Very slow to start application

[baldman]

Hello,

I was using ED basic 1.6 and it worked great, so I purchased the Pro version. I am using 3.4 (beta - 10/18/05 build) and when I click on the icon, it shows the apple and (yellow ) orange without text on the task bar for about 5 seconds, then goes away. About 30 seconds later the application will start.

This same thing happens when comparing a directory and chosing to compare two files by right clicking on one of the diff files.

One day out of the blue, it worked as it should, but now - again - it is slow. I've tried rebooting and even right after a reboot, it behaves the same. This is on my IBM laptop w/ 1GB of RAM and plenty of drive space avail.

Any suggestions? It seems to be slower (just an observation - haven't really tested it) if I'm not connected to the network.

Thanks! I LOVE this application...just wish it wasn't so slow.

[psguru]

This one would be really hard to reproduce (obviously, I tried that without success). I sent you (in a private message) instructions on how get a trace of the program execution. Please see if you can do it and let me know the results -- perhaps we'll be able to find out what takes long time during startup.

BTW, does it consistently start slowly or, after the first time, subsequent startups are faster?

[farid]

Hi,

I have the same issue also and have not been able to correct it. Sometimes it loads slow the first time and subsequent launches are ok; but now every launch is slow. I use ED Pro a whole lot and the slow startup is very time consuming. Pls provide solution, if any, or who to get a program trace.

Thank you

[psguru]

One reason for slow startup may be that you have file/folders in your comparison history that either are no longer accessible or are accessible via a slow network connection. If this is the case, you can delete these items by dropping a file/folder combo box in the Compare dialog, hovering the mouse over an item you want to delete and hitting Delete.

[farid]

Thank you for quick response. The Delete feature must not be in the older revisions.

I cleared all the Recent content (Files, Folders and AutoPick) in ED Pro Settings in registry and now it launches quickly. ED-Pro is a wonderful tool; Ability to clear the history would be a great feature.

-Farid

[psguru]

Yes, see under

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrestoSoft\ExamDiff Pro\Recent Left Files
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrestoSoft\ExamDiff Pro\Recent Left Directories
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrestoSoft\ExamDiff Pro\Recent Right Files
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrestoSoft\ExamDiff Pro\Recent Right Directories