masu Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 this is not really a bug Paint.net 2.6 takes a long time to start Quote Paint.Net 3.0 Windows XP SP2 A64 3000+, 1GB Ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SearedIce Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 This is probably an issue with your computer. How much memory do you have? What is your processor speed? Do you have any anti-virus software running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 There's also the whole issue of whether or not PDN is the first app using .NET. The first time you start up the program, it has to initialize .NET if it's not already started, so you're actually waiting for two things before you see the interface. 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...
Rick Brewster Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 The main things I've seen that cause Paint.NET to start slowly are the following: 1) You only have 256 MB of RAM and are running multiple anti-virus / anti-spyware / anti-malware programs. Paint.NET runs okay with 256 MB RAM, but having all those other "watchdog" services running really knocks the wind out of systems with less than 512 MB. Please note that I am NOT recommending that you disable these, I am merely explaining their impact on performance. 2) Your hard drive has not been defragmented for awhile. I recommend running the defragmentation tool that comes with Windows: Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Defragmenter 3) You have less than 256 MB of RAM. I recommend getting more when you can 4) You have a very very slow CPU (like 300 MHz). I recommend getting something faster when you can Dan is also right that on "cold" startup, it can be slow if no other .NET app has been run recently. On my system Paint.NET comes up almost instantly (0.6 seconds CPU time as reported by Process Explorer) most of the time, but if I've just started up my computer it might take 5 seconds or so during which the hard disk grinds away. Then again, pretty much everything is sluggish right after startup on most systems. I've spent a lot of time optimizing Paint.NET's startup performance and have had a lot of help from Josh Williams (whose job is .NET performance). There are still cases, like those listed above, where all the optimization in the world won't save you. 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...
masu Posted February 27, 2006 Author Share Posted February 27, 2006 I have a A64 3000+ 1GB Ram running AntiVir 7.0 in background Can this cause the problems? Quote Paint.Net 3.0 Windows XP SP2 A64 3000+, 1GB Ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SearedIce Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 The processor/ram looks fine (pretty good, actually). The AntiVir might be scanning the file as you open it. I've noticed that Norton makes stuff like Microsoft Word (and Word files) open like 2x longer because it's scanning for viruses. Try Rick's #2 suggestion...Defragmenting is different from Reformatting (I've seen many people mis-read it)...it doesn't hurt the computer at all, but it does help your harddrive access files faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagna Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 What is the definition of slow? On my rig with Athlon XP 2500+ and 512MB of RAM a "cold" startup takes about 13-15 seconds and a "warm" takes 3-4 seconds. To me those numbers are quite acceptable. I also have AntiVir V7 and it shouldn't in any way be the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SearedIce Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Indeed; quite acceptable. Cold start here is 3-4 seconds, hot start is 1-2. Pentium 4 HT 3.0 GHz, 1GB RAM. Also, my anti-virus is the new Windows OneCare. Masu, what is your startup time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masu Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 9 seconds cold start 6 seconds hot start HD was defragmented before Quote Paint.Net 3.0 Windows XP SP2 A64 3000+, 1GB Ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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