Category : Windows 3.X Files
Archive   : HOGS13.ZIP
Filename : MANUAL.TXT

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USER DOCUMENTATION
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Hogs
by
Kamyan Software
1228 Narragansett Drive
Carol Stream Il. 60188
(708) 372 - 6134
(BBS) 708-372-0174
(CIS) 73447,1114


INDEX FOR HOGS

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Disclaimer

3.0 Running Hogs

4.0 Compacting Option

5.0 Showing DLLs

6.0 Update each Second



1.0 Introduction

Hogs will display the amount of memory running windows applications use.
The applications will be sorted from largest to smallest in memory usage.
Options include showing memory usage of DLL ( dynamic link libraries, and
windows resources such as fonts ), updating the memory usage every second,
and compacting memory.


2.0 Disclaimer

Kamyan Software makes no representations or warranties with respect to
this software or documentation, and specifically disclaims any express
or implied warranties of merchantablilty or fitness for any purpose.
Further Kamyan Software reserves the right to make changes to any and all
parts of the software, at any time, without obligations to notify any
person or organizations. Kamyan Software will not be liable for any special,
incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or
any other reason, even if Kamyan Software or an agent of Kamyan Software
has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall
Kamyan Software's liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid
for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim.


3.0 Running Hogs

Hogs was designed to run with Windows 3.1. It makes use of the
toolhelp.dll program which is part of Windows 3.1. It may run with
Windows 3.0 if the toolhelp.dll program is in the Windows system directory,
but this has not been tested.

When you start Hogs the memory usage of all Windows programs will
be evaluated, sorted and displayed. Pressing the Evaluate Memory Usage
button will cause a complete memory evaluation again. You may want to do
this after loading a new program or after working with a running program.


4.0 Compacting Options

The Compact Memory button will force Windows to discard all parts of memory
that are not currently beening using, when these memory blocks are needed again
Windows will reload it from disk (hopefully from your Cache). After using this
option evaluate memory usage again. Now you will see some reordering of memory
usage. Compacting Memory a few times in a row will sometimes forces more
memory blocks to be discarded. When using this option the Memory Free total at
the top of the Memory Hogs does not change. This is because this total takes
into account all memory areas that can be discarded.

If you are running out of memory trying to run a program or when using
a feature of a program, try using this option right before the operation
that causes the out of memory problem. I have found that this sometimes helps
and allows the program to be loaded or operation to take place.


5.0 Showing DLLs

Select this check box if you wish to see the memory usage of DLLs. DLLs
can be parts of programs that can be shared with other programs, or
data resources used by Windows program. DLLs are not added in to the
memory usage tally for program since DLLS can and often are shared by
multiple programs. However some DLLS are used by only one program,
so keep this in mind when trying to determine how much memory a program uses.


6.0 Update each Second

Selecting this check box will cause Hogs to evaluate memory usage
each second. Turn this option on and then preform some operations in a
program to see how the memory used by the program changes based on
different operations.