Author Topic: Freezing problems (Read 377 times)

Wayne22 · « **on:** June 04, 2006, 08:33:12 PM »

Hello,

I've been playing Aces High 2 for about a month now, and I've been freezing during game play. I'm not exactly computer literate, I just got mine roughly 2 months ago. So I've been reading the forums and trying everything Skuzzy has said and yet I'm still freezing so I had to write. Here is a list of what I've tried:
disabled my McAfee firewall
disabled my Spydoctor
disabled automatic updates and everything else in Skuzzy's list on that
specific forum
unchecked 1 of the cpu in set affinities
and set my compatibility to Windows 2000(because Windows XP is not
listed)

Below is my Dxdiag files 1 and 3 requested by Skuzzy:

System Information
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Time of this report: 6/4/2006, 19:50:28
Machine name: WAYNE
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp.050928-1517)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: GM5072
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 1918MB RAM
Page File: 477MB used, 3333MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6100
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6100
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0242&SUBSYS_60071509&REV_A2
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 960 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8133 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/18/2005 12:32:00, 3905408 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 9/18/2005 12:32:00, 3493984 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4102-11CF-7C69-0D4003C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0242
SubSys ID: 0x60071509
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A
Deinterlace Caps: {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

Please help me.

RTR · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2006, 12:21:58 AM »

Hi Wayne22, other than getting your running processes down to 20 or so there is a couple of things you can try.

By processes I mean what is actively running on your computer. hit keys cntrl, alt, delete and your task manager will come up. from there you can see how many proceses are running. You need to stop all that you don't need. Typically, 20 to 25 running processes are all you should have running when you launch AH.

Also, I'm not sure what you have for a sound card, or if you are running onboard sound. Do this.....start--->run...then type in dxdiag. Once the window loads click on the sound tab. You will see a slider that is labeled acceleration. Move the slider to the left one position. (if its onboard sound...AC97 for example... it should be set at the 3/4 position, hence the move to the left).

Onec done there, I would set my resolution to 1024X768 and 256.

Try that and see if its better. Post here if its better or if it doesn't work. Lots of people here can and do help.

hope this helps a bit.

cheers,
RTR

Skuzzy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:25:14 AM »

The 81.xx video drivers have been very problematic from NVidia.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2006, 11:58:35 AM »

Could have something to do with the shared memory architecture they use on those onboard 6100s, but mine worked ok when I tested it. Of course, I only used it for one day, and it was well before this patch came out. And you have plenty of memory. Could be sound hardware acceleration I suppose.

For drivers on that one I prefer either the Omega 66.93 or the DHZeropoint drivers. The newest ones really dont give any gains for the 6xxx series cards that I can tell, and might introduce problems. They are trying to tweak the newer 7xxx series cards and are making some booboos. Upgrading drivers is not always the best thing to do unless you have problems with the old ones.

Wayne22 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2006, 01:31:47 PM »

I looked at my processes and cpu usage and I have alot more running than I should apparently. I have just over 50 processes and about 16% usage so how do I know what is safe to disable or not?

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2006, 02:08:00 PM »

Funny you should ask!

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=179212