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In article <22293.250CA711@cmhgate.FIDONET.ORG>, Adam.Frix@f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix) writes...
>Mike McCann asks:
> 
>Is there a program (cdev would be nice) to view the inits
>(startup
>documents) that are running on the system?  It is very easy to
>lose
>track of them.

>>Well, I'm not exactly sure what you're looking for, so let me offer two
>>solutions:  The first is INITPicker, a commerical product from Microseeds
>>Publishing, Inc., in Tampa, FL.  A cdev, it allows you to choose (either

[Stuff about commercial CDEV/INIT pickers deleted]

I'd just like to throw in a recommendation for "init cdev", which is a
(essentially) freeware utility; the author requests a postcard, so he can know
how far his "little program" has gotten.  I think the current version is 2.0.

"init cdev" allows to selectively activate and deactivate your INITs.  It does
this by twiddling something in the creator field of the file (I think), but
whatever it does, when an INIT is inactive it receives the generic document
icon; when reactivated, its own icon returns.

There is a control panel interface, essentially a scrolling list of all INITs
in your system.  Activated INITs appear highlighted in the list, and you
activate/deactivate with a single click.  It can also be run at startup--you
merely hold the space bar or mouse button just after the welcome screen
appears, and the scrolling list pops up.  Changes made at this time can be
flagged as temporary (i.e. effective this boot only).  

This is an EXCELLENT utilty; highly recommended.

p.s.  my postcard is in the mail!

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