Options
Set the options you want to change.
Click the "Change" Button in each section being changed.
Click the "Close This Window" button when done.
Click one of the Option Tabs. (They are arranged in no particular order.)
Drives to Monitor
Set which Hard Disk Drives to Monitor Free Space on. Select the Local Hard
Drives to monitor from the list on the left. Network drives are shown on the right
and may be selected unless that function was previously disabled. (Select up
to 10 total drives to monitor in VBSys and up to 6 in VBSysBar). (To permanently
disable Network Drives so a user can NOT turn them back on, E-Mail me and I
will tell you what needs to be done.)
(Get More info on Network Drives)
Update-Seconds
Set how often the Main Display Updates. (Can also be set by Button on Main
Window)
Warn Exit-Restart
Tell VBSys to Warn you when you tell it to Exit, Restart, Shut Down, Log
Off, or ReBoot
or Just Do It Quickly.
Memory Display
Pick between the 4 choices for the Memory Display Label on the main display.
(These can easily be changed by clicking on the actual display of the Main
Window Memory Display Label Itself.)
Free Memory- The Free Physical Memory.
Used Memory - Same as above displayed as Percentage in Use
SwapFile Size- Shows the actual size of your swap file. This is
interesting to watch and see how much memory Windows really wants.
SwapFile Usage- Shows the actual amount of memory in the swap file that is actively being
used. This is the actual amount of memory Windows is using in addition to your
physical memory.
Stay On Top
This can also be set by the T Button on the Main VBSys Window. When the T is
gray it will NOT Stay on Top, When the T is Black, it Will Stay on Top.
Add to StartUp Folder
Pick which version of VBSys you want to be run automatically at StartUp. It
will automatically start running when Windows loads as it was meant to do.
Adjust Bar Height (VBSysBar only)
Click on More, Less, or Reset. Then click on Change until the size you want.
(Some fonts sizes may have to be adjusted by you as you change sizes: Ctrl Click.)
Reset Colors/Fonts - Resets the Colors or the fonts to the default settings.
Time and/or Date
Select the format of the time display if desired. (The default is the standard
US way of display). International users can select to change the way the Time
or Date is displayed.
Graph Display - Select either CPU or Internet
Activity.
Tray Icon รป Check if You want VBSys Tray Icon to Indicate
Internet Activity.
(You can use your own icons if you prefer)
Save- Just opens the Save Settings Window. Remember to save settings that you want
remembered.
Hide the Buttons
The buttons are hidden or reshown by Right Clicking the graph on the main display.
Hide the Title Bar
The Title Bar is toggled on or off by Right Clicking on the graph on the main
display.
Run Other Programs
Left Click on Disk Space Remaining Display to Run Other Programs or Files Easily. You can also do file management right there
as this is really just a modified explorer window.
Left Click on Disk Drive Letter to show Disk info.
Properties
Some properties of display items can be changed by right clicking on them. The
available items to be changed will show up on a pop-up menu. Some items that
can be changed include:
Font info including which font, size, color, bold, etc..
Background Color
Display Items
Settings of Time and Date
Disk Drive Info, etc..
Move the Main Display
The main display can be moved be dragging the Title Bar to a new location.
Remember to Save settings after changing options so VBSys will remember the
changes!!!
Using The Program