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

[Karen Knox]

Paul,

According to the site, this Auto-Restart is very similar to RunApp.exe from
MS.  Eric Holt will probably be the best person to describe the differences.
I haven't seen the problems you describe, but we've only been running it for
a few days.

          Karen
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Karen C. Knox, MLIS
kknox at tln.lib.mi.us
Head of Systems & Technology
Novi Public Library - Novi, Michigan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of GRAY, PAUL
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:43 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: auto re-starting browsers on public terminals
>
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Many Thanks
> >
> > Terry Cottrell
> >
> >
> >
> >