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...all 2.2 megs of it go right into the RAM not the ROM like a previous poster said
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I'm fully aware that the new version doesn't install in ROM, it installs "...a RAM version of the program with your ROM version." I guess it's my fault for describing it as "over ROM installation." That's what it is! It installs a RAM version over my ROM pre-installed MS Reader. I must admit though that I was wrong to say there was little or no change in my memory usage after installing in the default (\Windows) folder.
The installation doesn't overwrite the 25 files already pre-installed in ROM. These files are "replaced" by 25 new ones in RAM. After the install, you could no longer see those ROM files, but they're still there in ROM. Try deleting MsReader.exe (RAM version). Gone, right! Do a soft-reset. MsReader.exe (ROM) is ressurected! Run MS Reader, check the version--you're back to the old (ROM) version--v2.2.1 in my case.
v2.2.1 v.2.2.3
Prog MEM 6.8 MB 6.8 MB
Stor MEM 6.5 MB 8.3 MB
I was wrong! There is a 1.8 MB overhead with the new version.
Microsoft Reader Is to BIG!!! Installing it in SD Card has no tax on your Program/Storage MEMs. The only trade off is loose 2.5 MB of space in your SD Card (the new version over-head), surely something gotta add up!
I settled for the default \Windows installation and managed to reduced the Storage MEM (RAM) overhead to 0.7 MB. I only installed the following four files instead of 25:
MsReader.exe
DASShp.dll
ebookfx-dll
msls31.dll
I was warned by CABINSTL that MS Reader might not work. So far so good. It's working. I have my cake and eating it too!