From:	Damian Yerrick <MYNAMEISd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comNO2CANNEDHAM>
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Subject:	Re: slow response in explorer when looking at djgpp\bin etc
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On Sat, 12 Feb 2000 11:52:42 -0500, "Vidhyanath Rao"
<nathrao+@osu.edu> wrote:

>I downloaded and installed djgpp in my Windows 98 machine (a Dell of 97
>vintage). [I had djgpp already, but I had not used it much, and now my wife
>needs a C complier for a class. So I decided to get the latest version.] I
>also have McAfee Virus Scan 4.03.
>
>I have a very strange problem: If I look into djgpp\bin or djgpp\rsxntj\bin
>via explorer, the computer stops responding for a while. Then there is very
>jerky response to mouve moves, and after 2-3 minutes, everything is back to
>normal.

I have McAfee, and it does the same thing: whenever I compile or run a
DJGPP EXE, the system freezes for about one second, and browsing to a
folder takes (num of DJGPP EXEs in folder) seconds.  Turning off some
of the scan options speeds things up.

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