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Why so slow?
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Wilt Dasney
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I noticed that the holiday banner was causing some slowdown for me, but I assumed it was just temporary, and it was. Having no troubles now.
Yellow Shoes
Well-Known Member
It took 20 seconds for this screen to pop up after I hit "reply".
I know that I have Stone Age technology here (Win 98, Explorer 6.0), but pages loaded faster with the older software.
With the older stuff, I could delete the photos at the bottom of the page that seemed to slow me down. Is that possible with the new software?
I know that I have Stone Age technology here (Win 98, Explorer 6.0), but pages loaded faster with the older software.
With the older stuff, I could delete the photos at the bottom of the page that seemed to slow me down. Is that possible with the new software?
barnum42
New Member
I've noticed a reduction in speed too. I have been looking to see if there is something else up with my PC. I used to open multiple threads in separate windows then work my way through them, but now it seems to stick for a while when trying to switch from to the other.
I'm running Windows XP home with all the critical updates applied and Internet Explorer 6, again with all the critical updates on a cable modem
I'm running Windows XP home with all the critical updates applied and Internet Explorer 6, again with all the critical updates on a cable modem
Win XP Pro with all critical updates, through Opera 7.23.3227 and a cable internet connection. It's equally load to slow with Mozilla and IE6.
It's literally impossible to load on a Mac with Safari over at Pauls. The browser chokes.
It's literally impossible to load on a Mac with Safari over at Pauls. The browser chokes.
I have noticed this on other forums that use the new forum look. I think it has something to do with the icons/images (mostly icons). I noticed IE 6 is better than Netscape 7, but not by much.
I am sure it is hard to track down - and I think the problem may not be on your end and just how the new stuff loads in the browser. Have you got any other styles in the works - perhaps a different style will give better results?
I am sure it is hard to track down - and I think the problem may not be on your end and just how the new stuff loads in the browser. Have you got any other styles in the works - perhaps a different style will give better results?
ogryn
Well-Known Member
I'm using Firefox 0.9.1 on XP (1.6Ghz Athlon, 512Mb Ram, 128Mb GeForce2), and having more than two tabs open slows the browser right down. I'm currently getting between 10-50% CPU time in task manager.
I don't think it is VB3, because I am fine with other (much larger) VB3 forums, so I am looking suspiciously at the flash banner... :lookaroun
I don't think it is VB3, because I am fine with other (much larger) VB3 forums, so I am looking suspiciously at the flash banner... :lookaroun
i'm looking suspiciously at the toolbar and the photos at the bottom. I had slow loading on the old forums when these 2 things were in the page, and currently have no problems loading other VB3 forums without anything extra.
Can we get to option to have these removed again Steve?
Can we get to option to have these removed again Steve?
The new forum is reasonably client-side CPU intensive. The flash animation, the toolbar, the photoalbum preview does have quite an impact on performance. In testing however, using reasonable spec PCs (P4 2Ghz, 256MB, WinXP, IE6), pages are appearing with about a 1 to 2 second delay, which I concluded was a reasonable delay for the enhanced look and features.
Unfortunately if using a PC that is a couple of years old, or lower spec, you will find the enhanced features causing slow performance. In this case, I would recommened using the BLUE DAYLIGHT WIDESCREEN EXPRESS Style, selected from the bottom left of the screen. This will reduce the number of onscreen elements, and will therefore increase the speed of browsing the forum.
Unfortunately if using a PC that is a couple of years old, or lower spec, you will find the enhanced features causing slow performance. In this case, I would recommened using the BLUE DAYLIGHT WIDESCREEN EXPRESS Style, selected from the bottom left of the screen. This will reduce the number of onscreen elements, and will therefore increase the speed of browsing the forum.
Yellow Shoes
Well-Known Member
Thanks, Steve,
Blue Daylight Express has changed my life!!
Blue Daylight Express has changed my life!!
GaryT977
New Member
I have two machines:
WinXP and Firefox 0.9.1 at work,
iMac and Safari at home.
Since the upgrade to the new forum software, the load times on both machines have increased dramatically, with Safari being a little bit faster. On my Windows machine, I actually have to stop the page from loading and refresh it before it will come up sometimes.
I love this site enough to put up with it, but it is highly annoying. The Blue Daylight Widescreen Express setting didn't make much of a difference for me.
WinXP and Firefox 0.9.1 at work,
iMac and Safari at home.
Since the upgrade to the new forum software, the load times on both machines have increased dramatically, with Safari being a little bit faster. On my Windows machine, I actually have to stop the page from loading and refresh it before it will come up sometimes.
I love this site enough to put up with it, but it is highly annoying. The Blue Daylight Widescreen Express setting didn't make much of a difference for me.
If Express isnt loading almost instantly, you have a problem there. Could you run this for me and let me know what you get? http://www.lantek.co.uk/speedtest.aspGaryT977 said:
What spec of PC is it? CPU, Memory etc
guwag
Active Member
Excellent, I just stumbled across this thread and it has solved all my problems! :sohappy: I'm currently using my 400MHz Athlon with 256Mb RAM because my laptop is off being fixed - despite the large amout of RAM (for the processor anyway!) you can still hear the cogs turning in this "Piece of Poo" ™ 