Is slow loading of Designer Pro 11 Normal

**Ron Duke** · 10 August 2015, 04:20 PM

On my computer, Designer PRO 11 takes about 20 or more seconds to open. Is this normal for everyone?

**gwpriester** · 10 August 2015, 05:06 PM

Probably because you have a complex file that is opening with DPX11. I have noticed this too but that is what I think the cause is. DPX11 is opening and at the same time loading the last file or files that we open when you last closed.

**Acorn** · 10 August 2015, 05:59 PM

My (really fast) computer mouse freezes for 5+ seconds and then the apps take 10-15 seconds to display. All without any loaded files.
Happened before W10 upgrade and definitely after v11 upgrades.
Acorn

**Panchdara** · 10 August 2015, 06:13 PM

Mine takes about 12 secs from when I select Open (right click on shortcut) to a blank page. This is same time on both i7 3840QM (3GHz & 16GB and SSHD) and on my i7 5960x (4GHz & 32GB and SSD). Approx same load times +/- 1 sec or so - both less than 15 secs, with and without a network connection.

**Ron Duke** · 10 August 2015, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by gwpriester

Probably because you have a complex file that is opening with DPX11. I have noticed this too but that is what I think the cause is. DPX11 is opening and at the same time loading the last file or files that we open when you last closed.

No, it's just opening a blank template (417 k) each time.

**mikeymopar** · 10 August 2015, 06:57 PM

hmmm. for me, both P&GD10 and DP11 open with several files loading in under 10 seconds from the double-click running Win10. from memory it was about the same with Win8.1 too.
but i also cache my most used apps to my ssd so that might be helping a bit too (or so the settings are telling me

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**Ron Duke** · 10 August 2015, 10:50 PM

Well NUTS!
My first estimate on the time it takes to cold Start Xara is waaaayyyyy off. I actually used the computer second clock to time it and it actually takes 1:20 seconds to start.

CRUD! I was doing the "one thousand-one, one thousand-two" thing, but I was counting too slow. So, in actual seconds it takes 80 seconds for mine to load.

**wizard509** · 11 August 2015, 01:07 AM

That does seem abnormal Ron. I just timed mine 3 times and it took around 20 seconds to load and that included several files I had opened previously. But, I have noticed it taking longer to load too, I wonder if that is an early sign of bloat.