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Drafix 4
Hi Experts,
I work for a manufacturing company that uses Drafix 4, a CAD program designed for windows 95 but is still being used by 15 users to create layouts from custom libraries and heavy macro usage, so replacing with a current compatible software is not an option as AutoSketch (the new drafix - an Autodesk solution) does not support the libraries and macros. My problem is not that it doesnt work in XP but it hogs 100% of the CPU when the program is idle. My question is, is there any software utility out there that will detect a 100% load CPU condition and stop it before the CPU temp gets out of control. I have notified users to shut off the program when not in use but I have a handful of PC's that are overheating because of the load. Any suggestions?
I work for a manufacturing company that uses Drafix 4, a CAD program designed for windows 95 but is still being used by 15 users to create layouts from custom libraries and heavy macro usage, so replacing with a current compatible software is not an option as AutoSketch (the new drafix - an Autodesk solution) does not support the libraries and macros. My problem is not that it doesnt work in XP but it hogs 100% of the CPU when the program is idle. My question is, is there any software utility out there that will detect a 100% load CPU condition and stop it before the CPU temp gets out of control. I have notified users to shut off the program when not in use but I have a handful of PC's that are overheating because of the load. Any suggestions?
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thanks for the tools they were helpful
the process cad.exe (in regular task manager) which is the drafix executable
It seems to be making a repetitive read for a windows state change.
It consumes 6.0 MB of memory and consumes the following CPU % when program is idle
quad core and it uses 25% cpu
dual core 50%-100% cpu of one processor (PC was running 2GB + memory)
and there are 10 celeron 3.06 GHZ machines with 1 GB RAM which instanly jump up to 100 % and stay pegged until there is some movement in the drafix software or CPU overheats which ever comes first.
Anything specific I should look at?>
the process cad.exe (in regular task manager) which is the drafix executable
It seems to be making a repetitive read for a windows state change.
It consumes 6.0 MB of memory and consumes the following CPU % when program is idle
quad core and it uses 25% cpu
dual core 50%-100% cpu of one processor (PC was running 2GB + memory)
and there are 10 celeron 3.06 GHZ machines with 1 GB RAM which instanly jump up to 100 % and stay pegged until there is some movement in the drafix software or CPU overheats which ever comes first.
Anything specific I should look at?>
Are you running it in compatibility mode?
Run Older Programs on Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/appcompat.mspx
Run Older Programs on Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/appcompat.mspx
Make sure you have the latest windows updates installed as well.
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Nice suggestion, didnt think of doing that.... Ran the compatibility wizard and set it up for windows 95 but unfortunately it still pegs the CPU
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I figured out a temporary fix... if the user does a file open and leaves the dialog open the resources drop to 0% so as long as they leave the file open dialog open when not using the program it doesnt eat up the resources. But any other suggestions are welcome.
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Process Explorer:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
It gives you more detailed info than Task Manager.