Version 10.0 R4 unacceptable

Question

I am a long time ArcPad user, from back in 2003 with version 6 or thereabout.  I have used all versions of 6 and 7 and now 2 versions of 10.  It has been a great and reliable tool all along, generally always performing well.

My current use is on an iPAQ 210 running windows mobile 6.  I just "upgraded" to the new version, R4.

It is bad and it is unacceptable.  It is incredibly slow to the point where I am not sure it is not hung up and on simple tasks that were very quick before.  It has also been very unstable, freezing the machine at least 4 times in about 4 hours of use.  This is the first version I would have ever considered to be a problem, and it is really a problem.  Unless I hear that there is some fix, I plan to ask for a refund and return to version 7.

JohnZimmerman · Answer

I hear you, It is the same here.. V3 and V4 they both give the same problem. Im running ArcPad 10 on a new trimble GeoXT and I think it should not be giving these problems on a new hardware and new software.

Well, I guess that backs up what I have been seeing.  I did take the advice above and turned off all extensions except those for images.  Still very very slow.  I have not run it enough since then to see if it still freezes often but I am not hopeful.

TomasRiesco · Answer

I hear you, It is the same here.. V3 and V4 they both give the same problem. Im running ArcPad 10 on a new trimble GeoXT and I think it should not be giving these problems on a new hardware and new software.

JohnZimmerman · Answer

Thanks for that reply and I will look into the windows mobile issues.  I do realize it could be an issue on my side with hardware yet it is very frustrating to see performance go backwards.

I am not certain which previous version of AP 10 it was.  I downloaded and started to use it about 3 months ago.  I moved to r4 about 2 weeks ago.