Since releasing version 6.1.4.2 of WhizFolders, we have found a few bugs and documented them in the Known Problems link that you will find in the “New features” topic of the help file.
We started working on these bugs after releasing the Trial version 6.1 at the end of July. Well, we have fixed almost all of these bugs and are keen on releasing a new version soon.
One particular bug took most of our time. It was too difficult to diagnose. Finally, it turned out to be a feature of Windows Vista. This is an interesting story and worth mentioning here. There is a new feature in WhizFolders 6.1 where you can set an option on the General Options–Taskbar page to let it start automatically with Windows. Looks simple enough but when I actually started using it on Windows Vista, many times, WhizFolders was painfully slow in some file operations after the start up. After a few minutes it would work at normal speed. This was a real puzzle. Moreover, this problem only happened on Vista. I found no documentation on Microsoft web sites and the search on google yielded nothing.
After much debugging, it dawned on me that somehow the priority of the program was being reduced. Searching on proper keywords finally got me the answer. It is a feature of Windows Vista. For about a minute after start up, Windows Vista reduces the priority of all start up programs to a very low level. The idea is to let the user click and start the favorite programs more quickly, improving the perception of the Windows start up speed to the user.
So if you are using Windows Vista and want to start using WhizFolders immediately on start up, better not use the above option to let it start automatically with Windows but start it manually by clicking on its icon. It will be more responsive, at least for about a minute or so.
