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2.2   Why does Voyager crash all the time?

   This  is  a general question with a general answer.  Some people have no
problems  with Voyager crashing, while others can't seem to use it for more
than a few minutes at a time.

   Most  often,  the  problem  with intermitent crashing is caused by other
programs  present  in  your  system.   Try removing older patches from your
system  first, as these are usually more poorly written than newer patches.
Programs  that effect your user interface (ie, programs that change the way
your  Amiga's  GUI  performs  or  looks) are the most common culprits.  Try
removing patches one at a time until Voyager stops crashing so often.

   If there is patch software you _must_ run, make sure you have the most 
recent versions.  Always make sure you're running the most recent version
of SetPatch (available from ftp://www.amiga.de/)).  

   Some  people  have reported success by replacing their patching software
with  MCP -- a program that performs a bunch of different patches in a safe
way.   It's  available  from  Aminet.   Other people have reported that the
mouse blanking patch in MCP crashed Voyager's Image Decoding Process [Jason
Eyre, Voyager Mailing List].

   Also  make  sure  you  have sufficient memory to run Voyager.  Check the
size  of  your  memory  cache,  and  turn  off  image  caching.   Voyager's
low-memory  handling  routines  are  slightly  buggy  and may cause crashes
[Oliver Wagner, Voyager Mailing List].

   Another  possible  route  for people with low memory is to try a virtual
memory program such as VMM.  See Section 2.2.1.


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