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Why does GIMP start up so slow on my machine?

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Mar 15, 202651736 views
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Is there any way to speed up GIMP's startup time on Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit 1.6 [Dual] Intel Processors? On XP [different computer], it loads in less than 3 seconds. On Vista, it takes 20 seconds: 2 Seconds (other - fonts, brushes, etc) 18 Seconds (extension-script-fu) It just freezes at …

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If this happens to you when the splash screen gets to "Loading Data Files - Fonts", then there are several workarounds to this slowdown. To analyze the slowdown, you may add the parameter to GIMP to better analyze startup problems. The article Slow …

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