Re: [Dx4win] Windows 7 64-Bit Pauses and Freezes (UPDATE)
Unfortunately, my QSO with HP1 tonight was interrupted by numerous pauses, making me feel like I was learning morse code again. Which I might actually be doing, to tell the truth. Another examination of the Task Manager showed the Firefox 4 32-bit executable doing battle with the Firefox add-on container executable for top spot in the CPU usage list. This might be because there is an issue with Firefox *32 under Windows 7 64-bit that is exaggerated by the use of these add-ons on the QRZ.com web pages, which I use as my home page in the shack. I went into the Help menu of Firefox and disabled add-ons and the test (under full power) seemed to show the lag/pause was gone. Only real operating will prove that. More later. I want to say that with each item I have removed, from Aero Themes, to MSFT Office doc caches, to Adobe Startup executables, the system has become more responsive. The fact I now have voice announcements in the shack (rather than keying the radio) is a major plus. Now all I have to do is get the pause outa here. I have asked a friend who is active on the Firefox development forums to let me know if they hear something about the add-on container and Windows 7 64-bit. 73, Byron On 06/05/2011 07:45 PM, Byron Peebles wrote: > Friends: > > Using the Task Manager and the Configuration Manager resource > mentioned in the previous post, I am feeling better about eliminating > the problems I was experiencing with my Windows 7 Ultimate system and > DX4WIN. > > First, the change from the Display Windows Manager (dwm.exe) from Aero > to Classic themes seems to have made the windows faster. As I > continued to look for anything that used more resources than DX4WIN, I > also removed a Microsoft Office utility that is for shared document > caching. It seems like the Install script for Office adds that to > your Startup programs and I will never share an Office document from > this computer. then, two Adobe Acrobat products installed themselves > to make my PDF reading faster in some way and they are now not part of > the system startup and background processes. When these changes are > combined, the system behaves better, at least so far. > > Second, I found a configuration error in the system that had really > bad side effects. When I was attempting to get the MMTTY RTTY > software working, I have set the audio output device to default to my > Ten-Tec 712 USB-Sound-Card Interface. I had also set the Mic input to > PTT on the Ten-Tec radio. The result of this mistake is that my > system sounds, startup, spots, etc were being routed to the radio, not > the speakers, and were keying the radio. Not at all a good thing, > since I have to assume those sounds could be heard, even though I set > the radio to one watt output when I'm not in QSO, just in case. > > So, one set of changes to minimize overheads on the combined CPU/GPU > of a low-end, low-power motherboard and a secon change to reverse a > bonehead configuration mistake that I made in a last-ditch effort to > make something unrelated to DX4WIN work. > > Again, time is the real measure of resolution, so I'll give it a week > or two of active CW work to see if this is truly resolve. > > 73, Byron > __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Windows 7 64-Bit Pauses and Freezes (UPDATE)
Friends: Using the Task Manager and the Configuration Manager resource mentioned in the previous post, I am feeling better about eliminating the problems I was experiencing with my Windows 7 Ultimate system and DX4WIN. First, the change from the Display Windows Manager (dwm.exe) from Aero to Classic themes seems to have made the windows faster. As I continued to look for anything that used more resources than DX4WIN, I also removed a Microsoft Office utility that is for shared document caching. It seems like the Install script for Office adds that to your Startup programs and I will never share an Office document from this computer. then, two Adobe Acrobat products installed themselves to make my PDF reading faster in some way and they are now not part of the system startup and background processes. When these changes are combined, the system behaves better, at least so far. Second, I found a configuration error in the system that had really bad side effects. When I was attempting to get the MMTTY RTTY software working, I have set the audio output device to default to my Ten-Tec 712 USB-Sound-Card Interface. I had also set the Mic input to PTT on the Ten-Tec radio. The result of this mistake is that my system sounds, startup, spots, etc were being routed to the radio, not the speakers, and were keying the radio. Not at all a good thing, since I have to assume those sounds could be heard, even though I set the radio to one watt output when I'm not in QSO, just in case. So, one set of changes to minimize overheads on the combined CPU/GPU of a low-end, low-power motherboard and a secon change to reverse a bonehead configuration mistake that I made in a last-ditch effort to make something unrelated to DX4WIN work. Again, time is the real measure of resolution, so I'll give it a week or two of active CW work to see if this is truly resolve. 73, Byron __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Windows 7 64-Bit Pauses and Freezes
My friends: I had posted a note here not long ago about my 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate install having pause issues with DX4WIN, especially bad at times when I was keying CW. In spite of the upgrade to WinKey2-USB, the frustration and problem remains. I've now observed those pauses in software other than the DX4WIN logger. However, the good news is that I've come across an article that might help me, and the other folks who sent me direct emails expressing they had the same problem. I intend to follow the instructions from Microsoft this weekend and hope to be able to post a resolution in the future. In the meantime, if you are having pausing issues under Windows 7, you might just read this Microsoft article on managing what is running on your system and debugging what's not running correctly. Good Luck! 73, Byron http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Run-Selective-Startup-using-System-Configuration There is also a section on that page that explains how to Disable All the startup items and enable them one-by-one. __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
