Pro/E 2001 with Win XP professional

I get a problem everytime I use Pro/E 2001 on my computer (win xp
pro)... I start the program, it runs for a time, and then it freezes.
I can continue to click, the program will do the actions (like saving)
but with a lot of seconds between each one. All my friends are using
those versions of Pro/E and Windows without any problem, so is there a
well-known conflict between Pro/E and a spécific program, like
ZoneAlarm or PhotoShop, for example?

 

Pro/e is a heavily networked or network aware program. I'm on a high speed
network, through a cable internet modem. For protection, I've installed a
fire wall. If I set the fire wall to block all transmission, Pro/e will
start and seem to run normally for a while. But after some time, maybe 10-15
minutes, it will do as you've noticed, slow way down, and start to do a
tremendous amount of data swapping to disk. If I have a resource meter
running at the same time, I notice ram is maxed out. If I restore Pro/e's
access to the network, it runs normally. Pro/e has four modules ~ xtop.exe,
pro_comm_msg.exe, nmsd.exe and nmsq.exe ~ which request access to the
network and open ports. Judging by running NETSTAT, the ports connect one
module to another through the network. I'm guessing that, without network
access, and when ram is maxed out, these modules start communicating through
the hard drive.

Therefore, I'd investigate what your network situation is. Do you even have
a network card. If you just have a card it helps and have the network
support installed and activated. Also, try running NETSTAT while Pro/e is
running to see if it has opened ports, all local and ephemeral TCP ports.
Beyond that, Pro/e need a lot of ram, the more the merrier. But investigate
the network issues first, including among your friends.

David Janes

 

Yep, shut down ZoneAlarm, your problem will be fixed then. I do not
know why, but I have the very same problem here.

BB

 

I had the same problem with Zone Alarm. It didn't go away until I
uninstalled it.