The Program Appears to be Running Sluggish

 

If the program appears to be running sluggish, there are a couple things you might try doing.

  1. Change the screen resolution of your computer to the 800 x 600 resolution.  The higher resolutions require a lot more computer power.  To change the resolution, do the following:

    1. Click on START

    2. Select CONTROL PANEL

    3. Select DISPLAY

    4. Click on the SETTINGS tab

    5. Adjust the screen resolution

       

  2. Copy the files to the hard drive.  To give traveling evangelist a lot of flexibility, I have designed this program to have the capacity of running directly off a CD.  However, some older computers (especially computers with very slow CD drives) just can't keep up.  Usually, moving it program to the hard drive eliminates most of the sluggish problems. 

    There is no "installation" of this program, per se'.  All you need to do is copy the files to the hard drive.  It is important to note that this program, like all other programs, utilize "hidden" files.  Make sure that you copy all of the files (including the hidden files) to the hard drive.  To make sure do the following:

    1. Open Explorer (or File Manager)

    2. On the menu click on TOOLS

    3. Click on FOLDER OPTIONS

    4. On the top of the window, click on the VIEW tab

    5. About 9 rows down, click on SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS

       

  3. You may try to increase the "Refresh Rate" on your computer video driver.  To change this, do the following:

    1. Open the CONTROL PANEL

    2. Open DISPLAY

    3. Go to the SETTINGS tab

    4. Click on the ADVANCED button

    5. Click on the MONITOR tab

    6. Under the "Screen Refresh Rate" select a higher number.

    7. Press OK