Create Random Effects Stops xlights

[bfaust50]

Recently (last night) xlights decided it no longer wanted to create random effects.  This was working just fine earlier.  I have tried deleting xlights (can never completely remove it) and installing several different version with the same results.  Tried different timing settings and still no joy.  Within seconds of pressing "Create Random Effects" Windows 10 reports xlights not responding.  What's my problem, please?  It does NOT matter what I use as a model or what music I use, or what timing I use.

Version 2019.46 64bit
Windows 10

Thanks
Bill

[keithsw1111]

Share your files. These things are always related. Also we need precise steps to recreate. Don’t assume it obvious because it never is.

[keithsw1111]

So I looked into this and I dont believe it is hanging. Generating random effects has always been slow and we have recently reduced the volume of screen updates which makes xLights look like it has hung.

[bfaust50]

Thanks Keith;
I do believe this is what's happening.  Sometimes xlights is finished within seconds of doing the "create random..." thing, sometimes it can take hours!  I am not running xlights on a high end laptop,  so beginning to think that might be part of the problem.  Never get an error message, just program not responding message.

Thank you
Bill