Copyright © 2003-2005 Sashazur, LLC.

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License
How Sleepy works
Solving Problems

Reference
Tray Icon
Sleepy Screen Saver
Basic Settings
Time Source Settings
Advanced Time Source Settings
Advanced Settings
Add/Edit Event
Countdown Timer
Start Program
Logging
Compatibility with different versions of Windows
How Sleepy locks and unlocks
How Sleepy handles multiple users
How Sleepy handles Stand By and Hibernate
Using Sleepy on a network
Command line options
How to translate Sleepy

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• When you turn on your computer, Sleepy starts automatically and shows its status (when it will shut down or restart or lock your computer).
  
  
• While you're using your computer, you can open Sleepy Settings to see or change Sleepy settings, and you can still shut down or restart your computer normally.
  
  
• Several minutes before shut down time, Sleepy will show a warning (warning and alert settings can be changed in Advanced Settings).
  
  
• At shut down time, Sleepy will show a "Shutting down..." alert for 10 seconds, and then it will try to shut down your computer (if you have unsaved documents open, you'll be prompted to save them).
  
  
• If Sleepy's first shut down attempt didn't work, then 5 minutes later, Sleepy will force your computer to shut down (and if you still have any unsaved documents open, you won't be prompted to save them).

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• Sleepy will shut down (or restart) your computer whether or not any user is logged on.
  
  
• Sleepy can get the time from the Internet, making it impossible to get around Sleepy by changing the computer's clock.
  
  
• If you set Sleepy to restart instead of shut down, the computer starts up again immediately after it shuts down.
  
  
• If your computer needs to keep running, you can use Sleepy's lock setting. When Sleepy locks the computer, programs keep running, but the computer can't be used (to unlock, you can enter your password or restart).
  
  
• To discourage cheating, if you change any of Sleepy's settings, Sleepy won't apply the new settings until the next time the computer starts (this can be changed in Advanced Settings).
  
  
• You can set up multiple events to have Sleepy do different things at different times on different days (see Advanced Settings).
  
  
• Sleepy can work as a countdown timer, allowing you to set the computer to shut down (or restart) after a certain amount of time has passed (see Countdown Timer).
  
  
• On multi-user computers, only administrator users can access Sleepy's settings, disable Sleepy when they log on, or uninstall Sleepy (you can also password-protect these items).
  
  
• Sleepy can be set to limit computer use for a specified number of hours after shut down.
  
  
• Sleepy can run a program before it shuts down (see Start Program).
  
  
• You can set up a group of computers on a network to share Sleepy settings, controlled from a single computer (see Using Sleepy on a network).
  
  
• Sleepy won't shut down or restart while your computer is in stand by or hibernating (see How Sleepy Handles Stand By and Hibernate).
  
  
• If the system time or date is changed while Sleepy is running, Sleepy ignores the change and still shuts down at the correct time.
  
  
• Sleepy can't be stopped with Ctrl-Alt-Del.
  
  
• Sleepy automatically closes DOS programs before it shuts down.
  
  
• Sleepy automatically closes unresponsive programs before it shuts down.
  
  
• Sleepy automatically closes messages that Windows may show during shut down, allowing shut down to continue.

See also: Advanced Settings
See also: Using Sleepy on a network
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My kid is managing to disable or avoid Sleepy somehow
The computer doesn't turn off after it shuts down
The computer restarts when it's supposed to shut down
The computer freezes or shows an error at shut down
The computer keeps running and doesn't shut down when it should
The computer doesn't start up when it should
The status message appears twice
Internet time sets the time wrong, or doesn't set the time at all
The Connect window appears after the computer starts
Start Program doesn't work
Can't use the Countdown Timer
Authenticode signature not found
A DLL was not found
Some other problem

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My kid is managing to disable or avoid Sleepy somehow

• Create a password: While a password is set, only someone who knows the password can change settings, disable, or uninstall Sleepy. To create a password, open Sleepy Settings and click Password...
  
  
• Get the time from the Internet: When Sleepy is on Internet time, it can't be affected by changes made to the computer's clock. To turn on Internet timekeeping, open Sleepy Settings and click Time Source..., then click Get the time from the Internet.
  
  
• Use the 'Limit' option: When you use this setting, Sleepy will prevent the computer from being used after it shuts it down. To turn on limiting, open Sleepy Settings and check For 8 hours after shut down, limit computer sessions....
  
  
• If you have Windows XP: use Windows' User Accounts control panel to create one or more limited accounts for your kids, and make sure all other accounts have passwords. Limited users can't change Sleepy settings, and they also can't install or uninstall programs, or change the computer's clock.
  
  
• Make sure Sleepy is always on: When Sleepy is on, it protects its files from being changed or deleted. Open Sleepy Settings and make sure Sleepy is on.
  
  
• Set these options in Advanced Settings:
  Check Wait until next startup to apply changes
  Uncheck Allow Sleepy to be postponed... and Allow Sleepy to be stopped...
  Check Disable Date and Time control panel
  Check Disable Registry Editor...
  
  
• Disable BIOS access: Some computers allow the clock to be changed by the computer's hardware BIOS setup (sometimes also called a hardware setup utility), before Windows even starts. If you can't use the other options above to prevent changes to the time, you may be able to prevent access to the BIOS utility by setting a BIOS password. Not all computers have this option; check your computer or motherboard manufacturer's manual and support website.

Note: After you make any changes listed above, restart your computer to apply the changes.

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The computer doesn't turn off after it shuts down

• These Windows versions should power off at shut down. If your computer won't power off, then advanced power management may not be enabled on your computer (check your BIOS setup), or there may be a configuration problem with your hardware or Windows. Check for updates for your computer and Windows at Windows Update, Microsoft Support, and your computer or motherboard manufacturer's support website.

To enable power off at shut down in Windows 2000:

1. Make sure you've installed the most recent Microsoft service pack (Sleepy was tested with SP4 for Windows 2000).
2. Open the Power Options control panel.
3. Click the APM tab (if this tab is missing, then advanced power management is not enabled on your computer. You may need to enable it in BIOS setup).
4. Check Enable Advanced Power Management support.
5. Click OK.
6. Restart your computer.

To enable power off at shut down in Windows NT4:

1. Make sure advanced power management is enabled on your computer. You may need to enable it in BIOS setup.
2. Make sure you've installed the most recent Microsoft service pack (Sleepy was tested with SP6a for Windows NT4).
3. Extract the file HAL.DLL.SOFTEX from the service pack you're using (run the service pack .exe with the /x command line option).
4. Rename HAL.DLL.SOFTEX to HAL.DLL and copy it over the original HAL.DLL in \WINNT\SYSTEM32 (first rename the original to HAL.DLL.BAK in case you need to restore it later).
5. Run Regedit and open the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. In that key is the value PowerdownAfterShutdown (if it doesn't exist, add it as a string value). Change that value from 0 to 1.
6. Exit Regedit.
7. Restart your computer.

• If your computer powers off when shut down from the Start menu, but Sleepy doesn't power it off, open Sleepy Settings, click Advanced, click Details, and make sure that Power off at shut down... is checked.
• If power management is enabled but the computer still won't power off, check for updates for your computer and Windows at Windows Update, Microsoft Support, and your computer or motherboard manufacturer's support website.
• Some older computers may not support advanced power management, which is required to power off at shut down. Check with the manufacturer to see if a BIOS update is available.

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The computer restarts when it's supposed to shut down

• There is probably a configuration problem with your hardware or Windows. Check for updates for your computer and Windows at Windows Update, Microsoft Support, and your computer or motherboard manufacturer's support website.

If you have Windows NT4 or 2000:

• Your computer's power management settings may not be correct; make sure your computer is correctly configured to power off at shut down. Follow the steps above for either NT4 or 2000.

If you continue to have problems:

• You can have Sleepy shut down your computer without trying to power off, which should prevent it from restarting. Open Sleepy Settings, click Advanced, click Details, and uncheck Power off at shut down.

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The computer freezes or shows an error at shut down

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The computer keeps running and doesn't shut down when it should

• Sleepy is turned off, or your settings are incorrect. Open Sleepy Settings and check.
• Sleepy is stopped (this option can be enabled in Advanced Settings).
• The computer is in stand by or hibernating.
• The computer's clock is wrong and Sleepy is unable to read the time from the Internet (to fix this, see the Internet time section below).

If you didn't see any messages from Sleepy before shut down was supposed to happen, then chances are your settings are not what you think they are, or your computer's clock is wrong.

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The computer doesn't start up when it should

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The status message appears twice

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Internet time sets the time wrong, or doesn't set the time at all

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The Connect window appears after the computer starts

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Can't use the Countdown Timer

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Start Program doesn't work

Open Advanced Settings and make sure that the Start a program option is checked. Then click Details in the option to open the Start Program window.

Click Test. If you got an error, make sure the path is correct, and that any arguments are outside of the double-quote marks.

If Test worked, but the program still won't run before shut down, then check the following:

• Did you shut down or restart manually by using the Start menu? The program won't run if you do this; it only runs before Sleepy's scheduled shut down/restart time.
• Was there enough time for the program to run? The program won't run if there isn't enough time to run it (e.g. if you turned on the computer 3 minutes before shut down time, but the program is set to run 5 minutes before shut down).
• Was a user logged on? The program only runs if a user is logged on to the computer. With Windows XP, if more than one user is logged on via Switch User, then the program will run only in the current user's session.

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Authenticode signature not found

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A DLL was not found

If you saw the message WS2_32.DLL was not found when you tried to install Sleepy, then install a newer version of Microsoft Internet Explorer (recommended), or if you have Windows 95 only, install the Windows Socket 2 Update. Then run Sleepy setup again.

If a different DLL was missing, install the most recent service pack for your version of Windows. Service packs are available at Windows Update.

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Some other problem

Go to the Sleepy web site and use the contact form to send a message to support. Please include as much detail as possible about what you were doing (or trying to do) when the problem occurred.

Please write in english if possible!

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Reference

• How to use the tray icon:
  


• Point to the icon to see Sleepy's status.
  


• Right-click the icon to display the tray icon's menu.
  


• Double-click the icon to open Sleepy Settings (if the current user is not an administrator, or if Sleepy is using network settings, then this will show status instead).
  


• Tray icon appearance:
  


• The icon turns red at the same time that Sleepy shows its warning (this is usually 15 minutes before shut down/restart/lock/log off; the icon will change color even if the warning is turned off).
  


• The icon stays red and begins blinking at the same time that Sleepy shows the alert (this is usually 10 seconds before shut down/restart/lock/log off; the icon will begin to blink even if the alert is turned off).
  


• Tray Icon Menu:


• Most menu items correspond to items in Sleepy Settings. Refer to the Sleepy Settings section if you need to know more about what a menu item does.
  


• Some menu items are only shown if the corresponding setting is enabled:


• Postpone Sleepy: This item is shown if the Allow Sleepy to be Postponed option in Advanced Settings is checked. It resets Sleepy to skip ahead to the next shut down time after the current shut down time.
  


• Stop Sleepy: This item is shown if the Allow Sleepy to be Stopped option in Advanced Settings is checked. It stops Sleepy immediately.
  


• Logging: <folder>: This item is shown if the Logging option in Advanced Settings is checked. It opens the folder that contains the log files.
  


• Network Configuration...: This item is shown if Sleepy is set up as the 'master' computer for network settings. It runs \Program Files\Sleepy\NETSET.EXE (the network configuration utility).
  

See also: Basic Settings
See also: Advanced Settings
See also: Countdown Timer
See also: Using Sleepy on a network
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See also: Advanced Settings
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This shows the most common settings. If you change any settings, the new settings aren't applied until the next time your computer starts (you can change this in Advanced Settings).

• Sleepy is on/off: Turns Sleepy on or off. When Sleepy is off, it won't shut down, restart or lock your computer and all settings are ignored.
  
  
• Stop...: This button is normally hidden, but you can choose to show it by checking the Allow Sleepy to be stopped... option in Advanced Settings. Click Stop to stop Sleepy until the next time the computer starts. Whe Sleepy is stopped, it won't shut down, restart, or lock your computer.
  
  
• View Status: Point to this to see Sleepy's current status. The status might be different from the settings, because settings aren't applied until the next time the computer starts (you can change this with the Wait until next startup... option in Advanced Settings).
  
  
• Action: Selects whether Sleepy should shut down the computer, restart it, lock it, or log off the current user.
  
  
• Days: Chooses which days of the week Sleepy should perform the chosen action.
  Note: If you want shut down/restart/lock/log off at different times on different days, use Advanced Settings.
  
  
• Time: Chooses what time on the specified days Sleepy should perform the chosen action.
  
  
• Options: Choose whether Sleepy should prevent computer use after shut down, lock, or log off time. If you check this setting, and the computer is used within 8 hours of shut down/lock/log off time, then Sleepy will shut it down, lock it, or log off the user again after only 5 minutes. Sleepy will do this whether you or Sleepy shut down the computer earlier. To change the number of hours or minutes, use Advanced Settings.
  
  
• More Settings menu
  
  
  • Password: Creates (or changes or removes) a password. While a password is set, only someone who knows the password can change settings, disable, or uninstall Sleepy. When you create a password, you should also create a recovery question and answer, in case you forget your password later.
    Note: Passwords are not case-sensitive (e.g. If your password is secretagent, then SECRETAGENT or SeCRetAGenT will also work).
    
    
  • Screen Saver: Activates the Sleepy screen saver and opens the Windows screen saver control panel. The Sleepy screen saver will shut down the computer if the computer is unused for a certain amount of time.
    
    
  • Time Source: Shows the Time Source window where you can set Sleepy to use Internet time, making it ignore changes to the computer's clock.
    
    
  • Countdown Timer: Shows the Countdown Timer window which lets you shut down the computer after a certain amount of time has passed.
    
    
• Advanced...: Shows Advanced Settings.

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• Get the time from the Internet...: Sets Sleepy to read time from the Internet (when available) instead of from the computer's clock. This setting will also automatically set your computer's clock to correct Internet time and date.
  
  
  • Test...: Reads and shows the current time and date from the Internet.
    
    
  • Advanced...: Shows the Advanced Time Source Settings window.
    
    
• Use the computer's clock: Sets Sleepy to read time from the computer's clock.

Notes:

•	Sleepy won't try to read time from the Internet until you're connected. Once you're connected, Sleepy will stay on Internet time even after you disconnect.
•	Even if you don't use Internet time, Sleepy will ignore any changes to the computer's clock until the next time the computer starts.
•	If you use Internet time, then each time you connect to the Internet (even if your computer has an 'always on' connection), Sleepy will reset itself to the correct day and time, which may cause it to redisplay the status message.
•	If someone changes the computer's clock settings, Sleepy will internally stay on correct time, even though the clock display may be wrong.

See also: Advanced Time Source Settings
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See also: Time Source
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This window has everything in Basic Settings, plus additional settings. Only the additional settings are listed here:

• Active Events: Shows the list of events (all events are always active).
  
  
  • Add/Edit: Add a new event or edit the selected event. See Add/Edit Event.
    
    
  • Delete: Deletes the selected event. To delete all but the first event, hold down the Alt key when clicking Delete.
    
    
  • Move Up/Down: Changes the order of events in the list. Changing the order doesn't affect when events occur, but it does let you sort events in any way that's convenient for you.
    
    
  • Notes about Events:
    • Each time your computer starts (and when you connect to the Internet, if Sleepy is on Internet time), Sleepy scans all the events starting from the current day and time, and selects the soonest available shut down/restart time.
    • If you have more than one event in Advanced Settings, and then you go back to Basic Settings, only the first event in the list will be shown. The other events will still be active, but you can only see them in Advanced Settings.
    • The maximum number of shut downs or restarts per day is 24 (extra ones are ignored). The maximum number of events in the list is 100 (if you try to add more, you'll hear a beep).
  
  
• Options: Shows a list of options you can use to change Sleepy's behavior:
  
  
  
  • What to do when Sleepy starts
    • Show Sleepy status for n seconds
      Check this to show status each time a user logs on.
    • Show 'Message for Users' (if next event isn't lock)
      Check this to show a detailed message about Sleepy each time a user logs on. Click Preview to see an example of the message.
    
    
  • What to do before shut down/restart/lock/log off
    • Show warning n minutes before
      Check this to show a warning n minutes before Sleepy shuts down, restarts, logs off, or locks the computer.
    • Start a program
      Check this to make Sleepy run a program you specify before it shuts down, restarts, logs off, or (optionally) locks the computer. Click Details to set the program options.
    • Show alert n seconds before
      Check this to show an alert message n seconds before Sleepy shuts down, restarts, locks, or logs off the computer.
    • Automatically save changes to documents
      Check this to make Sleepy save changes to any open documents before it shuts down, restarts, logs off. Click Details to get more information and to test this with your programs. Warning! Because of differences between programs, automatic saving may not work with every possible program. Test it before you rely on it.
    
    
  • Shut Down/Restart/Log Off Options
    • If first shut down/restart attempt failed, retry (forced) n minutes later
      Check this to make Sleepy re-try shut down or restart if the first attempt didn't work.
    • Always force shut down/restart (Warning! work may be lost)
      Check this to force the computer to shut down or restart immediately, instead of first giving you a chance to save any changed documents. Warning! This will not give you a chance to save changed documents!
    • Power off at shut down
      Check this to have the computer power off after Sleepy shuts it down.
    
    
  • Lock Options
    • During limited sessions: don't allow unlock and re-lock immediately if restarted
      If Sleepy locks and is set to limit computer use for the rest of the night, then if this option is checked, you will not be able to unlock the computer (even with a password), and if you restart the computer during the night, it will lock again immediately (instead of waiting a few minutes).
    • Require password to unlock
      Check this if you want to require a password to be able to unlock the computer.
    • If unlocked without a password, shut down/restart n minutes later
      You can change the number of minutes that Sleepy will wait before it shuts down or restarts after it was unlocked without a password.
    • Note: The During limited sessions... option overrides the other lock options when Sleepy is limiting computer use during the night.
    
    
  • Settings Options
    • Wait until next startup to apply changes (unless Sleepy was off)
      Check this to require the computer to be restarted before changes to settings can be applied -- a good idea if you're using Sleepy to control your own computer use.
    • Limited sessions last n minutes
      You can change the number of minutes that Sleepy will allow the computer to be used when Sleepy is limiting computer use. This will change the number of minutes shown in the For n hours after shut down time, limit computer use to n minutes... setting.
    • Reset all settings to original values at next restart
      Check this and Sleepy will reset ALL settings to original values the next time it starts.
    
    
  • Miscellaneous
    • Allow Sleepy to be postponed
      Check this to show a Postpone button in Sleepy's warning message, and a Postpone Sleepy item in Sleepy's tray icon menu. This button or menu item will reset Sleepy to skip ahead to the next shut down time after the current shut down time. You can't postpone more than once in a given windows session.
      Example: If you have Sleepy set to shut down daily at 11PM, and it is now Monday at 9PM, and you postpone, Sleepy will skip the next scheduled shutdown (on Monday at 11PM) and will reset to shut down on Tuesday at 11PM instead.
    • Allow Sleepy to be stopped (until next restart)
      Check this to show a Stop button in settings and a Stop Sleepy item in the tray icon menu. When you click Stop, Sleepy will stop running until the next time the computer starts.
    • Show Tray Icon
      Displays the Sleepy tray icon, which provides quick access to Sleepy's status and settings.
    • Check for a newer version of Sleepy every n days
      Check this to have Sleepy automatically check for a newer version of itself. If a newer version is available, Sleepy will notify you and will let you choose to automatically download and install it.
    • Disable Date and Time control panel
      Check this if you don't want anyone to be able to open the Date and Time control panel when Sleepy is active. You'll still be able to change the date and time, but Sleepy will require you to restart the computer first.
    • Disable Registry Editor and System Configuration Editor
      Check this if you don't want anyone to be able to open these programs (regedit.exe and msconfig.exe) that someone might try to use to tamper with Sleepy.
    • Enable Logging
      Check this to make Sleepy save a record of its operations into a log file. Click Details to show the Logging window where you can change logging settings.
    
    
  • Notes about Options:
    • To enable a disabled (gray) option, try checking or unchecking the item immediately above or below it.
    • To check or uncheck an option without using the mouse, use the up/down arrows to select the option, then press spacebar.
    • To open a link (underlined item) in an option without using the mouse, use the up/down arrows to select the option, then press Ctrl-spacebar (if the option doesn't have a checkbox, pressing spacebar alone will also work).

• Basic...: Shows Basic Settings.

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This window adds a new event or edits the selected event. It's opened by the Add... and Edit... buttons in Advanced Settings.

• Action: Whether this event should shut down the computer, restart it, lock it, or log off the current user.
  
  
• Days: Chooses which days of the week this event should occur.
  
  
• Time: When this event should occur on the selected days.
  
  
• Session limit option: This is only available for shut down, lock, and log off events. If this is checked, then if the computer is turned on too soon after the shut down/lock/log off time, it can only be used for 5 minutes before it will shut down, lock, or log off again. This happens whether you or Sleepy shut down the computer earlier.

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To use the countdown timer, open Sleepy Settings and choose Countdown Timer from the More Settings menu, or use the Countdown Timer menu item in the tray icon menu.

The timer lets you set Sleepy to shut down or restart the computer, or log off the current user, after a certain amount of time has passed. The minumum timer duration is 5 minutes; the maximum is 24 hours.

If Sleepy is already running, then the timer only can be used to shut down, etc. at a time earlier than Sleepy's next scheduled shut down time; this prevents cheating by using the timer to shut down later than scheduled.

To change this, check the Countdown timer can shut down later than scheduled time option in Advanced Settings (and then restart the computer to apply the change).

Note: The timer setting is temporary and only lasts until the computer shuts down. The next time the computer starts, Sleepy will use its normal settings again.

See also: Advanced Settings
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This window controls the settings for the Start a program option in Advanced Settings. It's opened by clicking Details... on the Start a program option.

• Program: Type the program executable name here and any optional arguments. Including the full path is optional. If you include arguments, enclose the part before the arguments in double quotes.
  
  

  Examples:		xyz.exe
  		c:\Program Files\ABC\xyz.exe
  		"c:\Program Files\ABC\xyz.exe" /arg1

  
  
• Browse...: Displays the Open dialog box so you can search for programs.
  
  
• Test: Runs the program immediately to verify that it works correctly.
  
  
• Number of minutes...: Controls the number of minutes before shut down or restart that Sleepy will run the program.
  
  
• Start the program before lock events too: Normally the program only runs before Sleepy shuts down or restarts the computer, but if you check this box, the program will also run before Sleepy locks the computer.

Notes:

•	The program only runs before Sleepy's scheduled shut down time. The program doesn't run when you shut down from the Start menu.
•	The program won't run if there isn't enough time to run it (e.g. if you turned on the computer 3 minutes before shut down time, but Number of minutes... is set to 5).
•	Sleepy will shut down even if the program is still running at shut down time. Make sure you set the number of minutes high enough to allow time for the program to finish.
•	The program won't run if no user is logged on to the computer. With Windows XP, if more than one user is logged on via Switch User, then the program will run only in the current user's session.
•	Sleepy won't show any error messages if it can't run the program. If the program doesn't run, either the program information is incorrect, or one of the above situations is preventing it from running.

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This window controls the settings for the Enable logging option in Advanced Settings. It's opened by clicking Details... on the Enable logging option.

• Folder for log files: Type the path to an existing folder on a local hard drive. Log files will be created in this folder.
  
  
• Browse...: Displays the Open dialog box so you can search for folders.
  
  
• Explore: Opens an explorer window for the folder so you can view its contents.
  
  
• Maximum log file size: Choose the maximum size for each log file. When a log file exceeds this size, a new log file is created (the old one is saved).
  
  

Notes:

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Log files are named sequentially; e.g. SleepyLog_00000.log, SleepyLog_00001.log, etc.

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Sleepy writes timestamped log entries for the following operations:   - Sleepy service task start/stop   - User logon/logoff   - Start program   - Reset to next event   - Initiating shutdown/restart   - System shutdown   - Lock/unlock   - System standby/resume   - Settings started/changed/exited   - Password created/changed/removed/recovered   - Uninstall/overinstall   - Internet time read/clock set

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Sleepy works with Windows XP, 95, 98, Me, 2000, and NT4. For best results, make sure you have installed the most recent service pack for your version of windows. Service packs are available at Windows Update.

If you have Windows XP and multiple users are logged on with Switch User:

• To ensure shut down when multiple users are logged on, Sleepy will force shut down (or restart or log off). This increases the chance that some programs may not save changed documents. To reduce this risk, save your files when you see Sleepy's Shutting down... (or Logging off... or Restarting...) alert.
  
  
• If Sleepy is set to log off the current user, it will log off all users.
  
  
• If the Start Program setting is active, then Sleepy will run the program only in the current user's session.

If you have Windows NT or 2000:

If your computer doesn't power off at shut down, see Solving Problems.

See also: Advanced Settings
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Depending on Sleepy's lock options, when you click Unlock you will see one of more of these choices:

• Unlock, then shut down/restart/logoff in n minutes
• Shut down/restart/logoff
• Unlock with your password

After unlocking, the computer can be used normally (unless Sleepy required you to shut down/restart/logoff immediately), and you can manually shut down or restart via the Start menu without waiting for Sleepy to do it.

Notes:

•	Change Sleepy's lock options to control which unlock choices are available.
•	Sleepy will only lock if a user is logged on.
•	A locked computer will stay connected to the Internet and can still be accessed if it's on a network.

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• Sleepy uses the same settings for all users. This allows Sleepy to work predictably even if no user is logged on, or if more than one user is logged on to the same computer (which is possible with Windows XP's fast user switching feature).
  Exception: Each user has separate settings for the Sleepy screen saver.

Limited/restricted users can't make changes:

• Only administrator users can install or uninstall Sleepy, and view or change Sleepy settings
  Exception: all users can change their Sleepy screen saver settings.

If you use Switch User to log on multiple users (Windows XP only):

• Please read about Windows XP in the Compatibility... section for additional information.

See also: Sleepy screen saver
See also: Using Sleepy on a network
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• See the Command line options section for details.

You can have Sleepy show helpful information to users

• You can choose to have Sleepy show a warning message each time users log on. This message will warn users that Sleepy can cause them to lose unsaved work. To enable this message, go to Advanced Settings and check the Show 'Message for Users' option.

See Using Sleepy on a network for command line options related to install/uninstall.

Notes:

•	Command line options must be all lowercase (as shown above).
•	Command line options only work if user has administrator privileges.
•	/shutdown will turn off the computer if the Power off at shut down option is checked in Advanced Settings.
•	Unless you use /timer, /shutdown and /restart ignore the Start Program option in Advanced Settings.
•	If /savedocs or /nosavedocs is omitted, and there are documents with unsaved changes, then shut down/restart/logoff won't continue until you respond to any Save Changes? prompts.
•	/shutdown and /restart will force DOS and unresponsive programs to close.
•	If Sleepy is off, settings from /apply take effect immediately; if Sleepy is on, settings from /apply don't take effect until the next time the computer starts.

See also: Using Sleepy on a network
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Before you start, check the Sleepy web site to see if your language is already available; new languages may be added at any time. Note: At this time, Sleepy can't be translated into non-european languages (e.g., chinese, japanese, hebrew, arabic, etc).

You will need to translate 3 files:

•	Language File: This is a text file (in Windows .ini format) with a .lng extension. It contains the text used in Sleepy's windows, dialogs, and messages.
•	Help File: This is an HTML file with a .htm extension. It contains the Help for Sleepy.
•	License Agreement: This is an ANSI text file with a .txt extension. It contains the license agreement text shown when installing and registering.

Follow these instructions to translate:

1. Install Sleepy in english (you must install in english; if you install a different language these instructions won't work).
   
   
2. Open the folder \Program Files\Sleepy and make copies of the files english.lng, english.htm, and license.txt. Keep these copies in the same folder as the originals.
   
   
3. Rename the copies of the .lng and .htm files to the name of your language (e.g., if translating to spanish, you could rename them to espanol.lng and espanol.htm). The file name doesn't have to be an exact match to the language name, and it should use only english characters (e.g., e is OK, ê is not OK).
   
   
4. Rename license.txt to <langname>-license.txt, where <langname> is the name of your language (e.g. if translating to spanish as in the above example, rename to espanol-license.txt).
   
   
5. Translate the copies. To edit the .htm file, use any HTML editor. To edit the .lng and .txt files, we recommend you use a text editor program like Notepad that doesn't insert line breaks or other formatting. Windows XP/2000/NT Users: Save files in ANSI format, not unicode.
   
   
6. Run the language checker at \Program Files\Sleepy\CHECKLANG.EXE. Use it to check your .lng file against the original english.lng. If it shows any errors, fix them and check again.
   
   
7. If the language checker displays a Langid= value, update that line in your .lng file.
   
   
8. Run Sleepy Settings and try all the commands and make sure that no text is cut off or missing. Also make sure to restart your computer, and watch while Sleepy shuts down and restarts, to make sure that all messages are correct.
   
   

Your translation could be added to the next update of Sleepy. If you would like to see your translation added, use the contact form on the Sleepy web site to contact support.

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