NewsBin 6: Excessive processor consumption even when idle.

[Curt]

I'm having a problem with NewsBin 6 consuming 90-98% of my processor cycles - even when it is not performing any tasks. Hopefully there is a remedy you can suggest. (Toshiba laptop; WindowsXP;1.7GHz Intel; 1GB RAM)

[Quade]

Single core?

Look down at the status bar where it says "Cache" do you see a number in parens? "(XXX)". That number represents the number of block of headers it's importing into the header database. If you just downloaded a bunch of headers, Newsbin has to chunk through them to feed the header database.

What version are you using? Latest RC (6.53RC3) attempts to be kinder to your PC's.

[Curt]

Thanks, Quade. The cache is showing 200/200 (4). I'm waiting for a RAM upgrade to arrive, hopefully that will be the sol'n.

Is 6.53 already available? The registered upgrade link is still delivering 6.52, which is what I have now.

[Curt]

And yes, I have a single core processor.

[Quade]

6.53 is better than 6.52. It's here in the forum.