Installation

System Requirements

Any PC running Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 or later.
At least 128 MB RAM and 20 MB of free Hard Disk space. (More memory and diskspace are recommended). If you will be using one of the router programs to get real-time data then you must be running Windows NT, 2000, or XP as the routers will not function properly on 95/98/ME. For realtime intraday data from a streaming quote source (mytrack, or IB) 256MB of Ram and 1 Ghz processor are the recommended minimums. For viewing historic data only, older slower systems will suffice.
A connection to the Internet is required, and a constant broadband connection is recommended for myTrack and IB streaming data.

Installing

  1. Create a directory to hold the program (recommended directory name is SSChart but can be any name you wish).
  2. Download the program zip file into this directory.
  3. Unzip the file (Windows XP has this capability built in, earlier OSes require pkzip or winzip or an equivalent program to unzip the file. You can get a free trial version of either of these by following one of the preceeding links).
  4. Run "sschart.exe" from this directory, the program will complete the installation process the first time it is run. (This includes creating subdirectories: {DATA, CONFIG, FAVORITE, IMPORT, SLF, and HELP}, moving the appropriate files to these locations, and recording the installation location.

 

The first time you run SSChart:

You will see the message at the right. . <click> [Yes] if you want program icons created on your desktop.  

After this the program should show two sample charts. You can play with the samples a bit to get familiar with some of the program features. You should at least go through the "Quick Start" section if this manual next to get familiar with basic operation of the program. The rest of the manual will then give you more detailed information on each feature.

Uninstalling

To uninstall SSChart, first exit the program if it is running, then run the uninstall script from the windows Start menu under { Programs | SSChart | Uninstall SSChart }.

Running this script will remove all program and data files and sub-folders, including and data collected. It will also remove the program shortcuts from the desktop and the start menu, and registry entries. If you have any files open (like this documentation) it will not be able to remove them, otherwise it will leave only the empty installation directory.

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