Netlaunch Information and Release Notes

Revision History

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Netlaunch Homepage

First release: April 2, 1997
3.0 Release : April 25, 1997
3.06 Release : May 1, 1997
3.10 Release : May 9, 1997
3.14 Release : Mar 13, 1998

NetLaunch is a very small system tray application that can significantly enhance the Windows Dial-Up Networking (DUN) services. It is designed specifically for Windows 95 and NT 4.0, though many of the features are either unnecessary for Windows NT, or are geared specifically toward Windows 95.

The goal in writing this application was to develop a program that could do the following:

One of the first things you may ask is "What makes this program unique?" There are (as one person put it in e-mail to me) a zillion apps that do exactly what NetLaunch is doing. This is both true and false. If any of those zillion offered what NetLaunch offers, I'd have never spent the time to write it.

NetLaunch is unique in a great many ways. First, it is the smallest of any of the utils that perform the same comparitive functions. This was a primary goal, keeping it very small and not using a lot of resources while running. Nobody wants a 1meg + runtime DLL's program running in the background when all it does is "watch and launch".

NetLaunch also gives you a much easier and simplified interface, while allowing you maximum power. There are no limitations to the number of Dial-Up connections you may configure, no limits to the number of applications NetLaunch can run/close, and no limitations to the number of schedules you may configure for each DUN connection. In addition, no other utility offers the kind of application closing features that NetLaunch offers. E-Mail programs can be closed "nicely" so you don't lose e-mail if disconnected, and other background programs like FTP servers or Finger servers can be closed more forcefully to get around annoying "Are you sure?" prompts.

Finally, NetLaunch is free! Most programs that even come close to NetLaunch in features and power are shareware and nagware. You may use, distribute and abuse NetLaunch to your heart's content with absolutely no thought to the mental harm you may cause me. Don't worry, I'll be OK.

Archive Contents

UNINST.EXE Un-Installer.
LAUNCH.EXE Main executable program
PLAYWAV.EXE A tiny program to play .WAV files
NLUNLOAD.EXE A small program that unloads NetLaunch
LAUNCH.HLP NetLaunch Help File
LAUNCH.CNT Help File Contents
INDEX.HTM Installation Instructions & Links
FAQ.HTM Frequently Asked Questions
REVISION.HTM Revision History Information
SKIN.JPG Background graphic for HTM files