Task Lock, Version 6.3, 2005

Task Lock provides a simple but effective 
way to password protect specified applications no matter how they 
are executed.  It is easy to configure and requires little to no 
modifications to your current system configuration. Administrator 
options are enabled for site licenses.

For a quick start with Task Lock, see QStart.txt.  Once you are
familiar with Task Lock, read through the helpfile, sgllock.hlp,
especially the Questions, Answers, and Examples section.

System Requirements:  Windows 95/98/ME or NT/2000/XP.


REGISTRATION

Upgrading from a previous version of 6.x

You can simply install version 6.3 directly over
a previous version of 6.x.  All the proper files will update.
If you wish to remove the prior version first, understand that it
will remove your password and task lists.

After you install 6.3, you will need a new registration
number from us.  The software will run as if it is 
un-registered until you obtain a new registration number.

New registration number

You will also need a new registration number for version 6.3.
To get your new registration number, simply email Posum at 
support@posum.com and send us the following information.

Full name:
Postal address:
Registration number for previous version:

Once we verify your registration for your previous version, 
we will email you a new number for version 6.3.

Task Lock is Shareware (see the Legal Stuff below).  If you 
feel that this software will be useful to you, please print the 
order form (see the registration section of sgllock.hlp), fill it 
out and send it along with your registration fee or credit card 
information to the following address. 

Posum LLC
PO Box 21015
Huntsville, AL 35824
USA

For secure online ordering (https://posum.com/taskordr.html or 
"Help->Go online and get your registration number" on the setup 
dialog), a fax number (http://posum.com/contact.html) or the 
latest ordering information, visit our web site at: http://posum.com.

If you are paying with a check or money order it must be 
in US dollars on a US or Canadian bank, payable to: Posum, 
LLC.

Multi-user site licenses are available at a discount. If you are 
interested in a multi-user site license, just visit our site license 
request page at https://posum.com/sitequot.html and fill in the form.
Once we receive it, well quote you a price. 

Please report any bugs, suggestions for improvement or new features 
you would like to see.  We can be reached through email at 
support@posum.com or through our web page at http://posum.com.


- Version 1.0

	- Initial Release

- Version 1.1

	- Changed protection dialog title to contain the 
	   window title of the task being protected
	- Corrected a bug in the timing for a read of an 
	   updated setup by the protection dialog software

- Version 1.2

	- Corrected a bug in the focus of the protection dialog (sgllock.exe)

- Version 1.3

	- Corrected a bug that caused erratic behavior in the protection
	   dialog software on Windows 95

- Version 2.0

	- Corrects a bug that will allow CNTRL+ALT+DEL to terminate
              the protection dialog
	- Provides a task name browser for setup and error dialogs for
	  the protection dialog.

- Version 2.1

	- Corrects a bug that allows ESC to terminate the program

- Version 2.2

	- Added a Cancel button to the protection dialog and improved 
	  security and usability thanks to users input.

- Version 3.0
  
	- Administrator password addition for site administration, 
	  added a menu on setup and corrected bug in the error dialog.

- Version 3.2

     	- The password dialog (sgllock.exe) now runs from an icon in
	   the system tray instead of taking up space on the Taskbar.

- Version 4.0

	- New Options:  Sound on startup, incorrect password, 
	  and task termination events, Stealth Mode, password
	  timeout, Administrator options to change the user or
          stop passwords without knowing the current passwords.
          Enhancements:  Protection against running
	  multiple copies of sgllock.exe and task name matching
	  from the beginning or end of the task name string 
	  (for example, allows filename.txt - Notepad to be protected
          by defining the task Notepad).

- Version 4.1

	- Corrected a minor memory bug on exit.

- Version 4.1b

	- Enhanced the security of the password and task system 
   	  information plus updates to the helpfile.  CTRL+ALT+DEL
   	  is now optionally disabled.

- Version 5.0
      	
	- Multiple language support (Danish, English, French, German,
  	  Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish), improved encryption
  	  of the passwords, hot key support, screen blanking for passwords,
  	  log file support, system registry setup to start Task Lock as
  	  Windows starts, improved NT support, alphabetized task list,
  	  and an extensive documentation update.

- Version 5.1

	- Improvements for Windows 98, the addition of a command line
   	  parameter to always disable CTRL+ALT+DEL, disabled the ESC key, 
	  improved security of Task Lock files and the addition of the 
	  Quick Start file (QStart.txt).

- Version 6.0

	- New user Features:
		Disable Windows Shutdown
		Allow Windows logoff without shutdown
		User customizable warning message
		Export and Import task lists into setup
		Specify tasks to display min, max, or normal
		Specify tasks to be ignored
		Uninstall support
	- New Site License features:
		Ability to hide the desktop
		Export and Import passwords
		Export and Import parameters
	- Improvements:
		Command line features moved into setup
		A few bug fixes.

- Version 6.1
	- New user Features:
		Wildcard exceptions to ignore tasks
		Save/Open of Task Lock profiles
	- Improvements:
		Task matching improvements
		Usability improvements to setup
		A few bug fixes

- Version 6.2
	- Improvements on Windows 2000 and XP

- Version 6.3
	- Maintanence update.

LEGAL STUFF:

DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
       
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before 
buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you 
are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- 
some request registration while others require it, some specify a 
maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the 
simple right to continue using the software to an updated program 
with printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and 
the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions 
as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just 
like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. 
(In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main 
difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically 
grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all 
and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require 
written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You 
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether 
it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting 
your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because 
the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate 
money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay 
for it.

DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT

Users of Task Lock must accept this disclaimer of warranty: 
"Task Lock is supplied as is.  The author disclaims all warranties, 
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of 
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no 
liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from 
the use of Task Lock." 

Task Lock (hereby known as "the software") is a "shareware program" 
and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation.  The "shareware", 
unregistered, version of the software can be freely distributed, as long 
as the files listed below are all kept together and unmodified and no 
remuneration is received by the person or persons distributing the software.  
The software cannot be altered in any way or distributed as part of another 
system.  If you find the software useful, you must make a registration 
payment to Posum LLC to obtain a personalized registration number.  The 
registration fee for a single copy will license one copy of the software 
for use on any one computer at any one time.  

Each license of the software purchased grants the licensed individual 
the privilege to use a single copy of the software.  Once a license is 
granted, it cannot be transferred to another individual.  The purchase of 
a license or licenses does not bestow the right to distribute, resell, or 
in any way disseminate registered versions of the software or registration 
numbers for the software.  

Resellers may purchase licenses of the software for customers, but the 
licenses will be granted to the customers directly and not to the reseller.  
Resellers are not granted rights to distribute, resell, or in any way 
disseminate registered versions of the software or registration numbers 
for the software except through specific purchasing agreements with Posum 
LLC.  See our reseller page at http://posum.com/reseller.html.

Anyone distributing the software for any kind of remuneration must first 
contact Posum LLC for authorization and the terms for distributing the software.

Commercial users of the software must register and pay for their copies 
of the software as a site-license.  Site licenses are available at a discount 
and are handled on a case by case basis.  


sglset.exe
sgllock.hlp
sgllock.exe
lockctrl.exe
scrblnk.exe
boom.wav
ding.wav
tada.wav
readme.txt
Qstart.txt
Quest1.tsk
iexplore.tsk
netscape.tsk
uninstall.exe
upgrade.txt
DsplySgl.exe

Copyright (c) 2005  Posum LLC   http://posum.com
