Uptime Client by Neo at RouterTech.Org
--------------------------------------

This client can be used to generate a plain-text file containing the uptime of the PC it is run on. The format of the uptime is in seconds and this can be utilised by the PHP script that is included in this package.

--- Set up ---

Before the client can be used, the paths section INI file needs to be altered to suite your requirements:

* Output File = path & filename of the output file containing the uptime
* BootFile = file to be used to determine the uptime - any file that is modified in the boot sequence can be used. System files may not work as these are normally hidden from the client.

Once the INI has been edited and saved, the client can be run.

--- Using the client ---

Click on 'Start' to start the uptime updates.
To send the client to the system tray, click on 'Send To Tray'.

Several options can be changed in the GUI:

* Interval = number of seconds between updates of the output file
* Use file method = If ticked the client will used the 'BootFile' specified above. If unticked the client will use the tick count method. The tick count method is only reliable for uptimes less than 47 days.
* Auto start = if ticked, the client will start fetching the uptime as soon as the client is run
* Auto send to tray = if ticked, the client will be sent to the system tray as soon as the client is run

To get the client to start with Windows, create a shortcut to the utc.exe file and place the shortcut in the Programs/Startup folder of the Start menu.


Notes
-----

This software uses the VB6 runtime files (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290887) and the Microsoft Scripting Runtime file (scrrun.dll)