Resource Hog / Crashes

Pros: Searches for 'similar pictures' - works well

Cons: Memory Hog - No sooner do I turn ThumbsPlus Pro 7 (ver. 2105) than it takes up all available resources on my computer, something like 98% of the free cpu's. The program will crash on various pictures that other programs find no problem with!

I am running a Pentium 4 with 512k ram or so, and that isn't enough for it. I have looked to see if it is trying to index the entire hard drive or something but that doesn't seem to be the case - not that one can tell what process it is really running 'in the background.' I have done all their suggestions about how to deal with a 'slow' running system, and still it takes up all available CPU resources. I have let the program 'run' untouched for an hour or so in case if has some process running in the background, but still it sucks up all resources. Sometimes when I closed a picture ThumbsPlus Pro 7 had locked up on (and yes the program locks up), and if the picture could be closed - the entire program would shut off. I am not sure about earlier versions, but this program seems to need a little work. Generally when it locks up, one needs to cntl-alt-delete and kill the process called thumbs.exe.

Also, it would be nice if in their 'slideshow' they would have included a 'fade' transition - all the choices are rather harsh.

Posted: 14-Jul-2006 12:29:13 PM