Subj : Re: turbo pascal under winxp
To   : Michael Preslar
From : Scott Adams
Date : Fri Dec 29 2006 12:11 am

 -=> Quoting Michael Preslar to FidoNet.PASCAL <=-

 MP> For the longest time, I've run Turbo Pascal's TPX.EXE under winxp 
 MP> without any problems.. However, things have changed.. TPX is now slow
 MP> to  load, slow to react (i.e. 3-4 seconds before reacting to a
 MP> keypress),  and other whatnot. When switching between windows (alt-tab
 MP> usually), the  system is slow to respond..

 MP> Nothing on my system has changed (system settings, swap file, etc).. 
 MP> Havent even installed IE7..

 MP> Have tried tame, moslow, and dosbox, and nothing seems to help..

     I've not run tp in like 7-8 years.  Still run bp and such
     or delphi.

     If nothing has changes its hard to track down.  Could be some
     corrupted or locked files.  Have you tried to reninstall tp itself?
     Its small enough it should go fast.  

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