When running AutoCAD LT there are 4 chromium host executable process that are taking up a lot of resources.
Killing these processes improves performance dramatically.
Is there any way of stopping these proceses from starting when AutoCAD LT starts?
Regards,
Cam.
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Oh, so I should uninstall extensions that worked perfectly fine before some new unnecessary software that Autodesk created broke them? That is a horrible solution. What if it broke Microsoft Word? Excel? Outlook? or any other program? Should we just say "Oh well, the new version of AutoCAD won't let me use Word, I guess it is time to rethink what Microsoft products I use."
Sir,
it might be time to rethink your use of Windows 7.
It's dated, does nto use the newest Microsoft security and you might need to disable Aero.
Hard to give definitive advice based on outdated OS, huh? 🙂
Thanks biggybop but a lot has changed since August last year - including the general acceptance of Windows 10.
As with most enterprises, we are in the progress of migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 10 but, in a corporate environment, it's not just a simple case of 'flicking a switch' and everyone is on Windows 10.
I appreciate your feedback even though I'd argue that Windows 7 is far from 'dated' and is still the most widely used Windows operating system in existance.
Regards,
Cam.
After loading AutoCAD for the first time, I have problems with it as well. I need help fixing this. My computer is a dual core 2.9Mhz running 32 bit with 4 gb ram. My computer ran slow whenever I opened AutoCAD so I removed it.
Task manager showed Chromium loaded 3x at startup and it, along with AutoCAD, consumed most of my memory. Also, there were 3 icons for AutoCAD on my computer Desktop.
Is this normal or is there something I can do that will improve my computer performance while running AutoCAD?
Also, I want to run the internet and other Microsoft applications concurrently with AutoCAD on my computer. Is this asking too much?
Must I upgrade my system?
@Anonymous,
To add I recommend you take a look at Certified Hardware and System requirements for AutoCAD LT 2017.
For your existing system try the following suggestions.
Hi folks,
In my opinion all bloatwares, spywares, *all-type*wares should be considered excessive and unneeded, especially for pricy software like AutoCAD. There is way to disable chromium host executable task, but that effects licensing, start screen where you manage files. It is to well integrated.
<*Program files folder*>\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\CLM\V3\MSVC11\cliccore\ ... renaming acwebbrowser.exe to acwebbrowser.exe.off will affect licensing. (removes 2-4 chromium host executable tasks)
<*Program files folder*>\Autodesk\AutoCAD [Your version]\ renaming folder AcWebBrowser to AcWebBrowserOff disable start menu file manager (removes another 2-4 chromium host executable tasks)
I don't get it big software companies. Work programs it is like tools, should be sharp and light, not bulky .... Cheers
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Posting around here is like standing on a soap-box in the middle of Central Park: only passer-bys hear you and only 5% of them will stop to listen. And none of them are Autodesk.
>>>...That's an underpowered PC for any modern version of AutoCAD/LT....<<<
Well, I can only say that my PC is way over the minimum requirements and even over the recommended configuration, and yet these processes have a serious impact on its performance.
I am no expert and can only apply common sense to issues like the one that started this thread long ago: we pay a pretty fat license fee for using Autodesk's software components and we shouldn't need to spend hours of our time (=money) with service desk reps that, in most cases, "need to reach out to our experts for advice" and then get back with an "we are sorry for the inconvenience, our experts are working on a solution right now but and we don't have a schedule for a solution at this time". And there we go, wasting even more time looking for a workaround online because not even Autodesk knows how to fix their own mess.
Many of AutoCAD's users are, just like myself, tiny- to small-sized building contractor companies that have no alternative but to use pricey AutoCAD components and pricey HW due to City Hall requirements for submitting blueprints for approval ("In all cases, blueprint hard copies must be accompanied with an electronic copy of the matching design in a trusted file saved with the latest available version of AutoCAD"). As architects or engineers owning a small company we are in no position to pay the services of an AutoCAD specialist with an, imho, overrated income, who will anyway end up charging us the time spent looking for workarounds to the same problems we are facing.
In the end, this results in a rising spiral of the cost to build, and all of this only because the folks at Autodesk know that their software is a de-facto standard and therefore they don't need to care about the collateral damage they're causing, only about their incomes. Meanwhile they keep adding more and more bloatware to the products we are paying for.
My apologies, but I had an urgent need to vent.
Vent away: sadly my observation is still true and stands. 32bit Windows are for children school work and secretarial work, not AutoCAD. And you are barely above the minimum, and minimum is inadequate.
If AutoCAD is too expensive for you, try other CAD software. Some are even free-licenses you can use. And many read/write DWG files and DXF well.
Good luck.
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