alt.binz and Windows 7

[Skibumtx]

I've been using alt.binz (0.25.0) for quite a while and have been happy with the performance.  Ever since I upgraded to Win 7 (from Vista) I have noticed errors (hang-ups requiring re-boots, error messages stating that altbinz has stopped working, and an occasional BSOD) that only occur if I have left alt.binz running for a while.  Are there any known issues with this older version that would be rectified if I upgraded?  I'd be happy to donate IF I can feel confident that my issues would be resolved.

Are there Win 7 specific changes in the current version of alt.binz?

Thanks,
Ski

[RichardJ]

Not that I noticed in the changelogs.

[Hecks]

Since you've been using Alt.Binz "for quite a while and have been happy with the performance" so far with no benefit to the developer, I'd guess that a donation would be in order in any case .  As for your question, there have been many stability & performance improvements to Alt.Binz since 0.25.0, including options for article caching, process throttling, etc:

https://www.altbinz.net/index.php?page=vhistory

But whether they'll solve your problem or not is hard to predict, as we don't know what your problem actually *is*.  A possible clue: the likelihood of Alt.Binz causing a BSOD is virtually nil, so I'd look at your drivers first (the usual culprits for these), particularly network drivers.  This is after going through the usual trouble-shooting steps of reading your Log, temporarily switching off anything that might be interfering with Alt.Binz, including AV, firewall, etc., watching the Alt.Binz process for CPU & mem consumption, etc.  Many peeps have been running Alt.Binz without any probs at all on Windows 7 since the first betas.