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WINFSR Fran Finnegan
Monitor Windows free system resources version 2.1
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The 'Free System Resources' (FSR) in Windows is really
just a fancy name for the amount of free memory
available to two key components of Windows; the
graphics device interface (GDI.EXE) and the user
interface (USER.EXE). This lock of memory is vital as
all open Windows applications must share it; if you run
enough big programs at the same time, or programs which
hog FSR, you will run out of memory and possibly lock up
your machine, even if it's a 16Mb or 32Mb system.
WINFSR is a small utility that allows you to easily
monitor FSR. You can determine how a particular program
uses FSR or just use it as a running count to warn you
that the system may be becoming overloaded.
Installation
------------
WINFSR works with Windows 3.0 and 3.1 and is installed
in the usual manner. The program file is WINFSR.EXE. No
other files are necessary to use WINFSR.
To install the program file:
* Copy WINFSR.EXE to a suitable hard disk directory.
You can use your main WINDOWS directory, create a
new one or add WINFSR to a directory you already
have for smaller Windows programs and accessories.
To start WINFSR directly:
* Run the program file WINFSR.EXE from the Windows
Program Manager, File Manager, MS-DOS Executive or
whatever shell/launch program you like to use. You
can either choose 'File' 'Run' and then enter the
command WINFSR (you may need to give the drive
and directory where WINFSR is stored, e.g.
C:\WINUTILS\WINFSR) or double-click on the
filename in the File Manager or other program
launcher display.
To create an icon for WINFSR in the Windows Program
Manager display:
* Select a suitable program group by clicking on it
once (e.g. Accessories). If you prefer, you can
create a new program group by choosing 'New...' from
the Program Manager 'File' menu and then selecting
'Program Group'.
* Select 'New...' from the Program Manager 'File' menu.
* Choose 'Program Item' and click okay in the 'New
Program Object' dialog.
* In the 'Program Item Properties' dialog, click on
'Browse' and then use the mouse to locate the
WINFSR.EXE program file and double-click on it.
* Click 'Okay' back in the 'Program Item Properties'
dialog and the WINFSR icon should appear in your
selected program group. You can now start WINFSR
by double-clicking on this icon as normal.
Using WINFSR
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WINFSR provides two displays. A dialog box displays
operating mode and total memory usage as well as
the percentage of FSR available and separate figures
for GDI and USER components. Clicking on the 'Hide'
button removes this display, leaving just WINFSR's
icon at the bottom of the screen. The icon shows
simply the % free for FSR; this display is
continually updated as you work.
A number of options are available from the main display
by clicking on 'Options'. You can choose either a fancy
or plain icon display and change the icon's name (under
Windows 3.1, you may prefer to delete the default name
'System Resources' to produce a smaller icon title).
The % option allows you to leave WINFSR running as an
icon but have its dialog box pop-up to warn you when
you're running short of FSR. Normally, WINFSR will
pop-up if FSR gets below 20%, at which point you
should probably save your work or close down some
programs. You can adjust this to a different figure if
you prefer.
WINFSR and WIN.INI
------------------
WINFSR stores its current settings in your WIN.INI
file in a section titled [WINFSR]. You can adjust
these lines manually using a text editor. If you remove
WINFSR from your system, you should delete this section
from your WIN.INI file.
FSR Calculation
---------------
There is no 'official' way to calculate FSR so you may
see different results from programs similar to this
one. WINFSR takes into account free global memory as
well as local memory for example.