RichardL Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hello,On my work laptop, WXP SP3, browsing (w.explorer) to a folder of AutoIt files is slow. Sometimes it locks up for many seconds, sometimes the files all appear with default icon then sequentially change to AutoIt icons taking 4 sec per file. CPU is 50% all this time. Other file types appear instantly. In the start menu structure AutoIt items are similarly slow to appear.I had 3.3.6.1, updated to 3.3.8.1 - problem remains.My home laptop, also WXP SP3, does not have the problem.Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOne Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'd guess some sort of antivirus issue on the work machine. AutoIt Absolute Beginners Require a serial Pause Script Video Tutorials by Morthawt ipify Monkey's are, like, natures humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 I've tried a couple of things recommended to tidy the icon cache, and increase its size, but nothing helped. I know this problem is only on one computer, and it's very annoying. The fault only happens with AutoIt icons, so I started looking at them with Visual Studio. E.g. C:\Programs\AutoIt3\Aut2Exe\Icons\AutoIt_Main_v10_256x256_RGB-A.ico which I guessed is the icon for compiled files. In that file there are 10 images, and one is "2573 * 1293 16777216 colors", and all blue (as far as I can see). If I delete this image the file shrinks from 87 KB to 25 KB. That didn't get used by default, I tried to see which is the default icon, by deleting them all, but Aut2exe.exe still found its usual icon. So I made my own one, from AutoIt_Main_v10_48x48_RGB-A.ico by deleting all but the two smallest images (final file 2 KB). Then I re-compiled all my .au3 using this one, and I think the problem is gone. (The size of the .exe-s are reduced by 25 KB.) So: - Which is the icon that Aut2Exe gives each .exe by default? - In AutoIt_Main_v10_256x256_RGB-A.ico is that large plain blue image intended to be there? - and what is upx.exe? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careca Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I think it uses any of the ones ending in _RGB-A, simply because you don't normally use the computer in 256 colors, do you?- In AutoIt_Main_v10_256x256_RGB-A.ico is that large plain blue image intended to be there?I don't have any plain blue image, check attachment.upx.exe is the exe compressor, i believe. Spoiler Renamer - Rename files and folders, remove portions of text from the filename etc. GPO Tool - Export/Import Group policy settings. MirrorDir - Synchronize/Backup/Mirror Folders BeatsPlayer - Music player. Params Tool - Right click an exe to see it's parameters or execute them. String Trigger - Triggers pasting text or applications or internet links on specific strings. Inconspicuous - Hide files in plain sight, not fully encrypted. Regedit Control - Registry browsing history, quickly jump into any saved key. Time4Shutdown - Write the time for shutdown in minutes. Power Profiles Tool - Set a profile as active, delete, duplicate, export and import. Finished Task Shutdown - Shuts down pc when specified window/Wndl/process closes. NetworkSpeedShutdown - Shuts down pc if download speed goes under "X" Kb/s. IUIAutomation - Topic with framework and examples Au3Record.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Thanks. re 'plain blue image' I have only seen this as one of the 10 images when editing the file. It makes the file 87KB. I don't know if it is ever visible. I don't use 256 colors. I'd be happy with B+W if it didn't get stuck. I don't know if it is fixed, caching delays finding out if the fault is there. In your icon-editor, please try that pull-down, "256 * 256 ..." and see all 10, including "2573 * ..." - that's not an icon, it's a screen image! I've realised you have thumbnails of all 10, and where you have one "256 * 256", I have "2573 * 1293" - same on 2 PCs. file dated 7-3-2010. Edited March 24, 2013 by RichardL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careca Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 In your icon-editor, please try that pull-down, "256 * 256 ..." and see all 10, including "2573 * ..." - that's not an icon, it's a screen image!The pull-down allows me to select all the images visible, no more.And the biggest resolution available is that one with 256x256 Spoiler Renamer - Rename files and folders, remove portions of text from the filename etc. GPO Tool - Export/Import Group policy settings. MirrorDir - Synchronize/Backup/Mirror Folders BeatsPlayer - Music player. Params Tool - Right click an exe to see it's parameters or execute them. String Trigger - Triggers pasting text or applications or internet links on specific strings. Inconspicuous - Hide files in plain sight, not fully encrypted. Regedit Control - Registry browsing history, quickly jump into any saved key. Time4Shutdown - Write the time for shutdown in minutes. Power Profiles Tool - Set a profile as active, delete, duplicate, export and import. Finished Task Shutdown - Shuts down pc when specified window/Wndl/process closes. NetworkSpeedShutdown - Shuts down pc if download speed goes under "X" Kb/s. IUIAutomation - Topic with framework and examples Au3Record.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 I tried all the web recommendations to fix icon-cache problems - no help. Tried making a new, very small icon, 16*16 only - some improvement. I guess that windows doesn't realise that it's the same icon on *.exe and loads each separately. Changed to using .a3x - problem gone (i.e. avoided), and saved some disk space as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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