Speed greatly increased

How would I do this on my computer?

I'm guessing this is Windows "Advanced system settings," accessible via the Control Panel System applet:

Click Settings...

Then select "Adjust for best performance" on the Visual Effects tab, and optimize virtual memory on the Advanced Tab (see here for more info on that: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314482, and also Google search for "optimizing virtual memory" "windows 7" -- or substitute XP or Vista, whatever version of Windows you've got).

I had forgotten about this "fix" so I did it..(and checked a few "must haves" for me....the smoothing of screen fonts...the tool bar styles..etc...just a little bit of eye candy...but it still improved speed for me...(and the speed was good before this)

Another thing you can do to speed up L4 is to up its CPU priority.

If you load L4, start up task manager, go to processes tab, right click the Logos exe, go to priority on the menu, and move it from normal to high (realtime will not work/you can only go as high as high).

This should increase the speed noticably, at least it seems to have for me.

Thanks for the tip, Shawn. Hope to see you again soon.

Rosie, thanks for the setup instructions

Dale Winters said:

Another thing you can do to speed up L4 is to up its CPU priority.

An application's CPU priority impacts how and when the operating system decides to "let" the CPU run that application (versus another application). Increasing it for a program will only improve that program's priority if it's competing with other programs for CPU time. So if you have significant background tasks or if you're running some other CPU intensive application, this can help. If L4 is the only app you're running, this won't change anything.

Note that I *decrease* the CPU priority of the L4 indexer if I'm trying to get interactive work done in some other application.

Donnie

I wish windows would REMEMBER this priority setting!

I have a Dell Studio 1585, 4GB Ram, an Dual Core i3 2.26 Ghz, with a 2.0 Gb Video Card. This configuration is well beyond the "recommended." I bought this machine after consulting with Logos staff to make sure that I have enough power and memory. After running Logos 4 for a few weeks I called tech support to find out how to improve the performance of L4. They did not offer any of these suggestions or any others. I sent a very terse email to customer service. Bob P responded with an offer to refund my money. I declined and countered with a request to change the recommended configuration. Logos declined. They still have a completely unusable system as the recommend.

I would have been in the camp of complainers about L4's performance.

I renewed my efforts this morning to figure out a new configuration. I spent an hour once again with customer service and got no where. I have tried most of these suggestions. I will have to use L4 before I make a judgment. I am not impressed by the initial response. Some resources loaded faster but editing in Notes is still cumbersome.

I did find an article http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/intel-hd-graphics_7.html#sect0 on improving the frequency of the the graphics from 733 to 900. I cannot figure out how to do this on my machine. Does anybody have any thoughts?

I've been using it for a long time. It sped up my whole system incremental backups to a USB-connected drive from 5-7hr to 2-3hr.

However, I haven't noticed any discernible benefit to programs like Logos, however.

John Pavelko said:

I did find an article http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/intel-hd-graphics_7.html#sect0 on improving the frequency of the the graphics from 733 to 900. I cannot figure out how to do this on my machine. Does anybody have any thoughts?

If your Dell Studio 1585 is a notebook, over-clocking may result in over-heating. Desktops have space for larger heat sinks to dissipate the extra heat from over-clocking.

John Pavelko said:

I have a Dell Studio 1585, 4GB Ram, an Dual Core i3 2.26 Ghz, with a 2.0 Gb Video Card. This configuration is well beyond the "recommended." I bought this machine after consulting with Logos staff to make sure that I have enough power and memory. After running Logos 4 for a few weeks I called tech support to find out how to improve the performance of L4. They did not offer any of these suggestions or any others. I sent a very terse email to customer service. Bob P responded with an offer to refund my money. I declined and countered with a request to change the recommended configuration. Logos declined. They still have a completely unusable system as the recommend.

I would have been in the camp of complainers about L4's performance.

I renewed my efforts this morning to figure out a new configuration. I spent an hour once again with customer service and got no where. I have tried most of these suggestions. I will have to use L4 before I make a judgment. I am not impressed by the initial response. Some resources loaded faster but editing in Notes is still cumbersome.

I did find an article http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/intel-hd-graphics_7.html#sect0 on improving the frequency of the the graphics from 733 to 900. I cannot figure out how to do this on my machine. Does anybody have any thoughts?

My  wife has a Dell Studio 4 gb ram and only a duo core processor...and shared video...Logos runs fine....

I've said it before and I'll point it out again...there are lower end systems where Logos runs fine, and mega systems where it doesn't....the answer is not all in the size of the machine at all....

I'm not saying that I have the answer but that it's not that simple.

I have duo core with 6 gb ram and a 1 gb video and Logos runs very fast, I have no complaints.

That's my observation.

I am glad that you told me that your wife's system runs Logos. What security software does she have running in the background? Does she run a word processor at the same time? What about IE or Firefoxe? I usually have all that going but Logos is still sluggish if they are not running?

How big is your wife's video card memory?

SSD is the way to go for a major boost in Logos speed. You can get a 60gb drive for $100 and with some work you can make that your Windows system drive + Logos, and keep your documents (and programs if you wish) on a separate drive. Logos flies on my system largely as a result of the SSD.

Floyd,

thanks for the info.  Does the priority utility work with windows 7 64?  Have you used it/does it work well?  I couldn't find much info on its site.

Thanks for your time,

Dale