In message <3f54e84e53.old_coaster@old_coaster.yahoo.co.uk>
Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 20 May 2013, george greenfield <george.greenfield@tiscali.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
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> Here 0810/519 usually connects, first time, provided that the host
> machine is not diverted by its housekeeping, or whatever. I've learned
> to wait for a few minutes, after Win7 boots, before running RPCEmu.
Me too. I normally wait until my 'Weather update' app. displays on the
desktop (showing that the router has been seen), and the HD light goes
out or at least becomes intermittent.
>
> I suspect that the 'restart' button doesn't reset _everything_, so I too
> normally quit, and re-launch.
>
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>
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>
> Slow loading could be caused by large Hotlist, Cookies or URL files in
> Choices, or a large Log file, or Cache directory, in in Scrap.
But this would not explain the difference in launch time between 519
and 402. NetSurf on the latter launches in seconds.
> However,
> this would not explain the subsequent normal loading times.
I got that wrong! Further testing revealed that each relaunch took the
same - excessive (it's about 90 secs on my fast* system) - time.
>
> Do other applications behave the same way?
No others discovered so far.
>
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> However, an obey file in 519 Boot deletes Hotlist,
> Cookies, URL, Log and Cache, so that NetSurf starts with a clean slate.
That certainly curtails the useability of NetSurf on 519. I suppose
it's there for a good reason...?
George
* Win7/4-bit, Dell XPS desktop, 4GB RAM, Core i7 3.4GHz quad-core.
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