another twist in this sage. if I open a text file from start/run, it opens straight up ! Finding more and more articles about other people having this problem, but there are no answers so far :-(
Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: "David Brennan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:58:40 +1200 Subject: RE: [DUG] WinXp Problem > We've seen that on a couple of XP machine here. > > Basically double clicking a file to open it in Notepad takes a > noticeable > amount of time (5-10 seconds). Notepad appears pretty quickly but it's > not > displayed fully and it then sits there frozen for several seconds > before > displaying the text file contents. By comparision double clicking a > word > document is instantaneous (these are fast machines). > > We don't have an explanation for this (I haven't googled it though). I > can > only conclude that Notepad is an immense program with huge overhead > requirements and that the complexities of decoding a 3kb plain text > file are > such that billions of operations are required. Go Microsoft!!! (jk). > > David. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeremy Coulter > > Sent: Friday, 11 June 2004 1:40 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [DUG] WinXp Problem > > > > > > I donthave a Win98 problem , BUT I DO have a windows Xp problem > thats > > come to light. > > Basically, Xp functions ok, BUT, when ever I try to open say a 1kb > txt > > file it takes ages and ages to open. its take 45 seconds because I > just > > timed it. > > The same happend if Itry to delete it, and even when I right click on > > the file !!! BTW this is on a local PC too !! > > > > I have search the net but nothing seems to come back. > > > > I have removed Office, turned off Virus scanner, end-tasked stuff in > > task Manger, and it still happens ! > > You can imagin this is NOT very productive ! > > > > Anyone heard of this before? or know how to resulve it? > > I pretty much have run out of ideas, and think my next port of call > will > > be a pac rebuild....after just getting it. Its brand new :( well > 2weeks > > old now. > > > > jeremy > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Delphi mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
