disk-based alarm program

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Is there a freeware alarm program (20+ alarms) that is disk/file-based and
does not write to the registry? I would use something like Karenware's
countdown EXCEPT it writes to the registry. Anything similar that behaves
itself better?
 
JimmyJam said:
Is there a freeware alarm program (20+ alarms) that is disk/file-based and
does not write to the registry? I would use something like Karenware's
countdown EXCEPT it writes to the registry. Anything similar that behaves
itself better?
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DAC, Don's Alarm Clock
<http://www.kaejae-worx.com/~don/programs/>
Note: small 70k exe (uses VB)

PUAC, Peter's Ultimate Alarm Clock
<http://www.kokpeter.dds.nl/Puac/index.htm>
Note: LFW at version 2x

Perpetual Reminder, by Gulf Coastal Software
<http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?17000000036854>
Note: Complicated interface IMO

Task Scheduler
<http://www.backtec.com/free.htm>
Note: Might need to download whole suite of mini-apps

ThroughClock
<http://www2.odn.ne.jp/hamataro/ThClk/indexe.htm>
Note: Desktop Clock as primary purpose, but also has function
of multiple alarms

Week Scheduler
<http://www.programming.de/download.php>
Note: Does not use registry -- however it does dump config file in windir

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Pics
<http://www.redshift.com/~omega/clips/alarms2/schedalarms.htm>
 
Another I'd sort of fit in here, and one I like, it's named Nice Notes.
http://www.redshift.com/~omega/clips/alarms2/nnotes.png

It went payware at version 2x. I'm not sure offhand where to find the LFW
on the web. Author is Mikael Thomsen. The version I have is 1.5. (The readme
says 1.4, but the exe says 1.5, don't know why). Date on that is Oct 1999.
http://www.redshift.com/~omega/clips/alarms2/nnotes15.zip (315k)

A note on the list I posted. None of them write to the registry when run.
They all store settings in their own directory. Except for Week Scheduler,
which uses the windir. However, if their developer distributes them only
in installer form, then the installer will likely write to the registry.
You could just delete any regwrites the installer commits and the programs
themselves will run cleanly.
 
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