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
- Create a directory to hold the
program (recommended directory name is SSChart but can
be any name you wish).
- Download the program zip file
into this directory.
- 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).
- 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. |
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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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