Glad you figured it out. On Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 6:32 AM Alan A Holmes <gnuc...@alanaholmes.me.uk> wrote:
> Thanks David. In my case it’s the disk that’s at 100%, and the problem is > firewall related. When the PC starts both my own firewall (Avast Firewall) > and Windows Firewall are trying to run, however there’s a windows process > that runs that thinks neither is running and in situation just kills the > disk so that it’s difficult to do anything. > > > > The latest Windows upgrade has done something that affects Windows > firewall so that it doesn’t detect that another firewall is running > correctly. Microsoft have sort of acknowledged there’s a problem, as there > are many 000’s having similar problems, but are claiming innocence of any > change. It doesn’t seem to be related to a specific personal firewall, it > seems to be any as others are using other products rather than Avast. > > It looks as though it’s the order that the various start-up processes run, > as this isn’t always consistent. If the Windows process starts first it > then doesn’t detect when a 2nd one starts. If the other starts first then > Windows firewall does seem to detect the other is running so doesn’t start. > > > > I’ve got a temporary work around. Start the PC. If it starts okay then > carry on as normal. If it has the problem then restart (which can take > 20-30 minutes to get the restart option up and then to action) and it > usually works okay, though I have once had to restart twice. > > > > I’m moving away from Avast shortly anyway, so hopefully the situation will > improve. Until then I only shutdown or restart my laptop when it’s > absolutely necessaryJ > > > > > > Alan A Holmes > > > > *From:* David Carlson [mailto:david.carlson....@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 19 July 2020 09:05 > *To:* Alan A Holmes > *Cc:* John Ralls; GnuCash List > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] Unhide column > > > > Alan, > > > > If your computer CPU goes to 100% for a long enough time to notice, it > will not be reliable to perform any task. That also goes for disk accesses > or any other function. this may happen if you have several programs open, > or if some of them are resource hogs. Web browsers often hog resources. > > > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 2:40 PM Alan A Holmes <gnuc...@alanaholmes.me.uk> > wrote: > > Thanks John. > > I'll forget all about it. > > > Alan A Holmes > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Ralls [mailto:jra...@ceridwen.us] > Sent: 18 July 2020 20:35 > To: Alan A Holmes > Cc: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Unhide column > > > > > On Jul 18, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Alan A Holmes <gnuc...@alanaholmes.me.uk> > wrote: > > > > Windows 10 Pro Version 2004 Build 19041.333, GnuCash Version: 3.11 Build > ID: > > 3.11+(2020-06-26) > > > > > > > > I've recently been having problems with my system, the system gets it's > > knickers into a twist about which firewall it is meant to be using. The > > system hangs as the disk is 100% active, so the system won't allow me do > > anything. After some effort I'm gradually sorting the problem out, seems > to > > have been caused by the latest Windows 10 Version upgrade, but I ended up > > running full virus scans, malware scans, getting rids of cookies etc., > and > > used Spybot to get rid of anything remotely suspicious. > > > > > > > > A consequence of doing all the above is that when I started GnuCash it > had > > forgotten about all my open account tabs, and column widths within those > > tabs. No major problem re-opening the tabs and adjusting the column > widths, > > just an inconvenience that's not the fault of GnuCash. > > > > > > > > However one thing I noticed is that when I opened my "Cash-in-Hand" > account > > there was an extra column to the right of "Balance". I think it might > have > > been called "Rate", but I'm not certain. I was resizing all the columns > in > > autopilot mode and accidentally moved the right hand border of this > column > > to the left with the result that it's now zero width. I want to resize > the > > column but I'm unable to do this, as when I grab the most right hand > border > > it just resizes the "Balance" column. > > > > > > > > I've tried deleting the account tab and re-opening it, and it opens it > with > > the new remembered settings. > > > > > > > > How can I resize this column please, so that I can see what it is. I > might > > not want it even when I have resized it, but I'd like to see what it is. > > You actually do want that column to remain hidden. It's for GnuCash's > internal use. > > Regards, > John Ralls= > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > -- > > David Carlson > > > ------------------------------ > [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > <#m_-6205468428614011573_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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