[WriteLog] Re: WL ran slower and slower

[Dale Jackaman]

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I think it "may" be a memory leak, a common enough problem with many 
applications.  I didn't mention this before but this problem exhibits 
itself on two of my dedicated and networked contest computers.  The 
computers don't exhibit these symptoms when running any other software 
and, as they are dedicated to my ham stations, don't run anything else but 
Symantec 2002 anti-virus software and WriteLog during cw or ssb contests. 
One runs ME and the other 98 Second Edition.  Both have all the latest 
patches installed. 

I use a free utility called StartupCop that checks to make sure there is 
nothing else running on the computer when it boots, very handy for 
ensuring a clean startup.  It also allows for different boot profiles if 
needed.  This may help some machines with minimal RAM to at least extend 
the period of time you need to reboot.  You can download this application 
at: 

http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,10615,77594,00.html 

There are a number of utilities that maps memory usage by application 
which I'll run during the next contest, we'll see what it says. 

Dale
VE7GL
dalej@reboot.bc.ca
http://reboot.bc.ca

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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I think it &quot;may&quot; be a memory leak, a common enough problem with many applications. &nbsp;I didn't mention this before but this problem exhibits itself on two of my dedicated and networked contest computers. &nbsp;The computers don't exhibit these symptoms when running any other software and, as they are dedicated to my ham stations, don't run anything else but Symantec 2002 anti-virus software and WriteLog during cw or ssb contests. &nbsp;One runs ME and the other 98 Second Edition. &nbsp;Both have all the latest patches installed. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I use a free utility called StartupCop that checks to make sure there is nothing else running on the computer when it boots, very handy for ensuring a clean startup. &nbsp;It also allows for different boot profiles if needed. &nbsp;This may help some machines with minimal RAM to at least extend the period of time you need to reboot. &nbsp;You can download this application at: </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,10615,77594,00.html &nbsp; </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">There are a number of utilities that maps memory usage by application which I'll run during the next contest, we'll see what it says. &nbsp; </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dale</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">VE7GL</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">dalej@reboot.bc.ca</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://reboot.bc.ca</font>
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