System resources - Alert ?

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John Fitzsimons

I can watch my system resources in '98 change BUT every now and then
they get to 0% without me noticing. I then may have a system freeze
and/or need of a re-boot.

Is there a system resources monitor for '98 that can execute some sort
of an "alert" when resources go down to x% please ?

Regards, John.
 
qdddy5q02 said:
I can watch my system resources in '98 change BUT every now and then
they get to 0% without me noticing. I then may have a system freeze
and/or need of a re-boot.

Is there a system resources monitor for '98 that can execute some sort
of an "alert" when resources go down to x% please ?

Regards, John.
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John,
RamIdle at http://www.tweaknow.com/ will sound an alarm for you as well
as give you a visual in your systemtray. Have used it now for some time
and I like it,
POKO
 
Is there a system resources monitor for '98 that can execute some sort
of an "alert" when resources go down to x% please ?
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You can use Ram Idle which will free up RAM according to your
preferences when it drops to a certain point that you have set.
 
John Fitzsimons said:
I can watch my system resources in '98 change BUT every now and then
they get to 0% without me noticing. I then may have a system freeze
and/or need of a re-boot.

Is there a system resources monitor for '98 that can execute some sort
of an "alert" when resources go down to x% please ?
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Earlier this year, I evaluated 30-40 utils in the resource +- ram monitor
category.

One of the things I was looking for was a resource monitor to do exactly
as you describe...plus naturally be as featherweight as possible.

It was QuickResource who won the race, and there was no close second at
its hooves. It's served me well ever since. It even has the honor of
being one of the very tiny group of progs that get loaded automatically
after startup.

It will run out of the box with its defaults, but you have the option
to customize it [2]. I have to admit that when I first set it up, that
took me about half an hour, to sort out the help file, in order to figure
out which shortcut parameters were right for what I wanted. That was just
a one time thing, though. And if I go back to change any of those switches,
I suspect it will be faster to figure it out next time.

Summary = Strong recommendation for QuickResource. (Donationware) 15k exe

Where to download? That is the question. I just checked the homepage and
it is not available.

http://am-productions.8m.com/
The Site is currently down while we are in the process of moving
to a new ISP. Sorry for the inconvience.

Perhaps someone might be good enough to find an alternate download location?
I didn't save the name of the zip, but below is the prog name and author.

QuickResource v2.01
by Anish Mistry [1]

--
Karen S.

_______

[1] Author name, that's Mistry. I was confused for a while when I kept
reading it as Anish Ministry.


[2] Excerpting from the readme...

CUSTOMIZE QUICKRESOURCE

All of the following options are just that, optional. You do not have
to set any of these to use the program.

SETTING THE ALARM SOUND: The Alarm Sound is the sound that is played
when the resources drop below the alarm level. If you do not set this,
it will NOT play a sound when the resources drop below the alarm level.

. To choose a sound, use ~X, where X is "path\file"
. eg, ~"C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA\alarm.wav"

SETTING THE ALARM MESSAGE BOX: The Alarm Message Box is the window that
appears when the resources drop below the alarm level. If you do not set
this, it WILL appear when the resources drop below the alarm level.

. !0 would cause the message box not to appear

SETTING THE "ALARM LEVEL": The alarm level is the percentage that will
cause QuickResource to display a message and/or play a sound that will
warn you that your resource usage is too high. If you do not set this
option, the "alarm level" will default to 10%.

. The switch for this option is /XX
. /15 would set the "alarm level" to 15%

SETTING THE ALARM TEST: The Alarm Test is what QuickResource uses to
determine what number will be tested to see if it is below the alarm
level. If you do not set this, it will test the AVERAGE of the user and
gdi resources.

. ^X is how the resources should be tested.
. ^1 if you want the average of the three resources tested.
. ^0 would cause the lowest resource of the three to be tested
against the alarm level.

[...]
 
omega said:
Summary = Strong recommendation for QuickResource. (Donationware) 15k exe

Where to download? That is the question. I just checked the homepage and
it is not available.

http://am-productions.8m.com/
The Site is currently down while we are in the process of moving
to a new ISP. Sorry for the inconvience.

Perhaps someone might be good enough to find an alternate download location?
I didn't save the name of the zip, but below is the prog name and author.

QuickResource v2.01
by Anish Mistry [1]
Click to expand...


link given here works - just checked - requires several additional
click-throughs to actually get the download.

http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/PL2003SYSTEMUTILITIES.htm#Q103

final DL link was:

http://am-productions.biz/getfile.php?fcode=9

Susan
 
omega said:
snip
QuickResource v2.01
by Anish Mistry [1]

--
Karen S.
snip

SETTING THE ALARM TEST: The Alarm Test is what QuickResource uses to
determine what number will be tested to see if it is below the alarm
level. If you do not set this, it will test the AVERAGE of the user and
gdi resources.

. ^X is how the resources should be tested.
. ^1 if you want the average of the three resources tested.
. ^0 would cause the lowest resource of the three to be tested
against the alarm level.
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Thanks, Karen for the info in your posts. Nice utility.

Mike Sa
 
I can watch my system resources in '98 change BUT every now and then
they get to 0% without me noticing. I then may have a system freeze
and/or need of a re-boot.

Is there a system resources monitor for '98 that can execute some sort
of an "alert" when resources go down to x% please ?
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What about the Resource Meter that comes with Win98? It's under Start>
Programs>Accessories>System Tools
 
What about the Resource Meter that comes with Win98? It's under Start>
Programs>Accessories>System Tools
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Didn't think it had an "alert" function. How/where is that setup ?

Regards, John.
 
Didn't think it had an "alert" function. How/where is that setup ?
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There is nothing to do/configure. It will popup a warning window when it
considers your resources low (In the yellow range). I am not sure what the
actual % free number is.
 
There is nothing to do/configure. It will popup a warning window when it
considers your resources low (In the yellow range). I am not sure what the
actual % free number is.
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I didn't know that. Looks like I need to try it out longer. Thanks for
the feedback.

Regards, John.
 
I didn't know that. Looks like I need to try it out longer. Thanks for
the feedback.

Regards, John.
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I don't think these comments are quite correct. Or at least they skip
over a significant issue.

The Resource Meter that comes with Win9x or ME does not have a
settable/configurable alarm or warning. Yes, the system does warn you
when you are using 90 percent or more of your resources. But, as far
as I know, that warning is not configurable. By the time I get that
warning, I am probably already in serious trouble or having my system
lock up and losing the document/spreadsheet/whatever I am working on.
In other words, that warning probably comes far too late to do me much
good.

The freeware applications do have configurable warning levels, and
that feature makes them worth using.

C'ya.

Ben
 
By the time I get that
warning, I am probably already in serious trouble or having my system
lock up and losing the document/spreadsheet/whatever I am working on.
In other words, that warning probably comes far too late to do me much
good.
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That should have read:
"By the time I get that
warning, I am probably already in serious danger *of* having my system
lock up and losing the document ...
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Sorry for the typo/unclarity.

C'ya.

Ben
 
The Resource Meter that comes with Win9x or ME does not have a
settable/configurable alarm or warning. Yes, the system does warn you
when you are using 90 percent or more of your resources. But, as far
as I know, that warning is not configurable. By the time I get that
warning, I am probably already in serious trouble or having my system
lock up and losing the document/spreadsheet/whatever I am working on.
In other words, that warning probably comes far too late to do me much
good.
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The freeware applications do have configurable warning levels, and
that feature makes them worth using.
Click to expand...

Which applications were you thinking of when you said that ?
 
ms said:
omega said:
SETTING THE ALARM TEST: The Alarm Test is what QuickResource uses to
determine what number will be tested to see if it is below the alarm
level.
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[...]

Thanks, Karen for the info in your posts.
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Hi Mike. I much appreciated your saying that. :)
Nice utility.
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Agree. Plus I notice it's your kind of toy. Clean and self-contained.
Configurable, yet with......No Registry Dependency.

Please let me know, Mike, if you ever come up with a word (a "ware-word"
perhaps) to describe programs that meet into this. Mainly,

1. No registry entries
2. No inis in the windir [*]

[*] It might have been you (?) who said not minding the second part.
But for me, I mind; it forfeits the ease of the program's portability.

Oh, you know what. I've just loaded tinyapps.org, as I post. It seemed not
long ago that I decided they were too lax, about registry entries, for what
I had in mind. But now I see something I'd overlooked. Their "Green Award."

http://tinyapps.org/faq.html
: The "Green Award" Green Award is awarded to software which:
:
: * does not require installation
: * does not write to the registry
: * does not create or modify files outside of its own directory

I think that's a good outline of the criteria.

But back to wanting a word... "TinyAppsGreenAward" is not only too long;
it also is something more belonging to the person running that site.

I've hoped for a while that some nice short coinage would strike me. But
not the least luck yet. So if you ever get any ideas for that, I hope you
might drop 'em here.
 
Which applications were you thinking of when you said that ?
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The one Susan was just talking about, for one:
QuickResource v2.01
by Anish Mistry [1]
Click to expand...

link given here works - just checked - requires several additional
click-throughs to actually get the download.
http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/PL2003SYSTEMUTILITIES.htm#Q103
Click to expand...

final DL link was:
http://am-productions.biz/getfile.php?fcode=9
Click to expand...

Susan
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C'ya.

Ben
 
omega said:
ms<[email protected]>:
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Please let me know, Mike, if you ever come up with a word (a "ware-word"
perhaps) to describe programs that meet into this. Mainly,

1. No registry entries
2. No inis in the windir [*]
Click to expand...
http://tinyapps.org/faq.html
: The "Green Award" Green Award is awarded to software which:
:
: * does not require installation
: * does not write to the registry
: * does not create or modify files outside of its own directory

I think that's a good outline of the criteria.

But back to wanting a word... "TinyAppsGreenAward" is not only too long;
it also is something more belonging to the person running that site.

I've hoped for a while that some nice short coinage would strike me. But
not the least luck yet. So if you ever get any ideas for that, I hope you
might drop 'em here.
Click to expand...

Besides the obvious "greenware", "cleanware" and "installware" (and
variants such as "noinstallware", "noninstallware" and
"easyinstallware") spring to mind. Or playing off "easy to move" we
could try "moveware", "travelware", and "journeyware". Or
"independenceware" and "noregistryware" for similar reasons. If
limited to freeware, why not "registryfreeware" -- AKA "regfreeware"
or "regfree" for the cognoscenti. Or "freeregware" for the militant?
Or derived from the idea of well behaved, "niceware"? (I'm partial to
"sugar&spiceware", myself.)

BTW, "Greenware" will soon no longer carry the possible monetary
stigma since the advent of the US peach-colored $20 with more flavors
in the offing.

On umptydump thought, let's make this a "warefree" zone.
 
BillR said:
omega said:
ms<[email protected]>:
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Please let me know, Mike, if you ever come up with a word (a "ware-word"
perhaps) to describe programs that meet into this. Mainly,

1. No registry entries
2. No inis in the windir [*]
Click to expand...

http://tinyapps.org/faq.html
: The "Green Award" Green Award is awarded to software which:
:
: * does not require installation
: * does not write to the registry
: * does not create or modify files outside of its own directory

I think that's a good outline of the criteria.
Click to expand...
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Totally agree with everything said.
Not only do *.ini files get buried all over the place(and often not
deleted when you uninstall), but *.dll files get stored in the windows
system folder, and you NEVER know even on a controlled uninstall whether
to accept a deletion. Also very badly-behaved install programs will
overwrite a newer DLL with a crappy old one from their install set, and
now half your new software no longer works correctly, or crashes the
system. This is known as 'DLL HELL'

Programs should keep themselves to themselves, no DLLs or INIs outside
their folder, and Reg is forbidden !!!
 
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