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Can't get Audacity to load


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Does the external still have any warranty?

If you feel like giving it a go, uninstall audacity, clear prefetch, run tune up, install audacity

Have a look here

http://lists.thedata...Audio_Tools.htm
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I'm sure the drive has no warranty; it's 2 years old. The machine was "made" for me by a friend. I do know where the parts are from. I will dig around for the paperwork and check. Thanks for that suggestion; I never thought to check warranty.
I will go ahead and give the steps a try again.
BTW, there are a pile of resources on that page. I bookmarked it.
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This is for the main page

http://lists.thedata....com/index.html

Wondering if trying another type of audio grabber will get the same response
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I'm still running the tests in Tune up. What's weird is Audacity works fine on the other computer on the network which is much older and a lot less horsepower.
I'm pretty much of a techno-dunce, but it seems that this related to the slow loading of a lot of programs.
I can use Total Recorder on mine without a problem. Why I wanted Audacity was 2-fold. Recording of webinars on the kids computer andd transferring to mine. I think I may be able to do that by doing all the work on theirs and converting to mp3.
The other reason is that I plan to be doing some audio for some of my sites and the price is right for editing software.
I'll get back when I finish the tests and re-install.
Thanks again for your patience.
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Have a look at synctoy from my signature, you set a shared folder on each PC which has permission to change files, it needs to be installed on an XP PC but will sync with folders on a 98 PC etc

Anything you put in one folder gets transferred to the other folder, along with any changes you make to the files, even if you remove a comma from a sentence, it will update

Maybe you can edit on the other PC and then bat the files across while the problem is resolved
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While I continue to sort through this, I know that I can make donations as appreciation.
I did a cursory look and couldn't find out where to do so.
If you could point me to it, I'd like to do it.
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Some don't have the option, you can use the contact us to ask if they have any suggestions

My preference would be for getting this resolved first
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Ok. I am certainly satisfied with the level of help and patience you've put in. I also appreciate your willingness to sticking it through with me.
Does my earlier analogy about the closet and the house make sense?
I have optimized as far as I know how but slow loading persists.
Somehow, I can't get over the feeling that is my Audacity problem since Word and Excel take what seems an inordinate amount of time,too.
Another thing that takes a long time. I use mailwasher to filter my emails. When I click on a link through there, it takes forever to open the browser and find the site.
If I just use the IE shortcut on my desktop to open a browser, it's almost instantaneous.

Computers and I sometimes have a love/hate relationship.
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Usually it's an anti virus scan which holds up Word / Office

The size of the drive should not matter too much, it's a combination of installed RAM Memory, virtual memory and processor speed which determines load times

If you can install audiograbber from the earlier link, see how it performs, if you get a similar reaction then it probably isn't with the application, (audacity)
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I'll give it a try.
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Hi, Keith.
Just got around to checking out the audio tools you recommended.
Downloaded a couple.
It appears Wavepad is close to Audacity. I opened it with no problem or lengthy loading time.
We may have solved that problem.
Thanks a lot.
Now, we had discussed donations...
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Maybe it's a quirk with the PC and audacity

I do not have an option for donations, I only arrived here looking for help and stayed around a while

A couple have asked about donations and my response has been to say the next time they see a worthwhile cause they feel inclined to donate to, then they can do so from both of us, should they wish to do so
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I am grateful that you stuck around and really appreciate all the help.
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