Well, it gets curioser and curioser. I just duplicated the problem with a simple program which basically dumps records into a file. I am getting approximate three times faster throughput on a Win NT 4.0 workstation versus a Win 98 workstation that is sitting right next to it. To compare,


WIN NT has 64 MB RAM, 98 has 128 MB RAM

WIN NT is a Pentium 200, 98 is a P II 400

Both machines are Gateways

Transaction throughput is:

WIN NT 1000 records in 2.5 seconds

WIN 98 1000 records in 7.32 seconds

The speed is fairly consistent as I let the record count go.



>>1. VFP 5 (latest version)
>>2. Transaction Loop - Happening in an import -- get a record, run the posting program, get the next record, run the posting program, etc. (and no, I didn't write it).
>>There is a screen alive when it happens but the screen is just sitting there, not doing anything.
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>Also, could a screen saver be running that is hogging the processor. Try changing the screen savers to just a blank black screen. Are the Win98 boxes running a virus scanner or anything different that could be slowing down the system? Is the networking and network cards set up the same (no extra protocols).