startup delay

Happy New Year everyone!

This is an operating system problem that pops up now and then.
For no apparent reason when you open Superbase there can be a delay of five 
or so seconds (with the egg timer showing).
Normally it will open immediately but once it slips into the delay, the pc 
will always, from then on, have the delay. This happens with the RTS as well 
on 98, XP, Server 20003.

I have tried, virus check, 16bit sub system fix, spybot, adaware, defrag, 
cleanup, reboot, even checked Task Manager for rogue apps but to no avail.

Anyone know of a solution?

Regards
Ian 

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 15:41:05 -0000, Ian Stephenson <ian@soeasy.co.nz>  
wrote:

> Happy New Year everyone!
>
> This is an operating system problem that pops up now and then.
> For no apparent reason when you open Superbase there can be a delay of  
> five
> or so seconds (with the egg timer showing).
> Normally it will open immediately but once it slips into the delay, the  
> pc
> will always, from then on, have the delay. This happens with the RTS as  
> well
> on 98, XP, Server 20003.
>
> I have tried, virus check, 16bit sub system fix, spybot, adaware, defrag,
> cleanup, reboot, even checked Task Manager for rogue apps but to no  
> avail.
>
> Anyone know of a solution?
Default printer is a network one that is not visible at the point of  
startup?

It's been known to cause this sort of thing..

Thanks Phil

Looking into it. Yes we have a default network printer that is sometimes not 
on. I will run a few tests.

Regards
Ian


"Phil Alexander" <philbo@cix.co.ukk> wrote in message 
news:op.s3caurab7ap0mq@r2p3...
> On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 15:41:05 -0000, Ian Stephenson <ian@soeasy.co.nz>

> wrote:
>
>> Happy New Year everyone!
>>
>> This is an operating system problem that pops up now and then.
>> For no apparent reason when you open Superbase there can be a delay of

>> five
>> or so seconds (with the egg timer showing).
>> Normally it will open immediately but once it slips into the delay, the

>> pc
>> will always, from then on, have the delay. This happens with the RTS as

>> well
>> on 98, XP, Server 20003.
>>
>> I have tried, virus check, 16bit sub system fix, spybot, adaware,
defrag,
>> cleanup, reboot, even checked Task Manager for rogue apps but to no 
>> avail.
>>
>> Anyone know of a solution?
> Default printer is a network one that is not visible at the point of 
> startup?
>
> It's been known to cause this sort of thing..
>
> Phil 

Yes this did resolve the problem.We have tested the issue on every platform 
resulting in:
If a windows default printer is offline, superbase will pause whilst it 
tryes to communicate with the printer and as it is offline, there is a 
delay.

Solution: Check that the default printer is available or accept the delay.
Thanks for the solution.
Best regards
Ian

"Ian Stephenson" <ian@soeasy.co.nz> wrote in message 
news:drtrhb$j7m$1@cecsamba.superbase.co.uk...
> Thanks Phil
>
> Looking into it. Yes we have a default network printer that is sometimes 
> not on. I will run a few tests.
>
> Regards
> Ian
>
>
> "Phil Alexander" <philbo@cix.co.ukk> wrote in message 
> news:op.s3caurab7ap0mq@r2p3...
>> On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 15:41:05 -0000, Ian Stephenson
<ian@soeasy.co.nz> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Happy New Year everyone!
>>>
>>> This is an operating system problem that pops up now and then.
>>> For no apparent reason when you open Superbase there can be a delay
of 
>>> five
>>> or so seconds (with the egg timer showing).
>>> Normally it will open immediately but once it slips into the delay,
the 
>>> pc
>>> will always, from then on, have the delay. This happens with the
RTS as 
>>> well
>>> on 98, XP, Server 20003.
>>>
>>> I have tried, virus check, 16bit sub system fix, spybot, adaware, 
>>> defrag,
>>> cleanup, reboot, even checked Task Manager for rogue apps but to no

>>> avail.
>>>
>>> Anyone know of a solution?
>> Default printer is a network one that is not visible at the point of 
>> startup?
>>
>> It's been known to cause this sort of thing..
>>
>> Phil
>
>