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One heck of a problem!
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:00 am
by AiRMaN
I'm using Windows XP, and every single time I run QB, My windows programs slow dow significantly, I mean 'Notepad' would take 10 seconds to run!, I checked the task manger, and there I found a process called 'Ntvdm' that takes a bout 97 - 99 percent of the cpu usage!, I tried adjusting memory settings in the properties but nothing worked out!, any suggestion
Solution: Lower priority
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:46 am
by Stoves
In the windows task manager, right click on that 'Ntvdm' process, choose "Set Priority", and set to "BelowNormal". All your other windows apps should run much more smoothly.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:45 am
by AiRMaN
Thanx Stoves, it's all back to smooth now!, but still the process 'Ntvdm' is taking a whooping 99% of the cpu, is there a way to make it less!
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:17 am
by The Walrus
It will only take 99% of the CPU when the other programs you have running aren't using CPU. When another program wants to do something, NTVDMs CPU usage drops automatically. It's no problem, unless you're using a laptop on battery (heavy CPU usage drains the battery faster).
Fraid so
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:52 pm
by Stoves
AiRMaN wrote:Thanx Stoves, it's all back to smooth now!, but still the process 'Ntvdm' is taking a whooping 99% of the cpu, is there a way to make it less!
Yeah, like The Walrus said, unfortunately there's no way (that I'm aware of) to make the Ntvdm process be less of a processor hog.
Cuz of that, I try to do as much code writing outside of the Qbasic interpreter as possible and then only do debugging in Qbasic.