Unless the 3 minute startup time it takes to connect to the SQL Server db is
reduced, I will remove the tool. It has some features I really want to use,
but on a notebook with all the starting and stopping several times a day,
it's connection time really makes it virtually unusable, especially since
Outlook is frozen the whole time. I haven't even entered any records yet
either!

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What are your system specs? I"ve never run it on a laptop by my desktop opens
Outlook with BCM within 5-7 seconds.

Guy Lapierre
Forefront Business Solutions
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"richardhclark" wrote:

> Unless the 3 minute startup time it takes to connect to the SQL Server db is
> reduced, I will remove the tool. It has some features I really want to use,
> but on a notebook with all the starting and stopping several times a day,
> it's connection time really makes it virtually unusable, especially since
> Outlook is frozen the whole time. I haven't even entered any records yet
> either!
>
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> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
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> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ic.outlook.bcm

1.8G Core Duo, 2G RAM, 120G HD. I use 15 "archives" (data files) to store
the email library that are also opened in addition to 2 additional users. I
suspect that this is an issue with either the SQL Server opening these files
and/or getting fresh credentials through a regular network connection from
the DC, though syslog shows a time master connection err when not connected
to the domain, and this may be part of the delay. I generally am using HTTP
connection to the Exchange Server, except when in the office. When using a
VPN or wired connection, startup time is reduced to about 45 sec, which is
much more usable.

Rich Clark
Invensys Wonderware


"Guy Lapierre" wrote:

> What are your system specs? I"ve never run it on a laptop by my desktop opens
> Outlook with BCM within 5-7 seconds.
>
> Guy Lapierre
> Forefront Business Solutions
> http://www.forefrontbusinesssolutions.com
> http://www.forefrontbusiness.com
>
>
> "richardhclark" wrote:
>
> > Unless the 3 minute startup time it takes to connect to the SQL Server db is
> > reduced, I will remove the tool. It has some features I really want to use,
> > but on a notebook with all the starting and stopping several times a day,
> > it's connection time really makes it virtually unusable, especially since
> > Outlook is frozen the whole time. I haven't even entered any records yet
> > either!
> >
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> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ic.outlook.bcm

Probably has something to do with it. I'm running a stand alone version with
only one user on the same machine so my comparision is not a valid one.
Hopefully someone with a similar configuration can give you some feedback.
--
Guy Lapierre
Forefront Business Solutions
http://www.forefrontbusinesssolutions.com
http://www.forefrontbusiness.com


"richardhclark" wrote:

> 1.8G Core Duo, 2G RAM, 120G HD. I use 15 "archives" (data files) to store
> the email library that are also opened in addition to 2 additional users. I
> suspect that this is an issue with either the SQL Server opening these files
> and/or getting fresh credentials through a regular network connection from
> the DC, though syslog shows a time master connection err when not connected
> to the domain, and this may be part of the delay. I generally am using HTTP
> connection to the Exchange Server, except when in the office. When using a
> VPN or wired connection, startup time is reduced to about 45 sec, which is
> much more usable.
>
> Rich Clark
> Invensys Wonderware
>
>
> "Guy Lapierre" wrote:
>
> > What are your system specs? I"ve never run it on a laptop by my desktop opens
> > Outlook with BCM within 5-7 seconds.
> >
> > Guy Lapierre
> > Forefront Business Solutions
> > http://www.forefrontbusinesssolutions.com
> > http://www.forefrontbusiness.com
> >
> >
> > "richardhclark" wrote:
> >
> > > Unless the 3 minute startup time it takes to connect to the SQL Server db is
> > > reduced, I will remove the tool. It has some features I really want to use,
> > > but on a notebook with all the starting and stopping several times a day,
> > > it's connection time really makes it virtually unusable, especially since
> > > Outlook is frozen the whole time. I haven't even entered any records yet
> > > either!
> > >
> > > ----------------
> > > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> > > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> > >
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ic.outlook.bcm