I recently moved a computer from one part of my network to another.  In the
process it was necessary to uninstall Filemaker Pro and re-install another
copy on the computer.  I am using Filemaker Pro 4.1 on a Windows 98(se)
350MHz Pentium based computer. After the reinstall, Filemaker Pro now takes
almost 5 minutes to just start the Filemaker program.  The computer is on a
network, but Filemaker is not being used in a network mode. The only other
program on this computer that wasn't there before is Norton Anti-Virus 2003.

After it has once been started, it only takes 2 minutes to start up!(still
unacceptably slow).  I know this is an older version, but for the time being
I have to use this one.  It used to be faster on the same machine.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might do to troubleshoot the slow
problem?

Thanks for any info

Start by searching the archives of this newsgroup for threads regarding this
same subject.  I believe there were at least three this month.  Could be
Norton (if nothing else changed), excess temp files, network "confusion",
corrupted font, etc.

"SortaNortth" <none@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> I recently moved a computer from one part of my network to another.  In
the
> process it was necessary to uninstall Filemaker Pro and re-install another
> copy on the computer.  I am using Filemaker Pro 4.1 on a Windows 98(se)
> 350MHz Pentium based computer. After the reinstall, Filemaker Pro now
takes
> almost 5 minutes to just start the Filemaker program.  The computer is on
a
> network, but Filemaker is not being used in a network mode. The only other
> program on this computer that wasn't there before is Norton Anti-Virus
2003.
>
> After it has once been started, it only takes 2 minutes to start up!(still
> unacceptably slow).  I know this is an older version, but for the time
being
> I have to use this one.  It used to be faster on the same machine.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might do to troubleshoot the slow
> problem?
>
> Thanks for any info
>
>
>

Glenn,

Thanks for the help!  It turned out to be excess temp files.  Not only
perked up Filemaker, but all the other apps as well.  Filemaker is now back
to a respectable 15-20 seconds to fire up even on my slow computer.  Thanks
again.

Dick Marcum


"Glenn Schwandt" <schwandtgat@aoldot.com> wrote in message
news:vovrb33o66vd6b@corp.supernews.com...
> Start by searching the archives of this newsgroup for threads regarding
this
> same subject.  I believe there were at least three this month.  Could be
> Norton (if nothing else changed), excess temp files, network "confusion",
> corrupted font, etc.
>
> "SortaNortth" <none@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:5CJjb.296754$mp.236339@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net...
> > I recently moved a computer from one part of my network to another.  In
> the
> > process it was necessary to uninstall Filemaker Pro and re-install
another
> > copy on the computer.  I am using Filemaker Pro 4.1 on a Windows 98(se)
> > 350MHz Pentium based computer. After the reinstall, Filemaker Pro now
> takes
> > almost 5 minutes to just start the Filemaker program.  The computer is
on
> a
> > network, but Filemaker is not being used in a network mode. The only
other
> > program on this computer that wasn't there before is Norton Anti-Virus
> 2003.
> >
> > After it has once been started, it only takes 2 minutes to start
up!(still
> > unacceptably slow).  I know this is an older version, but for the time
> being
> > I have to use this one.  It used to be faster on the same machine.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas as to what I might do to troubleshoot the
slow
> > problem?
> >
> > Thanks for any info
> >
> >
> >
>
>