Will Windows 2000 Advanced server help?

Originally posted by CalTrader
Advanced Server is a very stable OS. However, I dont recall that the workstation had an object limitation - although it could be true. If Tradestation crashed then there is a big stability problem with the software: adding the 201th object should just result in an allocation failure which the software should handle gracefully and log to the system error log, as well as inform the user.

If the OS crashed then I doubt that the problem was related to an OS limitation - something else may be going on. Of course Tradestation itself may have caused a fatal system error but in Windows 2000 this is much more difficult to achieve and would point to a more severe problem in the quality of the Tradestation software.
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Excellent analysis. You do a tech proud. I am fighting back the little tear of happiness. Your tech has become "Maytagged - very few if any service calls." :)
 
Originally posted by emk662
I am running Tradestation on a double CPU Xeon 2.2, 1G memory computer. When I add more than 200 charts in the TradeStation, the system crashed. The tech guy said that Windows 2000 Professional, which I am using right now, has a limit of 200 objects;so, it is the operating system problem, not the TradeStation software problem, according to them.

I am thinking about upgrading the operating system to Windows 2000 Advanced Server, but don't know if that will help.

Your opinion will be greatly appreciated.
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This will solve all your problems:

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=96068&highlight=thanks+to+Kymar#post96068

As to Advanced Server, you are wasting your money. For your purposes, on that machine, there is no difference to using Server over Pro, let alone AS. I also have a dual Xeon 2.4 machine with 1GB of RAM. I have over 40 workspaces open and over 500 symbols displayed. I run Server (could easily run Pro,) but I have access to Windows AS and it doesn't make a difference. Step up to Quad CPU's and you start needing AS.

nitro
 
Originally posted by nitro

This will solve all your problems:

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=96068&highlight=thanks+to+Kymar#post96068

As to Advanced Server, you are wasting your money. For your purposes, on that machine, there is no difference to using Server over Pro, let alone AS. I also have a dual Xeon 2.4 machine with 1GB of RAM. I have over 40 workspaces open and over 500 symbols displayed. I run Server (could easily run Pro,) but I have access to Windows AS and it doesn't make a difference. Step up to Quad CPU's and you start needing AS.

nitro
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From the knowledge base article .....
"Some programs do not handle the failure gracefully, and in some cases there may not be enough memory to create the error message dialog box. As a result, the requested operation fails without any indication.
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A well known issue that GUI reliant subsystems designers have had to work around for several years. There are simple solutions to ensure that you software app does not crash in this situation without handling and identifying the problem.

High quality software handles this situation. Hopefully the company will add this test to their next release if it indeed was the culprit .....
 
Originally posted by Strategery
a hack bouncing around the internet that will turn a Workstation version of the OS into Server
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Couldn't find it after about 30 minutes of googling.
What else can you remember about it?
 
Originally posted by nusrat
Couldn't find it after about 30 minutes of googling.
What else can you remember about it?
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The architecture of Windows server and professional products has changed since NT4. In the 2000 versions and beyond Microsoft recognized the hole that allowed a simple registry key change coupled with another change that effected promotion of workstation to server. There is no simple way to do this in 2000 and .Net products. There may be a hack out there for the new versions but if there is then someone developed a complicated piece of software with no realistic hope of getting paid .....
 
Originally posted by CalTrader In the 2000 versions and beyond Microsoft recognized the hole
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Thought the reference was to W2K. Maybe I misunderstood the poster.
"I think Advanced Server is better then regular server only in clustering functions and # of CPUs it will support. There is also a hack . . . "
 
Bone et al :

on a related issue let me ask this question. I am currently running NT4 SP6. Considering either UPGRADE to 2KPro or clean install of same. Any suggestions on either?
 
Originally posted by white17 Considering 2KPro
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Better features/usability than NT. Much more stable than 98/ME.

But not perfect. My W2kPro still occasionally must be hard-rebooted, and has occasional GUI glitches, no matter how stale or fresh I am about the Windows Update maintenance.

Minimize your use of tweaks, PowerToys, etc. -- especially if they change the GUI or modify the registry.
 
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