psShutXP: Graphical Shutdown Utility For Pocket PCs

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://ppcsoft.narod.ru/english/' target='_blank'>http://ppcsoft.narod.ru/english/</a><br /><br /></div>"With psShutXP for Pocket PCs you can easily control power and display of your PDA. Unlike other similar utilities psShutXP covers all power functions:<br /><li> Soft Reset;<br /><li> Shutdown;<br /><li> Display switch Off/On (You can bind it to any hardware key);<br /><li> Password lock;<br /><li> You can also schedule all these functions using timer dialog;<br /><li> Icon in "Today" screen in the tray for quick access<br /><li> Microsoft Windows XP-style main dialog with gray background and shadow;<br /><li> Program is very small, only 35 Kb;<br /><li> Look for and apply funny skins for psShutXP or create new one;<br /><li> For advanced users psShutXP has a hidden function: hard reset with double confirmation;<br /><li> Also we have special version for WM2003SE that supports VGA screen." <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/parekh-20040106-PSShutXP.gif" /><br /><br />Best of all, it's freeware. :) I'm not quite sure why they're using a iPAQ 36xx series running Pocket PC 2000 for their screenshots, though.

[24va]

nice find

[PDANEWBIE]

This might be a good idea for people to use to set a shutdown on their PPC after an alarm so the battery does not run down.

[24va]

don't know if the shut down will keep the setting. The reset at a certain time works, it resets but it does not retain the settings.

I like it for the turn off display, I know there are others, but this has an ok geek factor

[ctitanic]

I'm not quite sure why they're using a iPAQ 36xx series running Pocket PC 2000 for their screenshots, though.

Because they are in Russia where is not to easy to buy an iPaq ;)

[babykaye]

does anyone know how to change the skins ?

[NLS]

1) the graphics are Mac OS X not Windows XP

2) I am sure they can find an iPAQ in Russia, but I am not sure why would someone WANT an iPAQ (want a thousand better alternatives?)

3) useless... it's just one more tool to turn a PocketPC to a counter-user-friendly stuffed machine

[jonathanchoo]

Best of all, it's freeware. :) I'm not quite sure why they're using a iPAQ 36xx series running Pocket PC 2000 for their screenshots, though.

Maybe they don't waste money like the rest of us upgrading every few months.

[k1darkknight]

Best of all, it's freeware. :) I'm not quite sure why they're using a iPAQ 36xx series running Pocket PC 2000 for their screenshots, though.
Maybe they don't waste money like the rest of us upgrading every few months.
every few months? don't you mean every few weeks? (j/k...sorta) :P

[js]

does anyone know how to change the skins ?

Just copy the unzipped files to the same directory you installed to (Program Files/psShutXP here). The next time I ran the program the new skin was showing. I haven't tried with more than one skin, so I'm not sure you can change them easily.

[mf24]

1) the graphics are Mac OS X not Windows XP

The graphic shows one of the optional skins. The default is XP-like.

[benn600]

This is an excellent program and it is really easy to use. They are even giving it away for free, which is interesting. I did notice that their server is really slow and I was downloading at less than 1kb/sec! Since they could lose their connection to the internet because of the high traffic, I downloaded everything--all the skins, etc. That makes it easy later if I want to add more skins. Anyway, I will probably post this to my own site too because it is really nice. I especially like the turn off (or other action) in an interval. Thanks!

[babykaye]

I did what you said but nothing happened