TestStand 3.0 Is Running Very Slow?

[DanielGray]

Hi All

I have built an application using TestStand 3.0 and LabVIEW 7.1. This application is running as an executable on the target machine (i.e only the TestStand deployment and LabVIEW runtime engine is installed on the target machine).

The program has been working fine for 2 months, however 2 days a go i noticed that when the machine is re-booted and TestStand is loaded it takes approx 2-3 minutes to load up I.e. get to the log in screen), everything is now running very slow even to the point of selecting a menu option from TestStands menu bar i.e. Report Option, it will take approx 20-30 seconds for it to load the dialog box?

The PC it is running on has 80% free disk space and allot of spare memory.

Has anyone else seen this problem or has any ideas of what might have changed?

I have uninstalled my application and the problem is still there i am now debating whether i should remove and re-install all the NI software, but this may fix the problem but will not provide me with an answer to what has happened.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

Daniel

[AllenP]

Are you using network paths in your search directories?  If so, try moving them down in the search directory order so they are near the end.

Are any other applications on your machine slow like this?

Allen P.
NI

[DanielGray]

Hi Allen

Thanks for your reply, i will answer your questions:

Are you using network paths in your search directories?  If so, try moving them down in the search directory order so they are near the end.
Ans: No, all search directory paths use the local C Drive. I only have 3 custom paths added.

Are any other applications on your machine slow like this?
Ans: No, all other applications e.g Windows Explorer, MAX etc, all work fine, it is only TestStand which is slow.

I am struggling to understand what and how could have been corrupted to cause this to happen.

Best Regards

Daniel

[dug9000]

When you run task manager is the cpu usage showing as really high even when you aren't doing anything? Is your process the one with the high cpu usage?

-Doug

[dug9000]

There are known problems with NVIDIA's nVIEW feature in combination with TestStand 3.0. Perhaps this is the cause of what you are seeing. See this thread for more details:

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=330&message.id=8288&query.id=95427#M8288