virtualization: strong HDD activity at app startup

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just noticing some unusual hard disk activity when I start any app in virtual mode. Wasn’t like that last time I used the feature. I understand that data must be copied to the sandbox folder but still, that’s a bit annoying. This also slows down the start up of apps, and again, I didn’t notice any major delay before in virtual mode.

ps: off topic suggestion, could you introduce a “run virtualized” option also in Windows Seven taskbar buttons jumplist menu ? ;D thanks, may be in 5.1 :wink:

edit: just to confirm IE/32 still crashing in virtual mode (I sent you a dump file a little while ago)

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Hey Logos :slight_smile:

About IE 32 crashing in virtual mode : Last week Peter Kurtin asked me to produce 2 logs with Sysinternals Process Monitor. One while running IE normal, and one while running in virtual mode ( untill it crashes ), so he could compare the logs. He didn’t ask for any further tests so I asume he is working on it :wink:

Greetz, Red.

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Hello Logos, what is the application name where you notice a big slowdown/hdd activity?

ps: off topic suggestion, could you introduce a "run virtualized" option also in Windows Seven taskbar buttons jumplist menu ? Grin thanks, may be in 5.1 Wink
It's almost ready, will be available very soon.
edit: just to confirm IE/32 still crashing in virtual mode (I sent you a dump file a little while ago)
pls wait for a new beta build tonight and confirm if it's still happening, thanks
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OK thanks for the feedback, glad to hear that about the jumplist :wink: As to IE crashes, np, I’ll test this beta when it’s there.

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forgot to answer about my own started topic ;D : OK the apps, it’s any, Firefox, TweetDeck, Windows Live Messenger… but once started it’s OK, the app runs normally, the HDD activity is only during the start up.

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Peter, what time can we expect the Beta ???

Greetz, Red.

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don’t want to start a new thread just for this: virtualization, for some reason, doesn’t appear in the context menu when right clicking a “skype” shortcut. It appears though when doing the same directly on the executable in the program folder, but then … things get a bit messy, works fine but many secondary empty red frames open and stay open on the desktop.

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OK so no crash anymore with IE32 in virtual mode and v. 5.0.415 :wink:

but the program still generates too much HDD activity when starting…and starting is also, as a result, too slow. I don’t think it’s swapping (to page file) but the copying of data to the sandbox folder to recreate the necessary environment for the program to run, that cripples a bit the startup process.