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NetBeans IDE runs slow?

Hi,

I have 2 GB ram on my laptop.
My NetBeans IDE runs really slow everytime I try to open something or create a new project/files.

It is telling that I should upgrade my JVM ( i have a java 1.6) or the run the below option.

1) How can I make it run a little faster without freezing?
2) Do know how to run the below option? Can you tell me step by step how to run it.

-J-Dnb.FileChooser.useShellFolder=false

CEHJ

I doubt changing JVM is going to make much difference

The option you mentioned is probably best first tried at the command line, so open cmd.exe (assuming Windows) and first do the following and let us know what you get

echo %PATH%

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dkim18

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C:\Users\>echo %PATH%
C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\Wind
owsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\ORANT\BIN;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100
\Tools\Binn\;c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;c:\Program Fi
les\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin;C:\MySQL
\bin;C:\PHP;C:\ANT182\bin;c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft ASP.NET\ASP.NET Web P
ages\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Co
mmon7\IDE\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\Privat
eAssemblies\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Java\j
dk1.6.0_27\bin;

CEHJ

Add the Netbeans bin directory to that

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for_yan

this pharse above is from:
http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqWindowsCPU

for_yan

Do you happen to have amny network drives mapped on your computer?

dkim18

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yes, there are a few network drives.

I read this on their site but didn't understand it. What does it mean by move all zip files away from??

This is a JDK bug on Windows. Move all ZIP files away from your the directory you are browsing, e.g. Windows Desktop.
Starting from NetBeans 6.7, you can put "nb.FileChooser.useShellFolder=false" into netbeans.conf. This option will disable left side places bar and speed up the dialog.

I will put the option in the netbeans.conf file.
let me try that.

Thanks.

for_yan

well put it, but I'm not sure it would be convenient without the left side bar - don't knwo exactly what they mean, but it seesm I use that bar a lot