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Where is resource meter? It's not under System Tools, as in '98.

Neither was System Monitor, until I added it from Add/Remove Programs
and Windows Setup. But I don't see Resource Meter even listed there to
add. Thanks.
 
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Keith wrote:
> Where is resource meter? It's not under System Tools, as in '98.
>
> Neither was System Monitor, until I added it from Add/Remove Programs
> and Windows Setup. But I don't see Resource Meter even listed there to
> add. Thanks.

It's the file RSRCMTR.EXE.

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Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/
AumHa Forums: http://aumha.net/
 
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yep, there it is, and my face is red. Two things:
1) ME has not been asking for a disk, so the ME install files must be
on my HD. Would those be the ones named as factory.* ? They're in a
virtual D: drive, and ~640MB.

2) I'm used to '98. So far, it looks to me like ME has appreciably more
resources. Yet from Jack's explanation in this thread, they're both
16-bit and presumably should be the same. Is that correct?
 
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1) Possibly. This partition may have been designed to be accessible during
BIOS start, for running a BIOS firmware recovery program.
Look instead in the ...Windows\Options/CABS, and/or INSTALL, folders where
one may see the many Win_xx.CAB files holding the OS setup files, in
compressed form. Or experiment using the virtual folder.

2) Yes, essentially.

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"Keith" <keith129@walla.com> wrote in message
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> yep, there it is, and my face is red. Two things:

> 1) ME has not been asking for a disk, so the ME install files must be
> on my HD. Would those be the ones named as factory.* ? They're in a
> virtual D: drive, and ~640MB.
>
> 2) I'm used to '98. So far, it looks to me like ME has appreciably more
> resources. Yet from Jack's explanation in this thread, they're both
> 16-bit and presumably should be the same. Is that correct?
>
 
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You need to add in Resource Meter using Add/Remove Programs in the same
way as you did for the System Monitor. You should find the resource meter
by clicking Details on System Tools where you will find it listed as
System Resource Meter immediately below System Monitor.
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Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mike.maltby@gmail.com


Keith <keith129@walla.com> wrote:

> Where is resource meter? It's not under System Tools, as in '98.
>
> Neither was System Monitor, until I added it from Add/Remove Programs
> and Windows Setup. But I don't see Resource Meter even listed there to
> add. Thanks.
 
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On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:42:14 -0000, "Mike M"
<No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote:

>You need to add in Resource Meter using Add/Remove Programs in the same
>way as you did for the System Monitor.

thanks, Mike. I missed it somehow late last night.

Is there anything built-in to ME that will give me info on my ram? I
can see places where it gives the amount, but that's all. I don't know
if it's pc100 or pc133.
 
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The information you need should be obtainable from the bios on your PC and
is often displayed when you first switch on a PC before the system loads.
A tool that you should find useful in answering this and many other
hardware questions about your system is the free Everest Home Edition
which can be downloaded from Lavalys (www.lavalys.com).
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mike.maltby@gmail.com


Keith <keith129@walla.com> wrote:

> thanks, Mike. I missed it somehow late last night.
>
> Is there anything built-in to ME that will give me info on my ram? I
> can see places where it gives the amount, but that's all. I don't know
> if it's pc100 or pc133.
 
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There is no such file as rsrcmtr.exe in Windows XP.

Resources aren't such a issue (as in "low resources") XP manages system
resources differently from Windows 9x.

"Jim Eshelman" <newsgroups@NSaumha.org> wrote in message
news:uNHMVtBEFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Keith wrote:
>> Where is resource meter? It's not under System Tools, as in '98.
>>
>> Neither was System Monitor, until I added it from Add/Remove Programs
>> and Windows Setup. But I don't see Resource Meter even listed there to
>> add. Thanks.
>
> It's the file RSRCMTR.EXE.
>
> --
> Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows/Security
> Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/
> AumHa Forums: http://aumha.net/
>
>
 
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This is Windows ME General, Andrew.


Shane


"Andrew Murray" <admurray@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:uxUDXTCEFHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> There is no such file as rsrcmtr.exe in Windows XP.
>
> Resources aren't such a issue (as in "low resources") XP manages system
> resources differently from Windows 9x.
>
> "Jim Eshelman" <newsgroups@NSaumha.org> wrote in message
> news:uNHMVtBEFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Keith wrote:
> >> Where is resource meter? It's not under System Tools, as in '98.
> >>
> >> Neither was System Monitor, until I added it from Add/Remove Programs
> >> and Windows Setup. But I don't see Resource Meter even listed there to
> >> add. Thanks.
> >
> > It's the file RSRCMTR.EXE.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows/Security
> > Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/
> > AumHa Forums: http://aumha.net/
> >
> >
>
>
 
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XP, like the rest of the NT family of OS's, uses 32-bit system resources,
rather than the Win 9x family's 16-bit. For all practical purposes, 32-bit
resources are infinite, while Win 9X's User and GDI system resources are
limited to 64 KB each, and either can be easily exhausted, under commercial
software.
--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
Your cooperation is very appreciated.
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"Andrew Murray" <admurray@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:uxUDXTCEFHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> There is no such file as rsrcmtr.exe in Windows XP.
>
> Resources aren't such a issue (as in "low resources") XP manages system
> resources differently from Windows 9x.
>
> "Jim Eshelman" <newsgroups@NSaumha.org> wrote in message
> news:uNHMVtBEFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Keith wrote:
> >> Where is resource meter? It's not under System Tools, as in '98.
> >>
> >> Neither was System Monitor, until I added it from Add/Remove Programs
> >> and Windows Setup. But I don't see Resource Meter even listed there to
> >> add. Thanks.
> >
> > It's the file RSRCMTR.EXE.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows/Security
> > Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/
> > AumHa Forums: http://aumha.net/
> >
 
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oops! sorry. I have my mind in XP mode, and forgot I'm reading the ME
group.


"Shane" <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:373gh4F57a851U1@individual.net...
> This is Windows ME General, Andrew.
>
>
> Shane
>
>
> "Andrew Murray" <admurray@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
> news:uxUDXTCEFHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> There is no such file as rsrcmtr.exe in Windows XP.
>>
>> Resources aren't such a issue (as in "low resources") XP manages system
>> resources differently from Windows 9x.
>>
>> "Jim Eshelman" <newsgroups@NSaumha.org> wrote in message
>> news:uNHMVtBEFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Keith wrote:
>> >> Where is resource meter? It's not under System Tools, as in '98.
>> >>
>> >> Neither was System Monitor, until I added it from Add/Remove Programs
>> >> and Windows Setup. But I don't see Resource Meter even listed there to
>> >> add. Thanks.
>> >
>> > It's the file RSRCMTR.EXE.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows/Security
>> > Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/
>> > AumHa Forums: http://aumha.net/
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
 
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Another excellent tool for finding in depth system info about software
(including CD-keys) and hardware (everything you want/need to know) is
Belarc Advisor (www.belarc.com)

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:e0b96XGEFHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The information you need should be obtainable from the bios on your PC and
> is often displayed when you first switch on a PC before the system loads.
> A tool that you should find useful in answering this and many other
> hardware questions about your system is the free Everest Home Edition
> which can be downloaded from Lavalys (www.lavalys.com).
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> Keith <keith129@walla.com> wrote:
>
>> thanks, Mike. I missed it somehow late last night.
>>
>> Is there anything built-in to ME that will give me info on my ram? I
>> can see places where it gives the amount, but that's all. I don't know
>> if it's pc100 or pc133.
>
 
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Jack E Martinelli wrote:
> XP, like the rest of the NT family of OS's, uses 32-bit system
> resources, rather than the Win 9x family's 16-bit. For all practical
> purposes, 32-bit resources are infinite, while Win 9X's User and GDI
> system resources are limited to 64 KB each, and either can be easily
> exhausted, under commercial software.

Exactly.

This may be useful to some as long as we're on the topic:

System Resources FAQ (Win 9x)
http://aumha.org/win4/a/resource.htm

--
Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows/Security
Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/
AumHa Forums: http://aumha.net/
 
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Keith wrote:
> Is there anything built-in to ME that will give me info on my ram? I
> can see places where it gives the amount, but that's all. I don't know
> if it's pc100 or pc133.

The System Info tool you really want to have (two versions of the same
program - grab both, because they each have advantages):

Aida32
Everest

Links and info on: http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.htm

--
Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows/Security
Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/
AumHa Forums: http://aumha.net/
 
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Yeah! That's where I learned all this stuff!
--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
Your cooperation is very appreciated.
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"Jim Eshelman" <newsgroups@NSaumha.org> wrote in message
news:ODc5OXgEFHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Jack E Martinelli wrote:
> > XP, like the rest of the NT family of OS's, uses 32-bit system
> > resources, rather than the Win 9x family's 16-bit. For all practical
> > purposes, 32-bit resources are infinite, while Win 9X's User and GDI
> > system resources are limited to 64 KB each, and either can be easily
> > exhausted, under commercial software.
>
> Exactly.
>
> This may be useful to some as long as we're on the topic:
>
> System Resources FAQ (Win 9x)
> http://aumha.org/win4/a/resource.htm
>
> --
> Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows/Security
> Windows Support Center: http://aumha.org/
> AumHa Forums: http://aumha.net/
>
 
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