>>Hi Gang!
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>>We have our software (VFP 8 SP1 based software) deployed at many locations, and many different
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>>(I have already turned off Norton Virus scanning (the Auto feature), and some other non-essential stuff in msconfig.
>>Rebooted and still slow, slow, slow in THIS part of the code of the program (this part of the code sets up some forms in the background, then releases the form which we started with, then runs the other forms. The deay is when you press the button on the form, and wait for that form to disappear (release), before going to the other forms.)
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>>Thanks!!
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>Here is a reply I gave to many of those who replied over the weekend.
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>Here's the scoop....
>After talking to their Tech - it turns out that ALL the workstations are going very slowly in certain parts of the Application....
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>When I logged into the SERVER, I was going to check out settings on it, since it, the Router and the Cable between the two would be the first major suspects.
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>In the SERVER, under START/SETTINGS/NETWORK CONNECTIONS I find NOTHING there!! ZIP/ZADDA nothing! Yikes!
>Ok.... let us check the software - START/SETTINGS/CONTROL PANEL/SYSTEM/HARDWARE/DEVICE MANAGER I get ZIP/ZADDA nothing!! Double Yikes!
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>So............ mmm.... I wonder if the 3 are related????
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>This is something I found later today....
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>http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/07/12/empty-device-manager-and-no-network-connections-after-installing-windows-xp-sp3-with-symantec-symprotect-on/
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>"Empty Device Manager and No Network Connections After Installing Windows XP SP3 with Symantec SymProtect On"
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>So this may clear up the problem.... but I wonder if it will fix the speed slowdown on the Workstations??? I will find out tomorrow!!!

I doubt that is the speed issue, although you never know when symantec has it's viral tentacles dug into that area of your system.

We don't provide desktop support to machines with Symantec products, so we haven't seen that here.