Cool Toys - Windows Uptime

Windows Uptime

For:	Windows 95 / 98 / ME Windows NT 4 / 2000 / XP

Windows Uptime is for those of you who would like to know, to the second, how long Windows has been running, and if my PCs are anything to go by, then there is a pretty good chance that this is also the time since Windows last crashed on you too!

Anyway, you should find that Windows Uptime looks something like the screenshot below...

Windows Uptime - Screenshot

As you can see, there really is not that much to this program and as such it is very easy to use and understand. However, what is not visible in the screenshot shown above is that: Windows Uptime lives in the system tray, which is the part of the screen near your PC's clock; that it constantly and automatically refreshes itself, so that it always has an accurate and up to date time; and that if you hover your mouse over the icon in the system tray, it will tell you, to the second, how long Windows has been running.

When you start Windows Uptime the main window will appear as shown in the screenshot above. If you want to close that window, whilst leaving the program running, simply click the cross in the top corner and it will minimise itself to the system tray.

To restore the main window, you can either double click on the icon in the system tray or right click on it and select 'Show...' from the pop-up menu. You will also find that there is a 'Close' option on the pop-up menu, which closes Windows Uptime, as well as an 'Auto-Load' option, which sets Windows Uptime to automatically load every time that Windows is (re)started.

If for some reason you decide that you no longer want to use this program, please make sure that the 'Auto-Load' option, found on the system tray menu, is not selected, before you delete the program from your PC, to avoid any error messages.