At 02:45 PM 11/20/2000 , you wrote:
memory leak? 32MB is generally bare minimum; if you have 64MB or more, NT
4 will likely be quicker. You should be running at least Win95-B
(OSR2.x) The "Winsock 2" package from Micros**t improves some TCP things,
too.
Setting up a permanent swap file, and defragging in Win9x will speed
things up nicely, esp if it's already thrashing on the swap file to
compensate for the lack of memory. You can do it manually, or get Norton
Utils (~$40) and let it do it.
through an as-quick-as-possible reboot , if all else fails.
-Wayne Cox
>Our workstations (mostly Win95) are configured with both TCP/IP and SPX/IPX.Sounds like you're just short on memory, or possibly one of the apps has a
>If I start with a cleanly booted workstation, I can run Vantage ok
>(well, version 4 *is* a lot slower, but ....). However, if I send or
>retrieve my e-mail, surf the web, read any of the newsgroups, etc.,
>Vantage will now run VERY slow! The HDD in the workstation will
>thrash for a long time, each screen will draw very slowly, logging in
>takes several minutes, and the system is virtually unusable.
>Rebooting the workstation clears this up, though.
memory leak? 32MB is generally bare minimum; if you have 64MB or more, NT
4 will likely be quicker. You should be running at least Win95-B
(OSR2.x) The "Winsock 2" package from Micros**t improves some TCP things,
too.
Setting up a permanent swap file, and defragging in Win9x will speed
things up nicely, esp if it's already thrashing on the swap file to
compensate for the lack of memory. You can do it manually, or get Norton
Utils (~$40) and let it do it.
>other workarounds other than rebooting (I have to reboot myI've got a little Visual Basic thing I wrote that will cycle windows
>machine several times a day)?
through an as-quick-as-possible reboot , if all else fails.
-Wayne Cox