User guide

Chapter Five – DiscView PRO SmartLaunch

A Launch Item is accessed by double-clicking on the Launch

Item icon. That starts the process of attaching the user to the

appropriate fileserver, mapping the CD-ROM volume to a

drive letter, and running the application on the CD-ROM. The

only indication the user will have of what's going on is the

appearance of a Progress Gauge, if you checked that option

in the workstation Setup dialog.

Possible Prompts During Launch Item Startup

Most of the time, all the activity associated with launching an

application will take place in the background without any

intervention on the part of the user. However, under certain

circumstances, the user may be informed of system conditions

that could forestall application startup.

Fileserver Login

The user is launching an application on a fileserver that he is

not logged into. The user is prompted to supply his login

password to continue the launch process.

No Available Drives

If there are no letters left to which SmartLaunch can map a

volume, the user will be prompted. One of the drive mappings

will have to be deleted.

For Windows 3.1 users:

1. From the File Manager window, select Network Con-

nections from the Disk menu.

2. Select Disconnect Network Drive.

3. Select a drive that can be disconnected, and click on the

OK button.

For Windows 95 users:

1. From the Windows Explorer window, select the Discon-

nect Network Drive option from the Tools menu.

2. Select the drive that is to be disconnected, and click on the

OK button.

Once the user has a free drive letter available, he must

double-click on the Launch Item icon again.