Printable User Guide

Introduction

PowerBoot is the solution for people who want to run some certain applications on their cellular phones upon booting up. PowerBoot maintains a startup list of applications and run them when the phone is switched on. Phone users can modify the startup list in PowerBoot. It is just like the Microsoft Windows startup folder on PC.

PowerBoot is designed for advanced mobile phone users. User determines which applications he wants to run and selects them in PowerBoot. The user himself should ensure his selected applications would not cause any problem.

PowerBoot Tutorial

Let's take a step-by-step tutorial to see how to use PowerBoot.

When you run PowerBoot for the first time, there should be no data configured in PowerBoot so the startup list should be empty, as shown in figure 1.

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Now you can add some applications into the startup list by opening the Options menu and selecting "Add installed App..." item.

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You will see the "Installed Apps List" which contains applications installed on the phone. You can select any applications from the list.

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In this tutorial we take "Notepad" as example. Find the application and select it from the list.

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PowerBoot will ask for your confirmation to add the application. Please select "OK".

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Now "Notepad" is added to the startup list. Go back to check the startup list, you will fnd the "Notepad" application in the list.

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Open Options menu and select "Enable PowerBoot". Then PowerBoot will start automatically upon phone boot up.
Now close PowerBoot and reboot the phone. You will see Notepad is running after the phone boots up.

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You may set PowerBoot to work in safe mode or quick mode. If safe mode is activated, when phone boots up, PowerBoot will ask for your confirmation before running each application in startup list. If quick mode is activated, PowerBoot will run all applications without query.

It is strong recommended you try in safe mode when you add any new application to startup list. After you make sure the new application would not cause problem to your phone, you can set PowerBoot to work in quick mode.

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You can add Java program from "Java MIDlet" list to startup list. The "Java MIDlet" list contains all Java applications installed on the phone.

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You can also add applications from "Running Apps" list to startup list. The "Running Apps" list contains applications currently running in the phone memory.

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PowerBoot Operation

PowerBoot is small and simple. Following diagram explains all the operations of PowerBoot menus.

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