2010 really slow ~1 min start on test PC -- normal ~1 sec startup on development PC

[pRoFiT]

Okay first my setups

Development PC

I'm running labview 2010 Pro

i7 core, XP SP3

Test PC

2010 runtime

Dual core 2.66GHZ

XP SP3

I'm having a really slow startup on my app on the Test PC. Like almost a minute. It sits there on the taskbar and does not come up. I click on it and nothing happens. I checked task manager and the CPU is at 1% and the app is using about 40MB ram.

I install the exe on the development machine and it comes up within seconds of clicking it? I know I have an i7 competing against a dual core. But when I see 1% I don't see it as a problem. My development PC runs about 4%-10% when the program is running. Maybe 8%-14% on test PC once its up.

The App itself is basically like Intel's UPNP device spy with some automation. All network communication.

Is there anyway to debug this? I know I can add to my app to see what's going on while its running. But what do I do while its starting up?

One other thing, I have is windows IIS installed on the development PC that I was using to send updates to network devices. The Test PC does not have IIS. But my app only checks to see if its running and then moves on. When I turn IIS off on my development PC the app still starts normal.

please help. I'm really not liking 2010 so far. I miss 8.6

[pRoFiT]

Okay so i installed on more machines and they worked fine. Came right up.

So i went back to the test PC and replaced it with a new one, quad core. After the installer was done it asked to reboot for changes. A reboot looked as if the pc was never going to finish. It started to shut down and then would say installing updates and repeat the installing updates part. I turned the pc off and powered back on. That pc took 2minutes to start the app. Finally i connected the internet to the router on the network and the software app started right up.

Is labview embeding some network check? It works like clock work. i unplg the network and it takes forever to start. I plug the network in and it comes right up...

My setup has a routerfor DHCP and a 48 port POE network switch. I do not have the need for internet access. But it looks like im going to be forced to leave it connected to make this start up normal.

p.s. i did unplug the internet while the app was starting and i got some visualstudio.net message error. I dont have visualstudio installed on this pc. Maybe labview runtimes installs it? I did not see it in add/remove programs. This pc is has a fresh xp install with some standard software apps. I'm sure i have .net installed though.

Any ideas? Is labview tracking us secretly 🙂 Im getting wireshark out tomorrow to see what the network traffic looks like.

[RavensFan]

Some possibilities listed in this thread

LabVIEW 8 won't start without internet connection

[pRoFiT]

Thanks Ravens Fan,

I've looked through that thread you posted and it seems there problem is labview itself wont start unless there is internet.

I have compiled exe code that does start after a couple minutes but with internet it comes up right away.

-Corey

[ofahed]

Hello Corey,

Did you find a solution? I have the same problem.

Thanks in advance,

Oliver