Harry, I would like to respond to your message pointwise:
a) I had neverinstalled PSPP on my computer before last week, when I installed version 10.2. Then, as it was very slow, I uninstalled the whole thing. Later I installed PSPP version 10.1. b) My hardware. It had recently been reformatted as there had been a problem (I can't remember what it was due to). I also installed PSPP on my daughter's computer as she needs to use PSPP. The performance is about the same although mine is a Toshiba and hers is a Compaq. Both are at least 6 years old. c) Other programs on the computers that greatly slow things down? Well, there is Skype, WinZip, and Escan. I have had the occasion to shut those off. However I use Task Manager I find that only System Idle Process is competing with PPSP. finding that Chrome was interfering I shut that off. What does the competition with System Idle Process mean and can I do anything about it? Thanks, Cecily. On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 6:58 PM, Harry Thijssen <pspp4wind...@gmail.com> wrote: > That leaves a few unpleasant options: > > a) the installation is not correct. (Maybe mixed build generations by > installing versions from different build generations without removing the > old version first). Unlikely this is the problem, but you can give it a > try be removing the directory where PSPP is installed, and install PSPP > again (maybe a newer version but I doubt a newer version will make any > difference) > b) your hardware, especially the harddisk or its driver has a problem. Is > it possible to have your hardware checked? However you wrote that you > already tried on another laptop (of your daughter) so this doens't look as > a likely case. > c) you and your daughter have some program on your computer which greatly > slows down disk IO. You could check it by testing on a clean installed PC. > > Have fun > > >I have run the same analyses with the same data set with no problems. So > I > > don't think it's the data set. > > >Ann E. Dunlop, M.A. > >Doctoral Candidate,HDFS > >Michigan State University > > 2016-09-26 10:37 GMT+02:00 Cecily Ray <cecily....@gmail.com>: > >> Dear Alan, Ann and Harry, >> >> Many thanks for your inputs on my issues of slow PSPP. >> I have used the Task Manager as suggested by Alan and >> found that often there is an alternation between PSPP >> and System Idle Manager using a high percentage of memory. >> This happens when PSPP is saying (Not Responding) >> >> My laptop has 4 GB of memory in two main memory slots, according >> to the product specification sheet. >> >> If I can get a chance later I will send a screenshot. >> >> Regards, >> Cecily Ray >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 7:47 PM, Harry Thijssen <pspp4wind...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Cecily >>> >>> I don't think PSPP is to slow with big datasets. 500 Mb is not that big. >>> I just think you are not working with an optimal configuration. >>> >>> The tests Alan suggested would have given more info about the problem so >>> people could give you an advice. May guess at the moment is that you should >>> use a bigger workspace or have a problem with your tmp files on a slow >>> disk. The later is unlikely as I expect just 1 disk in your laptop. >>> >>> Assuming you have a laptop with at least 4 Gb memory I would recommend >>> setting your workspace to 500 Mb or more. You can do this in the >>> syntaxeditor window with: >>> >>> set WORKSPACE=524288. >>> >>> You can check this with: >>> >>> show ALL. >>> >>> You find the syntax editor by going in PSPPIRE to the file tab and then >>> syntax. >>> >>> If you could tell the exact file you downloaded for your work people >>> could try to find out what is going on and help you. It would also be >>> usefull if you could post what happens if you change your workspace >>> settings as suggested above. >>> >>> Have fun >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users> Date: Sat, 24 Sep >>>> 2016 00:08:10 +0530 >>>> From: Cecily Ray <cecily....@gmail.com> >>>> To: Alan Mead <ame...@alanmead.org> >>>> Cc: "pspp-users@gnu.org" <pspp-users@gnu.org> >>>> Subject: Re: PSPP not working >>>> Message-ID: >>>> <cafeo8o4pcfgntaocxf0+4mj8itjful7yj0np-myi1qpwy3z...@mail.gm >>>> ail.com> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>>> >>>> Alan, >>>> >>>> Thank you for your helpful replies. I now understand that PSPP works >>>> fine >>>> with smaller datasets than with the large one I am using. I think I will >>>> have >>>> to go for a trial version of SPSS. >>>> >>>> Cecily >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
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