Quite a few questions, and some answers that have appeared in forums
and newsgroups regarding Paint Shop Pro, and Corel Corporation
purchasing version 9 from Jasc. Corel brought out version X, and has
since brought out version XI. I think the Roman numeral system for
version numbers adds nothing to understanding, and makes it confusing
for users.
Here's an answer from Linda Niewenstein regarding one question:
I've upgraded from PSP X and have a
robust, new system, yet I've noticed that XI runs far slower than X. It
opens slower, tools respond slower, and it seems to use far more system
resources. Is there any way to improve its performance?
~Tony
Hi Tony,
It appears from the majority of postings from Users experiencing slow
downs stem from the Organizer's caching of images especially on first
start up, and if that process is interrupted. Here are a few things
that have helped others.
Take
images and folders out of My Pictures and Shared Pictures
(default folders used after installing PSPP XI) and place them
somewhere else on your system. Now run PSPP XI and let it cache
the new information (empty folders)
Add your photo folders manually to the Organizer's folder listing. Each will cache as you add them.
If you
have a ton of photographs and graphics, do not use All Photos. Instead,
click on one of the folders you added and let the thumbs display, then
close PSPP XI completely. Run PSPP XI again and the organizer should
load the last folder you displayed rather than All Photos. This will
make the load faster too.
I've not heard
anyone having trouble with the tools responding slower, and on my older
system PSP 9, PSP X, and PSPP XI run tools at approximately the same
speed, so I'm not sure what may be causing that problem for you. Just
by chance, did you install PSPP XI with your antivirus closed and then
disconnected from the net with the firewall off? Doing so has fixed
problems for some folk in various software apps.
Take care, Linda
C-tech Volunteer Corel Private Beta Tester