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When updating a repository using Tortoise SVN, Explorer on Windows XP tends to choke and freeze in regular intervals. Something like 4 seconds freeze, 1 second fluent work.
I imagine this may be caused by the (too many) svn:externals? Is this a known issue? Do you know of a way to fix this?
mafu
Posted 2010-05-19T08:36:37.077
Reputation: 2 565
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This is a known issue
XP contains a known bug that causes the CPU usage to spike to 100 percent when you access the context menu under certain configurations. This bug causes file-copy operations to halt, network connections to slow, and streaming media (e.g., audio, video) to become distorted.
To work around this bug, you need to disable the GUI's transition effects by performing the following steps:
Start the Control Panel Display applet. Select the Appearance tab. Click Effects, then clear the "Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips" check box. Click OK to close all dialog boxes.
admintech
Posted 2010-05-19T08:36:37.077
Reputation: 6 970
Does this require a reboot? – mafu – 2010-05-19T10:07:31.857
I always say a reboot doesn't hurt – admintech – 2010-05-19T13:02:55.107
I'll try and and accept if it solves the issue :) Thanks! – mafu – 2010-05-19T13:52:53.007
It turns out this did not help :( – mafu – 2010-05-26T14:23:34.820
Is the problem still occuring – admintech – 2010-05-27T07:54:49.027
Yes, I did not notice any difference. – mafu – 2010-07-29T08:56:17.763
Actually, I solved it by installing Windows 7 -_- Going to accept this answer anyway. – mafu – 2010-07-29T08:57:02.583
This answer is presented as a quote, and refers to "a known issue"; it would be nice to have a reference for the quote or microsoft KB article or something. As far as I can tell this must be a reference to the TortoiseSVN FAQ: http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/faq.html#hundredcpu
– Tao – 2012-03-09T10:07:07.930