Quackstar Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I get a little shaky when programs say that, due to one program that screwed my computer so bad i had to use a 2 month old restore point. What exactly does Paint.NET do when it does this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 It's running a program called 'ngen' which pre-compiles the EXE's and DLL's so that they don't have to be re-compiled every time you run the program. This saves memory and improves startup performance. (Note that this ngen / pre-compiling stuff is specific to "managed" code such as C#. That's why you don't see it employed for most other desktop software, which is ususally written in C++.) Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quackstar Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 oh ok. Its a bit misleading though, as usually improving system performance means changing computer settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 It's "Optimizing performance for your system" - it's optimizing itself, not changing any of your computer settings. There is no need to fear. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubalkessler Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I registered for this forum so I could pipe up about the "optimizing performance" screen. This stage takes a couple of minutes on my relatively new system. Would it be possible to add a progress bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I've implemented one for version 4. Plus it's a lot faster, especially if you install .NET 3.5 SP1. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubalkessler Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Very good! I've downloaded .NET 3.5 SP1 and look forward to v4 of Paint.NET as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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