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XTask

XTask ver. 2.3b4 - task manager for WM5/6/6.5.x

Program author: cgb1981(at)126.com

Usage notes copied from various posts to: forum > xda-developers > Windows Mobile Development and Hacking > Windows Mobile Apps and Games

Program summary

A task manager for Windows Mobile PDA phone. It does, not only the most wanted job of cleaning system RAM by closing unused tasks, but with many more features. For example, it can correct the overlay problem of the WM6.5.x buttom bar for any programs such as Resco Explorer, also automaticlly set button-X to Close instead of minimizing a window.

Compatibilities

Supports all WM versions (WM2003, WM5, WM6.1, WM6.5, WM6.5.x).
Supports all screen resolutions (QVGA, SQVGA, VGA, SVGA, WVGA).
Supports multi functions (process management, task management, document management, control panel, etc.).

Main features and functions

Switch windows or close tasks or system process.
Rotate screen orientation.
Automatic fix the buttom tool bar overlay in WM6.5.x.
Automatic change X-botton to close.
Automatic terminate ActiveSync.
manage files with XTask.
Access the control panel items.
Place icon, or show freeRAM on the title bar.
Hold the XTask icon and drag on the screen to perform quick function.

Fully customisable XTask function items, program tools bar for fix under WM6.5.x, icon position on the title bar, etc. Create shotcut buttons in start menu for Restart, Toggle Wifi or bluetooth, screen-off, etc.
XTask: From left to right: Task manager, file manager, controls (settings), and the menu.

INSTALLATION

To install

UnRAR and copy the 2 files (XHook.exe, XTask.exe) into any folder in the system memory, such as \Program Files\XTask\ . Running the program from external storage memory is not advised since when connected to PC the external card could be unrecognizable by the system.

Click on XTask.exe to run the program.

Check "AutoRun Xtask" for automatic startup.

XHook.exe shows the task icons on the title bar. It can serves a stand alone light version for simple switching and closing tasks.

XTASK.exe is the main program for setup, task lists, control panels, process management, etc.

Files

You can use either,

Hook.dll with xTask.exe, which is the first link, or,
Hook.exe with xTask.exe, which is the second link.

Chinagb created the dll version because some program, e.g. SPB Backup, terminate the xHook.exe and cause PDA to freeze. While the dll is surposed to avoid the problem. And dll version use less memory than the exe.

Be sure you use either the .exe, or the .dll. Should not use both together.

Startup

You can put a shortcut to xhook in \Program Files\Startup, not another copy of xhook. Xhook looks for Xtask in the same folder, but it's a really bad idea to put any exe (much less, two) into the startup folder. If you did that you're really lucky the device booted.

XT.REB

XT.REB is an automatic generated signature file for restoration of all XTask settings after a hard reset or flashing ROM.

SETTINGS

Settings page

If you activate the task manager screen, on the right of the title menu there is a thick downward arrow ↓ which is shown in the screen shot. Tapping on the down arrow ↓ will open the project menu. In the project menu there is a setup item. This will open the setup page that contains the choice of "AutoRun XTask".

AutoRun

Check "AutoRun XHook" in the setup menu it will start whenever the phone is on.

Run in Background

Regarding to running xTask at background, only xHook constantly resides in memory. It occupies about 68k in the RAM. Whenever the menu is activated or setup started, xTask starts. When you exit the menu or setup, xTask quits. Chinagb wish to keep the memory use by the program at minimum. He said the other taskmanager program might use 100-200k RAM.

USAGE

Exceptions

To add apps to 'exceptions' Go to Taskman, long press on the app and add to exceptions in the pop-up menu.

Shortcut

After activate the XTask goto FileMan, there is an A at the right of the each item, either a file or a folder. Click it will add the link to the Shortcut. Then you can run the application under shortcut.

D means go to directory with this file.

Big Icon

selecting the big icon/biglist themselves doesn't do anything...it's not a global setting. You need to select the process in which you want to apply the setting to first, for example select 'control' then select whether you want to display it as big icon or big list etc...

UNINSTALLATION

To uninstall

Quit the XTask process.
Delete the 2 program files and the folder.
Delete the registry \HKLM\SOFTWARE\XTASK\ and all values.
Delete file XT.REB under the root.

XT.REB is an automatic generated signature file for restoration of all XTask settings after a hard reset or flashing ROM.

Repeat, to remove program:

Go to the folder where you have placed Xtask.exe click on it select "!!"
then select "Other" from the list and "Setting".
Unflag AutoRun xHook and click on ~ExitxHook and ok
Now delete all files and delete registry \HKLM\SOFTWARE\XTASK\ and all values.

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