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<DIV><FONT size=2>I have been using the Patch (since last february), without any 
problems.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>However, </FONT><FONT size=2>I have had the 6.5 program 
re-installed from CdRom prior to installing the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>latest Patch, </FONT><FONT size=2>i.e. as I was forced to do 
so&nbsp;from a previous (older, but wrong) Patch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>not being able to </FONT><FONT size=2>finish </FONT><FONT 
size=2>correctly, eg at that time (last january) I was not getting 
the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>congratulations </FONT><FONT size=2>message </FONT><FONT 
size=2>at the end of the Patch's </FONT><FONT size=2>installation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The Patches now available at the Equis' web-site, are the 
correct ones, tho.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>As such, your problems will be due to Registry-keys and 
settings, either not being</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>present&nbsp;or being </FONT><FONT size=2>incorrect/having 
changed or&nbsp;file(s) missing or not being maintained</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>correctly by the MetaStock program(s).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Many reasons can have caused this, but one frequent returning 
cause is when users</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>install to a different main program-folder, eg other then is 
suggested during setup.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Best is to stick to the factory default C:\Equis-folder, 
where&nbsp;the drive&nbsp;C: can </FONT><FONT size=2>be set</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>to any other&nbsp;drive, eg for example D: or E:.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>In your situation, making lots of notes first, of your current 
settings (eg I wish Equis</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>would </FONT><FONT size=2>put all of these settings onto 1 or 
2 pages only, so you can also print them)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and then making a backup copy of the current Equis-set of 
folders (C:\Equis\...)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>to </FONT><FONT size=2>a temp-folder </FONT><FONT size=2>(eg 
C:\Temp\Equis), then </FONT><FONT size=2>un-installing the current program 
via</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Start|ControlPanel|Software|Add/Remove Programs, then 
</FONT><FONT size=2>rebooting for changes to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>take effect, and then to re-install fresh from your 6.5-CdRom 
will be your </FONT><FONT size=2>best and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>also the easiest way out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>See below your questions for some more answers 
and further below for some more</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>faq-tips, now </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT 
size=2>from </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>the Equis' web-site (Note: 
these pages printed aren't the latest</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2>pages available !!). </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Regards,<BR>Ton Maas<BR><A 
href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR>Dismiss the 
".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>================================================</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2>From: Nicholas Kormanik</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>To: &lt;<A 
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sent: vrijdag 14 mei 1999 6:05</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Subject: 6.52 Update Problem</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&gt; I downloaded the 6.52 MetaStock EOD patch (MSW652.EXE, 
4.72MB) and ran it,<BR>&gt; but encountered a problem.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; At 37% 
Overall completion, when it said it was "Processing Mswin\MSWIN.EXE",<BR>&gt; 
the update program just terminates, and appears not to have accomplished<BR>&gt; 
anything.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Do any of you have a suggestion as to what may be the 
problem?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The problems are described on the "updates.html"-page(see at 
the bottom), and only </FONT><FONT size=2>relate</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>to the Patch not being able </FONT><FONT size=2>to 
find&nbsp;</FONT><FONT size=2>the right files or Registry-entries.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;<BR>&gt; The only thing I can think of is that I 
replaced the motherboard on this<BR>&gt; machine, and doubled the memory, a few 
months back.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Is not&nbsp;relivant here.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&nbsp;<BR>&gt; Do you think I should just re-install.&nbsp; I 
fear losing my set-up going that<BR>&gt; route, and hope the problem is 
something else I'm overlooking.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Fear not, there are also good sites to it. </FONT><FONT 
size=2>From re-installing (several times) you will get to know</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>the program better and </FONT><FONT size=2>better, 
and&nbsp;you will now know where all the (optional) settings are to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>be found too. If you haven't </FONT><FONT size=2>re-installed 
recently,&nbsp;you will also finaly get&nbsp;a&nbsp;cleaned out&nbsp;set 
of</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>main folders, sub-folders </FONT><FONT size=2>and dta-files 
(eg the "C:\Equis\....\....."&nbsp; set of factory default-folders</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>and indicator formulas/explorations/experts/systests' set of 
dta-files, so make notes and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>copies of these folders and files).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>&gt; <BR>&gt; Thanks much,<BR>&gt; Nicholas</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT 
size=2>==================================================</FONT></DIV><FONT 
size=2>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4><A name=mseod>MetaStock for Windows 
End-of-Day</A></FONT></P>
<UL>
  <LI><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>MSW652.EXE</STRONG></FONT> 
  <P>This patch will upgrade anyone with <B>MetaStock for Windows End-of-Day 
  version 6.5</B>. This will work on any 6.5 install or from any previous 6.5 
  patch. This patch contains the Euro and Y2K adjustments and will update your 
  version of The DownLoader to 6.52 also. <BR><EM>(dated 2/8/99, 4.8 
Mb)</EM></P>
  <P>We recommend everyone owning MetaStock for Windows 6.5 use this patch. To 
  find out if you own this version choose About from the MetaStock Help 
menu.</P>
  <P>Download the file and double-click on it. The patch will install 
  automatically. Once it is installed you will receive a message telling you the 
  programs were successfully patched. After the patch has installed, reboot your 
  computer to run MetaStock for Windows.</P>
  <P>This Patch will patch open files. If you inadvertently apply this patch 
  while MetaStock is running the patch will continue and tell you that you must 
  reboot for the changes to take affect. When you reboot the files that were 
  open will be updated. Note: If you do not reboot and try to run MetaStock for 
  Windows, it will not run correctly.</P><B>
  <P>Please note the following to try and avoid problems when utilizing this 
  patch:</B><BR>If you upgraded version 6.5 to version 6.52 with a previous 
  patch and then re-installed version 6.5 to a new different folder this patch 
  will update the version 6.5 in the new folder. It WILL NOT update the previous 
  patched 6.52 version because it will look at the 6.5 registry key to find 
  version 6.5. This will point to the new folder not the old 6.52 folder. This 
  patch will give you a complete version 6.52 in the new folder...</P>
  <P>However, if you have deleted the registry entries and have not re-set them 
  by entering the Tools|Options dialog and pressing OK or by re-installing 
  version 6.5 then this patch will probably fail. If you have a problem with 
  this patch, and you are certain you downloaded the entire file (4.8 Mb) you 
  should uninstall version 6.5 and reinstall it. Then, run this patch to bring 
  you to version 6.52.</P>
  <LI><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>Msw652a.exe </STRONG></FONT>
  <P>This patch will upgrade anyone with <B>MetaStock for Windows 95 &amp; NT 
  End-of-Day version 6.52</B>, if you used the patch dated 1/22/99 to update 
  your version 6.5, or installed MetaStock for Windows 95 &amp; NT End-of-Day 
  version 6.52 from a new version 6.52 CD-ROM. If you used an earlier dated 
  patch to update from version 6.5 to version 6.52, you should reinstall version 
  6.5 and utilize the full patch. This patch contains fixes for the "Date 
  requested is after the last date in the data" error when opening charts. This 
  patch also corrects a problem in The DownLoader for Windows 95 &amp; NT 
  "Traverse Destination Folders" during conversions as well as the conversion of 
  intra-day data files. <BR><EM>(dated 2/26/99, 832 kb)</EM></P>
  <P>We recommend everyone owning MetaStock for Windows 95 &amp; NT 6.52 dated 
  1/22/99 (program build date 1/21/99) or later use this patch. We also 
  recommend everyone owning The DownLoader for Windows 95 &amp; NT version 6.52 
  use this patch. To find out if you own this version choose <B>About</B> from 
  the MetaStock <B>Help </B>menu. (Or The DownLoader <B>Help</B> menu (where 
  appropriate)).</P>
  <P>Download the file and double-click on it. The patch will install 
  automatically. Once it is installed you will receive a message telling you the 
  programs were successfully patched. After the patch has installed, reboot your 
  computer to run MetaStock for Windows 95 &amp; NT.</P>
  <P>This Patch will patch open files. If you inadvertently apply this patch 
  while MetaStock is running the patch will continue and tell you that you must 
  reboot for the changes to take affect. When you reboot the files that were 
  open will be updated. Note: If you do not reboot and try to run MetaStock for 
  Windows 95 &amp; NT, it will not run correctly.</P></LI></UL>
<P>===========================================================</P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=5>How do I use 
patches from this web site?</FONT></FONT> 
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      All patches need the full version of the program be installed on the hard 
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      <P><BIG><B>Errors</B></BIG> 
      <P>All Equis patches will congratulate you upon completion. If you run a 
      patch and do not get a message that says your program has been updated, 
      something went wrong. 
      <P>Some errors when running a patch are due to an incomplete download of 
      the patch file. To verify you downloaded the complete patch, compare the 
      size indicated on the web site with the file that is now on your hard 
      drive. If the description of the patch on the web site says the patch is 
      2.1 mb and the size of the file in Windows Explorer is 2,122 KB, you 
      downloaded the full patch. If Windows Explorer says the size is 1,423 KB, 
      there was an error downloading the patch and you need to try downloading 
      it again. 
      <P>Another common error when running a patch is missing files or 
      information. A patch looks for the files it is supposed to replace, and 
      also looks for information in the Windows registry. If a file or registry 
      entry is missing, the patch will quit without completing its installation. 

      <P>With both of these errors, part of the patch will run, but you will not 
      get a congratulations message at the end. When this happens, first check 
      the file size as described above. If the file size is correct, you will 
      need to reinstall the original product, and then run the patch again. 
      <P><B><BIG>Installing the patch</BIG></B> 
      <P>All of the patches posted on our web site this year will install from 
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      thing to do is save it to your desktop and run it from there. 
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        yellow folder with an upwards pointing arrow) until the Save in: box at 
        the top says <B>Desktop</B>. 
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Haven't looked at it, but also the use of the (still manualy)
drawn Trendlines will have the same <ODD> effect.

Regards,
Ton Maas
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: VonHef <VonHef@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: MetaStock <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: zaterdag 15 mei 1999 0:34
Subject: On-topic subject


> If you want a MetaStock question......here it is:
> 
>       What good is the "Fibonacci Arc" in the MetaStock
>       tool bar?!!?
> I have been studying and experimenting with its usage, but it
> seems useless and unreliable in MetaStock. As you zoom in/out
> or as the chart rescales, the price will literally jump around in
> relation to the Arc! Anyone else using this?
> 
>   Best wishes,
>       Adam Hefner.
> VonHef@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> ---------------------------------------
> 
> 
> 
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