I just got cable modem a few weeks ago and immediately noticed a difference in Vue 4.12. When I'm moving the camera around with the controls under the preview window it runs sloooow. I'll make a move with the mouse and, several seconds later, the camera will move, usually ending up not where I wanted it to be. If I move it around manually within the working area, no prob. Nothing else about the program runs slow, unless I'm working on a huge scene. I tried installing 4.1 off the disk in a seperate directory and it had the same problem. It doesn't do it all the time, just most of the time. I've checked the XP task manager, and it seems like I've got enough free memory (800 megs total) Nothing else runs slow. Can't think of why this is happening. Any suggestions?

You are blaming the wrong guy! Vue has nothing to do with it. Same goes for the memory. Your Processor has a new hobby now. It's your Cable who is doing the damage. Because of cable now you have lots of open ports at all time. Which is bringing in lots of unwanted traffics. The netBIOS became very social and some software goes directly online searching for updates and stuffs. Not to mention all the trackers you got from all the porn sites and warez sites, while peaking in there. :-) So, the bottom line is there are so much going on in the background that your CPU can't give much attention to VUE any more. CPU is busy doing social work, rather then listening to you. :-)

Fire wall. :O) Make sure your hardware acceleration is up if you have not already done so. :O)

It COULD be his cable. Just unplug it and see if your refresh rates improve. If they do, it's probably the cables fault. Set up a firewall. Also run a virus scan. Many viruses cause your PC to run sluggish.

NEVER- repeat- NEVER leave your cable modem on unless you are ACTIVELY internet surfing WITH a HARDWARE Firewall AND a really good software/anti-virus software like NORTON Internet Security with ACTIVE automatic anti-virus updates. Anything LESS these days and you are a total SITTING DUCK! Go to a hardware store and get a remote on-off switch (since many cable modems don't have them easily accessable) and FLIP YOUR CABLE MODEM OFF when not in use. This is why VIRUS writers and hackers are having a wonderful time- because so MANY people do not realize that THEY are using YOUR computer and IP connection!

Yes, they are all correct, I turn my off every time I am not on the internet. Sharen

I also got a cable modem a while back. I noticed no difference in rendering or processing time. While all the firewall and anti-virus is certainly necessary, some AV programs are real cycle hogs. I had been running Norton AV 2002 and upgraded to 2003. There was a REAL problem. When I checked TAsk manager I couldn't believe it. It just chewed up resources. I uninstalled Norton 2003 and went back to 2002 which with updates is just fine. I am probably going to get rid of Norton altogether and go with another AV program.

My philosophy is: Better Safe Than Sorry.

I have cable and always have it available. No impact on my system. But I have XP's firewall enabled and didn't turn logging on. (These days logging can eat up a lot of resources for the literally thousands of attempted connections that are dropped by the firewall.)

Thanks for the advice. I think the problem, however, is not the cable modem. I had auto-update turned off on the little preview window, so when I needed a preview, I would just click on it. This is when Vue would go into slow mode, and stay there, as if it was constantly rendering. I've been playing with it and it seems that if I just leave auto-preview on, everything is nice and smooth. Hope it stays that way!