WordPerfect Slow On Mainlan Network

DocumentID: 653338
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:22 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: If the user brings up WordPerfect on a non-dedicated server on Mainlan, the performance of the network is slowed down. WP can even be sitting idle at the server and the whole network is bogged down. He claims it has slowed down about 10-fold. Mainlan's technical support told him that WP utilizes a keyboard loop in the program that monopolizes the processor, which is why the network slows down. Solutions: WordPerfect is designed to use all the resources in the PC. WP Development does not and cannot write the program for a specific environment, i.e., a Non-Dedicated File Server version. The code is written in such a way as to use all available resources of the PC and assorted hardware to the maximum capabilities. It does not allow or compensate for any other processing which may be occurring. This is done to maximize the performance of the program. If the network operating software allows WP processing to have a higher priority than network I/O, the entire network is going to slow down.

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