VB app slow

[doceddi]

hi!

win2k on a macbook pro


running quite smoothly so far

all apps i am using seem quite fast, good.

just one visual basic app i have been using for years
is close to unresponsive, 30 seconds or more between
clicks.

does any one have similar experience, or better yet,
an idea what might be causing this?

thanks!

 

[joem]

If the app doesn't require a network connection, try disconnecting the machine from the network, and see if the app works at all. If it doesn't, it's probably using some module on another machine to do something and you may need to move that module to the local (guest) machine to speed it up. Have fun finding it.

 

[doceddi]

hey, thanks!


the app doesnt need a network connection, but your suggestion got me thinking:

i have tried to keep my windows C: drive more or less vanilla,
installing all apps onto a second "drive" that is actually
a shared folder under osx.

so, the app is on this shared E: drive, but the VB dll is on the
C: drive.

copying the app over to the C drive seems to have solved the performance problem,
thanks!


but .. is this a bug or a feature?

i've noticed other flakiness with the shared drive; every now and then,
Windows seems to lose it, reporting it can't save files because the
handle is stale. my feeling is that Parallels still has some work to
do in this area.

thanks,
eddi

 

[joem]

but .. is this a bug or a feature?

Bug: Something the software does that you don't like.

Feature: Something the software does that is documented.

Take your choice.

You might consider creating a second virtual drive for applications, data storage, or whatever. That's what I did, and it seems to work just fine. Network access is slower than virtual drive access by a fairly large factor.

 

[esteban404]

Sounds like modifying the system variable to include a path to the VB *.dll you needed would have allowed you to keep your C: nice and vanilla and still use the older app on your D:.

_E