HELP - PT getting slower the longer its open!

[Andi R]

Hey all!
I noticed a very strange thing the last few days: the longer PT is open, the slower it reacts! If I hit any command, or even move the mouse over different areas, where the mouse changes, or whatever I do, after an hour or so it takes up to 5 seconds until PT does what it should! normally it does all things instantly. Other programs react not in this manner. My system is clean and set to all PT references, I reformatted it this evening to see if it still applies - and it does. I have a Shuttle X PC 1,8 GHz, 1,5 GHz RAM, 7200 internal and FW drive. PT 6.7cs4. Only PT is installed - no other progs!!! Hardware is 002r.
I can´t understand why it does so! If anyone´s got an idea, I´ll be (as always) very thankful.

Cheers, Andi

[KingFish]

If you've got 1.5G of ram... try disabling your windows system Page file for your OS drive, and see if that helps.... let us know.

[Andi R]

If you've got 1.5G of ram... try disabling your windows system Page file for your OS drive, and see if that helps.... let us know.

OK, thanks for this idea - but how do I do it??

I just noticed - the effect is just within a file! If I open a different file, it´s OK, until some time passes! If I close a file, that has the effect, save it and open it again, the effect is gone. I save very often, almost after every step I do. So this cannot be it. This is very strange...

[KingFish]

Are you using a d-verb in your session out of curiosity ??? is your X-PC a Pentium 4 ??? are you viewing your "System Usage" window from the "Windows menu" in Pro-Tools ???

To shut off your page file you go to control pannel <--- System <--Advanced tab <--Performance -- Settings Button <---Advanced tab <--click on the CHANGE button under Virtual Memory.

Select the radio button NO Paging File with your C drive highlighted in the top window.

Hit the SET Button.

"OK" and "APPLY" out of all your dialogs, and re-boot your system.

If this doesn't help... to turn it back on, just walk through all those steps again, and select the "System Manages Size" with your C drive Highlighted, and hit SET, and apply and ok your way out of all dialogs again.

Let me know about the P4 / D-Verb / System Usage window thing.

[MDog]

You might try disabling your power saving settings. Either in the control panel, or better yet in the bios.