Expert: Ran - 12/26/2009

Question
i have use corel draw 12 since last 10 years , but since last 2 years i am suffering with the file open speed , copy paste of the objects is very slow , just 1.m.b. of corel file takes more than 10 to 15 min. to open . i do alll the things defragment . my comp. config is fual core , 2 g.b. ram 160 hdd. masking .cmx file  is not possible beacuse it will show all different pages at one page . so please help me for .cdr file make faster to open.

Answer
Hi Milan

I receive a lot of questions about the program running slowly and there is no easy answer because there could be many reasons - but it is unlikely to be CorelDraw's fault.

It sounds like you have already checked the usual things and defragmented your hard drive. 2GB should be enough memory.

Perhaps you could try to test the file on a friend's pc and see if it is slow there too.

1MB is very large for a CorelDraw file and I suspect it contains large photos, which I think CorelDraw was not really designed for. I would guess that the file size is the cause of your problem and unless you can reduce this by scaling down your pictures, I am starting to think your only solution will be a much faster PC.

Another thought I have had is to give your PC a spring-clean and install Windows again onto a formatted hard drive (preferably Windows 7, it is miles better than Vista). This will give your PC the best chance of dealing with your large files, as the system will be fresh.