VUTRAX Technical Support

VUTRAX SOFTWARE ADVICE NOTICE 213 (11 Oct 2004)

VUTRAX 12.5 onwards for Windows

Slow Startup when run over a network

This applies only to the Windows version of Vutrax and when the installation directory (not just data files) is accessed over a network. The problem is diagnosed by the displayed message

        "VUTRAX is removing temporary files ...".

taking an excessive amount of time to go away.

Vutrax normally removes work files when a new (resident) Vutrax Messenger (VTXMSG) is started. Over a network (with no local disc cache) the file scanning sequence can be very slow.

Modifying the Behaviour:

To stop the clearing out of work files apply SAN 197 to X:\vutrax\win32\menuvtx.exe to apply the patch

    84 c0 0f 84 ? ? ? ? 0f ;


    38  ?  ?  ? ? ? ? ?  ? 

Thereafter prevent clutter by occasionally removing all files from folder X:\vutrax\temp (but leave the folder) when nobody is using Vutrax.

This procedure assumes that you have mapped the network folder to drive X:. If it is accessed by a network path then prefix this path instead e.g. \\server\vtx\win32\menuvtx.exe   and   \\server\vtx\temp .

Distribution:

• Internet Site.
• Customers Reporting Problems.