Cannot power off or soft reset mypal 620

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"Michael Leithold" <niet_in_nijmegen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I have two issues with an asus mypal 620.
>
> 1. I cannot power off the device manually using the on/off button. The
> computer automatically powers off after a certain period of time.
> 2. I cannot soft reset the pocket pc. A hard reset will work though.
>
> Any ideas or comments?
>
> Michael Leithold

Some more details may help.

I have had a couple of occasions where my asus hasn't responded to the
on/off key but a soft reset has always sorted it. Does it work ok when hard
reset and the behaviour only happens when you restore the machine to its
previous position or install programs?
When and what you do before it recurs may be helpful, rather than a symptom
on its own.

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"Michael Leithold" <niet_in_nijmegen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In article <cgq75i$b0o$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>,
> news@remove.abyz.fslife.co.uk says...
>
> > I have had a couple of occasions where my asus hasn't responded to the
> > on/off key but a soft reset has always sorted it. Does it work ok when
hard
> > reset and the behaviour only happens when you restore the machine to its
> > previous position or install programs?
> > When and what you do before it recurs may be helpful, rather than a
symptom
> > on its own.
>
> From the beginning on the on/off button always worked only for some
> days. After a soft reset it is okay again. I cannot tell when exactly it
> is stopping working.
>
> But now I cannot soft reset anymore. After a backup, hard reset and
> restore the on/off button is working but the soft reset is not. I didn't
> try without backup and restore but I will try this. I didn't install any
> software between the last time I soft reset it and the time I found i
> cannot anymore.
>
> There's nothing special that I do with the pda, just the things you do
> with a pda: mail, contacts, appointmnets, solitaire. The only additional
> programs that I've installed are acrobat reader and the ia software that
> came along with the device.
>
> Michael Leithold

There is a program that can initiate a soft reset - if you try it and it
works it may suggest that the reset switch is no longer working.
Unfortunately I don't have my pda with me so can't give the name just at the
moment but will post it later when I can.
Unless someone else can give the name of the program in the meanwhile?

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"Michael Leithold" <niet_in_nijmegen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In article <cgqr4r$6ji$5@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>,
> news@remove.abyz.fslife.co.uk says...
> > There is a program that can initiate a soft reset - if you try it and it
> > works it may suggest that the reset switch is no longer working.
> The button itsself is working (I can hard reset the device) therefor I
> believe it is a software problem.
> It would be nice if you could tell me the name of that program to reset
> the pda. Otherwise I guess I can write a little program myself which
> uses win ce api.
>
> Thanks for the reply,
>
> Michael Leithold

Found it. It's part of PHM's PPC Powertoys.
http://www.phm.lu/products/PocketPC/PowerToys/