Hello!

 

   I should preface this by mentioning that I have an older work computer.  It's a Windows XP, SP3, with 3GBs of RAM.  I have 8.5.3, FP3, UP1, and I spend each and every day programming in XPages.  I also have a Windows 7 computer with 8GB RAM at home, which (obviously!) works much better. 

   I've followed these suggestions about the jvm.properties, turning off Build Automatically and fixing anti-virus settings, which helped greatly.  Before those changes, my notes2.exe process would go over 1GB in under an hour.  Now, the same process goes over 1GB after 2-3 hours, at which point, I shut down Notes, restart and go again for another 2-3 hours.  On my home laptop, I can go 6-7 hours before having to restart.

   When the notes2 process goes over 1GB, the drag and drop doesn't work anymore, opening any design element is extremely slow, and copying and pasting stops to work.  Even typing in the source code is extremely slow.

 

   Other than the obvious solution of getting a new computer (this summer, methinks), any other suggestions?  In your experience, is this normal behavior?

 

Thanks, in advance! 

 

Steve in NYC 

 

"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside."