I have similar lockups every once in a while, causing a reboot about every hour. I just tried 8.01. It is WORSE than 8.00; I was unable to run a single development pass. --Bob Xiaofan Chen wrote: > On Jan 11, 2008 7:08 PM, Thomas C Sefranek wrote: > >> I foolishly loaded the new MPLAB 8.0 on my desktop and laptop. >> Now the laptop (using damn Vista) will only run MPLAB debugger for a few >> minutes. >> (I'm halting, tracing code, looking at registers etc when it stops.) >> >> On my desktop computer (using XP) it runs longer but will still stop after >> about an hour of debugging. >> >> And I notice EVERY debugging interaction now puts up a warning that the >> processor is in use! Duh! >> And it is DEADLY slow to finish building on either platform. >> >> What do you suggest? >> > > Try V8.01. > > If your computer is dual core type, try to run MPLAB with single core. > > Xiaofan > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist