RE: Stability horrible in CODE

["Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't gotten that far. My system is somewhat unstable the way it is and
slow. I guess I will have to play with it some more to get it going.

-----Original Message-----
From: Buck Calabro [mailto:Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:52 AM
To: code400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Stability horrible in CODE


>> Is there a reason why CODE/400 seems so unstable? I am
>> running Windows 98 SE. On a fairly descent system.

Hi Mike, I'm stable on W95 and W98 2E.  In fact, it's been stable for me for
more than two years.  For the longest time, the installer was a problem for
me but even that's cleared up.  Now, none of that is going to help your
particular situation so let me spend a moment on what I do that I think
makes my situation more stable than some.

1) When installing anything, turn off anti-virus software.
2) When trying to debug stability issues, turn off anti-virus software.
3) Don't open/close applications repeatedly throughout the day, especially
Internet Explorer.  Once open, I minimise it.  Memory leaks are way common
in Windows apps.
4) Check your "free resources" when running into problems.
5) When debugging stability, reboot and try to run the suspected "unstable"
app.  If it runs well, add other apps one at a time.  Often, this won't
trigger an error until you start closing and re-opening apps.
6) If possible, avoid running "monster apps" at the same time.  This
includes any MS Office programs, Code, Notes and many graphics programs.
7) Get the latest sound and video drivers.  You may be pleasantly surprised.
8) Screen savers don't.
9) Complex desktops eat resources.  So does "Active Web" or whatever they
call it.  The plainer your environment, the greater the stability seems to
be.
10) Shy away from IM clients, MP3 players and streaming content of any kind.
Reduce the I/O workload.  Windows only pretends to be a multitasking OS.  As
it gets busier, it gets less stable.
11) Get the latest "gimme-ware" - IE, Acrobat, etc.  They DO find and fix
memory leaks...

Good luck!
  --buck
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