User guide

DiscView PRO User Guide
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7. SmartLaunch™: This Windows application provides your
network CD-ROM users with point and click access to CD-
ROMs on your network, without requiring that your users
understand networks, Server Components, CD-ROMs, or
DOS drive letters. SmartLaunch can automatically per-
form the following actions when your users want to access
CD-ROMs:
• Log the user onto the fileserver, mount the CD-ROM,
and dynamically map a DOS drive letter to the
CD-ROM
• Control CD-ROM jukebox robotics automatically for
users
• Migrate application .INI files (Windows configuration
files) to allow dynamic DOS drive letter mapping.
SmartLaunch will also undo these steps, if required, when
the user exits the CD-ROM application. This eliminates
the need to write complicated or time-consuming batch
files. CD-ROMs can be left dismounted on the server, con-
suming no resources, until a user actually wants to access
the CD-ROM. SmartLaunch mounts the CD-ROM when
access is requested, and then dismounts the CD when the
user exits the application.
8. WebLaunch: This is a web-enhanced version of
SmartLaunch. It makes it possible for you to launch
applications across an intranet, making it easier for your
users to access CD-ROM data via a web browser.
9. CDBrowser: This allows users to browse CD-ROM vol-
The SmartLaunch window