[Virtualacorn-list] Virtual Acorn Setup Problem

[Dr Peter Young]

On 4 Nov 2008  Steve Joyce <Steve at joyces.demon.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]

> The version on the desktop has been problematic to set up - initially
> under Windows 2000, latterly under XP. The major problem is that it often
> runs painfully slowly for some time before getting up to a reasonable
> speed. Occasionally, especially during file copying operations, it will
> seize up for several minutes, and then continue at normal speed.

> I suspect the slow speed is caused by heavy activity on other processes
> by Windows,

If the slowing is caused by another Windows process, this might help:

With VRPC not running, go to Program Files > VirtualRPC-*** > VAcfg, 
and load it into, e.g. Notepad. Here you will find a line starting 
ProcessorPriority. If this doesn't have = 3 after the word, change it 
so it does. Save the file, and start VRPC.

I had appalling problems with slowness while Windows Defender was 
doing its stuff, and this dodge sorted it. I think it's on the forum 
somewhere, but I can't find it.

With best wishes,

Peter.

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