FM 9p255 only uses 25% of CPU no matter what

[Robert Lauriston]

Win7 32 or 64? I've encountered many compatibility problems with the
latter, would switch to 32 if it wasn't such a pain.

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Rob Shell <rshell at iafrica.com> wrote:
> Hi Framers:
> I have taken to watching FM9 crash using task manager and winternals.
> What struck me is that no matter what load was put on FM9, it never used
> more than 25% of the CPU. It hovered at 24.9 but never above.
> Does that means only one of the four processors is being accessed. All
> coprocessors are working...
> Added to this disturbing reading (and maybe I have misunderstood how quads
> work) Windows 7 reports on running the compatibility add-on that FM is
> "INCOMPATIBLE" with windows 7.
> It tries to run it under the XP shell, but that makes FM very slow.
> My feeling is that FM9 was designed for Vista and nobody bothered to fix it
> after windows 7 was introduced.
> The last patch was two years ago. I know there are a lot of people out there
> who have the same issues.
> Plus, there are some shocking reviews.
>
> Rob Shell
> FM9 p255
> 4 gigs ram quad
> 3 terabyte drives
> OS Windows 7 with every update.
>
>
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>
> Rob Shell
> Windows Seven
> FrameMaker 9 patched
> 4 GB RAM
> 3 TB hd
>
>
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