I found an XP services link that has a lot of information. Can't say
I look forward to spending day on this one...




http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm




George

--- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, Lester Caine <lester@l...> wrote:


> > I am still getting a slow connection on a console app project. I
have


> > changed the interbase file name to '.fdb' from '.gdb', in order to


> > avoid the XP system restore error, but it still occurs.


> >


> > About every third time I do the console app, the TIB_Connection
takes


> > about 10 seconds to connect.


> >


> > What could be going wrong?


>


> My comment would be "XP". I am seeing the same sort of


> response on simple 'Microsoft Office' connects to files on a


> second XP machine. Sometimes fast - sometimes slow. Since XP


> is not intended for use on 'server' machines it does not


> seem to be able to handle some network activity at a high


> priority, so the time taken is a function of what else it is


> doing at the time ( all those other modules it loads in the


> background ).


>


> I have had success improving things by deleting some of the


> more esoteric services, such as the wireless interface


> module it installs by default, but I can't find the link to


> the site that provided a very nice list of what matters, and


> what is a waste of space just at the moment :)


>


> A number of my sites have had XP stripped back off again


> because it does not work as well as W2k or 98SE. I think all


> this 'theaming' is causing more problems with IT support not


> being able to establish what a caller was actually looking


> at ;)


>


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> Lester Caine


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