How to manually reset uptime

[bhupatib]

Hi,
I'm a new user and I own a windows 7 x64 laptop with the latest rainmeter 2.4b. A issue I have which I can't get any help from either the beta manual or searching forum is about resetting the uptime measure.
I usually hibernate instead of shutting down and that doesn't reflect in the uptime skin. I understand rainmeter can't recognize standby modes but is there a way I can manually reset the measure to start from 0? I have tried !ResetStats, !ToggleMeasure, !Redraw, !RefreshApp bangs but they don't work. Also I tried in vain using the "subtract from itself on mouse action" method that is used here for resetting network data:
http://rainmeter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13504
As well as !SetOption but no use.

Can someone please explain?
Thank you

[jsmorley]

No, the UpTime measure gets the value from Windows. Windows does not reset "Windows Boot Time" on anything other than a complete restart of windows.

[bhupatib]

Okay, so about what a simple "timer" which counts up until user resets it? Will a basic counter like this work for my purpose
http://rainmeter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8759

I'll try doing it myself if you suggest something

[bhupatib]

And finally the eureka moment. Although much of it is copied from this post but some inconsistencies needed fixing to make it truly suited to my needs.

The 'Resettable' Uptime Skin -

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[Variables]
TStore=0

[Background]
Meter=Image
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LeftMouseDoubleClickAction=[!WriteKeyValue Variables TStore [MeasureTime:]][!Refresh]
DynamicVariables=1

;--------------Fill the ...dots with your values------------------------------------------------

[MeasureTime]
Measure=Time

[MeasureHour]
Measure=Calc
Formula=Trunc(((MeasureTime-#ValStamp#)/3600))

[MeasureMinute]
Measure=Calc
Formula=Trunc((((MeasureTime-#ValStamp#)%3600)/60))

;--------------Fill the ...dots with your values------------------------------------------------
[MeterUptime]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=...
FontSize=...
X=...
Y=...
Text="Uptime"

[MeterUptimeV]
Meter=STRING
MeasureName=MeasureHour
MeasureName2=MeasureMinute
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.
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Text="%1H %2M"
DynamicVariables=1