Pocket Alarm Tweak

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On some Pocket PC devices “pocket alarm” and actually any other alarm program can stay off thought it has been set to run at specified time.

Actually problem not in particular program but in Windows CE notification system. All such program is really based on it. Periodically os run throught list of prescribed alarms and run it if time is right. Problem is Windows CE give all programs fixed amount of time (15 seconds by default) and any program that don’t be in time simply terminated. So if you have long list of alarm to check you get… Yes, the result is turned off device. To fix this program time period for alarm run must be lengthen.

This is accomplished by manipulating two registry variables: turn on time for alarm check in battery mode and turn on time for alarm check in AC mode.

Recommended time that usually solve problem is 60 seconds. But you can find more precise value that will work for you. Higher values lead to bit increase in power consumption. Also you can set Windows CE to full turn on device when it’s need to check alarm but it will increase power consumption drastically. So this method not recommended.

After this values have been changed is required to soft-reset device.

You can download program to turn described values on your device here. It also show you all alarm currently set, it’s time and you have opportunity to delete some of them.