>I have an VFP 5.0 app running on an older 486 NT 4.0 server. Today the client moved the whole system to a new PII 450 NT 4.0 server. The app gets data faster and everythings all right with the world. Until a second user accesses the same form and performance drops by half and stays there no matter if the 2nd user gets off or more users get on.
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>The servers are both loaded up with RAM (256) and the same type of hard drives. Same network trunk as well.
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>Anybody seen this before?
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There are a number of parameters that can be set to tune NT performance; I've recently written a message (within the last week) that outlines some of the issues with tuning NT and VFP. Take a look back at message 207204, which covers a couple of the tuning parameters for NT Server.

Differences in the NIC, memory and process priority allocation, software mix and NT version all factor into the equation. I'd suggest hiring someone to handle tracking down the factors and tuning the server for you; it's probably less expensive to hire a knowledgable consultant for an hour than to spend dozens of hours trying to figure out how and what to tune if you aren't dealing with installing and administering NT for a living.

I'd also take a look at the MS web pages on tuning NT, and John Saville's NT FAQ at http://www.ntfaq.com for some additional insights.

>Thanks,
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>John Brooks