Newsgroup: it.comp.os.win.windows10
Titolo: Program Sometimes Runs Fine

I run a program called CamBam under Windows 10.  When I first installed it 
the program always ran fine.  After a Windows update a few months ago it 
started acting very slow and cludgey.  The cure.  Terminate the process tree 
and restart the program.  It will sometimes start and run just fine several 
times in a row, and then sometimes I'll have to terminate the program and 
restart it several times.
 
If it starts and runs ok it continues to run fine for the entire session.
 
I've tried all kinds of display settings, resolutions, and compatibility 
settings and the symptoms are the same.
 
It is a 32bit application that supports and uses multiple processors.  It is 
relatively graphic intensive as a CAD/CAM system using OpenGL Display mode. 
It also supports some older legacy modes, but does not fully display all 
details in them.  Changing display modes for the program did not seem to 
make any difference in the program execution.  It still uses older .net 
framework.  It does incorporate a number of .dll plugins (add-ons) that may 
have an affect, but disabling all plugins does not seem to improve the 
situation either.  I have had to go in and manually unblock some of the 
plug-in files in order to use them.
 
Yes, I have uninstalled and reinstalled.  Multiple times including manual 
removal of files and directories left behind.  I previously used this 
program on a 32bit XP Pro Box and did the embedded hack to keep getting 
security updates.  It ran perfectly right up until I retired that computer 
and started using the program on the W10-64 box.  It ran just fine (and 
faster) on the W10 box for months until that W10 update.   The computer its 
currently running on is relatively slow by today's standards and is only 
dual processor running just two threads at a time.  It started life as a W8 
box, and was upgraded to W10 as I hated W8.
 
Suggestions?  Please.
 
 

 I run a program called CamBam under Windows 10.  When I first installed it 
 
I used it a lot in the past, but only under XP and Windows7, maybe I will have a try on 10 in the next days.
 
Is it an option tu use a vm?

 
 
"Mike De Petris"  wrote in message 
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Maybe when I upgrade to a bigger badder machine, but it ran just fine for 
months on W10.  I started having issues the day after a W10 upgrade.  The 
thing is I want to use it under W10 when I upgrade the machine not under a 
VM because CB supports mutli threading upto 4 worker threads at a time, and 
I am often using all available worker threads at 100% of processor 
capability with it when working with 3D toolpath generation.
 
 

 
 
I'd suggest to check if the w10 update has changed the video driver or 
video mode (especially usage of OpenGL).
I am using an Italian version, so my tree of operations is labelled with 
Italian definitions. The basic idea is to left click on the start 
button, choose "Device management" (that's the English translation of 
the Italian "Gestione dispositivi"...), select the video card driver and 
check the date of installation.
If it has been changed, the "Restore driver" could reinstall the old 
version.
It's just a small hint, but might be some kind of starting point to 
investigate?

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If suspects are on the W10 update, then revert to previous Windows version!
If all goes well then you may just inform Microsoft and community about the issue on the feedback hub, and maybe just wait for the next release to try again an update.

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:orli8l$k4o$1...@dont-email.me...
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I hate to jinx myself, but I seem to have it working fairly consistently 
now.  I turned off 4.7 and allowed Windows to turn off those portions of 3.5 
(with 3.0 and 2.0) that were automatically turned off when I turned off 4.7. 
Since I have done that the program has worked consistently every time I have 
started a session.  Not sure why it worked for months previously unless that 
update included an update to .net 4.7 and that was what caused the problem.
 
Now watch.  Next time I start a session it will cludge out again.  LOL. 
 

Nope!  Darn.  Problem recurred today.  
 
 

 Nope!  Darn.  Problem recurred today.
 
may it be related to the new updates of patch day?

 Suggestions?  Please.
 
Right click the CamBam exe file, select compatibility, set the
compatibility to Windows 7 or 8 (or even XP) and try running it
 
Since we're at it, check out these too
 
http://www.cambam.info/support/FAQ.aspx#7
 
 
http://www.cambam.info/ref/ref.win10
 
 
P.S. sounds like you like fishing
 
http://www.cambam.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6764.0
 
 
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