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<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG><U><FONT size=2><STRONG><U>MetaStock FAQ's - series of
Tips</U></STRONG></FONT></U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT
color=#0000ff><STRONG>Tip-8</STRONG></FONT>. </FONT><STRONG><U>Error message:
System Low on Resources</U></STRONG> - <STRONG><U>Use of System
Resources in MetaStock 7.0 (EOD).</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Good post, Nicholas. Straighten things out for once and for always.</DIV>
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<DIV>> a) % free just prior to loading MetaStock.<BR>> <BR>> b) % free
after all charts are loaded, and/or<BR>> when you start paging through your
charts,<BR>> how low this number drops to.<BR>> </DIV>
<DIV>> Tentatively, if (a) >= 60%, I'm able to open, and page through, my
most<BR>> complicated multi-page 'Layout.'<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Yep, same here.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>> If (b) falls to below around 5%, either while bringing up Layout,
or while<BR>> paging through it (each and every time you hit that Ctrl-tab
takes up a bit<BR>> more precious %), the 'Low System Resources' error
message will start to<BR>> appear in MetaStock.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This "below 5%" I don't follow.......................eg, in a Layout
:</DIV>
<DIV>1) TAB will switch between the available "objects" in the
Active Chart</DIV>
<DIV>2) CTRL+TAB will have user switch between the available Charts</DIV>
<DIV>NEITHER 1 or 2 will use up ANY vital System Resources</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>3) CTRL+Arrow(s) will use up (SwapFile) Virtual MEM on local disk for
resources<BR>ALSO this option thus will NOT use up ANY vital System
Resources.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Conclusion:</DIV>
<DIV>If you have frequent times that your System Rescources fall below
35-40%</DIV>
<DIV>(which is the minimum FREE value required for a PC to still function in a
stable mannor)</DIV>
<DIV>then the conclusion can be made that you are having severe hardware
or</DIV>
<DIV>hardware settings/configuration and possibly drivers problems.</DIV>
<DIV>IF YOU GET AS LOW AS 5% then your PC is ripe for the Intensive Care.</DIV>
<DIV>thus GO AND SEE A PC DOCTER. </DIV>
<DIV>====================================================</DIV>
<DIV>Test Results :"Survey - How much vital Resources does MSK uses"</DIV>
<DIV>(Using the standard "C:\Windows\RSRCMTR.EXE" gaugemeter and your a + b
points)<BR></DIV>
<DIV>MetaStock 7.01</DIV>
<DIV>a)
b)<BR>-System Free
80%
-System Free 70% <BR>-User Free
80%
-User Free 71%<BR>-GDI Free
82%
-GDI Free 70%</DIV>
<DIV> <BR>Note: noticed no difference in above values, even
if "heavy OLE + Relative Strength"</DIV>
<DIV>(singly or combined) linked Charts were being used. Also the Default Layout
here</DIV>
<DIV>comprises of 3 Charts and totaly of roughly 60-80 objects (all
Charts summed).</DIV>
<DIV>This ave 10% use of System Resources is high, but is not uncommon for any
large<BR>Graphical based program.</DIV>
<DIV>---------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV>
<DIV>Same table - now using some different (average) applications:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Outlook Express 5.5</DIV>
<DIV>a)
b)<BR>-System Free
80%
-System Free 76% <BR>-User Free
80%
-User Free 76%<BR>-GDI Free
82%
-GDI Free 77%</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Excel 8.0</DIV>
<DIV>a)
b)<BR>-System Free
80%
-System Free 78% <BR>-User Free
80%
-User Free 78%<BR>-GDI Free
82%
-GDI Free 78% </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>OE+XLS - now
combined<BR>a)
b)<BR>-System Free
80%
-System Free 73% <BR>-User Free
80%
-User Free 73%<BR>-GDI Free
82%
-GDI Free 72% </DIV>
<DIV><BR>Regards,<BR>Ton Maas<BR><A
href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><BR>Dismiss the
".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying.<BR>Homepage <A
href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas";>http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A><BR><BR><BR>-----
Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Nicholas Kormanik" </DIV>
<DIV>To: <<A
href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>><BR>Sent:
woensdag 26 juli 2000 17:19<BR>Subject: Microsoft System Information --- %
System Resources Free<BR><BR><BR>> <BR>> RE: 'Low System Resources' Error
Messages while running MetaStock<BR>> <BR>> I created a shortcut on my
QuickStart Bar at the bottom of my screen for the<BR>> 'System Information'
applet, so that it was super accessible. Upon bringing<BR>> it up, the
first info screen you'll see includes '% System Resources Free.'<BR>>
<BR>> After a fresh boot, the '% System Resources Free' for my
hardware/software<BR>> configuration shows a value of 77%.<BR>> <BR>>
Then, with any software activity, loading, unloading, **anything**, the
%<BR>> steadily decreases over time.<BR>> <BR>> With regard to
MetaStock, and 'Low System Resources' messages suddenly<BR>> appearing, there
seem to be two threshold numbers of interest:<BR>> <BR>> a) % free just
prior to loading MetaStock.<BR>> <BR>> b) % free after all charts are
loaded, and/or<BR>> when you start paging through your charts,<BR>> how
low this number drops to.<BR>> <BR>> Tentatively, if (a) >= 60%, I'm
able to open, and page through, my most<BR>> complicated multi-page
'Layout.'<BR>> <BR>> If (b) falls to below around 5%, either while
bringing up Layout, or while<BR>> paging through it (each and every time you
hit that Ctrl-tab takes up a bit<BR>> more precious %), the 'Low System
Resources' error message will start to<BR>> appear in MetaStock.<BR>>
<BR>> If (b) falls to 1%, system starts falling apart, and that's the last
chance<BR>> to exit MetaStock before total freeze up.<BR>> <BR>> Even
after quitting **every** program running, '% System Resources Free'<BR>>
still will remain relatively low. In order to bring % back up to
healthy<BR>> levels, one must reboot the computer.<BR>> <BR>> These
have been my recent experiences that I wanted to share.<BR>> <BR>> Any
comments appreciated.<BR>> <BR>> Nicholas</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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