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FYI:
I mentioned i was going to test Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0. I downloaded the software and installed it under Vista
x64. The very first window that popped up reported 4 GByte instead of 8 GByte memory. To me this indicated the software
is, contrary to their statements, NOT compatible with Vista 64. I did not run the software beyond that point.
Going on chat I got replies like "It is supposed to be compatible", and "their will be a new release soon",
all very scary statements. Googling for these problems I found other users having problems.
Enough for me to drop this product as a solution running under Vista 64.
Just mention this in case my comments would prompt a Vista64 user to buy this product.
herman
From: J. Biran <jbiran@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 10:14:09 PM
Subject: [amibroker] The Perfect (?!) AmiBroker Setup [ was Vista 64...]
For a while I used Paragon Drive backup. But, since my
laptop does not recognize external USB or eSATA drives I had
to store the image on a networked drive (on my main
computer).
Except, I had to jump thru the hoops to try make it
recognize my networked drive for restore purposes.
I finally gave up on Paragon and started using Norton Ghost.
Not only does it recognize by itself what is available on
the network, it is also much faster and the images are much
smaller than Paragons. In high compression mode it takes
less than 15 minutes to backup 25 GB into 8.7GB image.
I had the "opportunity" to try it out in real life to do a
bare metal restore. No problems! One of only 2 Symantec
products worthwhile bothering with.
Joseph Biran
____________________________________________
-----Original Message-----
From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Herman
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 5:19 PM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [amibroker] The Perfect (?!) AmiBroker Setup [
was Vista 64...]
Loss of data can have long lasting consequences. Often one
doesn't miss data
(any type) until months later - this happened a number of
times to me... I am
now careful not to delete old backup files to quickly. Off
site (internet)
is also an alternative; is cheap but slow. If you belong to
a trading team
your partners who keep their own backups they will always
have a copy of the
latest code ;-)
I also have an external USB drive for separate backup. I use
Acronis True
Image Home for external backups.
Today I added an extra 500 Gbytes hard disk and plan to
create several levels
of "backup partitions", i.e. instead of using traditional
disk images I will
use fully functional partitions for backup. This allows me
to restore my
computer with a single mousclick: instantly. I expect this
will save me a
significant amount of time. I will download/test the Acronis
Disk Director
Suite tomorrow.
Thanks,
Herman
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Biran" <jbiran@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 1:59 PM
Subject: RE: [amibroker] The Perfect (?!) AmiBroker Setup [
was Vista 64...]
> For redundancy I use an external eSATA drive that is
always
> switched off, except briefly when used.
> I manually copy onto it Norton Ghost images (that are
> created on my normal RAID1 drives)
> as a second layer of protection.
> This is not excessive paranoia, I have a friend whose
> computer power supply failed,
> and blew up the motherboard and ALL his hard disks!
> Data recovery services are REALLY expensive, with little
> guarantee of success.
>
> p.s. Outlook thinks you meant to say culpa below :)
>
> Joseph Biran
> ____________________________________________
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dingo
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 6:54 AM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] The Perfect (?!) AmiBroker Setup
[
> was Vista 64...]
>
> A cupla things to consider:
>
> 1. I have multiple computers as well.
> a. My main computer is a workstation with 3 monitors
> 1 very fast
> hard disk drive (raptor) and its where I do most of my
> work. All of the
> monitors have both DVI and VGA connectors. I use the DVI
to
> connect to this
> workstation.
>
> b. Another workstation is used as a Media Center. It
> has a video
> card that has both DVI and VGA. I use the right most
monitor
> from a to
> attach to b via the VGA port. I use a free program
"Synergy"
> to allow me to
> use my single mouse and keyboard on machine a to work on
> machine b. I just
> click the "source" button on the shared monitor to switch
> from DVI
> (connected to machine a) to VGA (connected to machine b).
> Synergy then
> allows me to move my mouse to the right and voila it shows
> up on the vga'd
> monitor and I'm on machine b just as if my mouse, keyboard
> were attached to
> it. It's a virtual KVM and uses the LAN that both a and b
> are on.
>
> c. A notebook for travel. I also use Synergy on
> this machine. It
> just turn it on and if Need to work on it I just scroll my
> mouse all the way
> to the left and it treats the notebook as if it were a 4th
> monitor and I can
> now use the same mouse and keyboard on machine a to do
> anything on the
> notebook.
>
> d. A umpc (Samsung Q1u) in my car. When it's out of
> the car and I
> have it my office I use Synergy and just like the notebook
I
> can use my
> mouse and keyboard to work on it. The screen is small
(8")
> so I usually
> hook it up via the VGA port on my left most monitor and
can
> use that as the
> carputer's monitor. When it's in the car I use "LogMeIn"
> (free) via a
> wireless connection to view the carputer's desktop on my
> center monitor and
> I can do anything I want from my office.
>
> 2. As mentioned previously I have a NAS that runs in a
raid
> that has single
> disk failure protection via its raid setup. I use this to
> store/backup my
> files. It's quite small and has 4 500gig drives in it.
Even
> with this
> device I am still not totally protected, data wise. I
don't
> have a second
> copy at an alternate physical location and I've read
> recently that the
> controller on whatever device(s) you use for storage is a
> single point of
> failure that can lead to some big problems especially with
> raid.
>
> What I'm trying pass on to you is a way to use an single
set
> of monitors to
> control/use multiple computers without using the wheels on
> your chair and
> how I've set my system(s) up might be of help to you -
> especially Synergy.
> And I also recommend you use some sort of redundant disk
set
> up for data
> loss protection.
>
> HTH
>
> d
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of psytek
>> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:47 AM
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> amibroker-vista64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [amibroker] The Perfect (?!) AmiBroker Setup [
> was
>> Vista 64...]
>>
>> In my painful search for the optimum AmiBroker setup I
>> decided that I want:
>>
>> 1) a non-destructive procedure for upgrading of OS,
>> AmiBroker, and other software. This means that the
> previous
>> environments remain fully functional until the new
> software
>> is proven and fully functional.
>> 2) Only two computers, one for development and one for
> trading.
>> 2) Single multiple monitor display/working center (no
more
>
>> rolling around in my chair!).
>> 3) Multi-OS capability, perhaps on separate hard disks.
So
>
>> that I can test Vista 32/64, XP 32/64/professional, or
>> whatever comes along without risk and loss of time.
>> 4) Separate hard disk for stock data and afl; readable by
> all OSs.
>> 5) easy cloning to facilitate creating a new setup, first
> in
>> partition and later to separate HD.
>> 6) Backup hard disk in development-system, with secondary
>> backup on networked trading computer.
>>
>> Hard disks have become as cheap as memory and using
> several
>> of them reduces media-risk.
>>
>> Googling a bit I found Acronis Disk Director Suite
>>
>
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/m
> ul
>> tibooting.html
>> I use/respect Acronis and would expect this product to
> work.
>> The price ($49) is reasonable so the financial risk is
> small
>> and they it is compatible with XP/Vista 64
>> bits.
>>
>> Anyone using the above mentioned Acronis Multiboot
> software?
>>
>> Anyone see flaws in the above computer setup?
>>
>> #### Is it possible to have AmiBroker data on a separate
> hard
>> disk and access it from other HDs/OSs? ####
>>
>> Herman
>>
>> Saturday, July 12, 2008, 7:22:38 AM, you wrote:
>>
>> > Yes, all 64 bit Windows variants require 64 bit
drivers.
> If
>> hardware vendor
>> > does not supply 64-bit driver you can't use particular
>> hardware with 64-bit OS.
>>
>> > Best regards,
>> > Tomasz Janeczko
>> > amibroker.com
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "psytek" <psytek@xxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 11:54 PM
>> > Subject: [amibroker] [OT] XP Professional vs Vista 64
>>
>>
>> >> Anyone using 64-bit XP Professional? Does it have the
>> same limitations wrt drivers?
>> >>
>> >> I have to admit I am very disappointed with Vista-64;
>> seems to have been a waste of money and time.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone running the TWS under Vista-64? the TWS cannot
> find javaw...
>> >>
>> >> Any alternatives to improving performance wrt to
> available memory?
>> >>
>> >> Computers can be a real pain ...
>> >>
>> >> Comment and advice would be appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Herman
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Please note that this group is for discussion between
> users only.
>> >>
>> >> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail
> directly to
>> >> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
>> >>
>> >> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always
> check DEVLOG:
>> >> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
>> >>
>> >> For other support material please check also:
>> >> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>> >> Yahoo! Groups Links
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>> > ------------------------------------
>>
>> > Please note that this group is for discussion between
> users only.
>>
>> > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail
> directly to
>> > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
>>
>> > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always
> check DEVLOG:
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>>
>> > For other support material please check also:
>> > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> psytek
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Please note that this group is for discussion between
> users only.
>>
>> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail
> directly to
>> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
>>
>> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check
> DEVLOG:
>> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
>>
>> For other support material please check also:
>> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Please note that this group is for discussion between
users
> only.
>
> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail
directly
> to
> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
>
> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check
> DEVLOG:
> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
>
> For other support material please check also:
> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Please note that this group is for discussion between
users only.
>
> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail
directly to
> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
>
> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check
DEVLOG:
> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
>
> For other support material please check also:
> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
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