Strange TC pause after closing external viewer?

[Alextp]

This is issue reported by UV user.
Can anybody confirm it?
Maybe with another external viewer, with Lister.exe ?

The annoying thing is the freezing (2-3 sec with my computer) of TC after leaving UV.
Some precisions (UV is used with TC as internal viewer with all plugins removed) :
If I launch UV (with F3 key), wait less than 4 sec, close UV => TC freeze about 2-3 sec.
If I launch UV, quickly press F9 (viewer setting), close the dialogbox, close UV) => no freeze.
If I launch UV, wait more than 4 sec, close UV => no freeze.
My pc is recent with a clean WinXP-SP2 with Avast!

[StickyNomad]

Hm, just a guess: Weren't there similar issues with some virus scanners?

While I did use Kaspersky, I had a few-seconds-delay when closing TCs search window. Excluding wincmd.ini from scanning solved this. So perhaps the user should try to disable his Virus scanner and see if the problem remains...

[petermad]

I have just testet with external Lister, set up for use with F3 - I experience no such "freeze" of TC.

[Alextp]

I've disabled Avast!, put ModesDisabledForDetect=1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 in the ini, reinstall TC (7.0rc1 and 6.55) with the default wincmd.ini and the problem persist.

I think we'll not find the solution, perhaps this annoying freeze appear only on my computer.
Thanks anyway and congratulation for this useful freeware.

[Sir_SiLvA]

I've disabled Avast!, put ModesDisabledForDetect=1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 in the ini, reinstall TC (7.0rc1 and 6.55) with the default wincmd.ini and the problem persist.

I think we'll not find the solution, perhaps this annoying freeze appear only on my computer.
Thanks anyway and congratulation for this useful freeware.

please tell him its not only him
i have the same behaviour sind beta 4 with irfanview....
if i open a picture in irfanview from tc and i close iview i have to wait 2-3 secs till tc allows any keyboards-command....
though it was only my system...

[petermad]

2Sir_SiLvA
I have just testet TC7rc1 with IrfanView , set up for use with F3 (otherwise a clean wincmd.ini) - I still don't experience any "freeze" of TC.

So maybe some system setting on your side causes this?

[georges]

please tell him its not only him
i have the same behaviour sind beta 4 with irfanview....
if i open a picture in irfanview from tc and i close iview i have to wait 2-3 secs till tc allows any keyboards-command....
though it was only my system...

Hi, i'm ben
tested with irfanview 3.98 also and have the same freeze
with external version of TC built-in viewer : freeze
with xnview 1.82.4 : no freeze

[Stance]

Problem mit Total Commander 7
(German forum, Not solved)
Edit: Threadstarter Xervek is using the Taskmanager to manually end the process "ctfmon.exe".

Strange Timing Problem
(Explorer show the same non-reacting delay)

About 3 seconds delay after (some) external programs quit.
Problem was caused by Microsofts Ctfmon.exe.

Step 3: Run Regsvr32 /U on the Msimtf.dll and Msctf.dll Files

1. Click Start and then click Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, type the following command:
Regsvr32.exe /u msimtf.dll
3. Click OK.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the Msctf.dll file.

[georges]

Thank you Stance for the links.

[ghisler(Author)]

Indeed it's a bug in ctfmon, which I can reproduce even with two copies of Notepad.exe! It's not specific to Total Commander, and the only way to avoid it is to disable ctfmon.

[petermad]

There must be more to it than that - ctfmon is running on my system, and I don't have the problem. I guess that some other condition(s) has to be fulfilled for this to happen?

Maybe this thread should be merged with this one: http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=103972#103972

[ghisler(Author)]

Yes, either Internet Explorer 7 or the latest Office version must be installed. This activates the extended language settings which cause the problem.

[fmuecke]

Works!

Thanks a lot! Was quite annoying...