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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Moderator David@stives on March 01, 2008, 11:16:01 am

Title: George Test
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 01, 2008, 11:16:01 am
Can anyone using George please time how long it takes to open the program with the details page open

( the main title screen which shows your daily totals etc)

Also please state which operating system you are using.

I have just timed mine and it took   

Just over a minute 01:m 02:8 secs running Vista

Title: Re: George Test
Post by: dave0123 on March 01, 2008, 11:18:15 am
Mine takes 3 secs! using windows XP

the computer has been up 24/7 for the last 3-4 days tho so could be running abit slow.


dave
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 01, 2008, 11:22:12 am
Dave

Was that with the details page open or closed.

Dave
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: dave0123 on March 01, 2008, 11:26:05 am
open showing all the turn over for the week yearly turnover etc. on front page
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: MNWC on March 01, 2008, 11:37:35 am
Once ive sighned in ,it takes about 2 Secs.

How many days do you load up on it ? i Load 7

Because if you load up say 14 days it will take longer when you do a "hotsinc" than if you load up 1 day !

marcus...

Ps Im On vista basic
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: frames to panes on March 01, 2008, 11:54:15 am
Two seconds with XP details open.
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 01, 2008, 11:58:03 am
HHHHmmmmm

I have obviously got a problem then, I upload everyday manually, roughly about 60 jobs a day.

Maybe i have just clogged up the system or some thing.

Dave
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: paul saunders on March 01, 2008, 12:03:25 pm
How much RAM do you have ?
Vista is a hungry beast. ::)
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: [GQC] Tim on March 01, 2008, 12:30:06 pm
HHHHmmmmm

I have obviously got a problem then, I upload everyday manually, roughly about 60 jobs a day.

Maybe i have just clogged up the system or some thing.

Dave

Go to http://www.ccleaner.com/

Install it, run the cleaner, and the registry clean.

Do a defrag of your harddrive.

How much RAM (memory) does your PC have? Vista does need a minimum of 1Gb to run smoothly.
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 01, 2008, 04:14:36 pm
I think i have one 1 gb ram , my computer is only 2 months old, with no other problems.

All my other programs work fine.

My pc is clean my hard drive has only used 18 gb, with no unneccessery programs.

Dave
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 01, 2008, 05:39:46 pm
I think i have one 1 gb ram , my computer is only 2 months old, with no other problems.

All my other programs work fine.

My pc is clean my hard drive has only used 18 gb, with no unneccessery programs.

Dave

First of all, is this problem only occurring when the details page is open or does it occur at other points when running the software?  Check this out with Paul Sanders first but maybe the best thing to do is save all your data, uninstall George, defrag the hard drive (optional) and then re-install George and all your data.
Another question is: Does this problem occur when no other software is open?  Bear in mind that some software runs silently in the background (virus checkers, firewalls etc).  Maybe disconnect from the internet (so as not to leave yourself vulnerable to attack, disable any virus checkers, firewalls etc and give it another try.
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: pjulk on March 01, 2008, 07:06:41 pm
took me 4 seconds with the details page open on xp.
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: chris@c.m.s on March 01, 2008, 07:19:46 pm
mine Instantly loads on xp  are you sure you haven't got programs in the startup menu bogging yours down ?
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 02, 2008, 09:50:23 am
My computer is new and always kept clean.

The program opens instantly with the details page closed.

The program is also sluggish when i proccess a debt, or exit the jobs screen after i have entered the days jobs.

It is also slow when i scroll down the debts screen , jerks and freezes.

Maybe i have just got to much info in the program, like i said i have got about 4 years history in there along with at least 600 jobs, the debts screen shows over 700 seperate cleans.

I dont know how much info George can handle before it struggles.

Dave
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: groundhog on March 02, 2008, 10:23:27 am
1.5 seconds!!  ;D
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 02, 2008, 11:16:37 am
My computer is new and always kept clean.

The program opens instantly with the details page closed.

The program is also sluggish when i proccess a debt, or exit the jobs screen after i have entered the days jobs.

It is also slow when i scroll down the debts screen , jerks and freezes.

Maybe i have just got to much info in the program, like i said i have got about 4 years history in there along with at least 600 jobs, the debts screen shows over 700 seperate cleans.

I dont know how much info George can handle before it struggles.

Dave

I'm not going to get into details as I'm a bit sketchy on this myself and there are a lot of variables.  But it does sound like the same symptoms I've experienced before when a driver needs updating (usually printer).  They do sometimes have an effect on things that seem totally unrelated.  It can only affect certain software too at times.  For instance, I had what sounds like the same problem with MS Publisher but it didn't affect other software on the computer.
I suppose the logical thing to do is to backtrack on recent hardware and software installations/uninstallations and reverse what you did until things are OK.  You say it's a new computer.  Did you have the problem on the previous one?  Was George running OK until you made a recent change?
Can't be any more specific but the above are a few pointers that may (or may not) help you work out what's gone wrong and how to fix it.
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: dave0123 on March 02, 2008, 11:51:15 am
While were on the subject of George!

does anyone no whats in the updated version now George V 3.69W2  it doesnt seem to say on the website.
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 02, 2008, 05:54:07 pm
just had "problems and solutions " box pop up
With a compatability issue with Geo3.exe and Ginstal[1] exe
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 02, 2008, 05:59:06 pm
just had "problems and solutions " box pop up
With a compatability issue with Geo3.exe and Ginstal[1] exe

You say the computer is new.  Are you running Vista?  I'm wondering is Paul S has done a version of George to run on Vista.
Title: Re: George Test
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 02, 2008, 06:48:54 pm
Just my look , just installed windowcleaningpro to evaluate it and it keeps crashing.

Does seem a bit more complicated than George to use ?

Dave