Re: Stop and start Client Access from loading

Thanks Roger,

> >Does anybody know how to stop and start Client Access from loading
> >startup programs in Win '95?
> 
> Attempting to short-circuit CA/400's memory usage is probably not going 
> to get you anything but trouble. At most, all four CA/400 background
> processes use about 1.5mb of memory, but when file and/or print sharing
> aren't being performed, these processes spend most of their time paged 
> out of real memory. Also, together the four processes use less than 500  
> bytes of USER resources and zero bytes of GDI resources (compared   
> that to the stupid MS Office toolbar, which uses 1500 bytes or so of  
> USER resources and at least 5800 bytes of GDI resources).

I'm not trying to cut down on parts of the functionality while still using 
CA.  I don't use CA most of the time at all.  I really just need this machine 
as a hot backup.

> Windows System Monitor initially lead to lots of confusion about these
> processes because it reports them all at 100% processor usage--all the
> time. This isn't true, these processes don't use processor cycles unless
> they are in use. See APAR  II10716 for details.

It's not so much that it's taking up a ton of memory or a lot of cycles.  It's 
just a waste to be in memory when they aren't being used at all.  There 
are 21 programs loaded in memory on this computer when it's idle.  And 
that's all without starting up any programs to get anything done like 
Pegasus email,  Netscape, and WordPerfect. 

> The real problem with these background processes isn't memory or  
> GDI/user resource consumption, but rather their conflicts with  
> resources such as IRQs, USB ports, and laptop power management. If 
> you aren't experiencing problems with these resources, don't worry 
> about them. If you experiencing
> these problems, its likely that you won't be able to CA/400 on your 
> laptop anyway.

Yes I am.  There is a keyboard conflict with PCAnywhere.  Without using 
CA when it's in memory and during or after using PCAnywhere the numlock 
key is stuck in the numlock position.  This being a laptop, when I try to use 
the letters I get numbers instead.  The only work around I've found is to 
re-boot.  And CA does run on this computer just fine.  As long as I either 
don't run PCAnywhere or I don't want any letters under the numbers 
after I do run PCAnywhere.  I use PCAnywhere all the time.  And yes I do 
like to use all the letters on the keyboard.
 
> As for the path statement, geeze, what are these boneheads thinking! 
> What a braindead scheme. Virtually no modern software today requires 
> path
> statements. None, that is, except for IBM software (VARPG, VAJava and
> CA/400 are better (and longer!) path makers than Hansel and Gretel left
> behind!).

Yea.   And they take up 120 of the total 126 characters allowed.  Although 
it's documentd the path statement can have a maximum of 126 characters 
I do get more, but taking up 120 characters is absurd.

> If you're really determined to streamline CA/400 on your laptop, and 
> are a CA/400 licensee, take a look at the Express beta. Overall, its
> memory consumption isn't much less than early versions of CA/400, but 
> it doesn't use the static processes the early versions do, either. The 
> tradeoff, as most everyone knows by now, is that Express also does not
> provide file sharing or networking printing (gotta have NetServer for 
> that with Express).

And another consideration is that this laptop is used (although very 
seldom) as a console which is not supportd with Express.
 
> And (beating Jerry to the punch), alternative products such as Synapse's
> Netwolf, Wall Data's Rumba or a plain vanilla TN5250 client such as 
> what Mochasoft or Distinct offers make great CA/400 alternatives.
> 
> The short story: You can probably figure out some schemes that push and
> pull CA/400's configuration from your system (your REG file changes are
> probably the best bet), however I'd bet you'd a cold frosty one the time
> spent won't be the worth memory saved and the potential grief it causes.

It's actually pretty easy to save out the registry entrys in the RunServices 
section.  All it would take would be one reg file to remove those entries 
and a re-boot.  And a second reg file to add them back in with a re-boot.  
I don't understand why it would cause any grief.  What potential grief 
would you be talking about?

Thanks for the input,

Gary Kuznitz
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