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| Kerr Avon | Oct 26 2007, 04:59 AM Post #1 |
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On my (XP SP2) laptop I regularly have things like two or three copies of Irvanview (a great freeware picture viewer, I use it to view magazine scans from worldofspectrum.org and others), Word 97 (it does what I want, so why upgrade?) and a few other programs open, and when I've finished, I don't shut down the laptop, as that would mean that when i switch it back on I have to load up all the programs and then remember and reload the current files, so instead I use the hibernate function. The trouble is, after a few days, XP runs slower and slower, due to the "lost" resources (that XP fails to free up when a program is closed), and eventually I have to reset the laptop and load everything manually. So I was wondering if there was a program that, when I ran it, would note what programs were currently loaded, and what files they had currently loaded (what picture files were in the viewers, what files any emulator had loaded, etc), and then I could reset the laptop, and then re-run this program, and it would load all of the programs and the current (from before the reset) files? Thanks for any answers. |
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| dagoss | Oct 26 2007, 03:27 PM Post #2 |
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Wouldn't hibernation not even have this problem? Standby does, of course, but doesn't hibernation save the state of your computer to a file and then turn off, thus you must reboot Windows anyway? (That's a serious question, I don't use hibernation). Anyway, you could put such programs in your start up routines and pass them flags and/or change their internal settings so that they open what you want them to. On an unrelated note, Word 97? You can't be serious. OpenOffice is free and far more feature-ful than a 10 year old version of Word. I mean, Word 97? Seriously -- ! |
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| migulic | Oct 27 2007, 12:18 AM Post #3 |
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I can't really think of any solutions other than hibernation. Maybe it's time to switch to Linux? I've been using Linux (Ubuntu) since late August and I'm extremely happy. Not only does it not get slower as I use it (like Windows always does), it's 100% free and most things like updates and drive installation happen automatically. |
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| Kerr Avon | Oct 29 2007, 05:17 PM Post #4 |
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>Wouldn't hibernation not even have this problem? Standby does, of course, but doesn't hibernation save the state of your computer to a file and then turn off, thus you must reboot Windows anyway? (That's a serious question, I don't use hibernation). Yes, but the file it creates is a byte for byte copy of the entire system RAM of the PC, including CPU states and whatever else. Therefore any memory fragmentation, invalid memory pointers etc are also saved (and restored) during the save state > close down > boot up > load state process. The PC blindly saves all RAM into the file, without attempting to correct any possible or potential errors already caused by Windows' imperfect memory usage. >Anyway, you could put such programs in your start up routines and pass them flags and/or change their internal settings so that they open what you want them to. Oh yes, but I just thought that someone might have written a little program to do what I wanted - aparently some versions of Linus have a "Save desktop session" command, that does what I want (saves a record of which programs and files are loaded, but does not save the memory itself, and when you reboot it reloads all of the files that were previously loaded, and loads all previously loaded files into the correct programs). >On an unrelated note, Word 97? You can't be serious. OpenOffice is free and far more feature-ful than a 10 year old version of Word. I mean, Word 97? Seriously -- ! I have heard that OO is very good, I might well give it a go. Thanks for the recommendation (blimey, you do have your uses 
  ).>I can't really think of any solutions other than hibernation. Maybe it's time to switch to Linux? I've been using Linux (Ubuntu) since late August and I'm extremely happy. Not only does it not get slower as I use it (like Windows always does), it's 100% free and most things like updates and drive installation happen automatically. Again, I've heard great thinks about Linux, and have been meaning for a few years to give it a try, but since all I use a PC for now is work (have to keep up with Windows (spit spit) OS and programs, PC gaming (most games are not released for Linux, although I have heard that WINE or whatever can run them, plus I don't play many PC games anyway), and net access, then for two out of the three I tend to need (sort of) to use Windows. Maybe I will take the plunge, though, as Windows is soooooo resource hungry, dictatorial and annoying. Thanks for the advice. Actually, have you ever run Unreal Tournament in Linux? I ask as my (modded) XBox can run Linux, and I'd love to play UT on it, but I don't know anything about Linux. As I've said, I've been meaning for ages to try Linux, but never got around to it. If UT does run then that'd be an incentive to try it, as I'd love to get it onto the XBox. |
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| dagoss | Oct 29 2007, 05:54 PM Post #5 |
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Actually I'm pretty sure UT2004 is available for Linux. There are a number of HowTos out there to run games under Linux, though there are a number of big name titles that actually support Linux! Nearly any game can run if you want it to, but it can require work and end up being quite messy compared to the Windows user who just shoves a CD into a drive and plays. Linux is not ideal for gaming. If your complaint with Windows is that you have to reopen your word files when you start your computer, you will probably blow your head off trying to get hardware and software intended for Windows to work in a **nix environment. It has been getting better though since Ubuntu. Things are more user friendly than they were a few years ago and more hardware manufacturers are supporting Linux drivers. I think Dell (or someone else) actually gives the option of buying PCs with Ubuntu instead of Windows preloaded, which is somewhat mind-boggling when I remember what I nightmare it was just trying to get an X-server running back in the day. I keep Ubuntu running on my laptop and dual-boot my desktop. The average mundane tasks that you do with your computer generally have opensource equivalents or a Linux version is being supported -- but it still an unspoken rule: If you want to play PC games, you must have a system running Windows. You can do without Windows, but it would be messy, time consuming, and with little gain save the satisfaction of not directing supporting Microsoft's stranglehold on operating systems. I hope all that didn't sound discouraging. I'd like nothing more for more people to toy around with Linux. If it wasn't for games, I wouldn't have windows. |
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