[WEB4LIB] Re: auto re-starting browsers on public terminals

[GRAY, PAUL]

Does anyone know how this program might differ in performance from RUNAPP ?
We use IE as the shell -- and use runapp to restart it
shell=runapp.exe iexplore.exe
Works fine MOST of the time --
BUT there SEEM to be some plug-ins (I'm suspecting RealAudio) that run in
the background and 'fool' runapp into thinking IE is still open - so it
doesnt kick in.
Thus users are left with a blank screen until we restart the station.

Has anyone else experienced this problem with RUNAPP -- and/or do you know
if Mr. Holts program is plagued in the same way?

Thanks
Paul H. Gray
Library Manager, CLC and LRC LAN
TCC Northeast Campus Library
Hurst, TX
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew I. Mutch [mailto:amutch at waterford.lib.mi.us]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:24 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: auto re-starting browsers on public terminals


Terry,

Here's the download site for Eric's Auto Restart program that David
recommended:

http://teamsoftware.bizland.com/downloads.htm

I just installed it on our web OPACs and it works great.

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI



On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, terrance luther cottrell wrote:

> Hello everyone!
> 
> I'm a new library systems person at a small college in Illinois. I was
> wondering if anyone had any tips on getting Internet Explorer (or
> Netscape) to auto-restart itself on my public terminals once a user closes
> the program manually?
> 
> I've seen other terminals at other libraries do this, but I'm still in the
> dark.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
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> 
> Many Thanks
> 
> Terry Cottrell
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