When Reporting Bugs

I have a suggestion for everyone that posts bugs here for any piece of software.

If a program you are trying to run is having a problem, first end processes through Task Manager one by one to see if it helps the problem or eradicates it. If the problem is fixed by ending a process, say what program it was that was causing the problem. We all know how buggy Windows is and that software doesn't always play nice, so ending any process you can should be your first step. If you are still having problems list anything special about your pc such as two processors, maybe what graphics card you're running, if you're running a workstation graphic card for CAD or such, etc. If you have no special circumstances then just post normally.

I am just asking this because I've read through most every thread and seen the bugs listed, and quite a few of them don't happen to me so it's very difficult to fix a problem in software when it happens to some people and not others but you don't know what special programs or hardware that person is running.

Just thought this would be helpful to the developers so that they can fix bugs faster and we will all be happier.

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Also when reporting bugs it is ideal if you give your system configuration as well as the OS you are running....this makes it easier to track down bugs...

Siddharth

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