TestComplete Desktop v12.10 is very verys low to record and playback.

Ok - I have been through many different scenarios, modifying various combinations of settings that you have suggested.  I have the following findings:

• In general, any changes in performance are slightly noticeable, if at all.  There is nothing that I have tried yet that has a significant impact.
• I checked and unchecked the "Extended Find" option in the Option->Engines->NameMapping panel, with no effect.  There did not seem to be any performance change.  I have not tried checking the individual "Extended Find" for any objects under the NameMapping object of the project.
• Towards the end of the day today, I removed all objects from the NameMapping object except the main application.  This had little or no effect.
• I can only get the procedure to run to completion when and if the Auto-Wait parameter is set to higher than 10 seconds.  I have it set a 100 seconds (100000 millisecs), which is higher than I need.  The worst case wait is about 30 seconds.
• Many of the suggestions seem counter-intuitive to me.  For example, would not a breadth-first search be faster than a depth-first search if I am manipulating objects at the GUI level?  Would not a search for visible objects first be faster when manipulating at the GUI level?
• You mentioned adding "...additional "parent" objects in your tree to reduce the amount of searching needed."  I think I understand the idea behind it, but how do I add a parent object to a strategic position in the tree?  What type of object is being added and how do I attach the children?

I am working on a network that is isolated from all other networks.  Getting things like screenshots for someone to look at is problematic at best.  However, I am going through the "Testing Desktop Applications" section of the "Getting Started With TestComplete 12: tutorial from SmartBear.  I have tried to step through the example in the tutorial with little or no changes.  The one thing that I am doing differently is that I have a .bat file that launches the C# version of the Orders program.  Otherwise, I believe I have been consistent in following the tutorial.

I am about to head out for the rest of the week, but will be back early next week to hit this again.

Thank you for your help, Robert.