Program:    VBSystem Resource Monitor
Version:    1.21
Author:     Michael Krane
Date:       Aug 25, 1993

NOTE: This program needs the file vbrun300.dll. (Usually it 
should be in your Windows System Directory or in your path.) It 
does not come with this program because most people will 
already have it and it takes too long to download. If you don't 
have it, you will need to download it to use this program and 
the many other new Visual Basic Programs that are coming from 
Visual Basic 3.

Summary:

This program is designed to help a user evaluate many system 
resources at all times and to combine some utilities that you 
may already use.

It will monitor:
Hard Drive Disk Space, Free System Resources, Free Memory 
(Which includes Swap file if you have one), Number of Tasks 
running, Date,and Time, all in one small display.

Some options include:
The ability to Stay on Top of all other windows.
The option to Restart Windows.
The option to Completely Exit Windows.
The ability to Change the Warning Percentage of Resources.
The option to Select which drives to monitor.
The ability to customize color of display.
Button Bar for Options.
View More DOS and Window Info in Seperate Window.
Many other little features.


Installation: Put vbsys.dll and threed.vbx in your 	      
windows/system directory, and put vbsys.exe 	      anywhere 
you want. More Details: Just copy the vbsys.exe file to any 
directory. (This file replaces all previuos versions of 
vbfsrxxx.exe, you can delete those; Future versions will all 
have the same name.) Then copy the files threed.vbx and 
vbsys.dll to your Windows\system directory. (If you are 
upgrading from a previous version, vbsys.dll replaces 
wlzhcxp.dll and you should be able to delete wlzhcxp.dll from 
your Windows\system directory as long as the program is not 
currently running.) If you already have any of these files, 
then be sure to keep the newest ones; Many programs can use 
these files. (BE SURE that vbrun300.dll, threed.vbx, and 
vbsys.dll are all in your windows/system directory BEFORE 
trying to run the program.) Run the program from File Manager, 
Add it to Program Manager, and/or add it to your Startup Group 
(as it was made for) to always have it running as I do. The 
program should start up monitoring all local Hard Drives. (It 
will not monitor floppies, remote, or removable drives.) It 
should be in a small window in the bottom right of your screen. 
The display updates every 5 seconds, (The more info window 
updates every 15 seconds). To hide the title bar and save room, 
just click the FSR bar graph. The bar gragh changes from green, 
to yellow, and then to red as Free System Resources get low. 
(If they get low you should restart Windows.) The Disk Drive 
Letters Change color from green above 10MB, to yellow below 
10MB, and to red below 2 MB. On most systems the free RAM 
memory displayed in the MEM box will be greater than your 
installed RAM, this is because it includes the size of yor Swap 
File if you have one because Windows treats that as memory when 
using enhanced mode.) You can click the M fore more memory, 
DOS, and Windows info to show up in a seperate large window. 
You can click on some of the labels to change the color of 
their display. You will have 8 buttons for the options. These 
buttons' colors can NOT be changed. Move the mouse over the 
button and it will tell you what the button does on the Title 
Bar if you have the Title Bar visible. The program should be 
mostly self explanatory. If you don't understand something, 
feel free to ask me.

Uninstall:

If you decide to uninstall this, just delete the vbsys.exe and 
vbsys.dll files. (I suggest you do NOT delete the vbrun300.dll, 
or threed.vbx for other programs)

Background:

I wrote this program for ME! Like most other Windows users, I 
have used and tried many different utilities for different 
things. I wrote this to combine the utilities that I was using 
into one SMALL display program. It is written to use minimal 
screen space and minimal resources. It will always yield to all 
other programs.

Suggestions:

You might want to run this program and then watch the numbers 
change as you load or unload other programs, monitor your disk 
space, use it as your clock, etc... If you find some programs 
that you seldom use are using a lot of resources, then you 
might want to unload those programs from memory when you are 
not expecting to use them soon. Windows will generally run 
faster and be more stable with the least amount of programs 
running which frees up memory and resources.

HISTORY:

Version 1.21 Aug 21, 1993
Fixd a bug that caused some systems with a CD Rom to 
identify the installed drives incorrectly.

Version 1.20 Aug 20, 1993
Added option to display More Info temporarily in separate large Window
        More Info includes:
        DOS ver, Win ver, CPU type, Win and TEMP DIRs, More 
        detail on Memory and Resources, Video Driver, and some more.
Removed ability to monitor largest free block (It was slow) and
        is available in the More Info Window.

Version 1.10 Aug 1, 1993
Added option to turn off Title Bar to shrink display.
Did away with the menus in lieu of using a button bar.
Added Largest Block Memory option.
Did away with minimized view-(not usefull)
Reduced the amount of memory used. 
Changed the .DLL name to vbsys.dll. 

Version 1.02 July 27, 1993
Allowed display to get smaller and show more info.
Added button bar.
Slightly adjusted a few display items.
Changed the .exe name to vbsys.exe for this and future versions

Version 1.01 July 23, 1993
Fixed a few display irregularities.
Added option to change colors.

Version 1.0 July 21,1993
Changed and added almost everything. 

Version .07  06/29/93
Added 3D Controls

Version .06  05/11/93 This is the initial release, sort of a 
test program.

Future releases: There is really nothing PLANNED at this time, 
I may add more things later if I feel it will improve it, but 
it's getting hard to keep the size of the display down as I add 
things which defeats the purpose of this utility which is to 
Monitor things and stay out of the way. 

I hope you find this program as useful as I do. It is released 
as SHAREWARE. It does NOT have any "nag" screens. You can use 
it for thirty days as long as you agree that I am not 
responsible for anything directly or indirectly related to 
using this program. After that time, either delete the program 
or send the nominal fee of just $5 to help cover costs, make 
you feel better, and to help keep the shareware concept going, 
(It takes a lot of time to write these programs and do the 
research. I know most people don't like to pay for shareware, 
that's why it's only $5. If you use it every day it IS 
certainly worth $5.) After payment, I will send you at least 
the current version which will include the ability to save some 
options in an .ini file such as where display is on screen and 
colors. If you have any minor revision requests, I'll 
try to add it to your version if I can.

$5 Registration gets version with a save settings feature! Will 
save drives to monitor, Window Position, Title bar on or off, 
label colors, etc...

                Sincerely,

                Michael Krane
                4 Azurean Ct.
                Mt. Sinai, NY 11766

        E-MAIL: Miklk       (on America On-line)
                70242,2317  (on Compuserve)

The program has been fully tested but not in as many configurations 
as I would like, so PLEASE report any bugs or ideas to me at the above 
addresses.


        
        
        THIS PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS. THE AUTHOR (Michael Krane) MAKES NO
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        TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
        WITH RESPECT TO THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. IN NO EVENT SHALL
        THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST
        SAVINGS, OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
        OUT OF THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM.
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