WinPET
June 21, 2009
I’ve still been getting comments and mails about continuing winpet, porting it to other OS’s and making it open source. I’m afraid I have completely dropped the WinPET project, and may not even have the source file anymore. As I’ve written on the FAQ page, I’ve been moving onto different projects and learning a proper programming language.
As I’ve said before, WinPET was made with app building software that everyone has been so curious about. I used one of the tools from Clickteam, as I did with the first Windows PET. It was an old one which I had experience with, and is probably nowhere near as sophisticated as the new stuff they’re advertising. I guess using it to make WinPET 1 was OK, as it was only distributed on a small forum, it couldn’t do much, and I was only about thirteen at the time. With WinPET 2, I added many more features, and a shiny new interface, which was initially the only thing I wanted to make. WinPET 2 cannot be ported to other operating systems or mobile device. I am sorry if I’ve disappointed any of you who were looking forward to any future developments of WinPET.
WinPET seems to have inspired other developers to make new PET programs for mobile devices, other OS’s and whatnot. I wish good luck to all of those developers, and hope that you can make a PET that does a lot better than WinPET. Some people really enjoy WinPET, and I’m glad it’s put a smile on some faces at least. I didn’t even expect that much when I started.
As I have dropped WinPET and am now busy with other projects, I won’t be able to answer any of your questions or provide any help other than what I’ve written on the help page.
For those who have been having trouble with Microsoft office launcher, check this thread in PET-World Board, although I don’t think the board is active anymore.
Thank you for your interest in WinPET!
Even though I couldn’t do much, I hope you enjoy it!
Note on high CPU consumption: While making WinPET, I made quite a big mistake without realizing. It constantly reads the data file storing the colour and skin settings from the hard drive. That is what has been eating your CPU. So don’t worry, it’s harmless.
PET-World Board
October 15, 2008
PET-World has just launched a new forum for RockMan fans. There is also a forum for WinPET Related discussion.
WinPET 2.5.5 Release
September 4, 2008
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This will be the last release of WinPET. (Click here to find out why)
WinPET 2.5.5 Features..
- 6 New Net-navi -Tomahawkman, Shademan, Quickman, Colonel, Medi and Ring
- Improved menu scroll speed – 100% faster than WinPET 2.0.5
- NEW home screen design – Easier access to your programs and shortcuts.
In WinPET 2.0.5, you might not have been able to launch RealPlayer or WinAmp. This bug has been fixed. Enjoy!
Upgrade to WinPET 2.5.5 Today!
WinPET 2.5.5 Screenshots!
August 26, 2008
Screenshots of WinPET 2.5.5 (more)
I’m hoping to release this new version of WinPET very soon, but I dont want to miss anything, since this will be the last WinPET release for a long time. I’ll still be listening to suggestions in the forums for a little while longer, in case there is anything else I can improve.
2.5.5 Updates
- 6 shortcuts avaliable from the home screen.
- New menu shortcuts on the home screen
- Increased menu scroll speed. ( +50% )
- Quickman, Shademan, Medi, Colonel and Tomahawkman
WinPET 2.5.5
August 23, 2008
I will be releasing another version of WinPET some time over the next few weeks. This will be the final version of WinPET, and after this, I will be moving on to other projects.
WinPET 2.5.5 wont be a major improvement, but there are a few more things I need to improve, and the new home screen will have more shortcut buttons to some of the main menu features. The scrolling speed of the menus will also be improved.
WinPET 2.0.5 RELEASED
August 12, 2008
Japanese Video
August 9, 2008
WinPET 2.0.5 is almost ready for release. I have finished working on the extra Windows Vista features. I have translated most of it to Japanese, but i’m leaving the english descriptions in the menu.
Note: Japanese WinPET is now fully translated
Japanese WinPET?
August 8, 2008
The current version of Windows PET does not work properly on the japanese version of Windows. I will release a japanese version of Windows PET shortly after the English version.
Updates 08-08-08
August 8, 2008
WinPET 2.0.4
8月15日
August 15th. For windows Vista and XP
A few Icon changes. The Internet shortcut on the home screen is now ‘Search’, which i think people will want to use more, and saves a click in the internet menu. I added the Windows XP address book to the main menu although I dont think anyone uses it. In the Vista version, there will be shortcuts to Contacts and Calender in the main menu. Im sure more people use these features on Windows Vista than XP.
