starting elements organizer

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 08:07:30 +0100, "Michael Consten" wrote:

Hello,
i have installed the test-version of elements 3.0. I think its a very nice program but when i start the organizer in the start-menu it will take about 40 seconds before the program will start. Is that normal?? Is there any think i can do to make the start quicklier??

Thanks for help..

Michael Consten

Depending on your computer it’s probably normal. It loads a ton of plug-ins and scripts when it starts up. On my 2.53GHz, 512MB computer it takes a good 15 secs to load. Compare that to the hardware on your computer.

You can try defragging your HD, for maybe a little help. Adding more memory will also help if you have less than 512MB. A faster HD would also help. As would a newer computer.
Dave

Hi,

thanks Dave for your answer,

Depending on your computer it’s probably normal. It loads a ton of plug-ins and scripts when it starts up. On my 2.53GHz, 512MB computer it takes a good 15 secs to load. Compare that to the hardware on your computer.

i have an Athlon XP 2200 with 512 MB, so i think its nearly the same. Maybe my Harddisk is not so fast.

You can try defragging your HD, for maybe a little help. Adding more memory will also help if you have less than 512MB. A faster HD would also help. As would a newer computer.

I will try to defrag the HD, but i wonder if it will change a lot. The memory should be fine, the HD is an 190GB Maxtor, i think a new one is not really an option.

I can’t understand why it takes so long to start. Can anybody else tell us how long it takes by him to start..???

Thanks

Michael Consten

I have an Athlon 64 3500+ with 1 gig of ram and it loads in about 14 seconds. I have an 80gig WD hard drive with 8meg buffer.

Bob

"Michael Consten" wrote in message

Hi,

thanks Dave for your answer,

Depending on your computer it’s probably normal. It loads a ton of plug-ins and scripts when it starts up. On my 2.53GHz, 512MB computer it takes a good 15 secs to load. Compare that to the hardware on your computer.

i have an Athlon XP 2200 with 512 MB, so i think its nearly the same. Maybe my Harddisk is not so fast.

You can try defragging your HD, for maybe a little help. Adding more memory will also help if you have less than 512MB. A faster HD would also help. As would a newer computer.

I will try to defrag the HD, but i wonder if it will change a lot. The memory should be fine, the HD is an 190GB Maxtor, i think a new one is not really an option.

I can’t understand why it takes so long to start. Can anybody else tell us how long it takes by him to start..???

Thanks

Michael Consten

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:05:36 +0100, "Michael Consten" wrote:

Hi,

thanks Dave for your answer,

Depending on your computer it’s probably normal. It loads a ton of plug-ins and scripts when it starts up. On my 2.53GHz, 512MB computer it takes a good 15 secs to load. Compare that to the hardware on your computer.

i have an Athlon XP 2200 with 512 MB, so i think its nearly the same. Maybe my Harddisk is not so fast.

You can try defragging your HD, for maybe a little help. Adding more memory will also help if you have less than 512MB. A faster HD would also help. As would a newer computer.

I will try to defrag the HD, but i wonder if it will change a lot. The memory should be fine, the HD is an 190GB Maxtor, i think a new one is not really an option.

I can’t understand why it takes so long to start. Can anybody else tell us how long it takes by him to start..???

Thanks

Michael Consten

I found this in a review of Elements 3.0:
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Startup Speeds
I ran a test on a 2.6GHz Pentium 4 machine, with 756MB RAM, with Windows XP SP2 and no other applications running. Test results with other hardware configurations will of course be different.

Application After reboot Subsequent Times
Startup Photoshop Elements Editor 24 sec 7 sec
Switch to Photoshop Elements Organizer 15 sec 5 sec
Startup Photoshop Elements Organizer 20 sec 4 sec
Switch to Photoshop Elements Editor 20 sec 7 sec
Switch between already open Elements 3 Editor and Organizer 1 sec 1 sec
Elements 2 15 sec 4 sec
Photoshop CS 20 sec 7 sec
ACDSee 7 12 sec 1 sec

Firing up both the Organizer and Editor for the first time after a reboot took about 40 seconds. Subsequently, it took about 12 seconds. Once both applications are open, the switch between both applications is almost instantaneous. However, when Photoshop Elements 3 is closed and you want to quickly view an image on your hard disk, ACDSee 7 will give the fastest startup time. Just like Photoshop Elements 3 outperforms ACDSee 7 in terms of editing, ACDSee 7 outperforms Elements 3 in terms of browsing speed. It is clear that the above mentioned convergence is not yet complete.
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It sounds like you’re a little slow, although not abnormal.

Hi,
i seems that the long time to startup is "normal". Thats a shame, i like the Software but i don’t like to wait so long. I think i will look fo another application. Thanks for your help.

Michael

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On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:05:36 +0100, "Michael Consten" wrote:

Hi,

thanks Dave for your answer,

Depending on your computer it’s probably normal. It loads a ton of plug-ins and scripts when it starts up. On my 2.53GHz, 512MB computer it takes a good 15 secs to load. Compare that to the hardware on your computer.

i have an Athlon XP 2200 with 512 MB, so i think its nearly the same. Maybe
my Harddisk is not so fast.

You can try defragging your HD, for maybe a little help. Adding more memory will also help if you have less than 512MB. A faster HD would also help. As would a newer computer.

I will try to defrag the HD, but i wonder if it will change a lot. The memory should be fine, the HD is an 190GB Maxtor, i think a new one is not really an option.

I can’t understand why it takes so long to start. Can anybody else tell us how long it takes by him to start..???

Thanks

Michael Consten

I found this in a review of Elements 3.0:
——————————
Startup Speeds
I ran a test on a 2.6GHz Pentium 4 machine, with 756MB RAM, with Windows XP SP2 and no other applications running. Test results with other hardware configurations will of course be different.
Application After reboot Subsequent Times
Startup Photoshop Elements Editor 24 sec 7 sec
Switch to Photoshop Elements Organizer 15 sec 5 sec
Startup Photoshop Elements Organizer 20 sec 4 sec
Switch to Photoshop Elements Editor 20 sec 7 sec
Switch between already open Elements 3 Editor and Organizer 1 sec 1 sec
Elements 2 15 sec 4 sec
Photoshop CS 20 sec 7 sec
ACDSee 7 12 sec 1 sec

Firing up both the Organizer and Editor for the first time after a reboot took about 40 seconds. Subsequently, it took about 12 seconds. Once both applications are open, the switch between both applications is almost instantaneous. However, when Photoshop Elements 3 is closed and you want to quickly view an image on your hard disk, ACDSee 7 will give the fastest startup time. Just like Photoshop Elements 3 outperforms ACDSee 7 in terms of editing, ACDSee 7 outperforms Elements 3 in terms of browsing speed. It is clear that the above mentioned convergence is not yet complete.
—————————

It sounds like you’re a little slow, although not abnormal.

I have read somehere online that you can tell PS (and Reader) not to load all of the plugins, etc. Do a Google and you should find it.

Will

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"Bob" wrote in message

I have an Athlon 64 3500+ with 1 gig of ram and it loads in about 14 seconds. I have an 80gig WD hard drive with 8meg buffer.
Bob

"Michael Consten" wrote in message

Hi,

thanks Dave for your answer,

Depending on your computer it’s probably normal. It loads a ton of plug-ins and scripts when it starts up. On my 2.53GHz, 512MB computer it takes a good 15 secs to load. Compare that to the hardware on your computer.

i have an Athlon XP 2200 with 512 MB, so i think its nearly the same. Maybe my Harddisk is not so fast.

You can try defragging your HD, for maybe a little help. Adding more memory will also help if you have less than 512MB. A faster HD would also help. As would a newer computer.

I will try to defrag the HD, but i wonder if it will change a lot. The memory should be fine, the HD is an 190GB Maxtor, i think a new one is

not

really an option.

I can’t understand why it takes so long to start. Can anybody else tell

us

how long it takes by him to start..???

Thanks

Michael Consten