Re: Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-21 Thread John Phillips
Hi Allie, On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, at 22:53:50 [GMT-0500] (which was Wed, 13:53:50 Australian Eastern Time) you wrote: Have you checked your temp folders for temp file overload? Where are these located? Do you mean the normal Windoze type Temp folders, or is there somewhere special in Bat!?

Re: Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-21 Thread John Phillips
Hi All, On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, at 19:34:02 [GMT+1000] (which was 19:34:02 Australian Eastern Time) I wrote: Correction, just did a File Find, millions of the pesky little things, literally speaking of course. 65,771 actually! Presuming they can be safely deleted! Here goes, anyway! Help!

Re: Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-21 Thread John Phillips
Hi All On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, at 19:58:34 [GMT+1000] (which was 19:58:34 Australian Eastern Time) I wrote: Can some kind person run me through an automated way to get rid of the files? (Highly technically challenged at times, looks like the ability to write a batch file is missing in

superfluous temp files (was: Re: Bat! taking 100% resources)

2004-07-21 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo John, On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:25:14 +1000GMT (21-7-2004, 12:25 +0200, where I live), you wrote: JP Still interested why so many created, and if this improves performance. TB creates temp files when downloading messages on extracting attached files and probably on some more occasions. These

Re: superfluous temp files (was: Re: Bat! taking 100% resources)

2004-07-21 Thread John Phillips
Hi Roelof, On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, at 13:01:23 [GMT+0200] (which was 21:01:23 Australian Eastern Time) you wrote: In other words lots of temp files from TB is symptomatic for a range of problems, but the symptoms cause their own problem. Now you've deleted all of them, just check whether there

Re: superfluous temp files (was: Re: Bat! taking 100% resources)

2004-07-21 Thread Allie Martin
John Phillips, [JP] wrote: Thanks for the explanation! If you wish to automate regular emptying of your temp folders, take a look at this freeware solution: http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/index.html -- -=[ Allie Martin ]=- List Moderator and fellow end-user PGPKeys:

Re: Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-21 Thread AceMan
John Phillips said: That's strange. I have used Mozilla and PC-Cillin for over a year and a half and have *never* experienced *any* of the issues you describe. I am also using BayesIt too, but still no recreation of your issues. http://tinyurl.com/4cmwq Oh I see, you're using PC-Cillin

Re: superfluous temp files (was: Re: Bat! taking 100% resources)

2004-07-21 Thread John Phillips
Hi Allie, On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, at 07:41:24 [GMT-0500] (which was 22:41:24 Australian Eastern Time) you wrote: If you wish to automate regular emptying of your temp folders, take a look at this freeware solution: http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/index.html Thanks for the URL.

Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-20 Thread John Phillips
Hi Bat! Fans, As the subject says. Because of this can't download mail without Bat! crashing. This problem just started. Any clues at all? T.I.A. -- John Phillips, Sydney, Australia Using The Bat! v2.12.00 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 They told me I was gullible, and I

Re: Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-20 Thread Allie Martin
John Phillips, [JP] wrote: Any clues at all? A plugin or proxy interfering? A temp file overload. These are the more likely culprits. -- -=[ Allie Martin ]=- List Moderator and fellow end-user PGPKeys: http://key.ac-martin.com pgpbIeilKR7Xg.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-20 Thread Jimmie Toney
On 7/20/04, at 10:45 AM, Julian Beach (Lists) sent the following: Julian On Tuesday, July 20, 2004, 1:57:33 PM, John Phillips wrote: Because of this can't download mail without Bat! crashing. SNIP Julian One of the common causes of problems with 100% resource usage is Julian

Re: Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-20 Thread John Phillips
Hi Julian, On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, at 15:00:37 [GMT+0100] (which was Wed, 0:00:37 Australian Eastern Time) you wrote: It you have a search in the archive, you will find similar threads covering solutions in more detail. I hope you find a solution. Thanks. I disabled that quite a while ago,

Re: Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-20 Thread AceMan
John Phillips said: Running Mozilla Trend Micro PcCillin, a search of their FAQ revealed that this can cause 100% utilisation and there is a download, but unfortunately still slow. Unloaded Trend Micro back to AVG, but again not much better, but a slight improvement. That's strange. I

Re: Bat! taking 100% resources

2004-07-20 Thread Allie Martin
John Phillips, [JP] wrote: Unloaded Trend Micro back to AVG, but again not much better, but a slight improvement. Have you checked your temp folders for temp file overload? -- -=[ Allie Martin ]=- List Moderator and fellow end-user PGPKeys: http://key.ac-martin.com pgpzaVAts0hYc.pgp