registry (per Microsoft standards). If you choose to uninstall, simply run the uninstaller program. WinU installs the following files to the folder you choose: winu.exe the WinU program, file 1 winu2.exe the WinU program, file 2 winu3.exe the WinU program, file 3 winu4.dll the WinU program, file 4 uninwinu.exe the WinU uninstaller winu.hlp the documentation, in Windows helpfile format winu.cnt another part of the Windows helpfile readme.txt overview and installation instructions cloner.exe Clone Setup Builder metermgr.exe License Meter Manager program pwdmgr.exe Password Manager program extract.exe Data Extractor builds data files used by Password Manager In order to use WinU, you must first install Dial-Up Networking. This is a Windows 95 component. It comes with the operating system. WinU uses the features of Dial-Up Networking to track modem-using applications. To install up Dial-Up Networking, open the My Computer icon. Then open Control Panel. Then open Add/Remove Programs. Then select the Windows Setup tab. The third item in the Windows Setup tab is Communications. Double-click on Communications and a new window will appear. The first entry is Dial-Up Networking. If this is unchecked, check it and click OK. Keep clicking OK all the way back out. More information on Dial-Up Networking can be found in any Windows 95 reference, or from the Start button's Help item. Uninstalling WinU WinU includes an "uninstall" component. When you install WinU, the uninstaller is added to WinU's icons on the Start menu as well as to the usual "Add/Remove Programs" list. To uninstall, run the uninstaller. How To Order WinU You are welcome to test the fully-functional evaluation version of WinU for 30 days. That is, you can run the program on 30 different dates. These dates do not have to be consecutive calendar days. If you don't run WinU on a particular date, it doesn't count against your 30 days. This gives you plenty of time to try it under actual working conditions on your own system, to see if it meets your needs. After the trial period, you must either purchase WinU or remove it from your system. To order, send $29.95 (plus shipping, see below) to: Bardon Data Systems 1164 Solano Ave. #415 Albany, CA 94706 Payment: You can pay with cash, check, money order, or major credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover). Shipping: Please enclose $5 for shipping and handling. Sales Tax: California residents please add 8.25% sales tax ($2.88). Purchase Orders: Purchase orders are accepted from most organizations within North America. Terms are net 30 days unless arranged otherwise in advance. For orders under $100, please add an additional $10 processing fee if using a purchase order. Outside North America: Please add an additional $6 overseas shipping surcharge (total $11 shipping). More Ways To Order: With a credit card you can also order WinU by phone (510-526-8470 or ORDERS ONLY tollfree at 800-92-BARDON [800-922-2736] weekdays 9 to 5 California time), or by fax (510-526-8470 24 hours a day). Order on the World Wide Web at the Bardon Data Systems homepage (http://www.bardon.com). The webpage is also the best place to get the very latest version of WinU, as well as other software from Bardon Data Systems. With a major credit card you can also send electronic mail to orders@bardon.com with your credit card number, expiration date, and name as it appears on the card. On CompuServe you can GO SWREG to order item #12781; the fee will be added into your regular CompuServe bill. If you order by phone you'll be given your license number immediately so you can get rid of the reminder screens and limitations right away. Or simply mail in your credit card number and expiration date. Multiple-copy discounts are available. Contact Bardon Data Systems for more information. 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