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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jdoherty76:
Super duper Fred much appreciated and covers WM5...cheers
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] thaihugo:
Thanks for the quick update!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] faria:
the best task manager ever.

would be possible to add the option for when closing the app.,actually close?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
I don't understand what you're asking? Which app. are you talking about?

Can you elaborate, please?

Thanks,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] faria:
I mean in place of just minimizing the task manager to the tray when you close it [by pressing the close button]. An option to close it without minimized to the tray.

I know you can close by going to options.

This is a suggestion .no big deal.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
It was the case in the past, but a lot of people preferred to have the TM minimized. Another possibility is to install a close feature like Spb PocketPlus, Wisbar, MagicButton, which allow you to really close an app when you click on the close button.

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Rudegar:
maybe he mean that he want your task manager to handle the closing of other applications when they are minimized

like pocket plus and the rest does

and not close your task manager when he minimize it ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] woschirmer:
Hi Dotfred,

I found a little bug in V.2.1. When I export a key from the registry (in this case a DWORD) the hex value is written into the .reg file. But when I import the .reg file the value is read as a dec value.

Wolfgang

Btw, thanks for tis really great app.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
You're completely right, well seen! :o

I forgot to change the base, stupid of me!:confused:

Anyway, here is the 2.2 (first post updated.)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
What I can do, is let the user have the choice from the options dialog.

So either having the "Minimize" soft key and "Exit" in the menu, or having the "Exit" soft key, and "Minimize" in the menu.

What do you think?

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gravejoker:
dotfred

The installer doesnt work for me. I keep on getting that it's not a valid Win32 application. Can you please help?

ps. I have tried to installed the unUPXed ver too but I get the same error. I am running WinXP.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
This app is dedicated to pocket pcs running Windows Mobile 2003 SE or Windows Mobile 2005. This is absolutely not to do with pcs running WinXp.

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vint_:
v2.2 wm5 (.reg-file import bug)

Value dword:FFFFFFFF is imported as 7FFFFFFF when I import from .reg-file.

for example, import this .reg-file and look at result:

---------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Haali\Reader\Parameters]

"LINEIF"=dword:ffffffff

---------
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jdoherty76:
Dotfred a super program but I am relatively new to downloading programs onto my machine. Can you tell me how I get your taskmgr into the my programs section of my Charmer? I can get the exe file anywhere and execute it from here but was wondering if it comes with an icon and can be part of program files. Many thanks once again for a wonderful program..JD76
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] trojan9x:
Is there a way to start this application minimized? is there a tag I can add to the shortcut to do this?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
If you click on the menu, you will see Create Pgm Shortcuts...

The shortcuts will be created (by default) under /Windows/Start Menu/Programs/System

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
When you click on the menu, you can create shortcuts of the program.

One of this shortcut is TM Minimized.lnk

the parameter is /tray

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] molski:
Hi DotFred,

Right now I am testing a new version of my Molski.Biz Rom.

This new version also includes your TaskManager, do you mind if I release the Rom with your TaskManager in it?

Regards,

Molski
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
No go ahead, be my guest. ;)

By the way a new release will come out very very soon, so if you want to wait a bit, you will have the latest version (v2.3)

- fix for problem reported by vint_ (import of 0xffffffff)

- fix for keyboard misalignment under WM2003SE

- Option to switch between minimize and exit buttons

- Automatic/Manual load of devices (wm2k5 only)

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] molski:
Great, please send me a PM when you got the v2.3 for WM5 ready.

I will integrate it immediately.

Regards,

Molski
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] trojan9x:
Is it supposed to ask me something when I put a check mark by "Create Pgm Shortcuts?" Checking that doesn't seem to do anything different.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
In fact, when you flag it, the TM will create the shortcuts, even if you delete the shortcuts. When you unflag it, every existing shortcut will be deleted and won't be recreated until you flag the menu item back.

Hope it's clear...

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] trojan9x:
i just needed to know where the shortcuts were created. i found them. thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jdoherty76:
thanks dotfred..that's one super program... one last thing how do you remove it completly to replace it with the new version. I don't see it in the add/remove programs list? Thanks again..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Just overwrite the existing, there is nothing to uninstall.

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jdoherty76:
thanks again..much appreciated...jd76
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] schniesich:
Hi,

thanks for this great application!!!

This is by far the most complete and perfect Task-Manager I have seen.

If you don't mind, I have two sugestions:

1. a possibility to jump to self-defined "Favorites" in Reg.Editor would be great. So that it is possible to quickly jump to a certain reg.-entry.

2. In the "tabs menu" it would be a good visual aid to have a checkmark on the currently active item (or just like usual on WinCE the "left" and "right" arrows)

What do you think?

Thanks again and keep up that work

Carsten.

--

iPAQ hx2490b, german WM5
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] miseryshining:
i second this request, and if possible i'd like to see it realized like this:

custom reg folders in the root below the main registry folders. then you can categorize your registry 'hacks' for audio, bluetooth, speed improvements, etc.

Indeed, a brilliant application that works very well. thanks for the effort!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nicedude_abad:
Thanks for this. It's super.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bnycastro:
:) bumping to get updates :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] faria:
another bump......
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jdoherty76:
Hi dot fred does version 3 when actually installed report itself as version V2.2 when you navigate in menu about??? thanks again for a super program
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rsolomon:
My installation of 2.3 reports itself as 2.3.

Richard
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jdoherty76:
Thanks rsolomon..my apologies dotfred must have reloaded wrong version. everything okay now. thanks jd76...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Just installed the excellent little app. :cool:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
See first page of the thread, your request has been added!;)

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] schniesich:
Thanks for the favorites!!!

Carsten.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Free Task Manager version 2.6 is out!!!

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] xplode:
I want to congratulate you for creating the best Task manager for Windows Mobile

Thanks a lot

This is an MUST HAVE application
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] xan:
I thank You very much for this app. It's state-of-art. I really appreciate Your great work.

Must - have for any PDA power user.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] emmett:
Thanks for a great app!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] CJBS:
Congraulations / Bug / Feature request

Firstly, I'd like to reiterate the praise of others in lauding this excellent App!

Secondly, I'd like to point out a very minor issue - in IPConfig, under "Windows IP Configuration", I have two DNS Servers. There is no carriage return "\n" between the line "DNS Server 1: ..." and "DNS Server 2:..."

Thirdly, I'd like to submit two feature:

a) In the same way as Task Manager on NT gives a Current CPU utilisation graph (in %), it'd be good if the icon for the application could do the same, or, even better, if there was a way to include an icon in the taskbar (not the Today screen bar, as this is not always active) such that this %utilisation could be seen. There could possibly be an option for disabling this so that if not required, extra CPU is not used showing its utilisation.

b) On the CPU Usage listing, it would be good if there was an aggregate time used (per process) such that CPU-hogging apps could be identified without actually being in the Task Manager program. This would work in a similar manner to SysInternals Process Monitor

Keep up the great work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jafre:
Newer versions...

I dotfred,

First of all, congrats on this app !

I have a sugestion to make, i'm sure most people would like to see implemented in your app:

to have those "script : 0X000..." events, created from missed calls, deleted/removed when you delete duplicate notifications.

Something like Check Notifications from ScaryBear already does.

But with the possibility to run with an option (ex: /d), from a shortcut, in order to be scheduled at some times to automaticaly clean those nasty events that reduce performance of phone's edition.

Is that possible ? Because taskManager v2.3, as is, doesn't remove those "script : 0X000..." ...

regards,

Jaime Freitas
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] trinic101:
thanks!!! =)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigbop:
A GREAT tool! Thanks!!

When you get the device info section sorted out, can you provide additional info on the devices such as hardware irqs, mem mapped addresses, etc. I'm not referring to the RGY data either. It would be cool if the utility could interrogate the actual hardware setup of the device to search the I/O space.

Thanks again.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ttangcho:
Thank you!

Wow!!! Thank you very much for the great tool!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jafre:
First of all, great 2007 for everybody !

I DotFred,

What do you think of my sugestion above, about those "script : 0X000..." events ?

cheers,

Jaime Freitas
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Well, if you want, I can add it to the remove duplicates, even if these events aren't duplicates...

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gizmo92:
Thanks for this great tool.

I have still a trouble but i am not an expert so if someone can help it will be great :

Time to time the icon diseapear and i have to do a soft reset to find it again.

If not original menu from today plugin at the bottom is mixed with menu from tskmgr (near the icon when it is visible)

i'm not sure but i think this happen following a screen switch off.

tks in advance
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] keethar:
First of all this is an awesome tool, DotFred. Congrats!

I think I found one minor bug though. I'm not sure if it is already posted somewhere, but here it goes:

Closing an app in the applications tab using the context menu doesn't work. Fortunately, hitting the close button at the bottom of the screen does work, so it's no biggy.

Feat. request:

A "close all" button or context item in the apps tab. Most task managers include this, and I don't think it's in there already.

mvg ;) ,

Keeth
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Free Task manager v2.7 is out!!!

Hi Keeth,

I added your request and some others, see first thread for update...

Happy new year!:cool:

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jafre:
Hi,

you`re the greatest !

With command line options and all !

Thanks a very lot !

I'll try it latter.

my best regards,

Jaime de Freitas
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JezD:
hi, what development language is this written in? what tools do you use?

thanks

Jez
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
c++ is the language

visual studio 2005 + Windows mobile sdk for development

emulator+pda for testing

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigbop:
Little bug.. SIP selection panel appears in center of display

I've been using this great utility and I'm eagerly waiting for the device manager section but there is a small problem with the SIP selection panel. When you're prompted to enter data, the SIP appears just to the left of the centreline of the display, half way up.

I'm running Wm2003SE on an Dell X50v, so I don't know if this is an OS issue.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
I don't have a device running WM2003SE, I'm developping and testing WM2K3se on the emulator.

On the emulator, I don't see any problem, but....

Is it everytime, everywhere, and if not on which screen, sequence...

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
hi,

please, what's the difference intra the upxed and unupxed versions ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] LordDeath:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPX

upx saves memory (not ram) and can improve loading times on slow SD cards. plus upx is cooler :cool:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kostavan:
Hello

I have a question.

I start the program, it come up and am minimized.

what wrong do I make?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi kostavan,

When a window from another application becomes active, TaskMgr is minimized to the tray.

So maybe, there is another application on your device that wants to stay active, when you launch TM. I don't see any other possible reason.

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigbop:
I did a little more testing of this on the X50v I have. It only happens in the 240x320 resolution. In the 480x640 rez, it works fine, so the problem is most likely in an area that senses lower screen resolution. Also, the X50v uses the Intel 2700 graphics chip, so I don't know if that has any affect on the problem.

Let me know if you'd like me to run any further tests.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sids911:
The software is mighty pleasing! Very powerful app....I am running the new crossbow and I can vouch that it works perfectly!

--Sid
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Thanks! ... and great to hear (read) that!

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] LordDeath:
@dotfred:

i have a question about the "memory usage" in the processes view:

when i open for example pocketplayer, its process consumes 650kb according to your taskmanager. but all other apps show, that the free ram is much lower than the new taken 650kb.

now when i use the processes view from "sktools" it shows the following:

pocketplayer.exe size: 6877184bytes heap size: 1477152bytes

when i exit the pocketplayer app, my free ram gains around 6,8mb. so the "size" value in sktools seems to be the real ram-consumption.

and what is showing your application now?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] truedim:
I have the same issue with HTC Tytn. Latest Free Task Manager shows incorrect memory usage.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi LordDeath,

I will change it in next release, because you're right, it's not clear what it represents.

In sktools, it shows you all the memory used by the program, so the sum of movable memory blocks and fixed memory blocks.

In TM, I show only fixed memory blocks.

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dam:
UPX and battery use

Regard to battery life I have a question.

UPX use more power than nonUPX ? :confused:

thanks for you comments:)

dam
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cellneuron:
The regedit part is not compatiable with spb mobile shell. If the regedit is launched from WM5 start menu, the dpad can work (still lose focus at the beginning, need click somewhere using stylus to change focus.), but if launch th regedit from spb menu, the dpad is blocked completely.

It is strange that the dpad works fine in other modular like process and windows.

The one hand operation in regedit is not so good. Don't know how to jump from the upper panel to lower panel without stylus.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Well I'm not surprised, SpbSoftware is the specialist for making hard life to other applications.

If you want to work with one hand only, don't forget that you can still use the screen, so by just putting the thumb on the screen you will put focus on one of the controls.

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] banky8358:
Thank fred.:) :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vivi:
Hi .Fred,

Thanks for this great app.

But how can we start a service by shortcut?

I tried write a shoutcut.

34#"\Program Files\TaskMgr.exe" \windows\spsvc.dll

no success.

Please advise.

Thanks in advance.

vivi
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi vivi,

How are you? Still playing with your BA?;)

Well, to answer your question, it is not possible for the moment. In order to start a service, you have to do something similar as under Win2k or Winxp, you have to use a specific api to launch the service. So if you want to do it via the command line (or shortcut), I have to add a new parameter to TM to do so. I'm going to add it to my TM todo list then.:rolleyes:

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vivi:
Thanks .Fred,I will wait for the next release of TM.

Now I am using ASUS P525 for a few months.

Your apps are all great.I love them all.

Thanks again, :-)

vivi
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Cool, that's a nice one. I'm waiting for the english version of the ASUS P535, it looks awesome.

I think it will be my next ppc, if no better is coming out in the meantime...:D

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vivi:
Dear .Fred,

I've just sent you a PM.

If you have time,please kindly have a look at it.

Thanksss..

vivi
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] CJBS:
RegEdit - feature

Congrats on the new release. Your RegEdit component of the Task Manager successfully handles comments in .reg files (ie, lines starting with ';'). It also works with unicode files. Great stuff.

Would it be possible to have a command-line switch for .reg files, such that double-clicking on a .reg file would (a) launch the task manager, (b) prompt whether to import the file, and (c) if was confirmed, import the file?

Posible switches might be:

/irp "xxx" : imports the specified registry file at path xxx after prompting

/ira "xxx" : automatically imports the specified registry file at path xxx (without prompting)

I'm not sure what your take on multiple command line switches is, but I'd suggest having just a /ir for "import registry" switch (instead of /ira or /irp), and three other optional switches:

/Prompt (to prompt before importing - this switch could in future be used in conjunction with other tasks - if not specified, this would be implied),

/NoMesgSuccess (to suppress a dialog confirming the import succeeded or failed), and

/NoMesg (to suppress all results - success or failure).

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cellneuron:
The feature is already there. You just need associate the reg file to task manager. Go to the regedit module of task manager, click the first icon of the toolbar (or the menu) you have the option to associate the reg file with task manager.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] CJBS:
Deletion of registry subkeys

You're absolutely right. Thank you. That option adds a link to HKCR\regfile\Shell\Open\Command\

(Default) = "\Windows\TaskMgr.exe" %1

It would be nice to have the extra features regarding suppressing prompts, but they'd probably be low priority at best.

One thing I have noticed though - and this seems to be a shortcoming of all PPC registry programs that I've used - is that they don't support deletion of registry keys. In WindowsNT Registry editor, in a .reg file, for a key preceeded by a "-", the key will be removed. For example, the following script would add a key:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AAA]

... and the following script would remove that same key (note the red minus sign):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AAA]

This would be a good fix/feature to add to improve functionality.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Ok, I will add that to my todo list.

Cheers,

.Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bdaher:
Thanx very much Great App.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] CJBS:
Cheers .Fred!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SSpt:
Just a question...

I have WM5 and when i reset my phone it always start my alarm...

Can i delete all entrance in notifications tab?

What happen if i do this?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Some of them are important like replog notifs (activesync), calnot.exe, clocknot.exe and some named events having this face : \\.\Notifications\NamedEvents\XXXXXXX except those beginning by SCRIPT:0x000

Of course, if you remove them is not that bad, some of them are recreated after soft reset, other not and your ppc will still run properly, but you will lose some notifications... of course :D

What I would suggest is:

1) Remove duplicates

2) Remove SCRIPT events

3) disable the rest except replog, clocknot, calnot and \\.\Notifications\NamedEvents\XXXXX notifs

4) soft reset and check if it works

5) try to enable one by one until the problem appears again and remove the suspicious notification when found.

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SSpt:
I did that, i cleared all notifications that i have except the ones that you talk. After soft reset i went to see it and they were there again.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Well then I suppose there is a soft on your ppc that is launched on startup and that generates these notifications.

Try to find out, and remove it, if possible

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rsolomon:
Perhaps a long shot, but try removing your storage card and resetting - the autostart mechanism sounds a tone on media insertion and launches the autostart app. TomTom loves to install itself this way for instance. If you have non-removeable storage, look for a numeric folder (like 2577\) which contains executable(s) - see if renaming that folder makes you mystery alarm go away.

HTH,

Richard
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SSpt:
Thank you for your help...

I resolved my problem by removing partnership with my pc, then cleaning the notifications and the sync with my pc...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cellneuron:
Any new version will be out soon? The registry module will exit the task manager once the searching didn't find any result.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] igloo:
services manager

Hi Dotfred,

your Task Manager is really wonderful. I am using it on a regular basis. I have one issue which I can't get solved:

Within the Task Manager on the Servies tab I am getting all services listed. It is very handy to be able to start/stop/disable a service (tab&hold).

I would like to write a batch file (mort script) to do the same thing. Therefore I need to know how the commandline would look like. I have played arround with the services.exe but without any result. My test was "\Windows\services.exe stop GLL0:" where GLL0: is the instanciated service which I would like to stop. But it just does nothing.

As your Task Manager is able to perform this "stop" interactively you must have somehow coded this into your application.

Could you point me to a documentation or give me a hint how to manipulate services from the commandline?

Thanks a lot! Igloo
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dotfred:
Hi Igloo,

You cannot call services.exe with a parameter in order to stop/start a service, you have to use a specific API which is RegisterService to start a service and DeregisterService to stop it (see MSDN for more details).

Cheers,

Fred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] uwashock:
.Fred,

Great program!:) Everything is very useful. Am having one problem with Notifications. How do you enable/disable a notification? There is no tap/hold dialogue; no menu option???

Thanks,

uwashock