Groupwise Tips
Question: Groupwise initially works properly but later in the
afternoon starts having problems. How do I fix?
Answer: It is hard to resolve unspecified "problems".
However, one solution which resolves a large number of situations is
to log out, turn off the computer (no power) and wait several
minutes. Next, turn the system on, login and restart the program.
Often after being on for a while running multiple programs the
computer may become confused switching program code in and out of
memory. By turning the computer off and then back on both hardware
and software is reinitialized. It is unbelievable the number of
situations that are resolved in this simple manner.
The machines in the resident's library use a program called
Deepfreeze to upon power up initialize and reconfigure these systems
to a set fixed state independant of any changes which might have
occurred during previous user sessions. Most problems involving
these computers can be fixed with a simple power off, wait, and then
back on.
