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Running MT4 from a flash drive

  • #1
  • First Post: Sep 22, 2008 9:18pm Sep 22, 2008 9:18pm
Help.

How to get the MT4 running from a flash drive? I copied the MT4 directory and run terminal.exe/ But MT4 status bar said "No CONNECTION"?. The computer is online all the time.
  • #2
  • Sep 22, 2008 9:46pm Sep 22, 2008 9:46pm
Quoting fyfy
Help.

How to get the MT4 running from a flash drive? I copied the MT4 directory and run terminal.exe/ But MT4 status bar said "No CONNECTION"?. The computer is online all the time.
Thats weird, I've run my copies of MT4 off USB drives repeatedly and they always worked flawlessly..
  • #3
  • Sep 22, 2008 11:04pm Sep 22, 2008 11:04pm
Have you tried installing MT4 to the flash drive instead of copying and pasting the directory?
  • #4
  • Sep 23, 2008 12:53am Sep 23, 2008 12:53am
Quoting pippero
Thats weird, I've run my copies of MT4 off USB drives repeatedly and they always worked flawlessly..
I agree I have run MT4 from a number of different devices. I do not use Vista on any machines. I have done this with XP, 2003, and 2000. I have always had copies of MT4 installed on the computer's hard drive in addition to the USB or other drives. I don't know if that made a difference.

fyfy,
Start to open a new demo account. When you get to the Trading Servers page scan them and see if there are any connections.
  • #5
  • Sep 23, 2008 11:28pm Sep 23, 2008 11:28pm
I have it resolved now anyway. thanks for all the inputs.


Quoting nvwine
I agree I have run MT4 from a number of different devices. I do not use Vista on any machines. I have done this with XP, 2003, and 2000. I have always had copies of MT4 installed on the computer's hard drive in addition to the USB or other drives. I don't know if that made a difference.

fyfy,
Start to open a new demo account. When you get to the Trading Servers page scan them and see if there are any connections.
  • #6
  • Sep 24, 2008 8:20pm Sep 24, 2008 8:20pm
Very nice idea, nowadays you could get a 4gb flash for a cost of 10-20$, just great if u wanna run mt4 from a cybercafe or at workplace to monitor the trades.
  • #7
  • Sep 25, 2008 9:07am Sep 25, 2008 9:07am
Quoting dznmrd
Very nice idea, nowadays you could get a 4gb flash for a cost of 10-20$, just great if u wanna run mt4 from a cybercafe or at workplace to monitor the trades.
Are we talking about USB HDDs, or is there a possibility to run MT4 on my mobile USB 8GB stick without problems? Would be nice for work

Lowen
  • #8
  • Sep 25, 2008 12:37pm Sep 25, 2008 12:37pm
Quoting Lowen
Are we talking about USB HDDs, or is there a possibility to run MT4 on my mobile USB 8GB stick without problems? Would be nice for work

Lowen
You can use sticks. In a prior thread there was discussion about how rapidly it would wear out a memory stick. I have an older 250MB stick that I have been running a test on. I have had a demo platform EA trading on it for months. So if it is wearing the stick out it is doing it slowly. It would certainly work fine for part time use. If you are used to a fast computer you may notice MT4 runs a little slower on the stick.
  • #9
  • Sep 25, 2008 12:39pm Sep 25, 2008 12:39pm
Quoting nvwine
You can use sticks. In a prior thread there was discussion about how rapidly it would wear out a memory stick. I have an older 250MB stick that I have been running a test on. I have had a demo platform EA trading on it for months. So if it is wearing the stick out it is doing it slowly. It would certainly work fine for part time use. If you are used to a fast computer you may notice MT4 runs a little slower on the stick.
USD Flash memory has limited writes and infinite reads. So, if you're concerned about wearing your stick out, make the folder read-only.
  • #10
  • Sep 25, 2008 12:44pm Sep 25, 2008 12:44pm
Quoting Ronald Raygun
USD Flash memory has limited writes and infinite reads. So, if you're concerned about wearing your stick out, make the folder read-only.
Actually I'm trying to wear it out. I've been testing for several months with an active EA. My several years old undersized stick still works with no errors.

Would MT4 operate in read only folders? I've never tried it but I don't see how.
  • #11
  • Sep 25, 2008 12:49pm Sep 25, 2008 12:49pm
Quoting nvwine
Actually I'm trying to wear it out. I've been testing for several months with an active EA. My several years old undersized stick still works with no errors.

Would MT4 operate in read only folders? I've never tried it but I don't see how.
If you want to run the write limit, you probably need something which writes to a file.

As for read-only, the trading part works. The testing part seems to require write functions.
  • #12
  • Sep 26, 2008 6:23am Sep 26, 2008 6:23am
Quoting Ronald Raygun
If you want to run the write limit, you probably need something which writes to a file.

As for read-only, the trading part works. The testing part seems to require write functions.
that sounds great!
I will check that out.

Will buy a SanDisk Cruzer Titanium 8GB (which additionally comes with U3)
hmm, or maybe a neat small USB HDD ?? I guess that would top the performance quite a bit.

Cheers!
  • #13
  • Sep 26, 2008 6:27am Sep 26, 2008 6:27am
Quoting Lowen
that sounds great!
I will check that out.

Will buy a SanDisk Cruzer Titanium 8GB (which additionally comes with U3)
hmm, or maybe a neat small USB HDD ?? I guess that would top the performance quite a bit.

Cheers!
You don't really need more than 50MB to run metatrader, unless you plan to do any backtesting.
  • #14
  • Sep 26, 2008 6:40am Sep 26, 2008 6:40am
Quoting Ronald Raygun
You don't really need more than 50MB to run metatrader, unless you plan to do any backtesting.
backtesting can be done on my home pc.
I thought in terms of HDD speed (?) not?
  • #15
  • Sep 26, 2008 6:51am Sep 26, 2008 6:51am
Quoting Ronald Raygun
USD Flash memory has limited writes and infinite reads. So, if you're concerned about wearing your stick out, make the folder read-only.

Too much of FX Trading
Why do people only post a nice trending period chart?
  • #16
  • Sep 26, 2008 7:24am Sep 26, 2008 7:24am
Quoting yuhu
Too much of FX Trading
LoL
  • #17
  • Sep 27, 2008 6:32am Sep 27, 2008 6:32am
Hi all ;
We can launch metatrader from a USB flash by using a portable version of metatrader.
To make a portable version you have to:
1. put the atteched files (compress.bat , upx.exe) in the program files folder of metatrader.
2. executet the two files
3. copy your metatrader folder into your USB flash and its ok.

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  • #18
  • Sep 27, 2008 6:41am Sep 27, 2008 6:41am
Below you find a very good link that explain how to make a portable software using the same files attached to my last reply.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2184510_make-portable-software.html

its very usefull.

have fun
  • #19
  • Sep 29, 2008 4:05am Sep 29, 2008 4:05am
Quoting mourad_amine
Hi all ;
We can launch metatrader from a USB flash by using a portable version of metatrader.
To make a portable version you have to:
1. put the atteched files (compress.bat , upx.exe) in the program files folder of metatrader.
2. executet the two files
3. copy your metatrader folder into your USB flash and its ok.

Hi MouradAmine,

this sounds great.
I thought (reading the thread before) that nothing special was neccessary?

What's ur exe-file exactly? where is it from?


Regards, Lowen
  • #20
  • Sep 30, 2008 10:56am Sep 30, 2008 10:56am
Quoting Lowen
Hi MouradAmine,

this sounds great.
I thought (reading the thread before) that nothing special was neccessary?

What's ur exe-file exactly? where is it from?


Regards, Lowen
Hi Lowen

the link below will explain you the operation, its a very trusty link don't care.

Regards
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